The ACLU Sponsors an Ad Comparing Brett Kavanaugh to Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein
Such nakedly political propaganda is beneath the civil liberties organization.
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State Department Demands Spouses of Gay Diplomats, U.N. Staff Get Legally Married to Visit—Even if They Can't
An absurdly petty intersection of anti-gay and anti-foreigner policies.
Ethnic Nationalists Won the Quebec Election. What Fueled Their Rise?
Don't mistake this election for a Trump-inspired victory - Quebec's toxic anti-immigration politics are home grown.
Go Ahead and Ignore Those #BreakUpWithBacon Ads
Nutrition nannies launch new cancer scaremongering campaign.
The Oceans Are Trashed. Can Volunteer Scuba Divers Help Clean Them Up?
Divers are taking ocean clean-up into their own hands.
Amazon's New $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage: Silencing the Critics or Keeping up With the Times?
What's behind Amazon's new minimum wage policy?
California Imposed Its Own 'Net Neutrality' Law. The Feds Aren't Happy About It.
The Justice Department is suing to stop the state's restrictive new internet law.
Texas Says 'Pickles' Only Come From Cucumbers. So This Couple's Farm Went Out of Business.
Anita and Jim McHaney are suing to overturn "preposterous" regulations on cottage food production.
Texas Says 'Pickles' Only Come From Cucumbers. So This Couple's Farm Went Out of Business.
Anita and Jim McHaney are suing to overturn "preposterous" regulations on cottage food production.
D.C. City Council Will Vote to Ban Some Airbnb Rentals Today
Hotels are trying to stop competition from Airbnb, but they're doing just fine.
Swetnick Shifts Story About Kavanaugh at Rape Parties as Texts and Brawls Cast Doubt on the Judge's Own Claims: Reason Roundup
Plus: more transparency among California cops and less transparency among Instagram "influencers."
The U.S. Economy Is More Free Than It's Been in Years
Economic freedom is good-whether in itself or because of the longevity, prosperity, and associated liberty it brings.
Julie Swetnick Told NBC Her Brett Kavanaugh Story, and She Has Serious Credibility Issues
Michael Avenatti's client contradicted her previous claims, can't say the judge was actually involved.
Pro-Marijuana Activist Banned from Part of State Capitol for Quoting Racist Rationales for Marijuana Ban
Friday, a federal district judge issued an injunction against the ban.
No, We're Not on the Brink of Civil War. But the Reasons Why We're Not Are Far From Entirely Reassuring.
Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the U.S. is not on the brink of civil war. But the explanation for that is far from entirely reassuring.
Gov. Jerry Brown's Addiction to the Nanny State Kills Off Safe Injection Site Bill
His argument: If San Francisco lets people shoot up, they won't be able to order them into drug treatment through the courts.
How a 1965 Supreme Court Ruling Explains the Partisan Battle Over Kavanaugh's Confirmation
Opposition to Kavanaugh stems from a case that was decided the year Kavanaugh was born and was argued by professors from the law school from which he graduated.
Is the USMCA, the Trade Deal that Will Replace NAFTA, a 'Historic Transaction'? No.
Donald Trump is calling it a big win. That's overselling it.
Kavanaugh Brawl Shows It's Time for a Controlled Burn of the State: Podcast
Lying about the Devil's Triangle may or may not be disqualifying for the Supreme Court, but this whole process is a reminder that the federal government's power makes politics too important.
California Enacts State Net Neutrality Rules, Gets Sued Immediately
California's new law is a legal mess.
Kanye West Doesn't Want to Bring Back Slavery. He's Trying to Abolish It for Good.
The 13th Amendment outlaws slavery, but not for prison inmates.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Thousands of Tests at VA Hospitals May Have Been Cancelled Improperly
Nine hospitals now face audits.
NAFTA Rewrite Could Warp Automakers' Supply Chains, Increase Prices
Trump's new United States Mexico Canada Agreement mostly maintains the NAFTA status quo, but it sets new mandates for cars made in Mexico and Canada.
California Reforms Murder Laws to Require Defendants to Actually Play a Role in the Killing
Hundreds may see their sentences overturned or shortened.
Far-Right German Party Tries to Recruit Jews by Attacking Muslims
But many of the Alternative for Deutschland's leaders have questionable track records when it comes to anti-Semitism.
70 Million Votes or 1 Million Changed Minds?
Factional politics heat up in the Libertarian Party.
The Case for Kavanaugh
How "judicial philosophy" figures into the decision to support or oppose a nominee.
Why Do We Want To Be Poorer and Less Equal Than We Are?
New Census data showing record levels of income and no increase in inequality should be cause for celebration.
The ACLU Usually Stays Neutral on Judicial Nominees, but It Just Came Out Against Brett Kavanaugh
"We oppose him in light of the credible allegations of sexual assault against him."
Judge Willett and Justice Sotomayor Attack Qualified Immunity for Cops
A libertarian-leaning federal judge and a liberal Supreme Court justice both make the case against qualified immunity.
Supreme Court to Consider Tree Frogs, Liquor Licensing, Criminals With Dementia, and More This Fall: Reason Roundup
Plus: The Justice Department goes after "net neutrality" in California and SNL takes on Brett Kavanaugh.
This Florida Ballot Measure Is the Only Shot at Relief for Inmates Serving Draconian Sentences
Florida has rolled back some of its worst mandatory minimum laws, but the inmates sentenced under them have no relief.
