What Happens When 2 Dan Sullivans Run for the Same Senate Seat? Should it be illegal to run for office against someone with your same name? Reason · Oct 15
Social Security Is Running Out of Money. Benefits Are Rising 3.6% Next Year Anyway. Congress has yet to address a looming funding shortfall that could leave the retirement program unable to pay 22 percent of scheduled benefits by 2032. Reason · Oct 15
The Federal Government Collected $5.4 Trillion. It Still Can't Pay Its Bills. Entitlement spending, defense spending, and interest payments on the debt continue to climb. Reason · Oct 15
California Law Generally Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Display ID Violates Supremacy Clause The Ninth Circuit so held yesterday, reaffirming what it had said on a preliminary basis (in deciding on an injunction pending appeal) in April. Reason · Oct 15
Even Blue-Collar Workers Have Turned Against Trump's Unpopular Tariffs A new poll shows that Americans are soundly rejecting the Trump administration's big government policies. Reason · Oct 15
Judge Refuses to Recuse in Case Involving Alleged Misconduct by Philly DA's Office Judge Diamond says Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's filing is "frivolous" and generates "more heat than light." Reason · Oct 15
Jury Nullification Is Not a Crime Plus: Two notable cases this week at the Supreme Court. Reason · Oct 15
The 3rd Circuit Upholds the Gun Rights of a Man Who Committed a Nonviolent Misdemeanor 2 Decades Ago The appeals court said it was unconstitutional to permanently disarm Edward Williams based on a 2005 DUI conviction. Reason · Oct 15
Sinking Ships Plus: The scourge of the scrunch-butt, Anthropic prepares to IPO, and more... Reason · Oct 15
No Pseudonymity for Apparent Hazer Suing University for Supposedly Improper Actions Against Her From Doe v. Sacred Heart Univ., Inc., decided last week by Bridgeport (Conn.) Superior Court Judge Robert Golger: The plaintiff,… The post No Pseudonymity for Apparent Hazer Suing University for Supposedly Improper Actions Against Her appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 15
Trump Keeps Coming Up With Legally Dubious Tariff Justifications Trump launched his third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts ran into legal trouble. Reason · Oct 15
Brickbat: Listening In Dylan Hembrough, editor in chief of the student newspaper at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, contacted the school's communications office to… The post Brickbat: Listening In appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 15
Reason · Oct 15 Fusionism and its Limits Fusionism is far preferable to nationalism and postliberalism. But it has shortcomings of its own, and its political prospects are questionable.
Reason · Oct 14 Kansas Ban on Private Parties' Partially Prefilling Voters' Mail Ballot Applications Upheld A short excerpt from today's longish Tenth Circuit opinion in VoteAmerica v. Schwab, by Judge Timothy Tymkovich, joined by Judges… The post Kansas Ban on Private Parties' Partially Prefilling Voters' Mail Ballot Applications Upheld appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 Florida "Addictive Features" Social Media Restrictions on Minors Likely Constitutional, Eleventh Circuit Holds Some short excerpts from the long opinion in Computer & Comm. Indus. Ass'n v. Uthmeier, decided today by Judge Kevin… The post Florida "Addictive Features" Social Media Restrictions on Minors Likely Constitutional, Eleventh Circuit Holds appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Facilitating "Jeffrey Epstein's … Sex-Trafficking Operation" Can Go Forward From Molchonova v. FirstBank Puerto Rico & First Bancorp, decided today by Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.): On September 25, 2026,… The post Lawsuit Alleging Bank Played Role in Facilitating "Jeffrey Epstein's … Sex-Trafficking Operation" Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 Trump's $90 Checks to Seniors Look a Lot Like Vote Buying With the midterms rapidly approaching, Trump is sending out billions in taxpayer money to court Medicare-enrolled seniors.
Reason · Oct 14 Second Amendment Rights Forfeited by Past Terroristic Threats Conviction Some excerpts from the long Third Circuit en banc opinion yesterday by Judge Stephanos Bibas in U.S. v. Bost (for… The post Second Amendment Rights Forfeited by Past Terroristic Threats Conviction appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 America: Democracy or Republic? I'm interviewed about this roughly at about 3:15 to 6:30 of this episode of PBS's Civics Made Easy series. Unfortunately,… The post America: Democracy or Republic? appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 A Trump Appointee Says the President Likely Violated the First Amendment by Banishing Disfavored Journalists U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted a preliminary injunction to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, which Trump banned from the White House because of their "purposely negative stories."
Reason · Oct 14 Second Amendment Rights Not Forfeited by Past Drunk Driving Conviction From yesterday's Third Circuit en banc opinion in Williams v. Attorney General, written by Judge Paul Matey (and citing, among… The post Second Amendment Rights Not Forfeited by Past Drunk Driving Conviction appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Oct 14 Posting About This 'Robot Sexual Assault' in Germany Could Be a Crime Let's unpack the latest dystopian tech news—and German cops' dystopian response.
Reason · Oct 14 Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law If laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.