Reason 5/4/1942: Wickard v. Filburn argued. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy8K0-EiF5U?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 on civil liberties, politics, technology, …
In many places in the U.S., it’s neither safe nor legal to conduct business right now due to the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic (for more on this, see Editor …
The Peoria County, Illinois, sheriff’s office has stopped the Green Door Video-Erotic Boutique from offering curbside service. Officials say the x-rated store does not qualify as an essential service under …
On April 6, the Supreme Court decided Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee. This case held that absentee ballots in Wisconsin would be counted if they were “postmarked by …
Following reports of half a dozen parties being held around the Chicago area this weekend, Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a sinister warning to stay-at-home violators: “We will take you to …
5/2/1802: Washington D.C. incorporated as the capital of the United States. Article I, Section 8 empowers Congress to “To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not …
Matt Ridley is one of the best-selling—and best-regarded—science and economics writers on the planet. He wrote recently that in the face of the coronavirus pandemic “we are about to find …
Yesterday, a per curiam Sixth Circuit panel (Sutton, McKeague, and Nalbandian) decided Maryville Baptist Church v. Beshear. (Eugene blogged about it earlier.) This decision halted the Kentucky governor’s prohibition on “drive-in” …
The court also suggests the limit on in-person church services may be invalid, but concludes that the matter should be considered further by the trial court—rather than by this emergency …
In the latest issue of National Review, I review Richard Epstein’s latest book, The Dubious Morality of Modern Administrative Law. Here’s a taste of my review: In 2014, Columbia Law School professor …