Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil Fraud Trial Thrown Out From Friday's opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Fredin v. Klasfeld (the opinion doesn't… The post Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil Fraud Trial Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 29
Brickbat: Wait Here In England, more than 1,300 people may be dying each month because of long waits in hospital emergency departments, according to… The post Brickbat: Wait Here appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 29
Local Officials Vow To Shield the Public from Virginia's Authoritarian New Gun Laws A new chapter in the never-ending battle between centralized power and local control. Reason · Jun 29
The Gun That Won the Revolution The American Long Rifle was accurate at long distances, unlike British smoothbores. Reason · Jun 28
Federalist Society Courthouse Steps Podcast on Pung v. Isabella County Takings Case I took part along with Deborah La Fetra of the Pacific Legal Foundation (who helped litigate the case). Reason · Jun 27
A Biohacker Gives Birth When I got pregnant, my quest for optimization got weirder and more wonderful. Reason · Jun 27
L.A. Delays Its $30 Hotel 'Olympic Wage' Until After the Olympics It's a temporary reprieve for a sector that has been struggling for years. But the fight is just getting started. Reason · Jun 27
The British Statesman Who Recognized America's 'Fierce Spirit of Liberty' "When you drive him hard, the boar will surely turn upon the hunters," Edmund Burke warned Parliament. What if the British government had followed his advice? Reason · Jun 27
My Very Long Ride on the MAGA Ferris Wheel The Great American State Fair promised a celebration of freedom. So why was I stuck in the air? Reason · Jun 26
The Senate's Failure To Rein in Trump on Iran Is Part of a Long History of Congress Abdicating Its War Powers War making in "the power of a single man" is not what the Founders intended. Reason · Jun 26
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal Cocaine & waffles, voter rolls, and deeding the farm. Reason · Jun 26
N.J. Court: Posting Videos Trying to Get Prosecutor Fired = Illegal "Cyber-Harassment" From J.V. v. C.H., decided June 18 by New Jersey appellate judges Lisa Rose and Patrick DeAlmeida; Carl and Jane… The post N.J. Court: Posting Videos Trying to Get Prosecutor Fired = Illegal "Cyber-Harassment" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 26
Mamdani Got His Rent Freeze Wish. Don't Expect New York City Housing To Become More Affordable. The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rent for approximately 1 million apartments on Thursday night. Reason · Jun 26
Reason · Jun 26 Don't Let Sanctions Strangle Cuba's Transition To Markets If the promised Cuban economic reforms are for real, the U.S. should step out of the way.
Reason · Jun 26 Good Riddance to 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a Cruel, Expensive, and Pointless Authoritarian Stunt Less than a year after launching with its own merchandise line, "Alligator Alcatraz" is officially shutting down.
Reason · Jun 26 Michigan Spent $1.8 Billion and Only Created 602 Jobs Gov. Gretchen Whitmer promised "generational" investments in her state, but as she leaves office, there's little to show for it.
Reason · Jun 26 New Jersey Supreme Court Requires Transparency for Facial Recognition Evidence Prosecutors in New Jersey must disclose how the technology is used in criminal cases, the state’s Supreme Court ruled.
Reason · Jun 26 America's Nuclear Industry Doesn't Need Cronyism To Thrive Privately funded nuclear reactors are achieving critical milestones on their own, but the Trump administration wants to prop up a single company.
Reason · Jun 26 The Right Way To Fight a Trade War Economist Soumaya Keynes discusses Trump’s tariff policies, how China changed the global economy, and why trade wars require restraint.
Reason · Jun 26 Cato Institute Podcast on Possible "Abundance Alliance" Between Libertarians and Abundance Liberals I took part along with prominent abundance liberalism advocate Jeremiah Johnson.
Reason · Jun 26 Supergirl Is a Bafflingly Grim, Violent, and Depressing Take on the Superhero Movie A drunk, depressed young woman fights personal demons and an interstellar sex trafficking gang. Isn’t this supposed to be fun?
Reason · Jun 26 The Housing Bill Trump Won't Sign Plus: Mamdani's rent freeze, Darializa's "no jail for murderers" stance, inflation ticks up, and more...
Reason · Jun 26 New Essay: Obergefell's Second Decade Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court's supposed "illegitimacy." But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris.
Reason · Jun 26 Kansas Proxy Advisory Transparency Act Likely Violates First Amendment Its distinction between a voting recommendation "that aligns with the views of company management" and one that "recommends a vote against company management" is unconstitutionally viewpoint-based, a court holds.