Did Trump Obstruct Justice? Does It Matter?
Conduct that does not meet the legal criteria for an obstruction charge could still be serious enough to justify impeachment.
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In New York–Massachusetts Rivalry, Massachusetts Is Winning
Boston is the top destination for Gotham residents seeking to escape New York's high taxes and regulations.
Lifetime Sex Offender Registration for 18-Year-Old Who Chatted Online with 15-Year-Old
Actually having sex would just be a misdemeanor.
How the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Strengthens the Case Against Trump's Travel Ban
The Supreme Court's ruling was based on state officials' apparent hostility to the bakers' religious beliefs. There is far stronger evidence of such hostility in the travel ban case.
Reason Totally Called the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case: Podcast
After oral arguments last year, Stephanie Slade correctly observed that "justices might have found a sort of get-out-of-jail-free card." Also on the Reason Podcast: Bill Clinton, Roseanne, Samantha Bee, Kim Kardashian, and maybe the worst celebrity of the week, Larry Kudlow.
Under Trump, Republicans Become the Party of 'You Didn't Build That'
Trump's trade policies are supported by a majority of GOP voters, who used to oppose this sort of corporate welfare under Obama. Partisanship rules all.
Left and Right Portland Street Mobs Engage in Pointless, Performative Violence
A depressing exemplar of politics in 2018
Two Minutes of Listening Beats a Two-Minute Hate
Reflexive "outgroup" outrage and retaliation just leads into tit-for-tat wars.
Supreme Court Rules for Baker in Gay Wedding Cake Case But Carefully Avoids Central Debate
This 7-2 ruling is more about Colorado's biased enforcement of discrimination law than freedom of expression.
New York Spent $15 Million in Taxes To Build Upstate Film Studio. It Just Sold for $1.
"Who would have ever figured: Hollywood comes to Onondaga, right?" Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at 2014 launch.
A Libertarian on the Bench
Arizona jurist Clint Bolick targets judicial pacifism in medical marijuana case.
Bill Clinton Gets Defensive, Pivots to Trump Transgressions When Asked About #MeToo Movement and Monica Lewinsky: Reason Roundup
Plus: victory for unlicensed hair braiders in Missouri and highlights from this weekend's sex worker rights rallies
How Trump's Tariffs Will Harm National Security
Imports improve the economy and benefit the country.
Reason Is Now Seeking Fall Journalism Interns
Apply by July 1.
Why a Small New York Town Is Banning New Restaurants
Protectionism takes many forms, but it always leads to the same end: fewer choices for consumers
When the Political Became the Personal, Gay Rights Triumphed
How prosperity, AIDS, and pop culture changed people's minds
Trump's Crony Capitalism: Energy Division
Trump orders "immediate steps" to save money-losing coal and nuclear power plants.
Study: Trump's Proposed Automobile Tariffs Will Destroy 195,000 American Jobs
And if other countries respond with similar tariffs, the U.S. could lose more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs.
Chelsea Manning Loses Wikileaks First Amendment Appeal
"[A] soldier who willfully communicates information relating to the national defense 'is not entitled to invoke the First Amendment as a shield to immunize his act of thievery.'"
Anti-Robot Las Vegas Hotel Workers Prepare to Strike
The Culinary Workers Union is demanding financial compensation and replacement jobs for workers displaced by technology.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
Cell extractions, teeth extractions, and Mind Your Business.
California Wins Battle in Ongoing War Against 'Assault Weapons'
New Golden State registration rules are OK, judge says.
Kid Expelled over Novelty 'Bang Snap' Toys Is Your Stupid Zero Tolerance Story Du Jour
Your childhood is illegal now.
Summer TV Season Launches with HBO's Murdoch-esque Succession
Didn't get that beach body prepared? That's okay-grab some popcorn and hit the couch.
New York's Solicitor General Wants to Close the 'Double Jeopardy Loophole' So She Can Punish Pardoned Trump Cronies
Barbara Underwood is outraged by the president's use of his clemency power, and she wants state legislators to do something about it.
Interviews with Some of America's Oldest People—in 1929
Friday A/V Club: Americans born before the Civil War speak on camera.
California Gov. Jerry Brown: 'A Lot of Cities Signed Up for Pensions They Can't Afford'
But he's leaving office without really addressing the state's massive public retirement problem.
Woman's Jersey Beach Beatdown by Police Goes Viral
How did an accusation of underage drinking end up with a 20-year-old eating sand?
The Opioid Crisis Isn't What You Think It Is—and It Can't Be Stopped by More Drug War: Podcast
Reason's Jacob Sullum and Zach Weissmueller talk about the human toll on patients and their doctors.
Rhode Island Wants to Treat Drug Dealers Like Murderers
The Democrat-controlled Rhode Island state Senate agrees with President Donald Trump that harsher punishments are needed for drug dealers. Wrong!
Minister Has Sex with Married Parishioner -- Can Church Be Liable for Saying the Parishioner Committed Adultery?
No, says the Iowa Supreme Court, rejecting the claim that such statements (labeled "counterculture practices" by the plaintiffs) were libelous or negligent.
Trump Wants to Control Planned Parenthood, Not Defund It
His sneak attack on the reproductive rights of women.
The Government's Cure for the Opioid Epidemic May Be Worse Than the Disease
When the cure for the "epidemic" proves worse than the disease, it's time to try something new.
Today Is the Start of Hurricane Season. Trump's Tariffs Could Make It More Costly.
Everything from preparations through recovery will be more expensive, thanks to tariffs on steel, aluminum, and timber.
