The TikTok Ban Is a Blueprint for More Social Media Censorship
China's free speech record is bad, but the federal government's isn't so great either.
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When the Government Came for Florida's Orange Trees
The state cut down private fruit trees and offered gift cards as compensation. It didn't solve the citrus canker problem.
The Government Caused New York's Legal Pot 'Disaster'
The state has thousands of unauthorized shops but fewer than 200 licensed marijuana sellers.
Why Some Arizona Republicans Are Defending Abortion Rights
A handful of Republican lawmakers worked with Democrats to repeal an 1864 law banning most abortions.
Federally Funded Dad Jokes
Does America really need a National Strategic Dad Jokes Reserve?
The Government Screwed Up College Financial Aid Applications
The new FAFSA form is like HealthCare.gov but for college students.
The Black Panther Who Was Banned From the Ballot
A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
Red States Are Reversing Criminal Justice Reform
Republican lawmakers are undoing bipartisan measures against unjust prison sentences and punitive policies.
Photo: Cops Crack Down on Campus Protests
The University of Texas is just one campus that has seen police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators.
Should You Be Able To Take an Alzheimer's Test at Home?
Plus, an AI-generated version of the same article
Getting High With AI
I asked artificial intelligence to tell me how to take psychedelic mushrooms.
More States Are Considering Lab-Grown Meat Restrictions
Cultivated meat is under scrutiny from politicians trying to protect livestock farmers.
Is Chinese Garlic a Threat to National Security?
Plus, an AI-generated recipe for garlic lovers' shrimp scampi
Don't Co-Parent With Congress
Instead of lobbying for age verification and youth social media bans, parents can simply restrict their kids' smartphone use.
Biden Exaggerates His Work To Reform Marijuana Policy
Biden has not delivered on his promise to decriminalize marijuana.
Is AI Like the Internet, or Something Stranger?
David Brin, Robin Hanson, Mike Godwin, and others describe the future of artificial intelligence.
Do Schools Really Need To Give Parents Live Updates on Students' Performance?
This new school-to-parent pipeline allows parents to micromanage yet another aspect of their kids' lives.
Dungeons & Dragons at 50: You Can't Copyright Fun
How lax intellectual property rules created a nerd culture phenomenon
These States Want You To Show ID To Watch Porn Online
At least eight states have already enacted age-verification laws, and several more are considering bills.
Politicians Helped Kill Amazon's Roomba Deal
Did Elizabeth Warren help cause hundreds of layoffs in Massachusetts?
A Big Panic Over Tiny Plastics
Science can detect increasingly small particles of plastic in our air and water. That doesn't mean it's bad for you.
Quiz: What Do You Know About the SAT?
Colleges have turned away from standardized testing in admissions. Are the tests really that bad?
Congress Could Swipe Your Credit Card Reward Points
Sens. Dick Durbin and J.D. Vance want to put the Federal Reserve in charge of credit card reward programs.
Are U.S. Strikes on Houthis Constitutional?
Joe Biden is the latest of a string of presidents to deny Congress its rightful role in war making.
Don't Blame Decriminalization for Oregon Drug Deaths
Oregon lawmakers recently voted to recriminalize drugs after voters approved landmark reforms in 2020.
E.U. Regulations Created a Port Wine Black Market
Over 1,500 types of wine are protected by European Union regulations.
Photo: The Kid Who Beat Tetris
Willis Gibson, 13, became the first Tetris player to trigger a "kill screen."
FDA Aims To Stifle Medical Innovation Again
After botching COVID test approvals, the Food and Drug Administration wants power over thousands of other tests.
Photo: A Private Moon Landing
Odysseus became the first private spacecraft to have a successful soft moon landing—kind of.
'Emergency' Spending Is Out of Control
Congress has authorized over $12 trillion in emergency spending over the past three decades.
What Republicans and Democrats Can Learn From the Jacobins' Spiraling Crisis
At every stage, a breach on one side provoked an even more extreme response on the other.
Lawsuit Hobbles Utah's Plan To Mandate Age Verification Online
"Laws like this don't solve the problems they try to address but only make them worse," says a Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression attorney.
SCOTUS Takes on Chevron Deference
New Jersey fishermen are challenging a 40-year-old precedent that gives executive agencies too much power.
A Belated Bureaucratic Reversal on Pot
Marijuana's classification has always been a political question, not a medical one.
Milei Is Defying Argentina's Powerful Labor Unions
President Javier Milei's adversaries are wealthy Argentines who have benefited from government largesse.
Sheriff Who Presided Over Violent 'Goon Squad' Tries To Play Dumb
"Nobody's ever reported that to me," Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said after his deputies admitted to brutalizing innocent people.
Feds Make a Pharma Patent Grab
A Biden administration ploy could give the federal government control over drug prices.
Liquor Regulators Are Seeking Revenge on Bars That Broke Pandemic Rules
"The people who violated the governor's mandates and orders should face some consequences," a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board member said in 2022.
Claudine Gay's Defenders Shot the Messenger
Harvard should pick someone with academic integrity as its next president.
The Sindex: Cigarette Prices Outpacing Inflation
The Reason Sindex tracks the price of vice: smoking, drinking, snacking, traveling, and more.
Michigan Is Spending Millions Trying To Refurbish a Ski-Flying Hill. It's Not Working.
Copper Peak revitalization was pitched as an economic development project for the Upper Peninsula, which already has two working ski jumps.
COVID Vaccine Injuries Deserve a Day in Court
Injury claims for COVID vaccines are subject to a different process than other vaccines.
This Company Coal Town in Iowa Was a 'Black Utopia'
It was integrated, it was unionized—and it was a company town.
No Progress on Global Emissions 8 Years After Paris Climate Agreement
Officials admitted at COP28 that they are not "on track" to achieving climate goals. And they are not likely to be any time soon.
When Well-Intended Environmentalism Backfires
Housing bats, buying an E.V., and planting trees sometimes end up being counterproductive.
