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Woman Prosecuted for Laughing at Jeff Sessions During Confirmation Hearing
Jeff Sessions is nothing to LOL at, prosecutors say.
Cop Who Killed Walter Scott Pleads Guilty, Feds Agree to Recommend Lighter Sentence of 14 to 19 Years
The charge of violating rights under color of law comes with a potential life sentence, or no prison time at all.
Jury Says Jail Officials Should Face Charges for Prisoner's Dehydration Death
Man died after seven days without water in Milwaukee County's jail.
Democrats Push for National Ban on LGBT Conversion Therapy
Should Congress be allowed to forbid a private voluntary treatment because it's bad and discredited?
Trump Doesn't Understand the GOP Health Care Bill. That's a Barrier to Good Policy.
The president can't negotiate a better bill if he doesn't understand the current one.
Federal Court to Government Regulators: The First Amendment Protects Tattoo Shops
"The tattoo itself, the process of tattooing, and the business of tattooing are forms of pure expression fully protected by the First Amendment."
Don't Blame Trump for Obama's Position on Losing Citizenship Over Fibs
A Yale professor illustrates the tendency to frame what should be critiques of government power as complaints about particular politicians.
This Los Angeles Firefighter Has Been Banking Six-Figures in Overtime Pay Since the 1990s
In 2012, 51 employees of the department made more than $100K in overtime, but last year there were 439 workers making six-figures in OT, a new report says.
What's the Deal With Presidential Foreign Policy Doctrines Anyway?
They paper over the fact that America enjoys extraordinary latitude when choosing how to interact with the rest of the world.
Plan to Roll Back Internet Regulations a Boon for Business and Innovation
Goodbye and good riddance to the Obama administration's "Open Internet Order."
Carry a Gun—Without a Permit
If you have to ask permission, it's a privilege, not a right. And maybe you shouldn't bother to ask.
New Orleans Public Defender Investigator Was Criminally Charged by Prosecutor She Was Up Against In Court
"Every time you go in there, you wonder if you aren't going to be jailed," one defense attorney told Reason.
Texas Cop Kills Teen in Car Police Falsely Claimed Was Backing Up in 'Aggressive Manner'
Police chief says body cam footage showed car moving away from cops and not being driven aggressively.
Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Men Can't Sell Weed, Say Washington State Lawmakers
Bill would also add severe restrictions on retail businesses' use of billboards.
The Pope Slams Libertarians & Trump's 'Skinny Budget' Be Damned [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Stephanie Slade, and Peter Suderman discuss the week's news.
Physical Scientists Are So Darned Cute When They Finally Understand Economics
Geologists analyze the myth of mineral resource exhaustion.
Access to Obama White House Brought Companies Better Stock Performance, Study Shows
In "All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value," finance professors outline three ways government meetings may be valuable to companies.
No, Trump Won't Change the First Amendment, But It Matters That People Want To
Government censorship always wears the mask of 'public interest,' and this will be no different.
Climate Change, Scientism, and the Politics of Certitude
New York Times columnist notes the uncertainties in climate science; progressives want him fired.
The Moral Case for Tax Cuts
The ownership of tax money before the government confiscates it is a moral consideration, or at least ought to be.
Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Congress Reaches Spending Deal; 'Skinny Budget' Goes Out the Window
You didn't think they were really going to defund public broadcasting and slash the EPA by 31 percent, did you?
