New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says America Was Never Great. That's Concerning But Not For the Reason You Think
We should be skeptical of all politicians who want to make America great, whether "again," or for the first time
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Trump Says Tariffs Helped 'Build America.' He's Missing Some Important Context.
Trump is wrong about tariffs and so was Alex Hamilton.
Cars Could Be the Latest Instrument of Assault to Be Banned in London
London already has restrictive gun and knife controls. Could cars be next?
Can a Baker Be Forced to Make a Transgender Celebration Cake?
Masterpiece Cakeshop is back with a new lawsuit over another rejection.
San Francisco Is Spending $750,000 on a 'Poop Patrol'
The city's gotten more than 14,500 crap complaints since the start of the year.
Seattle's Socialist City Council Member Thinks Housing Is a Human Right—Unless it Comes at the Expense of Music Venues
Khsama Sawant is doing everything in her power to kill a 442-unit apartment project because it would replace an iconic concert hall.
John Mackey and Conscious Capitalism Have Won the Battle of Ideas With Everyone but Libertarians
Why can't free marketers celebrate entrepreneurs and titans of industry who change our world unless they admit they're in it only for the money?
A Pearl Jam Poster Sets Off a New Dead President Controversy
Republicans are comparing the band to Kathy Griffin.
Two Dozen Sad Nazis Cost D.C. at Least $2.6 Million
White nationalists were vastly outnumbered by counterprotesters at Sunday's Unite the Right II rally, but the whole affair cost the District millions.
Elizabeth Warren Plans To Destroy Capitalism By Pretending To 'Save' It
Warren's plan would overrule corporate leaders' control over their own businesses. This is also known as "socialism."
Trump Picks Record Number of New Judges
Assessing the president's lower-court selections.
"Rock & Roll Judges"
A fun article by Jeff Breinholt, describing how judges (and which judges) have been citing rock lyrics.
New CDC Numbers Show the Drug War Continues to Make Opioids Deadlier
Deaths involving pain pills and heroin are falling, while deaths involving fentanyl and its analogs continue to rise.
Court Tosses Out Conviction Due to Lack of Face Tattoos in Lineup
A suspected robber's ink caused an appeals court to overturn his conviction.
Arizona Lawyer Accused of Misconduct for Releasing Video of Police Beating His Client Bloody
Is police body cam footage part of the "public record"?
Congress Does Nothing as Commerce Tariff Cronyism Gets Worse
Commerce Department now has 120 people working full-time deciding which businesses are exempt from tariffs.
Twitter Caves, Bans Alex Jones. For a Week. Sort Of.
The conspiracy theorist's account has been restricted for seven days.
The FDA Declares War on Yet Another Drug: Reason Roundup
Plus: Vermont could get a transgender governor, Tim Pawlenty won't be Minnesota governor, and the FBI warns of cash-spewing ATMs.
Muslim Male Inmate Objects to Strip Search by Apparently Anatomically Female Transgender Guard
An interesting case now being litigated in federal court in Wisconsin.
These TSA Reject Dogs Are Too Good for the Government Anyway
These conscientious objector puppies won't be part of the TSA's security theater or the war on drugs, so they can be your snuggle-buddy instead.
Matt Welch Interviews Zach Weissmueller, Libertarian State Rep. Brandon Phinney & More on Sirius XM!
From the alt-right to Twitter deactivation, bands drinking booze to presidents crowing for cronyism, we'll hash it out on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 today from 9-12 ET
Andrew Cuomo's Accidental Crime
New York's governor shouldn't be punished for unknowingly breaking the law, and neither should anyone else.
Fix Social Security Before It Goes Broke
Eventually the government will run out of other people's money.
UCLA Law #11 in Scholarly Impact Rankings
GMU, another school well-represented on the blog, is #19, well above its U.S. News ranking.
What's the Best Way To Make Poor Countries Rich? Joseph Stiglitz, William Easterly at Reason/Soho Forum 8/27
"Is the best way to end global poverty free markets or government action?" The Nobel laureate and former World Bank economist square off in N.Y.
Nevada Assembly Candidate Dennis Hof Loses Brothel License
Love Ranch, a brothel owned by Nevada Assembly candidate Dennis Hof, loses their brothel license.
It's Happening! Gary Johnson Running for Senate
"It's moving forward" says the former Libertarian Party presidential candidate's longtime political advisor
Missouri Democrats Retract Welcome to Pro-Life Voters
Pro-life and a Democrat? Missouri's Democratic Party isn't interested.
The $289 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Is Scientifically Outrageous
California jurors misled by activist misinformation
Massachusetts Mayor Claims Sam Adams Is Profiting Off Trump's 'White Nationalist Agenda'
Taking a tax break now amounts to taking a side.
Can 'Conscious Capitalism' Make Business a Heroic Enterprise? John Mackey Is Betting Yes: Podcast
The Whole Foods magnate and his nonprofit colleague Alexander McCobin want to "elevate humanity through business" and make us all smarter, kinder...and richer.
Santa Barbara's Controversial Straw Ban Kicked Back to Committee
The new ordinance is being amended to include plastic stirrers
Feminists Rally to Defense of Female Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment by Male Student
#MeToo madness: it's wrong to use Title IX, a feminist tool, "to take down a feminist."
American Military Investigation Into Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Clears American Military of Fault
Another propaganda victory for the Taliban, and another awful reminder that America's longest war is still an aimless disaster.
Sen. Rand Paul Stresses Nuclear Weapon Negotiations as Key Reason for His Russia Trip
"Diplomatic isolationists" who want to quash any dialog with Russia for partisan reasons are missing out on chances for progress on nuclear weapons and terrorism, the Senator believes.
Are Omarosa's White House Recordings Even Legal?
The answer is not likely to please President Trump.
West Virginia's Entire Supreme Court Just Got Impeached
The four justices allegedly spent more than $1 million in taxpayer funds on office renovations.
In Vermont, This 14-Year-Old Can Run for Governor Before He Can Drive or Gamble
Like so many other states, age laws in Vermont are showing themselves to be disproportionate.
Stossel: Free-Market Social Security
How to reform social security so that it won't bankrupt us.
Mandatory 'In God We Trust' Signs Greet Florida Students at Start of School Year
Thanks to legislation that passed in March, all Florida public schools must display "In God We Trust" signage in "a conspicuous place."
Ben Carson Calls Out Zoning Regulations for Driving Up Housing Costs
The HUD Secretary wants to revise Obama-era housing regulations he says do too little to address the real drivers of housing costs.
Press Goes Wild Over President 'Snubbing' John McCain But Barely Blinks Over $82 Billion Boost to War Spending: Reason Roundup
Plus: Feminists fight fair application of Title IX and Bitcoin prices continue to plummet.
Trump's Bogus Argument to Deny Green Cards and Citizenship to Immigrants who Play by the Rules
He wants to screw all immigrants, regardless of status
Hey, Paul Krugman: Here's What Bitcoin Is Good for
To assume that governments do better at keeping currencies stable ignores parts of the world.
Plaintiff Dropping Case in Which He Got Order to Google to Vanish Photo from Search Results
This will lead the order to be vacated; and the parallel case seeking removal of a Chicago Tribune post has also been dropped.
