The Majority of Americans Oppose Qualified Immunity. Where Is Congress?
American voters know what's up.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Is Suing Atlanta's Mayor Over the City's Mask Mandate. Good.
Mask mandates are dangerous and unjust, regardless of which level of government imposes them.
Justin Amash's Tenure as the Libertarian Party's First Member in Congress Will Be Shortlived
Plus: Homeland Security memo worries masks will thwart their surveillance, the feds are snatching people off the streets in Portland, Congress takes up the D.C. shroom debate, and more...
Mr. de Blasio: Open Up Those Elementary Schools!
We know now that young kids aren't particularly susceptible to catch, transmit, or suffer from Covid-19. Time to give them (and their parents) a break.
Prison Guards Who Locked Naked Inmate in Cell Filled With 'Massive Amounts' of Feces Got Qualified Immunity
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the plaintiff's Eighth Amendment rights were violated.
A Senate Republican Has Officially Come Out Against Qualified Immunity
The legal doctrine frequently allows police officers to violate your rights without fear of civil liability.
Why Bad Cops Aren't Punished: The Case Against Qualified Immunity
Police officers shouldn't be above the law.
How Police Reform Bills in Congress Compare
Everybody is talking about changing law enforcement, but not all proposals are equally worthy—or serious.
'Without Police, There Is Chaos': Trump Signs Police Reform Executive Order
It does not touch qualified immunity or police unions.
How Not To Build a Transpartisan Coalition for Police Reform
Will progressives alienate allies and squander this opportunity for change?
With 1 Republican Cosponsor, Rep. Justin Amash Gains Tripartisan Support To End Qualified Immunity
Rep. Tom McClintock (R–Calif.) announced he will support the Ending Qualified Immunity Act.
Maybe Cops Should Be 'Pulling Back'
Abolishing qualified immunity is a crucial step in holding police accountable for violating our rights.
Rep. Justin Amash Wants To End Qualified Immunity. Where Are the Republicans?
The GOP claims to be the party of freedom. If that's true, they should rethink policies that embolden bad police behavior.
Videos Show Police Aggression Against Protesters Across the Country. Here Are Two Ways To Help It Stop.
Plus: the return of the "outside agitator" narrative, Trump can't designate Antifa a terror group, and more...
Do You Feel $9,000 Richer, Punk?
The bad policy and worse politics of coronavirus stimulus spending
It's Official: Money Printer Go Brrr
The Reason Roundtable discusses Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's 60 Minutes admission, as well as the Libertarian Party presidential race post-Justin Amash
Don't Believe the Hype About Georgia's Dramatic Drop in COVID-19 Cases
Plus: Justin Amash's quick reversal, Ronan Farrow's flaws, and more...
Justin Amash Drops Out of Presidential Race
A week before the Libertarian Party begins voting, its most high-profile candidate steps aside.
Justin Amash's Confusing and Contradictory Immigration Record
His mixed immigration record might be good for a Republican, but it's not exactly impressive for a Libertarian.
The Libertarian Party Critique of Justin Amash
Competitors, skeptical delegates, and podcasters attack the congressman for being an incrementalist Deep State enabler rather than a principled radical.
Have We Crossed the Threshold of Doom?
The Reason Roundtable discusses eternal New Deals, multi-trillion-dollar mistakes, and sobbing face-first in the parking lot of life. Happy Monday!
HBO Host Bill Maher Thinks Third Party Candidates Can't Win. Justin Amash Says He's Wrong.
"I think you'll find that I'm the normal guy, the regular guy," Amash told HBO's Real Time host. "These other two guys are the buffoons."
We Don't Need a Psychiatric Diagnosis To Assess the President's Obvious Faults
No amount of psychoanalyzing can disguise the grim choice facing voters this fall.
Justin Amash: 'I'm Promising to Be a President Who Will Reduce My Power'
The candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination talks with the Fifth Column podcast about coronavirus, constitutionalism, open-carry protests in Michigan, and how his own House Freedom Caucus was corrupted.
Well, at Least He's My Accused Sexual Assaulter!
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and double standards, as discussed on the Reason Roundtable podcast.
Justin Amash: People Want a President 'Who Is Normal, Honest, Practical, Capable.'
The Libertarian presidential hopeful makes his case for your vote.
Justin Amash Wants To Be the First Libertarian President
The Michigan congressman on why Donald Trump is too erratic, Joe Biden is too old, and his vision of a freer country.
Justin Amash: If Biden Assaulted Tara Reade, He Is Disqualified From Being President
The Libertarian congressman and presidential hopeful says both Biden and Trump "are disqualified if they've engaged in some kind of assault, especially a sexual assault."
How Justin Amash's Presidential Campaign Changes the 2020 Election
The Michigan congressman's run for the White House will change the Libertarian Party and national politics.
Justin Amash Becomes the First Libertarian Member of Congress
In an interview, the freshly-minted presidential candidate talks abortion, the "spoiler" charge, and Joe Biden's flip-flopping, while insisting that 2020 is a "winnable race."
Libertarian Party Presidential Candidates React to Rep. Justin Amash Entering the Race
Some welcome, one wonders what took him so long, and one thinks the Libertarians should "stop nominating [former Republican] pricks!"
Justin Amash Is Running for President as a Libertarian
The previously independent five-term Michigan congressman joins the L.P. and takes aim at the septuagenarian competition.
Here's Why Rep. Justin Amash Opposes the CARES Act
The libertarian-leaning congressman says the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses discriminates against those that most need it.
Libertarian Party Wins COVID-19-Related Lawsuit Over Ballot Access in Illinois
COVID-19 was making the traditional means of collecting petition signatures impossible.
Should Justin Amash Run for President?
The Reason Roundtable podcast delivers a mixed verdict.
Justin Amash Has Been Actively Pondering a Libertarian Presidential Run for 2 Months, and Will Decide Soon
Here are 4 questions the independent congressman and the rest of the country will have to consider
Coronavirus Reveals Utter Sameness of Democrats and Republicans
The election committees of both parties use the same language to attack Rep. Justin Amash (I–Mich.).
Coronavirus Gives the Illiberal Right Fever Dreams of Power
Hungary's Viktor Orbán consolidates power, Harvard's Adrian Vermeule fantasizes about wielding it, and many of those who oppose authoritarian conservativism beg Donald Trump to close the country down.
Are There Fiscal Conservatives in a Pandemic? The Club for Growth Says It Doesn't Matter.
The Club for Growth prides itself on holding lawmakers accountable "by publicizing their voting record." Except, well…not right now.
Lawmakers, White House Finalize $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus: 'The Largest Main Street Financial Package' in U.S. History
The package doubled in cost over the course of the negotiations.
The Most Libertarian Congressman Wants To Send People Checks. Here's Why.
"Americans need fast, direct relief," says Justin Amash.
Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus
Congress should loudly and unanimously reject this insanity.
Justin Amash Outraises Democratic and Republican Opponents in Fourth Quarter
The pro-impeachment libertarian independent has more cash on hand than any of his competitors.
Agree or Disagree With Him, We Need People Like Judge Napolitano
The Fox News legal analyst is driven by principle, not power. That's a rare commodity in today's environment.
Impeachment Hall of Shame (and Fame?)
The Reason Roundtable hands out darts and laurels for the impeachment process to date, and also wades into the Democrats' great Gender Wars of 2020.
Justin Amash's Biggest Fiscally Conservative National Donors Are Abandoning His Re-election Bid
Club for Growth and FreedomWorks cease supporting the congressman they've showered with awards