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Hunter Biden Gets Caught in America's Double War on Drugs and Guns

Plus: A listener asks for the editors’ advice on how to spend his money.

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Marijuana reclassification won’t fix conflict between state, federal laws on pot

Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would facilitate medical research and benefit pot suppliers, but the federal prohibition on pot use would remain.

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It’ll always be wrong to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater

Columnist Jacob Sullum apparently has trouble internalizing that every freedom has a limit when it constrains the freedom of others, a reader writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Why Stripping Fox's Broadcast License Is a Terrible Idea

Plus: A listener inquires about the potential positive effects of ranked-choice voting reforms.

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Have We Lost Track of the Trump Indictments Yet?

Plus: Why don't journalists support free speech anymore?

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Judge Blocks Idaho From Punishing Doctors for Referring Women Out of State for Abortions

Plus: More takes on the Trump indictment, Biden's new student loan plan is here, and more...

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Should Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Both Be Prosecuted?

Plus: A listener question concerning drug decriminalization and social well-being

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Civil asset forfeiture is a problem in Cook County

It’s pretty obvious that civil asset forfeiture, whether federal or local, is an unethical, flawed system that violates due process and harms our already marginalized neighbors. It’s time to end it, one advocate writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Congress Considers Bipartisan Bill Curbing Asset Forfeiture

The FAIR Act would be a significant step forward. It just passed the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 26-0 vote.

Reason

Did Trump Break a Law That Shouldn't Exist?

Plus: A rundown of recent nonsensical proposals for constitutional amendments

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Pot users should not lose their gun rights

The Biden administration says cannabis consumers should not be treated as criminals, but continues to defend a federal policy that punishes them by taking away their Second Amendment rights.

Chicago Sun-Times

Section 230 Is Safe (for Now) After Supreme Court Rules on Google and Twitter Terrorism Cases

Plus: A new lawsuit in Montana over the state's TikTok ban, the economic realities of online content creation, the rights of private companies, and more...

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What Does Tucker Carlson's Sudden Schism With Fox News Mean?

Plus: Should committed libertarians be opposed to pro-natalist policies?

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New York City Should Have Always Smelled Like Pot

The smell of weed in the streets is a sign of progress and tolerance, not decline.

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Do Studies Show Vaping Causes Cancer? No.

Even the best studies haven't surmounted a key statistical issue, and they tend to distort the evidence to make e-cigarettes look dangerous.

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Apocalypse Tomorrow: Trump's Looming Indictment

Plus: the terrible case for pausing A.I. innovation

Chicago Sun-Times

Learning news literacy skills can help readers spot real ‘malinformation’

Malinformation has a seed of truth, or makes selective use of facts, but is repackaged and shared with the specific intent to cause harm.

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Editorial: Fentanyl crisis won’t be solved by indulging in violent fantasies of bombing Mexico

Many Americans nowadays know someone who died of a fentanyl overdose. The drug is highly potent and is slipped in with other illegal substances. From 2016 to 2021, the number of people in California who have died due to fentanyl-related causes increased from 239 to nearly 6,000.

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Of Course, the Trump Indictment Is Political

Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.

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New York Arrest Would Be a Gift for Trump

Plus: Libertarians ask Supreme Court to consider New York ballot access rule change, Wyoming bans abortion pills, and more...

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Where Do We Go To Get Our Mask Apology?

Plus: The editors reveal their favorite issues and articles from the Reason magazine catalog.

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Happy Trails: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection

The longest-serving California senator was a hardline drug warrior, a surveillance hawk, and no friend of freedom.

Reason

Gun Rights in Joe Biden's America: Live With Jacob Sullum, Amy Swearer, and Nick Gillespie

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the Second Amendment, gun control, and mass shootings.

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Yet Another Shady, Hypocritical Document Hoarder

Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.

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A Surly Showdown for Speaker

Plus: Would Adam Smith be a libertarian if he were alive today?

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