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Firearms Policy Coalition Takes No Prisoners in Sharp Response to Thin-Skinned Maine Governor
Gov. Janet Mills’s office referred critical social media posts to the police. The FPC pushed back.
Biden's Final Flip-Flop
The president's decision to drop out after insisting he never would continued a pattern established by a long career of politically convenient reversals.
Republicans Say Joe Biden Should Quit the Presidency Right Now
"If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President," said House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Fellow Democrats Force Joe Biden Out of His Reelection Bid
After facing weeks of falling poll numbers and pressure from fellow Democrats and liberal donors, Biden ended his reelection campaign. He subsequently endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
Utah's Straw Test Crackdown
Bureaucratic overreach is stirring up unnecessary trouble for Utah bartenders.
New Jersey Wants Your Baby's Genes
Collecting and analyzing newborns' blood could allow the state to surveil people for life.
Federal Court Blocks Biden's Income-Based Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The SAVE plan would have dramatically reduced the amount borrowers were required to pay back before receiving forgiveness—and cost taxpayers almost $500 billion over the next decade.
Trump's Acceptance Speech Was Too Long—and Very Effective
He showed he's the boss of the GOP and that Joe Biden and the Democrats need to raise their game.
Trump Wishes Americans Stayed in Afghanistan To Fight China
The president who helped end America’s longest war now regrets leaving behind U.S. bases.
Does MAGA Want Unity and Peace—or Vengeance?
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with Trump supporters at the Republican National Convention about heated rhetoric, the weaponization of government, and plans for unity.
The DOOBIE Act Would Limit Government Discrimination Against People Who Have Smoked Weed
Under the law, the feds couldn't deny you a job or security clearance just because you've used marijuana in the past.
Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore
This week left no doubt that the GOP's current leadership wants the government to do more, spend more, and meddle more.
We Showed Trump Voters the National Debt
We asked delegates at the Republican National Convention whether a second Trump term would address America's debt problem.
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Did COVID Come From a Lab?
Author Matt Ridley debates virologist Stephen Goldstein on the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
Biden and Trump Are Pushing the Same Failed Trade Policies
Tariffs lead to trade wars, limit competition, and reduce innovation. But both Trump and Biden want more of them.
Libertarians Are More Politically Homeless Than Ever
The two major parties despise each other, but they hate the thought of leaving us alone even more.
Zoning Police and NIMBYs Want To Keep People Homeless
Vineyard owners face $120,000 in fines for letting an employee and his family live on their 60-acre property without a permit.
Review: The Women Entrepreneurs of Impoverished Countries
She Rises Up manages to be inspirational without being sappy, like so many documentaries are.
Can Trump Unite by Going Light on Policy?
Trump called the skimpy policies of the GOP platform a feature, not a bug.
Man Who Was Arrested for Flipping Off Cop Settles for $175,000
However distasteful, the First Amendment protects a citizen’s right to give a police officer the middle finger.
FCC Will Cap the Cost of Prison Phone Calls
The move would lower the per-minute cost precipitously and allow inmates to better keep in touch with friends and family.
Rachel Maddow: Liking The Lord of the Rings Is 'Far-Right'
Yes, J.D. Vance likes J.R.R. Tolkien. So do most people.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban
"In short, 'cruel and unusual' is not the same as 'harmful and unfair,'" the court wrote.
The DOJ Claims Medical Marijuana Patients Who Own Guns 'Endanger the Public in Multiple Ways'
Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.
The Fall of New Jersey's Sopranos Senator
Bob Menendez’s bribery scandal was straight out of a mafia show.
A Maskless, COVID-Positive Biden Bares His Naked Face to the World
Even the mask mandators are done with once-ubiquitous pandemic precautions.
Mary Katharine Ham: What's Trump's Agenda?
Fox News commentator Mary Katharine Ham discusses Trump's new policy agenda.
J.D. Vance Is a Bridge to Trumpism Beyond Trump
Vance's vibes are Trumpian but also traditional—a potent and dangerous combination.
Want To Catch Serial Killers Faster? Listen to Sex Workers.
The cases of Joey the Player and the Long Island Serial Killer show how systemic neglect and the failure to pass an immunity bill have left violent criminals on the loose for far too long.
Here's How To Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts
There seems to be general bipartisan agreement on keeping a majority of the cuts, which are set to expire. They can be financed by cleaning out the tax code of unfair breaks.
J.D. Vance Turned an Inspiring Personal Story Into an Unsatisfying Political Sales Pitch
If voting was the solution to the ills of America's working class, wouldn't it have worked by now?
At the Republican National Convention, War Is Peace
Trump’s supporters tried to sell “peace through strength”—and war for “generations to come.”
MAGA Voters Try To Convince a Libertarian To Vote Trump
Reason's Emma Camp attended the Republican National Convention to ask delegates and voters who they think libertarians should vote for this year and why.
Getting a Home Depot Employee Fired for Calling for Trump's Assassination Is Still Cancel Culture
Libs of TikTok is blasting out screenshots of random people's offensive posts to her millions of followers in hopes of claiming their scalps.
Trump Changes His Mind on Zoning. Again.
Whoever is president has very weak incentives to get zoning reform right.
Why the New Republican Platform Is Moderate on Abortion
The party platform previously called for a constitutional amendment to protect unborn children. Now, it says abortion should be left to the states.
Republicans Have Completely Abandoned Criminal Justice Reform
In the Republican party platform and at the 2024 convention, alternatives to tough-on-crime policies are unfortunately in short supply.
Corey DeAngelis: The School Choice Wave Sweeping America
The Parent Revolution author on lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage.
