Iran’s Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution
Protests have been shaking Iranian cities for nearly a dozen nights, sparked by the death of a young women’s rights activist in the custody of the country’s morality police. The …
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A White Woman’s Documentary About Muslim Extremists Is Being Canceled. Guess Why.
Jihad Rehab is a documentary by Meg Smaker, a former firefighter who moved from California to Yemen and then to Saudi Arabia following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Subsequent to …
Today in Supreme Court History: September 25, 1981
9/25/1981: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor takes the oath. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 25, 1981 appeared first on Reason.com. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason …
In Purported Global First, Dutch City Bans Meat Ads
Earlier this month, reports indicated that Haarlem, The Netherlands, had become the first city in the world to ban advertisements for meat and meat products from appearing in public spaces …
Occupational Licensing Doesn’t Mean Higher Quality Services
Occupational licensing raises barriers, not quality. In an alarming number of U.S. professions, would-be practitioners have to obtain a government permission slip to work legally. This sort of occupational licensing …
California Lawmakers Are Being Hypocritical About ‘Harm Reduction’ Policies
Some California Democrats have recently discovered the concept of “harm reduction” when it comes to a variety of drug-related matters. As the National Harm Reduction Coalition explains, this idea “accepts, for …
Today in Supreme Court History: August 26, 1964
8/26/1964: Lyndon B. Johnson nominated as Democratic candidate for president. He would make two appointments to the Supreme Court: Justices Abe Fortas and Thurgood Marshall. President Johnson’s appointees to the …
Emma Camp: Student Loan Forgiveness Is Bad News and Bad Policy
Just in time for the midterm elections, the Biden administration has announced that millions of college graduates don’t have to pay back their student loans. This week, President Joe Biden …
Brickbat: What did You Expect, Dressed Like That?
Video showed police in Suzhou, China, detaining a woman for wearing a Japanese kimono in public. “If you came here wearing Hanfu (a traditional Chinese dress), I wouldn’t say this,” …
No Name Change for You, Princess
From In re Perez, decided yesterday by the Texas Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi-Edinburg), in an opinion by Justice Clarissa Silva, joined by Justices Gina Benavides and Leticia Hinojosa: Perez …