Congress Is Paying People a Lot of Money To Not Work
Perhaps the simplest and most important lesson in economics is this: Incentives matter. If you tax an activity, you make it more expensive and get less of it. If you …
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Brickbat: An Unexpected Change of Heart
West Virginia mail carrier Thomas Cooper has pleaded guilty to attempted election fraud and injury to the mail. Cooper admitted changing several absentee ballot requests for the state’s June primary. …
Kanye West Launches a Presidental Campaign of Christian Morality
Kanye West, still running for president, spoke at his first campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday afternoon. West, with “2020” carved along the back of his head and …
Libel Case Flowing from the Philando Castile Shooting Can Go Forward
From Judge Ronald L. Abrams’ opinion in Reynolds v. McBroom, decided May 11 but just posed on Westlaw (2020 WL 4001126): On July 6, 2016, St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo …
Today in Supreme Court History: July 19, 1949
7/19/1949: Justice Frank Murphy dies. Justice Frank Murphy ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil liberties, politics, …
What It’s Like To Be a Business Owner During COVID-19
“So many businesses have taken it upon themselves to make lemonade out of lemons, in almost the truest sense, and really turn around and care for their communities for no …
Indian Tribes, Like Other Government Entities, Can’t Sue for Libel; Lawsuit Over Billions Episode Thrown Out
Friday’s decision by New York Judge Kathryn E. Freed in Cayuga Nation v. Showtime Networks Inc. involves a lawsuit over an episode of the Showtime TV series Billions. The show …
What happens when a professor is unable to finish teaching a class due to COVID-19?
As the saying goes, all professors are mortal. From time to time, faculties will deal with tragedy. Due to various health situations, a professor may be unable to finish a …
FDA Announces Blueprint for ‘New Era of Smarter Food Safety’
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a blueprint for improving the safety of the foods the agency regulates. The approach, dubbed the “New Era of Smarter …
A New Charles Manson Documentary Series Pulls All the Disturbing Threads Together
I’m happy to report that the publicity campaign for Epix’s documentary on the Charles Manson murders, Helter Skelter: An American Myth, is a mendacious hoax. “You think you know the story. …