Homeschooling Hits a Tipping Point
With the public school year underway nationwide—or else delayed beyond its normal start by labor actions and fearful policymakers—families getting an eyeful of what classes mean this year aren’t impressed …
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U.S. Withdraws Foolish Threat of New Tariffs on Canadian Aluminum
One of the more bizarre episodes of President Donald Trump’s trade war—and there are plenty of contenders—came to an abrupt end on Tuesday afternoon when the United States backed down …
Judicial Supremacy: Not So Bad
At the Law & Liberty site today, I have a review of Louis Fisher’s new book on judicial supremacy, Reconsidering Judicial Finality. Contra Fisher, I argue in favor of judicial supremacy, properly understood …
There’s Some “Hate Speech” for You
A reader passes along this item, which led to his account being locked (for 30 days, apparently) on “hate speech” grounds by Facebook (I’ve redacted his name below): Why exactly …
Today in Supreme Court History: September 16, 1787
9/16/1787: The Constitutional Convention finalizes Constitution. The Constitution ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, …
The Sins and Virtues of New Religions
Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, by Tara Isabella Burton, PublicAffairs, 320 pages, $28 Over the last 15 years, two growing groups of people have been drifting away from …
Brickbat: Stop Cutting the Cheese
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted California a waiver to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which provides boxes of food to low-income households, …
Politicians Vs. Small Businesses
Politicians shut down businesses because of COVID-19. But the rules don’t apply to everyone. In San Francisco, gyms were forced to close, but (SET ITAL)government(END ITAL) gyms stayed open. In …
How Much Difference Do COVID-19 Lockdowns Make?
The New York Times describes Sweden’s approach to COVID-19, which has been notably less restrictive than the policies adopted by other European countries and the United States, as “disastrous” and …
Wrong, But Not En Banc Worthy—2020 Edition
In June, in Davenport v. MacLaren, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned Ervine Lee Davenport’s first-degree murder conviction because “he was visibly …