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Impeachment

5 Profiles in Courage and Cowardice in a Trump-Dominated GOP

Here is how Mitch McConnell, Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, Ted Cruz, and Josh Hawley responded to the president's election delusions.

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2021 1:40 PM

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Capitol Riot

Prosecuting Trump for Incitement Would Set a Dangerous Precedent

Unlike the cancellation of Josh Hawley’s book, such criminal charges pose a real threat to freedom of speech.

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2021 12:01 AM

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Josh Hawley Played With Fire and Burned His Political Future

The senator is a performer and nothing more.

Billy Binion | 1.7.2021 4:25 PM

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Capitol Riot

'Our Democracy Would Enter a Death Spiral': McConnell Rebukes Electoral Challenge Minutes Before Protesters Storm Capitol

The warning came a bit too late.

Billy Binion | 1.6.2021 4:36 PM

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Reason Roundup

A Dem Sweep in Georgia Election Could Pave Way for Trillions in New Federal Spending

Plus: Trump tries to ban more Chinese apps, cops dispute Josh Hawley's vandalism claims, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2021 9:30 AM

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Josh Hawley Is Not Doing His Party or 'Election Integrity' Any Favors by Supporting Challenges to Biden's Electoral Votes

The Missouri senator does not explicitly endorse Trump's loony conspiracy theory, but he can't escape its taint.

Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2020 1:30 PM

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Free Trade

Trump's Tariffs Made D.C. Swampier as Senators, Lobbyists Sought Special Favors for Connected Companies

Sen. Josh Hawley, a supporter of Trump's trade policies, lobbied to give a special exemption to a Missouri-based power tools manufacturer. Many other elected officials did too.

Eric Boehm | 12.30.2020 10:55 AM

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Free Trade

Josh Hawley's Latest Plan To Hike Tariffs Would Be a Win for China

Shutting down the GSP program would reduce economic growth in developing countries and raise taxes on American importers.

Eric Boehm | 12.16.2020 11:40 AM

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Coronavirus

Bernie Sanders, Josh Hawley Join Forces in Push For Another Round of $1,200 Stimulus Checks

The strange alliance proves once again that the one thing politicians can agree on is spending taxpayers' money.

Christian Britschgi | 12.11.2020 5:20 PM

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Antitrust

The Conservative Antitrust Case Against Big Tech Is a Giant Self-Own

It's hard to take seriously complaints that there are no alternatives to Facebook when they're made on Twitter.

Peter Suderman | 11.18.2020 2:15 PM

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Election 2020

Is There Hope for Libertarianism Within a Post-Election GOP?

This is not your older brother's "Libertarian Moment," caution Reason Roundtable podcasters.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 11.16.2020 4:20 PM

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Reason Roundup

Josh Hawley Doesn't Want Trump's SCOTUS Endorsement (Thank Goodness). But Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton Do.

Plus: The case for paying plasma donors, Joe Arpaio welcomes furries, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.10.2020 9:30 AM

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Free Trade

Red-Pilled? Actually Most U.S. Drug Ingredients Are Made Here, Not in China

The Trump administration is spending big money to make sure America's drug supply chains aren't dependent on China. But that's not really necessary.

Eric Boehm | 8.18.2020 2:40 PM

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Sex Crimes

Sen. Josh Hawley Says He 'Took on an Asian Trafficking Ring' and 'Freed a Dozen Women in Sex Slavery.' That's Not True.

As a state attorney, the young GOP senator oversaw raids of more than a dozen massage parlors, but he didn’t secure a single sex trafficking conviction.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.14.2020 10:45 AM

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Free Trade

The Panic About China Cutting Off America's COVID-19 Drug Supply Was Fake News

The Food and Drug Administration now says there is no evidence that any country attempted to cut off America's essential pharmaceuticals.

Eric Boehm | 6.3.2020 3:10 PM

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Free Trade

Josh Hawley Wants To Wreck America's Economy To Own the Libs

In a Senate floor speech Wednesday, Hawley outlined a half-baked plan to tear down global trade. It's aimed at winning elections, not helping America prosper.

