Reason In January, New York joins its neighbor New Jersey in significantly reducing demands for cash bail, establishing a system where defendants are released on the least restrictive guidelines necessary to …
A video that went viral over the weekend has led to criticisms over the New York Police Department’s arrest of a teenager on the subway. Elad Nehorai shared a video …
Tax industry cronyism revealed in IRS emails. The Internal Revenue Service let companies that profit from charging for income-tax preparation services write rules that kept free filing options away from …
Just three years ago, Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) ran for president and people talked about a “libertarian moment.” What happened? There has been some useful deregulation, but the size of …
10/29/1942: Published decision in Ex Parte Quirin released. At that point, six of the saboteurs had already been electrocuted. The Stone Court (1941-1942) ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine …
Faced with a surge in legal asylum claims on the southern border, the Trump administration has done everything it can to push refugees underground. It has closed ports of entry …
A spokesman for Massey University, a public university in New Zealand, has apologized after some staff members removed posters supporting protests in Hong Kong from its Palmerston North Campus. “We acknowledge …
I blogged previously about the Michelle Carter case here, here, and here. Even though the Massachusetts legislature has not yet spoken on the proposed legislation that specifically addresses encouragement of …
You knew we’d go there. In this episode I talk about Congresswoman Katie Hill’s “throuple” pics and whether the rush to portray her as a victim of revenge porn raises …
Later this week, a resolution on investigating President Donald Trump will be brought before the House of Representatives for a vote, turning the semi-official process officially official. House Speaker Nancy …