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Democrats' Universal Job Plan Would Be a Socialist Disaster
The economic illiteracy of Bernie Sanders
Charter Schools Take Unnecessary Risk With Blistering Attacks on California Gubernatorial Frontrunner
If Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wins in November, will he punish charters for their efforts?
Wisconsin Armslist Decision Undermines Web Site Protections Way Beyond Gun Sales
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals let a case against gun-sales advertising site Armslist go forward -- and in the process undermined 47 U.S.C. § 230 protection for a wide range of web sites.
Should You Be Optimistic About America's Future? Q&A with Russ Roberts: Podcast
The economist and podcast star talks about intellectual humility, the growing incentives for anti-social behavior, and why Adam Smith is more relevant than ever.
Marijuana Legalization Will Be on Michigan's Ballot in November
The measure would make Michigan the 10th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
Jeff Sessions' Latest Lame Excuse for Blocking Medical Marijuana Research
The attorney general claims that approving new producers of cannabis might violate anti-drug treaties.
1,700 Concrete Panels on D.C.'s Overdue Silver Line Metro Extension Are Defective
Project managers say resealing and replacing the panels will not delay the project further.
Iran Hawk Mike Pompeo Confirmed as Secretary of State
Pompeo says he's learned a lesson about American interventions in the Middle East, but can he be trusted?
This Terrible Florida Sheriff Thinks Schools Should Be Arresting More Kids for Dumb Reasons to Stop Shootings
Mike Chitwood arrests 11-year-olds and then complains that officials aren't calling them more.
Criticism of Ronny Jackson Highlights Anxiety About Performance-Enhancing Drugs
The former V.A. nominee was charged with distributing sleeping pills and stimulants that helped people do their jobs.
Lab-Grown Meat Is Coming to Your Supermarket. Ranchers Are Fighting Back.
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association petitioned the USDA to declare that "meat" and "beef" exclude products not "slaughtered in the traditional manner."
Lab-Grown Meat Is Coming to Your Supermarket. Ranchers Are Fighting Back.
The U.S. Cattlemen's Association petitioned the USDA to declare that "meat" and "beef" exclude products not "slaughtered in the traditional manner."
The Sex Trafficking Charges Against Smallville Actress Allison Mack Are Totally Bogus
The federal charges against Mack highlight how human trafficking hysteria harms vulnerable women.
Minn. Sup. Ct. to Decide: Do Ordinary Speakers Have Lesser First Amendment Rights Than Newspapers?
In 1980, the Minnesota Supreme Court said "yes"; yesterday, it agreed to hear a case that might lead it to reconsider.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's Taste for Swampdweller Perks Is Distracting from His Deregulatory Agenda
Hated by activists, he should have known that he needed to be squeaky clean in his personal and professional life.
Beset By Homelessness, Rising Rents, Nightmarish Traffic, San Francisco Cracks Down on Dockless Scooters
Bay City residents, politicians should be more chill about electric scooters.
SCOTUS Released Same-Day Oral Argument Audio. Guess What Happened Next?
There is no reason not to release same-day audio for all oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Trump Withholds JFK Files, Again
Historians will have to wait another three years, and maybe longer, before they can get their hands on the rest of the government's assassination documents.
Cops Charge 13-Year-Old Girl, 14-Year-Old Boy with Crimes for Sexting
Boy faces child porn distribution charges, girl faces lesser charge of sexting.
Mick Mulvaney Says What Everyone Already Knew: Lobbyists Gain Access to Politicians by Making Donations
The only way to get money out of politics is to get politics out of money.
Stormy Daniels Lawsuit Sees Michael Cohen Taking the Fifth and Trump's Lawyers Heading Back to Court: Reason Roundup
Plus: protecting online speech from meddling lawmakers, why TV prices are set to soar, and a very bad Sentencing Commission nominee.
The Nonredundant Free Press Clause
Some argue that the "freedom of the press" must give special rights to the press-as-industry, because otherwise it would be redundant of the "freedom of the speech" -- but in the Framing era, the two were complementary, not redundant.
Kmele Foster's Sympathy for Joy-Ann Reid and Disinterest in Kanye's Politics
Latest Fifth Column also features qualified Matt Welch defense of Rand Paul's Pompeo flip, plus a cautionary tale about a racist chew-toy.
Defamation by the Anti-Defamation League (UPDATED: ADL Apologizes)
The ADL defames Canary Mission.
"Drew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans. One Problem: He's Not Real."
A remarkable story from The Chronicle of Higher Education (Dan Bauman & Chris Quintana)
Kelo's 'Little Pink House' Stands as a Monument to Injustice
A powerful new film portrays an infuriating act of eminent domain abuse.
The Beef Lobby's Losing Fight Against Plant-Based 'Meat'
Special interests want the government to protect them from competition.
Tennessee Decides It's Not Actually Dangerous for a Cosmetologist to Do House Calls
A salon owner complained about "highly disturbing" competition from an app, and the state cosmetology board threatened fines. That won't happen anymore.
Joy Reid Blames Mystery Hackers for the Anti-Gay Stuff on Her Old Blog
The MSNBC host kind of sucked on gay issues 10 years ago. So did most Democratic moderates.
FDA Investigation of Adolescent Juuling Could Endanger Adult Smokers
What if the e-cigarette features that appeal to teenagers also appeal to grownups?
What It's Like To Be a Workplace Harassment Trainer in the #MeToo Era
Heightened vigilance about sexual harassment has ushered in overdue changes and overreactions.
How The Simpsons Fights Fake News: Podcast
Journalism prof Michael Socolow has three simple rules to up your social-media literacy.
This is Your Brain Thinking About the Drug War
Trump wants to spend "a lot of money" on a new round of anti-drug commercials.
College Official on Why We Must Believe Alleged Crime Victims: It May Not Be the Truth, 'But It Is That Person's Truth'
"Let's believe what that person said."
His DACA Dismantling Rejected, Trump's Travel Ban Now Faces the Court: Reason Roundup
Plus: racist "promposal" is protected speech and how protectionism is killing democracy
Why All Libertarians Should Hope that the Supreme Court Throws Out Trump's Travel Ban
Giving the government blanket power to check the Bill of Rights at the border won't serve the interests of citizens or immigrants
Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People's Cars
How a uniquely punitive city impound program combined with the drug war and asset forfeiture to deprive people of their vehicles for years at a time.
Pardon Jack Johnson
The White Slavery Panic of the late 19th/early 20th centuries caused Congress to pass the vaguely-worded Mann Act. It allowed the FBI and prosecutors broad discretion to go after individuals they didn't like.
