HISTORICAL FACTS: 53 - The Untold Story

Brickbat: Hard Labor

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Reason · Jul 10

'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far

In a rare display of candor, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson reflected on torture, Guantanamo Bay, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Reason · Jul 9

Pronatalists Want To Boost Fertility With Blue Laws and Government-Enlisted Fertility Influencers

The Institute for Family Studies wants to increase America's birth rate. Some of its ideas are a little far out.

Reason · Jul 9

How a 700-Year-Old Work of Art Warns America

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good and Bad Government presents a bustling city where prosperity comes from voluntary cooperation and leaders know their place.

Reason · Jul 9

Washington Promised Puerto Rico $14 Billion To Fix Its Grid. Most of the Money Is Still Stuck.

A new GAO report attributes the delays to onerous regulations and poor coordination among government agencies.

Reason · Jul 9

The Social Security Fix That Would Send Tax Rates Soaring

There are only a handful of ways to shore up Social Security. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren are backing one of the most expensive.

Reason · Jul 9

Rhode Island Is Regulating Grocery Checkout Lines Now

A new law requires grocery stores to keep one staffed checkout open for every three self-checkout stations.

Reason · Jul 9

'I Would Not Wish This on Anyone': Prisoners Fight Back Against Solitary Confinement in Oregon

A proposed class action lawsuit claims Oregon is subjecting prisoners to unconstitutional and inhumane conditions in solitary confinement.

Reason · Jul 9

Robert Reich's CEO Pay Chart Is Wrong. Here's the Real Math.

The former U.S. labor secretary presents economic data in deceptive ways.

Reason · Jul 9

"But What About My Goats?": The Roman Poet Martial on Lawyers

Reposting an item from 2015, which I've used often in my Amicus Brief Clinic, and which some of my students say they found enlightening.

Reason · Jul 9