Eric Boehm | 5.20.2020 4:30 PM

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Sen. Josh Hawley Is the Ultimate Karen

Karen wants to speak to your manager. The senator from Missouri wants to become your manager.

Billy Binion | 5.12.2020 3:15 PM

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Free Trade

Sen. Josh Hawley's Plan To Abolish the World Trade Organization Is Based on Fake Economics and False History

Hawley is charting the next path for the Trump-style anti-trade nationalism that has infected the Republican Party.

Eric Boehm | 5.8.2020 12:15 PM

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Coronavirus

United Airlines Received $5 Billion From Taxpayers to Protect Employees' Paychecks. Now It's Cutting Hours for 15,000 Workers.

Lawmakers who voted for the $50 billion bailout of the airline industry are just shocked at these companies' behavior.

Christian Britschgi | 5.5.2020 1:20 PM

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Amazon

Sen. Josh Hawley Wants a Bogus Criminal Investigation Into Amazon

The lawmaker says that the company's data practices violate antitrust law. They do not.

Billy Binion | 4.30.2020 3:13 PM

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Coronavirus

Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley Will Do Everything Necessary To Combat Coronavirus (Unless It Involves Deregulation)

In two separate op-eds yesterday, the senators pitch central planning as the best response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Christian Britschgi | 4.10.2020 8:30 AM

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden Wants To Destroy Free Speech on Social Media

Biden tells the New York Times he would revoke Section 230 protections and hold Facebook (and other sites) liable for their content.

Eric Boehm | 1.17.2020 3:00 PM

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Section 230

Joe Biden Has Officially Joined the Misguided Crusade Against Online Free Speech

In comments to CNN on Monday night, Biden expressed a willingness to smash Section 230 in order to settle a feud his campaign is having with Facebook. That's a terrible idea.

Eric Boehm | 11.13.2019 3:35 PM

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Reason Roundup

'Data Portability' Bill Would Risk User Privacy and Crush Social Media Startups

Plus: Court says scraping social media profiles is not hacking, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.22.2019 9:30 AM

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Technology policy

Josh Hawley Says Libertarians Who Defend Tech Are Enamored with Power. He Should Look in the Mirror.

The populist senator's campaign against social media addiction is unscientific and anti-freedom.

Robby Soave | 9.20.2019 3:00 PM

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Reason Roundup

Bill de Blasio Exits the 2020 Democratic Presidential Race

Plus: The UAW is on strike, Josh Hawley meets with Mark Zuckerberg, and more...

Robby Soave | 9.20.2019 9:30 AM

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Social Media

6 Terrible New Tech Bills in Congress

While expressing concern for free speech and privacy, lawmakers are seriously threatening both.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.8.2019 7:00 AM

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Technology

Josh Hawley: What Has Technology Done for Us Lately?

The senator leading an anti-tech crusade in Congress is being willfully ignorant of all the ways technology has improved humanity in recent decades.

Eric Boehm | 7.31.2019 6:21 PM

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Social Media

Josh Hawley Wants to Ban YouTube's Autoplay Feature in the Name of Fighting Social Media Addiction

The Missouri senator thinks wasting time on Instagram is a problem so big that only the federal government can solve it.

Peter Suderman | 7.30.2019 1:09 PM

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Section 230 Is the Internet's First Amendment. Now Both Republicans and Democrats Want To Take It Away.

From Josh Hawley to Kamala Harris, online free speech is under attack.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.29.2019 8:01 AM

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Social Media

The Folly of Government-Imposed Social Media 'Neutrality'

Trump supports a bill that would encourage censorship in the name of free speech.

Jacob Sullum | 7.17.2019 12:01 AM

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Internet

Because Politicians Are for Sale, They Think Everyone Else Is Too

Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) has proposed a dreadful bill that would give the government control of internet content. He thinks the only reason anyone could be opposed is because they've been bought off.

Nick Gillespie | 7.3.2019 1:08 PM

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Censorship

The Moral Scolds of the New Illiberal Right Are Coming For Your Internet

From Sohrab Ahmari to Josh Hawley, what the new right really wants is to squelch free expression.

Peter Suderman | 6.25.2019 10:44 AM

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