“If Merely Using Profanity Can Cause a Parent to Lose Custody,”
From Fyffe v. Cain, decided last week by the Georgia Court of Appeals: H.C., who was 11 years old at the time the trial court issued its custody order, was …
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Today in Supreme Court History: November 7, 1922
11/7/1922: Oregon enacts the Compulsory Education Act. Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We …
Nobody Knows What Television Is Anymore
I have a confession to make. It’s 2019, and I don’t know what television is anymore. Oh, sure, I know what a television—the physical object, the thing you order from Amazon …
Brickbat: Show Us Your ‘O Face’
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says it wants to use facial recognition technology to limit children’s access to online pornography. Those who want to watch porn would have their faces …
8th Circuit weighs in on the scope of injunctions
The Eighth Circuit has just published its decision in Rodgers v. Bryant, a case that concerns, among other things, the scope of an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of a state …
Plans by Warren and Sanders Neglect Logic, Math, and Honesty
The more I follow the Democratic presidential campaign, the more I see how little I understand some people. After all, we can have differences when it comes to ideology, and …
Forget Paris. It Was Never a Serious Way to Handle Climate Change
On Monday, the Trump Administration formally announced its intent to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, as President Trump had pledged to do earlier. Environmental activists decried the move, …
New York Might Compensate You for Your Kidney
On Friday, New York State Sen. James Skoufis (D–Woodbury), introduced a bill that would provide kidney donors with free health insurance for life. Skoufis’ bill, S.B. 6827, would establish a …
Martin Scorsese Is a Grumpy Old Fart—and Wrong About the State of ‘Cinema’
I’m a big admirer of Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese—I thoroughly enjoyed his recent Bob Dylan “documentary,” Rolling Thunder Revue, and I look forward to watching his newest narrative film, The …
A Tennessee Police Department’s Last Officer Resigns Over Ticket Quotas
Ridgetop Police Chief Bryan Morris submitted his resignation on Friday. The Tennessee city is now without a police force and it’s all due to a disagreement over illegal ticket quotas. …