Why Trump Might Still Get Re-elected
Almost every day, Donald Trump shows that he lacks the temperament and judgment to be president. Why might swing voters vote for him? Because they think that putting his opponents …
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Activists Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor, Whose Killers Are Still Employed as Louisville Cops
Today, Breonna Taylor should be celebrating her 27th birthday. Instead, she was senselessly killed by Louisville police officers in a no-knock raid on March 13, during which cops targeted her …
Powerpoint Slides and other resources for 100 Supreme Court cases.
Randy Barnett and I prepared powerpoint slides for the 100 cases in our new supplement. The slides include photographs of the people and places involved, study guide questions, and brief summaries …
Is “Defunding the Police” Libertarian?
I have become increasingly cognizant of a tendency of many libertarians to conflate “libertarian” with “antigovernment.” There are a variety of groups and movements in the U.S. who hate “the …
Today in Supreme Court History: June 5, 1916
6/5/1916: Justice Louis Brandeis takes the oath. Justice Louis Brandeis ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of free minds and free markets. We produce hard-hitting independent journalism on civil …
Brickbat: Time Off
The British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation suspended high school science teacher Klaus Hardy Breslauer from teaching for three days for making racist and sexually inappropriate comments to students. A …
Buffalo Police Seriously Injure 75-Year-Old Man During Protest
A 75-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday evening after two Buffalo police officers knocked him down during a protest over the police killing of George Floyd. Those two officers have been …
L.A. Politicians Planning Big Gift to Gun Industry, Private Security Companies
See this story, and also this one: Garcetti spoke of “reinvesting in black communities and communities of color.” The mayor proceeded to announce $250 million in cuts to the proposed …
We Are All the Children of Tiananmen’s Tank Man
Thirty-one years ago today, the Chinese government executed an unknown number of peaceful student protesters at and near Tiananmen Square—official estimates of the body count range from a few hundred …