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I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped.

At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, looking for answers meant an unexpected escort, a Palestine-Mexico protest flag, and a front-row seat to the spectacle.

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Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind?

Plus: the rise of affordability politics, Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship, and the Cambridge plagiarism controversy

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How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row

Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and how the justice system compounds its own errors.

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Trump Sees World Cup Visitors as a Threat, But America Sees a Chance for Hospitality

Plus: How the UFC and MMA went from outsiders to the sporting and political establishment—to the point where they’re being used for “diplomacy.”

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The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past

A cage fight on the South Lawn may be an unusual choice to celebrate the Founding. But it is a mirror of our political moment.

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Reason Receives 17 Nominations for Southern California Journalism Awards

Nominees include stories on America's gerontocracy, the war on chocolate, how Texas beat California on housing, and more.

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Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think

Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime, how first-time defendants benefit from leniency, and why clearance rates are key to crime reduction.

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Have an ICE Flight

Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and more...

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What the Media Gets Wrong About Crime

Crime analyst Jeff Asher explains the historic decline in murders, why Americans distrust crime statistics, and what the data actually show about public safety.

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CNN's Scott Jennings: The Conservative Movement's Identity Crisis

Scott Jennings discusses life as a conservative at CNN, Trump’s record a year into his second term, and how figures like Candace Owens damage the right.

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Defend Speech Even When Your Side Hates It

Civil liberties attorney Jenin Younes recounts her role in Murthy v. Missouri, her opposition to pandemic mandates, and why she believes Trump poses an even greater threat to free speech than Biden.

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Ugh, now we’re interviewing shooting victims brought back to life through AI

We're not sure how to feel about this.

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Legalize All Drugs! Reason Versus City Journal

City Journal's Rafael Mangual and Charles Fain Lehman debate Reason's Billy Binion and Jacob Sullum on legalizing all drugs.

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Reason Earns 15 Southern California Journalism Awards

First-place finishes include a piece on the Dutch "dropping" rite of passage, a documentary exploring citizen journalism and free speech, and a long-form interview with exoneree Amanda Knox.

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Reason Nominated for 17 Southern California Journalism Awards

Nominees include stories on inflation breaking brains, America's first drug war, Afghans the U.S. left behind, Javier Milei, and much more.

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X Users Troll Lauren Boebert for Trashing Politico by Posting Proof that She Pays for Politico Pro Subscription

Social media users trolled Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for trashing Politico by sharing proof that she pays for a subscription with the media company.

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Helen Prejean: Why This Nun Is Fighting To End the Death Penalty

Billy Binion speaks to Sister Helen Prejean about her activism to end the death penalty, as depicted in her book Dead Man Walking.

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Sister Helen Prejean on Capital Punishment, Justice, and Meeting Victims' Families

"Jesus said, 'Love your enemy.' Jesus didn't say, 'Execute the hell out of the enemy,'" the Catholic nun and anti–death penalty activist tells Reason.

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Your donations make it easier for us publicize so very many cases of outrageous injustice

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Meghan McCain: 'Trump Didn't Break My Brain. What's Your Excuse?'

Reason's Billy Binion speaks with political pundit and podcaster Meghan McCain.

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Billy Binion: Civil Liberties Don't Just Belong to the Rich

Reason reporter Billy Binion discusses his coverage of outrageous cases around civil liberties, criminal justice, and government accountability, and the unusual path that led him to journalism.

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Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed.

Plus: A listener asks the editors if employers should be held responsible for the speech and actions of employees outside of the workplace.

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"Getting a Home Depot Employee Fired for Calling for Trump's Assassination Is Still Cancel Culture"

Billy Binion had a piece on Reason about this on Wednesday, which I think is generally quite right. An excerpt, though there's more at the link: Whatever your feelings on the former president, cheering on his assassination attempt is, in fact, wrong. It is also wrong to weaponize your millions…

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Libertarian National Convention: Are You Not Entertained?

Plus: A listener asks the editors for voting advice and commiseration in a predominantly democratic state.

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How Reason Changes Minds, Lives, and Laws by Covering Criminal Injustice

Yet another reason to donate to Reason's annual webathon!

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