Homeland Security Agents Are Harassing American Voters of Foreign Origin A campaign against noncitizen voter fraud is sweeping up U.S. citizens. California counties are suing to stop it. Reason · Sep 24
An Iowa Judge Rejects Trump's Unconstitutional Attempt To Recover Damages for 'Fake News' The dismissal of the president's lawsuit against The Des Moines Register is a victory for freedom of the press. Reason · Sep 24
The Collapse of Farm Exports Is the Most Underappreciated Story in American Politics It was a direct result of President Donald Trump's trade war, as even the Department of Agriculture now admits. Reason · Sep 24
Trump Reportedly Rejected Building Codes for His White House Ballroom “I am the code,” he told the architect, according to The Washington Post. Reason · Sep 24
A Tennessee 1st Amendment Auditor Is Suing After Videos of Police Led to a Predawn Arrest Raid Joshua Gibbons says his embarrassing videos of police officers in Kingsport, Tennessee, were a motivating factor in their decision to arrest him on minor charges that were thrown out of court. Reason · Sep 24
A Trump Appointee Blocks the President's Banishment of Disfavored News Outlets U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly is skeptical of the belated "national security" rationale for banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. Reason · Sep 24
Half the Public Wants To Pause AI. Would Regulation Actually Make It Safer? A new poll finds widespread support for slowing advanced AI, but government controls could create risks of their own. Reason · Sep 24
Journalists Still Barred From White House Plus: Manhole climbers, Beshear mulling 2028 run, God bless the commenters, and more... Reason · Sep 24
International Moot Court Competition in Law & Religion A great opportunity for law students Reason · Sep 24
Pennsylvania Sen. Douglas Mastriano's Lawsuit Related to His Ph.D. Dissertation Mostly Thrown Out An academic fight wasn't a RICO or antitrust violation, but a false light claim can still go forward. Reason · Sep 24
Brickbat: California Scheming A federal judge sentenced former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy Christopher Cadman to 21 months in prison after Cadman pleaded… The post Brickbat: California Scheming appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 24
TRO Issued Ordering Reinstatement of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico White House Access The court's rationale is that revoking reporters' passes violated the Due Process Clause, given D.C. Circuit precedent on the subject; the court didn't reach the outlets' First Amendment arguments. Reason · Sep 24
President Trump's Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Thrown Out From today's long decision by Iowa state trial court judge Scott Beattie in Trump v. Selzer [UPDATE: link fixed]: J.… The post President Trump's Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Thrown Out appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 23
The War on Gifted Education Is Hurting Poor Kids Schools are ending gifted and talented programs in low-income areas, leaving “kids who are poor but academically gifted” to “suffer the worst of both worlds,” says education researcher Michael Petrilli. Reason · Sep 23
Reason · Sep 23 'Bro We Need Your Vote': Matt Gaetz and a Desperate GOP Wrestle With Trump's Unpopularity The disgraced former congressman is imploring voters not to abandon Republicans over gas prices and war with Iran.
Reason · Sep 23 3 Mistakes That Made Donald Trump In an exclusive interview with Reason, Anthony Scaramucci identifies three Washington decisions that helped fuel the anger that Trump harnessed.
Reason · Sep 23 The Far-Left Wins Berlin's Election on the Promise of Seizing Private Apartments The Left wants to cure the city's high housing costs by expropriating 225,000 apartments owned by large real estate corporations.
Reason · Sep 23 After Banishing Journalists for Writing 'Purposely Negative' Stories, Trump Invokes 'National Security' The president hopes that post-hoc rationalization will override due process and freedom of the press.
Reason · Sep 23 District Court Dismisses Michigan's Hail Mary Antitrust Suit Against Fossil Fuel Companies Michigan sued fossil fuel companies under an imaginative antitrust theory that the district court could not accept.
Reason · Sep 23 Indictment Alleges Russia Tried to Arrange Murders of Russian Dissidents in the U.S. and Europe From the Indictment in U.S. v. Khrameev (D.D.C.), filed last week: Since at least in or about 2024, a network of individuals… The post Indictment Alleges Russia Tried to Arrange Murders of Russian Dissidents in the U.S. and Europe appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 23 New In Civitas: The Smithsonian Should Be Privatized The Smithsonian Should Declare Its Independence from the Federal Government
Reason · Sep 23 Chief Justice Rehnquist and Chief Justice Roberts Did Not See Eye-to-Eye About Dames & Moore v. Regan In the South Texas Law Review, Rehnquist described his opinion in Dames & Moore as "similarly important" to Gibbons v. Ogden. His law clerk, and future Chief Justice, would disagree.
Reason · Sep 23 Scan Your Face To Enter Your Dorm? University of Kentucky Installs Facial Recognition Tech Around Campus The rationale for AI facial scanning—to prevent bad actors from following students into buildings—makes little sense.
Reason · Sep 23 Anthony Scaramucci: How America Got Trump Anthony Scaramucci discusses how China’s rise, the War on Terror, and the 2008 financial crisis fueled populist anger.
Reason · Sep 23 My New Montreal Economic Institute Paper on "The Legal Battle Over Trump's Tariffs: Implications for Canada" The paper provides an overview of the legal vulnerabilities of the Trump tariffs against Canadian goods, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence of his abuses.