Donald Trump's Unsustainable Presidential Administration The second Trump Administration insists on acting unilaterally, and that will make many of its policy changes unsustainable over time. Reason · Aug 13
Government Regulations Are Keeping Drone Delivery Grounded To fly a drone out of sight, you must get airline-level certification, which requires a lengthy approval process from the Federal Aviation Administration. Reason · Aug 12
Trump Administration Claims Executive Privilege Over White House Conversations With Private Advisers Transparency advocates say it's the latest attempt to hide more of the executive branch's business from the public and congressional investigations. Reason · Aug 12
Trump Promised To End Foreign Aid. Now He's Giving Christian Groups Nearly $2 Billion. The administration says faith-based organizations deliver aid more efficiently, but offers no data to support that claim—and its preference for religious providers raises constitutional questions. Reason · Aug 12
Airports Are ICE's Latest Target, Raising 4th Amendment Concerns From Airlines An apparent surge of ICE arrests in airport terminals has created viral videos and questions over ICE's authority to board planes without judicial warrants. Reason · Aug 12
How Much Does New York Actually Recycle? The N.Y. Comptroller Says the State Doesn't Really Know. A comptroller audit says New York State's recycling data are unreliable. Reason · Aug 12
The Trump Administration's Hormuz Oil Numbers Don't Add Up Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims that more oil left the Middle East in a day than before the war. But the industry isn’t buying it—and gas prices are still high. Reason · Aug 12
Trump's Ballroom Fight Could Make Courts Rethink 'National Security' Deference Appealing to national security is not a "get-out-of-law-free card," a federal court ruled last week. Reason · Aug 12
Do Colleges Owe Partial Refunds for Online-Only COVID Transition? The Second Circuit asks New York's highest court to indicate what New York law says on this. Reason · Aug 12
Border Patrol Saves America From Canadian Trucker Delivering Goods in New Mexico What kind of country would America be if people were freely allowed to peacefully deliver goods that had been consensually bought and sold? Reason · Aug 12
Rob Bonta's Paramount Crusade Could Make California's Hollywood Exodus Even Worse California's attorney general is fighting a merger that 65 countries and the DOJ already cleared. Now, the state may lose thousands of jobs. Reason · Aug 12
What You Need to Know About the Social Media 'Addiction' Trial Starting This Week Meta is on trial for fomenting "FOMO," among other things. It sounds silly, but the playbook used here could work against religious groups, fast food, and much more. Reason · Aug 12
Will Tucker Carlson Run for President? Don't Bet on It. Third-party bids are much more fun to talk about than do. Plus, there's reason to suspect it's all a bid to boost J.D. Vance. Reason · Aug 12
Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's Constitutional Challenge to Epstein Files Transparency Act From Judge Loretta Preska (S.D.N.Y.) in yesterday's Giuffre v. Maxwell: On March 18, 2016, the late Judge Sweet issued a… The post Court Rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's Constitutional Challenge to Epstein Files Transparency Act appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 12
Reason · Aug 12 What if the Future Is Actually Good? Jason Silva discusses the promise of AI, the psychedelic renaissance, and the case for embracing technological optimism.
Reason · Aug 12 Journal of Free Speech Law: "Milton, Mill, and (Maybe) Aristotle on Why Hearing Horrible Speech Makes You a Better Person," by Andrew Koppelman The article is here; here's the part of the Introduction that summarizes the core of the argument: How do you… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Milton, Mill, and (Maybe) Aristotle on Why Hearing Horrible Speech Makes You a Better Person," by Andrew Koppelman appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 12 Hong's Swan Song Plus: Rebecca Cooke wins, possible Houthi attack, inflation rises, and more...
Reason · Aug 12 No Second Amendment Right to Export Guns (Including to Haiti) "John Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Rufus King, Albert Gallatin, Robert Morris, James Monroe, Joseph Story, Jonathan Trumbull, James Madison, Henry Clay, [and] John Quincy Adams ... knew a thing or two about the Constitution."
Reason · Aug 12 Libel Lawsuit Over Highly Publicized L.A. Landlord-Tenant Dispute Thrown Out The court is unmoved by plaintiff's claims that defendants' coverage of the underlying dispute led to people threatening her.
Reason · Aug 12 Why Do Americans Support the Death Penalty, Despite Wrongful Convictions? Reformers need to take into account people’s fear of crime and human predators.
Reason · Aug 12 Brickbat: Anyone for Tennis? In San Francisco, Sam Dogen took his 6-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son to play tennis at Golden Gate Heights Park… The post Brickbat: Anyone for Tennis? appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 12 A Gun Ruling Highlights the Tricks Congress Uses To Evade Limits on Its Power During the last century, the Commerce Clause has replaced the Taxing Clause as an excuse for federal legislation.
Reason · Aug 12 First Legal Challenges to Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Order They were filed by plaintiffs in two cases challenging his earlier order, which was struck down by the Supreme Court.
Reason · Aug 12 NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children No, that didn't actually happen, but it is ripe for the Babylon Bee. In reality, the ACLU has filed a… The post NH Federal Court Provisionally Certifies Class Of Pregnant ISIS Brides Seeking Birthright Citizenship For Their Children appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 12 Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sowell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson In this episode of The Sowell Legacy, Justice Clarence Thomas joins Peter Robinson for a wide-ranging conversation about the thinker… The post Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sowell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson appeared first on Reason.com.