New York’s Liquor Authority Wants Uber Eats to Get a Liquor License
Food delivery app services like Grubhub and Uber Eats might have to get liquor licenses if they want to keep doing business in New York state. A proposal from the …
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Trump Mulls Orwellian Proposal to Stop Mass Shootings by Monitoring ‘Mentally Ill People’ for Signs of Imminent Violence
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a pitch from former NBC Chairman Robert Wright, a presidential pal, for a research program aimed at preventing mass shootings by electronically monitoring people …
Boston Judge Smacked Down for Overruling D.A. Who Tried To Drop ‘Straight Pride’ Protest Charges
Massachusetts’ top court has ruled that a judge overstepped his bounds by trying to keep the local district attorney from dropping charges against a protester. The protester was arrested at …
Bill de Blasio’s Proposed ‘Robot Tax’ Is Completely Unnecessary, Just Like His Candidacy
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest attempt to jump-start his inert presidential campaign includes a call for a new federal tax on robots. This unnecessary burden on businesses would …
English School Mandates Trousers for All Students
BBC reports: Priory School in Lewes, East Sussex, made trousers compulsory for new and existing students for the new term. The school said “concerns” had been raised over the length …
Did You Download an App that Connects to Your Rifle Scope? If So, the Justice Department Wants to Know Who You Are.
If you’ve ever downloaded a gun scope app called Obsidian 4, the Department of Justice wants to know about it. Rather than asking, it’s trying to order the app maker …
Congressional Report on ‘Deaths of Despair’ Highlights the Hazards of Drug Prohibition
Last week’s U.S. Joint Economic Committee report on “deaths of despair” shows that long-term trends in suicide and in deaths related to alcohol and illegal drugs cannot be fully explained …
Boat Company and Border Officials Tell Different Stories About Rejection of Dorian-Displaced Bahamians
Confusion over rules for Bahamians fleeing hurricane. Bahamas residents displaced by Hurricane Dorian were told that they could come to the U.S. by simply showing their passports and police records—no …
Study Finds That the Vast Majority of Respiratory Diseases in Vapers Are Linked to Illegal THC Products
According to a new report on patients in Illinois and Wisconsin who experienced severe respiratory illnesses after vaping, 83 percent admitted using black-market cannabis products. While 17 percent said they …
The Joyful Contrarianism of Gordon Tullock
What kind of crank wants to put bayonets in steering wheels, praises political corruption as “working out rather well,” and thinks that competition can be harmful and should be discouraged? …