Voting by Mail Plus: A 911 glitch, the disappearance of the menhaden, the deportation of a Navy sailor's dad, and more... Reason · Aug 25
New in Civitas Outlook: "SCOTUS's Immigration Rulings Chastise Trump on Morality" "Mullin v. Doe should have been resolved on legal grounds without the need to virtue signal about immigration." Reason · Aug 25
Should Deadly Self-Defense Be Tortious if Need for It Could Have Been Avoided "by Relinquishing the Exercise of [a] Right"? The Restatements are influential works by the American Law Institute—an organization of lawyers, judges, and academics—that aimed to provide a… The post Should Deadly Self-Defense Be Tortious if Need for It Could Have Been Avoided "by Relinquishing the Exercise of [a] Right"? appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 25
Marjorie Taylor Greene on MAGA, Congress, and the Two-Party System "I spent five years of my life the most pissed off I could ever be because I hated all of it," the former congresswoman tells Reason's Robby Soave. Reason · Aug 25
Brickbat: King Bee The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether South Charleston can ban beekeeping within city limits.… The post Brickbat: King Bee appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 25
How Long Did Justice Jackson's "Kafkaesque Nightmare" Dissent Hold Up Trump v. California? In a future writing, I propose a mechanism whereby six Justices can force the release of any pending case. Reason · Aug 25
No Preliminary Injunction Against Applying Birth Sex Policy to Intersex Plaintiff's Global Entry Card … when plaintiff has passport that won't expire until 2032. Reason · Aug 24
How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt? Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain Reason · Aug 24
This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance. Benn Jordan wants the snoopers to be “a little unsettled.” Reason · Aug 24
Trump Threatens U.S. Relationship With Canada as Trade Talks Collapse Canada is one of our largest trading partners. The president imposed 50 percent tariffs on cars, wigs, and hockey sticks. Reason · Aug 24
Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media What a new study of mealtime screen time does—and does not—say. Reason · Aug 24
Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion. Overpopulation panic is sooooo 20th Century! Welcome to the era of depopulation dread. Reason · Aug 24
AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings From L.A. Times (Rebecca Ellis) Wednesday: As part of an insurance dispute over a fire-damaged Carson home, attorneys for State… The post AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
"Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions" "Dozens of published circuit opinions show signs of AI writing. If courts are using AI, that's promising—and worth getting right." Reason · Aug 24
Reason · Aug 24 Economic Isolation Plus: Socialist real estate, return of the carrier pigeon, and more...
Reason · Aug 24 Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War An extremely interesting post (Mchangama, as many of you know, is a historian of free speech, among other things): [I]t's… The post Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 24 Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause? Yes, Judge John Milton Younge (E.D. Pa.) suggested Friday in Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia: The crux of Plaintiffs'… The post Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause? appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 24 Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by… The post Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 24 1 in 5 Americans Still Need Government Permission To Work Occupational licensing raises costs and limits mobility without improving safety.
Reason · Aug 24 Brickbat: What the Flock Police in Brookfield, Wisconsin, made a high-risk traffic stop on Interstate 94 after a Flock Safety camera flagged a vehicle… The post Brickbat: What the Flock appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 23 Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports Section 338 is a long-defunct part of the notorious Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
Reason · Aug 23 AI Freezes The Scholarly Voice AI trains on your voice at a particular point of time, and stunts future development.
Reason · Aug 23 Ben & Jerry's Lawsuit Over "Social-Mission"-Related Contract Related to Its Earlier Sale A summary from Reuters (Jonathan Stempel) Friday: A federal judge on Friday dismissed major portions of a Ben & Jerry's lawsuit… The post Ben & Jerry's Lawsuit Over "Social-Mission"-Related Contract Related to Its Earlier Sale appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 23 Reconciling Hayek and Mill's Divergent Defenses of Liberty As Cass Sunstein points out, Hayek and Mill had widely divergent rationales for liberty. But the two can be reconciled.
Reason · Aug 23 Today in Supreme Court History: August 23, 2007 8/23/2007: John Yates, aboard the Miss Katie boat, threw fish overboard to avoid an inspection. He was prosecuted for destroying… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 23, 2007 appeared first on Reason.com.