Judge Luttig on How the D.C. Circuit Bungled the Flynn Case
Before the U.S. Court of Appeals decided to grant Michael Flynn’s petition for a writ of mandamus ordering the dismissal of the charges against him for lying to the FBI, …
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Brickbats: July 2020
Lucio Delgado was proud to have the chance to become an American citizen after moving to the U.S. from Mexico six years ago. But his dreams were dashed when he …
3 Things To Know About the ‘New NAFTA’ That Begins Today
A little more than 26 years after it ushered in a new era of continent-wide trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is no more. Starting today, the United …
Touching Your Phone While Driving Is Now Illegal in Idaho, Illinois, and Indiana
As Americans celebrate Independence Day this week, state authorities will be armed with all sorts of new ways to restrict our liberty and control us. This includes several states starting …
N.Y. State Bill to Ban “Hate Speech” from Social Media
The bill (S. 7275) was proposed in January by state senator David Carlucci, but I just came across it: 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have …
Today in Supreme Court History: July 1, 1985
7/1/1985: Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. is decided. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87M82PN4Ado?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism …
Brickbat: I See Your Picture
Minnesota State Patrol trooper Albert Kuehne has been charged with two counts of felony stalking. Prosecutors say Kuehne responded to a single-car wreck involving a woman detained as a possible …
Want to Reform the Criminal Justice System? End the Drug War.
Protesters say America’s criminal justice system is unfair. It is. Courts are so jammed that innocent people plead guilty to avoid waiting years for a trial. Lawyers help rich people …
Don’t Let the Pandemic Kill Religious Freedom
About a month after Bill de Blasio personally led a police raid on a Hasidic rabbi’s funeral in Brooklyn, which he portrayed as an intolerable threat in the era of …
Did COVID-19 Lockdowns Reach Back in Time to Affect Behavior Before They Were Imposed?
“By going into lockdown,” New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer matter-of-factly reports, “Massachusetts drove its reproductive number down from 2.2 at the beginning of March to 1 by the end …