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Food Taxes Should Die, but Won't
Against all common sense and fairness, some states continue to tax grocery purchases.
When Playboy Made It Big
Playboy magazine used to be the contraband men of all ages hid in their sock drawers. Now it might as well be another pair of socks
Jonathan Haidt on "the Coddling of the American Mind" and How We Should Address It
College students rather than deans are calling for less speech and expression. That should worry us all.
Jonathan Haidt on "the Coddling of the American Mind" and How We Should Address It
College students rather than deans are calling for less speech and expression. That should worry us all.
A Teen Train Robbery Movie for the Whole Family
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train brought to Netflix.
Tillerson Suggests Pre-Emptive Military Action Against North Korea a Possibility
The U.S. is warning North Korea to denuclearize or else.
St. Patrick's Day Parades Were the Cinco De Mayo Festivals of 18th-Century
We're all mongrels on St. Paddy's Day (and the rest of the year, too).
Elected Florida Prosecutor Tries to Stop Using the Death Penalty, but Governor Won't Have It
A cop was killed, so there will be no debate about morality of the system.
How Title IX Sexual Assault Injustice Operates
Calculating how preponderance of the evidence falsely 'convicts' the innocent on campus.
Calculating the Risk of a False Title IX Sexual Assault Conviction: New at Reason
An innocent person faces a 20 percent probability of being found guilty under a preponderance of the evidence standard.
Portland Anarchists Patching Up Potholes
A government official warns them they might be breaking the law.
Republicans Are Trying to Embrace Obamacare's Ideas Without Embracing Obamacare. It Won't Work.
The continuous coverage provision is just one of the ways the House health care plan recycles the health law's policy scheme.
That Time They Tried to Film Finnegans Wake
Friday A/V Club: If you're looking for a highbrow way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day...
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall 3 Percent
Global emissions flat for 3rd year in a row despite strong economic growth
Louisiana Imprisons People at an Astounding Rate. That May be About to Change
Facing a huge human and fiscal cost, a Louisiana task force is recommending major changes to how the state's criminal justice system.
Chuck Schumer's Indecent Attacks on Neil Gorsuch
The Senate minority leader can reject a Supreme Court nominee for any reason he wants, or even none at all.
Gender 'Injustice' Behind Call to Reduce Taxes on Tampons
"There is no happy hour for menstruation," says a legislator looking to pay for tax cuts on feminine products with a tax hike on hard liquor.
Movie Review: Beauty and the Beast
Emma Watson helps bring another animated Disney classic to life.
The Dubious Premise of the TRO Against Trump's Revised Travel Ban
Trump's main goal is looking tough, not discomfiting Muslims.
UPDATED! Seniors Won't Starve if Meals on Wheels Loses Government Grants
Most chapters get majority of funding from philanthropy, not tax dollars.
Chinese Premier Says China Doesn't Want a Trade War—But That U.S. Firms Would Bear the Brunt
Everybody loses in trade wars, especially workers, consumers, and entrepreneurs
Trump Preserves the Export-Import Bank
If you're against corporate welfare, the president's budget has some good news-and a lot more bad news.
Vault 7 Versus Snowden: Why Was One Such a Bigger Story?
Vault 7 serves as another reminder of the inherent folly in building government-mandated backdoors into secure systems.
Trump Budget Ends Subsidies for Rural Airports, Promising $175 Million in Savings
Cutting those subsidies makes a lot of sense, and could be done without cutting rural communities out of the nation's transportation networks.
Trumpocalypse Reality Check: Government Spending This Century Has Grown from $3.2 Trillion to $7 Trillion
An unrealistically draconian budget that doesn't even cut spending is greeted with predictable hysteria.
The Giving Tree: Bad Book or Worst Book?
Vandals in California are chopping up trees in imitation of the most-blatantly misogynistic book in all kids' lit in imitation of Shel Silverstein's classic.
Jeff Sessions' Praise for the Cole Marijuana Memo Is Not a Promise of Restraint
The memo leaves plenty of room for a crackdown on the newly legal cannabis industry.
Even NPR-Loving Liberals Should Applaud Trump's Plan to Kill Federal Funding for Public Broadcasting
The media landscape has shifted in a way that's made government subsidies less necessary than ever.
The Community Development Block Grant Program Is Awful and Should Be Cut
HUD program a significant source of corruption and cronyism, and much less about helping the poor
Do Crimes Against Immigrants Deserve More Attention?
The coverage of recent shootings of Indian Americans was muted compared to terrorist attacks
Why Trump's Budget Blueprint Loses Libertarians
Defense and Homeland Security hikes make up for cuts in discretionary spending. Does the government always need to spend $4 trillion?
3 Questions for SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch
What the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask the Supreme Court candidate.
