'Find Some Kids': How Health Officials Drummed Up Fake Support for Tobacco Bans in Massachusetts Towns State health officials scouted towns, scripted hearings, recruited teen witnesses, and celebrated each ban as a "win." Reason · Jun 11
Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution Plus: When tattoos meet copyright law Reason · Jun 11
1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever." Reason · Jun 11
Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft Former San Luis Obispo County, California, probation officer Fallyn Rollins was sentenced to 270 days in county jail after she… The post Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 11
The House Just Passed a 'Pro-Worker' Bill That Takes Power Away From Workers The Faster Labor Contracts Act promises quicker union agreements, but it would let federal arbitrators impose contracts workers never approved. Reason · Jun 11
Upcoming National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review Three different VC bloggers are among the speakers: Jonathan Adler, Keith Whittington, and myself. Reason · Jun 10
A DOJ Brief Preposterously Insists That Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Was Politically Neutral The president himself has repeatedly contradicted that claim. Reason · Jun 10
Why Are Republicans and Democrats Abandoning Economic Freedom? "It's really important that people step back, look at economic history," says economist Donald Boudreaux. "They'll see that we prosper more the more economically free we are." Reason · Jun 10
The FDA Finally Approved a New Sunscreen Ingredient. It Only Took Over 25 Years. The FDA's burdensome regulatory process has throttled sunscreen innovation. Reason · Jun 10
Remembering Gordon Wood Gordon Wood was a towering scholar in every way. He was the best historian of the American Revolution and of… The post Remembering Gordon Wood appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 10
Google Isn't a Common Carrier, Ohio Court of Appeals Rules From State ex rel. Yost v. Google, LLC, decided Monday by the Ohio Court of Appeals (Judge Andrew J. King,… The post Google Isn't a Common Carrier, Ohio Court of Appeals Rules appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 10
Prof. Michael Broyde (Emory) on "When Judges Stop Behaving Well" "Article III life tenure is not a shield for misconduct in chambers. It is a constitutional trust conditioned on good behavior." Reason · Jun 10
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022. Reason · Jun 10
Reason · Jun 10 Graham Platner Wins, Backrooms, and Church and State Politics, religion, movies, and generational gripes collide in a wide-ranging conversation that ends with Robby Soave preparing for his trip to Ukraine.
Reason · Jun 10 Inflation Reaches 4.2% as Prices Outpace Paychecks The Iran war and Trump's tariffs are pushing prices higher, and neither will be easy to undo.
Reason · Jun 10 The Smartphone Theory of Birth Rate Decline Still Doesn't Hold Up A new NBER study suffers from the same flaws plaguing previous research on phones and fertility rates.
Reason · Jun 10 Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens? Simon Hankinson and Bryan Caplan debate immigration enforcement.
Reason · Jun 10 No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings From yesterday's D.C. Circuit decision in Doe v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Justin Walker, and… The post No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 10 The Next AI Success Story Might Be Nepal A market-friendly ruling party, abundant energy, and ample talent could jumpstart a new tech hub in the Himalayas.
Reason · Jun 10 My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing" Court-packing would cause great harm, including by boosting power-grabbing presidents like Trump. Callais's flaws are better addressed by other means.
Reason · Jun 10 Why So Many People Feel Lost Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age.
Reason · Jun 10 Mitch McConnell's Hemp Ban Betrays the Industry He Helped Create Federal prohibition of hemp-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling.
Reason · Jun 10 Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire' Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the recent drama between Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss at CBS.
Reason · Jun 10 President Trump Storms Out of NBC Interview Pressed on election fraud claims and a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, the president abruptly ended a tense exchange with NBC’s Kristen Welker.