Strikers Demand 4-Day Workweek
More pay for less work? The United Auto Workers union, which began striking on Friday, will continue to make demands of the big three domestic automakers—General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis …
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Today in Supreme Court History: September 17, 1787
9/17/1787: The Constitution is signed. The Constitution Happy Constitution Day! The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 17, 1787 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the …
Court Allows Religious Discrimination Claim to Go Forward in Ex-Hamline Prof’s Mohammed Images / Islamic Art Controversy
As readers of the blog may know, Hamline University declined to renew Erica López Prater’s instructor contract because she displayed Islamic Art containing images of Mohammed in her World Art …
Environmentalists Are Destroying My Kitchen
My New York City apartment doesn’t have a lot going for it. It’s 700 square feet. The master bedroom fits little more than a queen-sized bed. There’s no kitchen pantry. …
Despite the Doomsday Narrative, Global Inequality Has Significantly Declined
Today’s hyperpartisan and frequently negative news cycle ignores one significant and uplifting story: the precipitous decline of global inequality. It’s a subject that deserves our attention, for it reveals the …
California Legislature Passes Slew of YIMBY Reforms
The California Legislature is rounding out its session by giving final approval to two bills that eliminate regulatory constraints on building housing on church lands and in cities falling behind …
The Trial Begins: DOJ Sues Google Over Search Engine Dominance
Google’s trial begins today. The Department of Justice has sued the tech giant for cornering more than 90 percent of the search engine market. The government argues that this dominance …
Gavin Newsom Spins Revisionist History of His COVID Record
California Gov. Gavin Newsom concedes that there was room for improvement in his state’s pandemic policies. On NBC’s Meet the Press yesterday, Newsom largely declined to defend the substance of …
Challenge to N.M. Governor’s Ban on Public Gun Carry in Albuquerque and Surrounding County
From the motion for a temporary restraining order in Nat’l Ass’n for Gun Rights v. Grisham, filed yesterday in New Mexico federal court (paragraph numbering removed). Governor Grisham issued Executive …
Critics Sue Over Hawaii’s Housing Deregulation, Calling It Attempted ‘Genocide’
Back in July, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green used a novel interpretation of his emergency powers to suspend most restrictions on homebuilding, reasoning that the island’s severe housing insufficiency was a …