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Pure Foolishness
Eight years ago, the Volokh Conspiracy pointed out that the Chair of the Vermont State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights had made ridiculous, racially inflammatory statements. Today the Commission evidently decided that's just what Vermont needs and brought him back for a second stint as Chair.
North Korea Claims It Will Suspend Its Nuclear Weapon and Missile Tests
With a meeting between North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Trump on the horizon, North Korean state media also vows the nation will close its current active nuke test site.
CDC, in Surveys It Never Bothered Making Public, Provides More Evidence That Plenty of Americans Innocently Defend Themselves with Guns
CDC surveys in the 1990s, never publicly reported, indicate nearly 2.5 million defensive uses of guns a year. That matches the results of Gary Kleck's controversial surveys, and it indicates more defensive than offensive uses of guns.
Southern Poverty Law Center Scraps Its Anti-Muslim Hate List
But its illiberal tactics against liberal Muslim reformers remain extremely troubling.
Some California Cities Are Making It Harder to Quit Smoking
Bans of flavored tobacco products end up leaving smokers with few options for kicking the habit, and do little to improve public health.
Short Circuit: A roundup of recent federal court decisions
Loafing about, fishing for a lighter, and standing on the porch.
The Seventh Circuit splits on the national injunction
National injunction upheld 2-1 in Chicago sanctuary city case
The Hidden Legacy of Columbine: Ignorance About School Violence
On another National School Walkout day, 57 percent of teens are worried about dying in a school shooting. They shouldn't be.
Chuck Schumer's Cannabis Conversion Illustrates Democrats' Shameful Hesitance
Voters are much more likely to support legalization than the politicians who supposedly represent them.
How To Talk to People Who Think You're Evil and/or Insane: Podcast
A special all-female edition of the Reason Podcast
Democrats Sue Trump Campaign, Russian Government, and WikiLeaks
The suit claims a RICO conspiracy and demands millions.
Cop Charged With Using Illegal Traffic Stops to Pick Up Women
A New Jersey state trooper allegedly threatened two women with fines and jail time unless they turned over their phone numbers.
Trump Suffers Yet Another Defeat in a Sanctuary Cities Case
The US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirms a district court ruling against the administration's efforts to deny federal grants to sanctuary jurisdictions.
Caniformia
Apparently all carnivorans (not quite the same as carnivores) are either doggy or catty.
Republicans Could Face Political Consequences Over Trump's Tariffs
"He's going to be a one-term president, plain and simple."
This Could Be the First Cannabis-Derived Drug to Win FDA Approval
Epidiolex shows great promise in relieving two severe forms of epilepsy.
Chuck Schumer Wants to Legalize Marijuana: Reason Roundup
Plus: James Comey explains his obsession with locking up Martha Stewart, and Rudy Giuliani finds work.
Duke Students Who Hijacked Alumni Event: Punishing Us Would Hurt Us Mentally
Activists who stormed the stage were shocked when alumni in the audience dared to heckle them.
Seventh Circuit Upholds Injunction in Sanctuary City Case
The Trump Administration loses its appeal in Chicago v. Sessions, but one judge dissents on the appropriateness of a nationwide injunction
"D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early"
Not an Onion headline (but maybe subconsciously influenced by one).
California Pension Bills Are Sensible Fixes, but They Have Little Chance of Passing
Given the pension funds' fiscal condition, it's hard to understand any serious opposition to these modest measures. But don't hold your breath.
Movie Review: I Feel Pretty
Amy Schumer can't make this message-bearing comedy really work.
Posing As a Metro Rider on Twitter, D.C. Transit Union Attacks Critics As Paid Plants
The union's sock-puppet account was discovered yesterday and has since been deleted.
Don't Overregulate CRISPR Genome Editing
"Governments should follow the principle of regulatory parsimony," two bioethicists argue.
The War on Opioids Probably Helped Kill Prince
His fentanyl overdose came from counterfeit Vicodin, and he likely didn't know what he was ingesting.
As Opioid Prescriptions Fall, Opioid Deaths Rise
The latest data underline the folly of tackling the "opioid crisis" by restricting access to pain pills.
U.K. Goes Full Nanny State With Proposed Nationwide Plastic Straw Ban
Want to cut back on plastic marine waste? Focus on waste management systems, not drinking straws.
Mike Pompeo's Reckless Approach to North Korea Shows Why He Shouldn't Be Secretary of State
Pompeo's past support for regime change, and his current refusal to disavow the idea, disqualify him for the position of America's top diplomat.
Will El Chapo's Arrest Make the Drug Trade More Deadly?
Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron explains why taking out cartel kingpins demonstrates the folly of prohibition.
Will El Chapo's Arrest Make the Drug Trade More Deadly?
Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron explains why taking out cartel kingpins demonstrates the folly of prohibition.
Senators Respond to Trump's Unauthorized Military Strike on Syria by Trying to Give Him Even More War Powers
This new proposed bipartisan authorization seems more like a blank check for war.
Ohio State University Wants to Expel a Woman for Nonconsensual Group Sex
But a judge thinks her due process rights were violated, since her accusers didn't even show up to the campus tribunal.
First Opinion by James Ho (a Recently Appointed Fifth Circuit Judge)
It's a dissent from denial of rehearing en banc, joined by Judge Edith Jones, in a case that upheld a $350 cap for contributions to Austin City Council races.
Trump's Regulatory Slowdown Is Real
But it might not last unless Congress gets more involved.
College Republicans Get In Huge Trouble for Posting 'I.C.E. I.C.E. Baby' Signs
But dumb, offensive speech still isn't violence.
Trump Is Trying to Convince Rand Paul to Vote for Pompeo: Reason Roundup
Plus: The Fresno State professor who celebrated Barbara Bush's death could be in trouble, and a giant "U SUCK" message appears on the highway.
I Doubt This Is the Right Way to Manipulate Justice Gorsuch
Capsule summary: "Vote the way we want you to, and maybe we'll have just a bit less contempt for you than we now do."
Forcing Restaurants to Pay Servers More Will Cost Everyone
Eliminating the tip credit will raise prices for consumers and leave fewer jobs for servers.
Why Aren't Feminist Groups More Concerned that So Many Colleges and Universities Discriminate Against Women in Admissions?
Is it they don't want to admit that females do so well relative to males in high school? They don't want appear to be defecting from the left-of-center coalition that supports race-preferential admissions policies? Or is something else driving this?
How We Lost Privacy
Today people are shamed for not sharing personal information about themselves.
