Criminal Coercion Statute Struck Down in Minnesota
From yesterday’s decision in State v. Jorgenson, written by Judge Diane Bratvold and joined by Presiding Judge Lucinda Jesson and Judge Renee Worke; for more on past cases in other …
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John Stossel Interviews Tulsi Gabbard
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D–Hawaii) will be in the Democratic debate next week. John Stossel says that’s good, because she’s different from the other Democrats. One difference is that she served in …
Today in Supreme Court History: October 8, 1888
10/8/1888: Chief Justice Melville Fuller takes the judicial oath. Chief Justice Melville Fuller ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent …
Cheap Meds From Canada, Eh?
“For the first time in HHS history, we are open to importation,” Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar told reporters in July. The Trump administration hopes this …
When will the European Union order Twitter to silence President Trump?
Today’s episode opens with coverage of a truly disturbing bit of neocolonialist lawmaking from the Court of Justice of the European Union. The CJEU ruled that an Austrian court correctly …
You Will Die If You Vape While Watching Impeachment Porn
As the nation gets more paranoid about vaping, we bring in e-cigarette expert Jacob Sullum to talk us down. Sullum digs into the real risks of vaping versus smoking, what …
Does WeWork Work? Don’t Write Off the Innovative Shared Office Concept Yet.
The conventional wisdom about WeWork these days is that it is some kind of failure. The privately held company announced that its co-founder, Adam Neumann, would step down as CEO. …
WTF: Lindsey Graham Says Trump Is Repeating Mistakes of a ‘Obama-Libertarian Foreign Policy’
After President Donald Trump announced that he’d withdraw U.S. military personnel from northern Syria in anticipation of a Turkish incursion, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) warned that the White House is …
Supreme Court Will Finally Hear Arguments Over Federal LGBT Discrimination Protections
The Supreme Court is back to work this week. Tomorrow it’ll be hearing two hours of argument over three different lawsuits involving federal protections against sex discrimination in the workplace. …
The NBA Cares More About Making Money in Mainland China Than Supporting Freedom in Hong Kong
A single tweet by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey has set off one of the biggest crises in NBA history. Morey shared this image on Sunday, while the Rockets …