Why Kim Kardashian's Favorite Hair Care Company Cancelled Its Line of CBD Products
Regulatory uncertainty is scaring some companies away from CBD products and forcing others to operate in a legal grey area.
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Burning Man Attorney Threatens Bureau of Indian Affairs Over Traffic Stops
The feds insist it's just a coincidence that an opioid task force targeted the one road to Burning Man as the event ramped up.
My Latest Guest Appearance on First Mondays: "A Bunch of Printers"
I discuss the Kavanaugh nomination, originalism, and much more with Professors Dan Epps and Ian Samuel.
The Funeral Etiquette of Empire: Podcast
What the reaction to John McCain's death tells us about the values of Washington's political class
'Cannabis-Involved' Traffic Fatalities Fall in Colorado
The figure refers to crashes in which a driver exceeded the threshold at which state law presumes impairment.
Please Enjoy This Video of John McCain Doing 'The Robot'
Even the most revered politicians are just human-and no human can resist The Robot.
Woman Charged for 'Gifting' Weed, Which Is Totally Legal in Massachusetts
The district attorney's office claims that there's "sufficient evidence to suggest a crime had been committed."
Duterte's Deadly Drug War Targets a Catholic Priest
Death squads are after Father Amado Picardal, an early critic of the Philippine drug war.
No, Black Business Ownership Didn't Increase 400% in One Year
PolitiFact has the details -- but in any event, the purported statistic was suspect on its face.
NASA Administrator: We Need a Space Force to Save Energy Grid From 'Existential Threat'
Is another bureaucracy really going to solve the problem?
Some Reluctant Skepticism About the New Law Clerk Hiring Plan
An important post by Professor Aaron Nielson asks whether the new law clerk hiring plan is broken, and worse than no plan at all.
Trump Blames Trade War for Breakdown of North Korea Nuclear Talks
If only there was something he could do about those tariffs...
Prison Strikes Continue, But Their Scope Is Hard to Read Amid Denials from Authorities: Reason Roundup
Plus: a challenge to Cook County's limit on inmate libraries and Texas decreases price of prison phone calls.
John McCain's Lessons About Torture
The senator was wrong about plenty, but not about the immorality of inflicting cruelty on prostrate detainees.
Brett Kavanaugh, Abortion, and 'Settled Law'
Don't assume Roe v. Wade will be safe with Justice Kavanaugh.
ACLU on the NRA's Lawsuit Against N.Y. Gov. Cuomo
The NRA accuses N.Y. government officials of unconstitutionally pressuring financial services companies into not dealing with the NRA -- an ACLU friend-of-the-court brief says, "If true, those allegations represent a blatant violation of the First Amendment."
Multiple People Killed in Shooting at Jacksonville Video Game Tournament
An unidentified suspect has been reported dead at the scene.
John McCain, the Senate's Most Influential Hawk, Is Dead
The late Arizona senator's relentless energy and patriotic sense of honor led him to heroic acts of defiance, but also misguided support for disastrous foreign interventions.
John McCain, the Senate's Most Influential Hawk, Is Dead
The late Arizona senator's relentless energy and patriotic sense of honor led him to heroic acts of defiance, but also misguided support for disastrous foreign interventions.
Conservatives Would Use Mollie Tibbetts' Murder To Build the Police State They Once Denounced
As with school shootings, terrible events breed really bad policy ideas.
The New Farm Bill Is Going To Suck
Just like the last one. And the one before that. And the one before that.
ACLU Sticks Up for the NRA?!
The civil rights group and the gun rights group don't always get along. But today the ACLU stuck up for the NRA against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Greg Gutfeld on Trump's Genius, Fox News After Sex Scandals, and the Power of Punk
The host of The Greg Gutfeld Show, co-host of The Five, and creator of the late Red Eye is having a hell of a time watching his media peers wet themselves.
Greg Gutfeld on Trump's Genius, Fox News After Sex Scandals, and the Power of Punk
The host of The Greg Gutfeld Show, co-host of The Five, and creator of the late Red Eye is having a hell of a time watching his media peers wet themselves.
When Robin Leach Met John Waters
Friday A/V Club: Lifestyles of the Rich and Strange
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Feeding the homeless, drawing the Prophet Muhammed, and Kim Kardashian's plea for executive clemency.
Enjoy One Dollar's Murder Mystery; Ignore Its Awkward Class Struggle
CBS All Access show entertains, but its attempts at social relevance are dismal failures.
Reporter Says She Was Cuffed for Photographing a Cop in Public
Prosecutors have declined to file charges against the officer.
California Passes First State-Level 'Straw On Request' Law
The new legislation is more performative than punitive. That doesn't make it a good idea.
Criminal Justice Reform in Congress Is On Hold, but Advocates Remain Hopeful
Trump and Republicans will wait until after midterm elections to try to pass a long-awaited prison reform bill.
Donald Trump Should Stick it to Jeff Sessions and the 'Deep State' by Pardoning Reality Winner
The woman who leaked a report showing Russian attempts to infiltrate voting systems gets the longest sentence ever imposed for her offense.
Senate Budget Votes Are a Sign of the Trump Era's Other Legacy
One of the most lasting consequences of the Trump years will be Republicans' complete abdication of fiscal responsibility.
Undocumented Immigrants Are Not Rapists and Murderers
Trump is politicizing Mollie Tibbetts' horrible murder to peddle false stereotypes
High Schooler Faces Prison, Expulsion for Shooting Fake Zombies
Play an augmented-reality zombie shooter in a school halllway, go to jail.
Rutgers Can Criticize a White Professor for Anti-White Racism, But Punishing Him Would Violate Free Speech
"Okay, officially, I now hate white people" is a gross statement that deserves First Amendment protection.
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Fight About Regulation Instead of Spending. That's Clever—and Dangerous.
Her corporate governance proposal hides the vast cost of her plans.
Rep. Justin Amash: Don't Impeach Trump Just Because You 'Dislike' Him
The allegations against Trump are serious, Amash says. But impeachment, he adds, isn't something to take lightly.
Why the Press Conflates Prostitution with Sex Trafficking—and Why That's a Threat To Free Speech: Podcast
Elizabeth Nolan Brown exposes the flimsy case against the alt-weekly pioneers accused of facilitating sex trafficking through Backpage.com.
'Pink Tax' Problem Is Overblown, Suggests GAO Report on Gender Bias in Product Pricing: Reason Roundup
Plus: President Trump defends NSA leaker Reality Winner, setbacks for prison reform bills, and the evolution of Burning Man
Resurgent White Nationalism Needs Hearty, Conservative Rebuke
The Republican Party should take a more forceful and public stand on behalf of freedom and opportunity for all.
There Is Nothing 'Illegitimate' About the Brett Kavanaugh Nomination
More Trump-era hyperbole from liberal pundits and politicians.
Movie Review: The Happytime Murders
Melissa McCarthy in a not-so-great puppet caper.
ICE Waits for Undocumented Minors to Turn 18, Cuffs Them on Their Birthdays
"When they turn 18, it's basically, 'Happy birthday,' and then they slap on handcuffs and take them off to adult detention centers," one attorney says.
