Abolish Qualified Immunity
In this month’s issue, we draw on decades of Reason journalism about policing and criminal justice to make practical suggestions about how to use the momentum of this summer’s tumultuous …
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Facebook Need Not Remove “Russia State-Controlled Media” Label from Maffick’s “In the Now,” “Waste-Ed,” and “Soapbox” Pages
From Maffick LLC v. Facebook, Inc., decided yesterday by Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.): Plaintiff Maffick LLC seeks a temporary restraining order directing defendant Facebook, Inc., to take down a …
Be Skeptical of Stories About TikTok ‘Benadryl Challenge’ Overdoses
A teen in Oklahoma City reportedly died in August of an overdose of Benadryl pills, and this tragedy is fueling yet another social media “challenge” panic. Are teens really trying …
Study Finds More School Arrests In Florida After the State Doubled The Number of Police in Schools
In 2018, Florida schools saw a hiring surge for police officers. As a result, a new study says, the number of school arrests—which had been declining for years—suddenly started to …
D.C. Prosecutions Highlight the Connection Between Gun Control and Racial Disparities
An anti-gun initiative in Washington, D.C., that was backed by Mayor Muriel Bowser is attracting criticism because it has focused on predominantly black parts of the city. The controversy over …
Hispanic Parents Want More Choices for School
Hispanic parents, like other parents, have concerns about sending their kids back to school. According to a poll by Latino Decisions, a firm founded by a Biden campaign operative, 59 …
Don’t Be Afraid: Hulu Comedy Woke Is Genuinely Funny
Woke. Available Wednesday, September 9, on Hulu. In a dreary age in which we’re battered on one side by authentic police mayhem and on the other by puerile PC paladins, Hulu’s …
Teachers Unions Push Families Out of Public Schools
New York City residents still dependent on public schools received good-ish news this week. The teachers’ union—which threatened to strike unless the city met its demands for COVID-19 precautions—finally came …
Police Kill Antifa Protester Who Confessed to Portland Shooting
A few hours after the release of a video outing himself as the person who fatally shot a Patriot Prayer protester in Portland, Oregon, last week, 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl …
California’s Political Leaders Made Wildfire Season Worse
A few years ago, I blithely drove toward the Humboldt redwood forests across the coastal ranges without checking the morning road updates. Let’s just say that moving along in a …