Reason In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against federal overreach during times of national crises. “Whether foreign or domestic, great or small, there is a recurring temptation …
On Wednesday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos formally announced the new rules related to Title IX—the federal statute that governs sexual misconduct in schools—thus completing a process that began more than …
The increasing possibility of a breakdown in the meat supply chain in the United States due to COVID-19 is prompting Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) to renew his push for a …
A Massachusetts pastor, Kristopher Casey, will be punished with a $300 civil fine for convening more than 10 people at his Sunday church service. If he does it again, the …
Failing to “aggressively decarcerate and reduce the incarcerated population” is leading to masses of preventable deaths in prisons and jails and in the larger population, say Democratic lawmakers in a …
5/6/1776: Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason is published. Thomas Jefferson relied on this document when drafting the Declaration of Independence. ReasonFounded in 1968, Reason is the magazine of …
I blogged recently on the Massachusetts high court’s ruling on how the Fourth Amendment should apply to querying automated license plate reader (ALPR) databases. Here’s a new ruling on the …
A Florida appeals court has dismissed charges that John DeRossett tried to kill three Brevard County sheriff’s deputies, citing the state’s “stand your ground” law. Plainclothes detectives tried to arrest …
Recently, many politicians were in such a hurry to ban plastic bags. California and Hawaii banned them, then New York. Then Oregon, Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont passed laws against them. …
Judge Thomas Griffith began service on the D.C. Circuit on June 29, 2005. Under the so-called “Rule of 80,” he will become eligible to retire with full pay on June …