Will Iran Fall?
Plus: Border Patrol's recruitment problems, social media getting boring, RFK Jr. goes after food stamps, and more...
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Trump's War on Interest Rates
No one likes high interest rates on credit cards and loans, but artificially lowering interest rates via executive power is not a solution.
The ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good Disregarded Traffic Stop Guidelines
Jonathan Ross positioned himself in front of Good's car and continued firing even after he was no longer in its path.
Iran's Inflation Protests Turned Into an Uprising. Will Trump Get Involved?
The unrest started with a merchants' strike, escalated into a bloody crackdown—and might become an American war.
A Breakable Regime
Plus: Wealth tax barely understood by its proponents, Jerome Powell investigated, why sobriety sucks, and more...
The Trump Administration Owns Responsibility for Whatever Comes Next in Venezuela
By deposing Maduro but keeping his brutal regime in power, the U.S. implicitly endorses its crimes.
The Trump Administration's Deportation Reels Keep Getting Copyright Strikes for Using Music Without Permission
Without any real consequences for copyright infringements, the Department of Homeland Security doesn't have much incentive to follow the law.
DHS Says Venezuela Is Safe for Migrants To 'Go Home' to After Maduro's Capture. These Venezuelans Disagree.
Venezuelan nationals interviewed by Reason say they don’t feel safe returning to the country while Maduro’s regime is still in power. “It’s like taking the hood off, but the engine is still running.”
Video of the Minneapolis ICE Shooting Does Not Resolve the Issue of Whether It Was Legally Justified
The crucial question is whether the agent reasonably believed the driver he killed posed a threat, even if she was not actually trying to run him over.
Only Time Will Tell
Plus: Zohran's universal child care wins support, Harvard's screwed, Minneapolis won't keep kids in school, and more...
Venezuelan Socialist Regime Announces Release of a 'Number of Important' Political Prisoners
It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.
Elon Musk Said Rand Paul Is the One Person in Washington Who 'Gets It'
In an interview with Reason, CNN's Scott Jennings recounts the conversation he had with the tech entrepreneur about his distaste for exorbitant government spending.
New Federal Guidelines for Booze Got It Right
Instead of trying to tell people how much to drink, the new dietary guidelines take a better, more nuanced approach: "consume less alcohol for better health."
Trump's Plan for 30 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Oil Doesn't Add Up
The plan is both light on specifics and full of contradictions.
ICE in Minnesota
Plus: Mamdani staffer embroiled in scandal, inside the new food pyramid, Ro Khanna's misstep, and more...
The Trump Administration Says It's Illegal To Record Videos of ICE. Here's What the Law Says.
"Violence is anything that threatens them and their safety, so it is doxing them, it's videotaping them where they're at when they're out on operations," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
Why the DOJ Has Stopped Describing Maduro as the Head of a Literal Drug Cartel
That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations."
ICE Shoots and Kills Woman in Minneapolis
Video shows ICE officers were trying to pull the woman out of her car when she started to drive away, leading an officer to fire three shots through her window.
A Recent Book Shows Why Invading Greenland Would Be a Dumb Idea
Polar War demonstrates how difficult it is for armies to operate in the high north—and just how far America is behind Europe in Arctic warfare.
Federal Red Tape Plunges Under Trump
The president is making real progress on deregulation, but he needs to get Congress involved.
The 'Law Enforcement' Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Open-Ended License for War
If an indictment is enough to justify military action, why bother seeking congressional approval?
Trump Wants To Seize Greenland Because He Doesn't Understand Trade
Presidents should try to nudge the world toward more trade and less war whenever possible. Trump is doing the opposite.
How the Trump Administration Quietly and Quickly Took Over 3 Golf Courses in Washington, D.C.
Plus: Thank capitalism for the best parts of college football bowl season
Did Marco Rubio Lie to Congress About Venezuela?
His explanation for why the Trump administration attacked Venezuela without congressional authorization does not stand up to scrutiny.
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Went From QAnon Acolyte to MAGA Exile
You don't need a detailed theory to explain the departing congresswoman's journey.
Americans Are Increasingly Skeptical of Foreign Military Intervention
Nicolás Maduro’s removal should be welcomed by anyone who values liberty. Yet data show Americans—led by the youngest adults—are turning noninterventionist.
Congressional Acquiescence Facilitates Executive Branch Military Adventurism
Here as elsewhere, lethargy in the legislature is no way to counter execss energy in the executive.
Donald Trump Says the U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela After Maduro's Ouster
When asked who would be in charge, Trump said: “We’re designating those people.”
Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro
The strikes against Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro might be popular or defensible. They were not legal.
Photos: What Is the National Guard Doing in D.C.?
Uniformed and armed men and women can be seen all over the city wielding leaf blowers, hoses, and brooms as they do municipal chores.
The DOJ Thinks Cocaine Couriers Are Not Worth Prosecuting. Trump Thinks They Deserve To Die.
Even as the president blows up drug boats, the government routinely declines to pursue charges against smugglers nabbed by the Coast Guard.
In 2026, Republicans Will Have To Decide What Comes After Trump
Is the party heading deeper into the right wing fever swamps?
3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025
The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.
The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.
From COVID-19 lockdowns to Biden's inflation and Trump's tariffs, bad things have happened when economics are sidelined in policymaking.
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DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm U.S. Citizenship
It's the punch line to a bad joke that started 20 years ago when Congress passed the REAL ID Act.
Trump Bars 5 Europeans From the U.S. Over Their Censorship Efforts
Creeping authoritarianism in the European Union gets pushback from an administration that has its own rocky relationship with free speech.
Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
The U.S. military is fighting or preparing to fight in more countries than it was when the self-proclaimed "peace president" took office.
Could the Feds Throw You in Jail for Merely Filming ICE Immigration Raids?
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said "videotaping" agents was violence—but Border Patrol brought a film crew to Chicago-area raids.
From Nixon to Trump, the 'War on Drugs' Has Been a Disaster for Americans' Freedom
The Trump administration's chest-pounding approach is costing lives and eroding freedoms.
Refusing To Let Trump Deploy the National Guard in Chicago, SCOTUS Adds a New Wrinkle To the Debate
The justices suggested the president is misinterpreting "the regular forces," a key phrase in the statute on which he is relying.
How Tariffs and Inflation Are Hitting Holiday Sweets
The Trump administration’s trade war has made home-baked and store-bought treats more expensive.
Trump's Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant's Legal Classification
In addition to its symbolic significance, rescheduling the drug will facilitate research and provide tax relief to state-licensed cannabis suppliers.
Trump's Economic Adviser Says Tariff Refunds Would Be 'Very Complicated' and Unlikely
Oh, so now the Trump administration is worried about the complexity of its tariff polices?
Tariffs Are Leaving Fewer Footballs, Golf Clubs, and Toys Under the Christmas Tree
Plus: College Football Playoff complaints and an awful NFL officiating blunder.
Good News for D.C.'s Gun Owners
Plus: Homeownership myths and realities, discrimination at the theater, career diplomats brought home, and more...
What If Congress Limited Birthright Citizenship and Nobody Noticed?
A new study further undermines revisionist claims about birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, noting a dog that did not bark.
DHS Says Recording or Following Law Enforcement 'Sure Sounds Like Obstruction of Justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
