Reason 9/25/1981: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor takes the oath. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism …
When voters in Arlington, Texas, approved a 2016 referendum to replace their then-22-year-old ballpark with a new retractable-roof stadium, the $1.1 billion project appeared to be more on the up-and-up …
A sharia court in Nigeria has sentenced Omar Farouq, 13, to 10 years in prison for blasphemy. He was accused of using foul language about Allah in conversation with a …
From Crozier v. Westside Community School Dist., decided earlier this month by the Eighth Circuit (Judges Steven Colloton, Roger Leland Wollman, and William Duane Benton): In the fall of 2016, …
In August, President Trump teased a future executive order concerning pre-existing conditions. (See here and here). At the time, I predicted that Trump was trying to aid the Supreme Court’s …
Dr. Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate for the presidency, has released a SCOTUS list of “liberty-minded jurists.” You will see many familiar names on the list: Richard Epstein is a …
In 2016, after the tragic passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, I blogged a fair amount on the history of election year supreme court vacancies and the ever-worsening judicial confirmation process. …
A proposed new rule from the Department of Labor will protect the flexibility and freedom enjoyed by gig workers and independent contractors, but it likely won’t settle the debate over …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to end the sale of all gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035. Apparently, Newsom is attempting to implement his own Green New Deal via executive …
Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power, by John Yoo, All Points Books, 299 pages, $29.99 John Yoo and Donald J. Trump seemed like a perfect match from …