Poetry Monday!: “The Jumblies” by Edward Lear
For the rest of my playlist, click here. Past poems are: “Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson “The Pulley” by George Herbert “Harmonie du soir” by Charles Baudelaire “Dirge Without Music” …
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Justice Department Prepares for First Federal Execution of a Woman Since 1953
It has been nearly 70 years since the federal Bureau of Prisons executed a woman. That will change in December if Attorney General William Barr gets his way. The Department …
Who Should Libertarians Vote for in 2020? A Soho Forum Update
In July, the Soho Forum hosted a three-way debate asking the question “Who should Libertarians Vote For in 2020?” George Mason Law Professor Ilya Somin made the case for Joe …
Americans Are Moving Where They Want. Will It Be a Win for Choice or Polarization?
Get outta town! Seriously—if you started this year as a resident of one of America’s megalopolises, there’s a good chance that you’ve at least considered leaving, whether or not you …
You Can’t Always Trust What You Hear Online, and Congress Has Some Ideas About Fixing That
The hearings had been underway for about an hour and 15 minutes when Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi piped up with an idea. “Are there ways,” the Illinois Democrat asked, “that we …
Cops Clash with Protesters in America and Around the World
In cities around the world, crackdowns on protesting can’t seem to stop people from pouring out into the streets. Here in the U.S., federal agents just had an hourslong standoff …
Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 1789
10/19/1789: Chief Justice John Jay takes oath. Chief Justice John Jay ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on …
The Federal Death Penalty Returns
The federal government is back in the business of executing prisoners. Prior to 2020, the last federal death row inmate to be executed was Louis Jones Jr., put to death …
Brickbat: Late Delivery
Nicholas Beauchene, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in New Jersey, has been charged by with one count of delay, secretion, or detention of mail and one count of obstruction …
Weren’t There Macedonian Actresses Who Had Been Having Affairs with Italians Who Could Be Cast in the Role?
Jeff Jacoby has an excellent column on the objections to Gal Gadot being cast as Cleopatra. An excerpt: Cleopatra VII, the Queen of the Nile, may have been the foremost …