How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt? Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain Reason · Aug 24
This YouTuber Got Kicked Out of the Flock Convention. So He Ran His Own Surveillance. Benn Jordan wants the snoopers to be “a little unsettled.” Reason · Aug 24
Trump Threatens U.S. Relationship With Canada as Trade Talks Collapse Canada is one of our largest trading partners. The president imposed 50 percent tariffs on cars, wigs, and hockey sticks. Reason · Aug 24
Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media What a new study of mealtime screen time does—and does not—say. Reason · Aug 24
Forget the Population Bomb. The New Fear Is a Population Implosion. Overpopulation panic is sooooo 20th Century! Welcome to the era of depopulation dread. Reason · Aug 24
AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings From L.A. Times (Rebecca Ellis) Wednesday: As part of an insurance dispute over a fire-damaged Carson home, attorneys for State… The post AI Hallucinations in State Farm Insurance Outside Lawyers' Filings appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
"Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions" "Dozens of published circuit opinions show signs of AI writing. If courts are using AI, that's promising—and worth getting right." Reason · Aug 24
Economic Isolation Plus: Socialist real estate, return of the carrier pigeon, and more... Reason · Aug 24
Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War An extremely interesting post (Mchangama, as many of you know, is a historian of free speech, among other things): [I]t's… The post Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech During the Civil War appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause? Yes, Judge John Milton Younge (E.D. Pa.) suggested Friday in Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia: The crux of Plaintiffs'… The post Would Muslim Prayer Room at Public High School Violate Establishment Clause? appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by… The post Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
1 in 5 Americans Still Need Government Permission To Work Occupational licensing raises costs and limits mobility without improving safety. Reason · Aug 24
Brickbat: What the Flock Police in Brookfield, Wisconsin, made a high-risk traffic stop on Interstate 94 after a Flock Safety camera flagged a vehicle… The post Brickbat: What the Flock appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 24
Trump Imposes Harmful and Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Many Canadian Imports Section 338 is a long-defunct part of the notorious Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. Reason · Aug 23
Reason · Aug 23 AI Freezes The Scholarly Voice AI trains on your voice at a particular point of time, and stunts future development.
Reason · Aug 23 Ben & Jerry's Lawsuit Over "Social-Mission"-Related Contract Related to Its Earlier Sale A summary from Reuters (Jonathan Stempel) Friday: A federal judge on Friday dismissed major portions of a Ben & Jerry's lawsuit… The post Ben & Jerry's Lawsuit Over "Social-Mission"-Related Contract Related to Its Earlier Sale appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 23 Reconciling Hayek and Mill's Divergent Defenses of Liberty As Cass Sunstein points out, Hayek and Mill had widely divergent rationales for liberty. But the two can be reconciled.
Reason · Aug 23 Today in Supreme Court History: August 23, 2007 8/23/2007: John Yates, aboard the Miss Katie boat, threw fish overboard to avoid an inspection. He was prosecuted for destroying… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 23, 2007 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 23 Post-9/11 Fear Grew the Surveillance State. 25 Years Later, It's Still Growing. The U.S. government responded in ways that are so integrated into daily life that we no longer recognize them.
Reason · Aug 22 Check Out the National High School Law Review, Vol. II It's a project of Studium; Studium's Constitutional Law Advisory Board includes Prof. and National Constitution Center CEO Jeffrey Rosen, Prof.… The post Check Out the National High School Law Review, Vol. II appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 22 Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998 8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 22 This Mamdani-Backed Bill Would Kill Jobs, Boost Unions, and Make Deliveries More Expensive The misleadingly named "Delivery Protection Act" would require companies like Amazon and FedEx to directly hire employees for last-mile delivery, rather than contracting this service out to subcontractors.
Reason · Aug 21 Video of My Keynote Speech at the Annual Libertarian Futurist Society Prometheus Award Ceremony The talk deals with the relationship between libertarianism and the science fiction and fantasy genres.
Reason · Aug 21 Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization An excerpt from today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined… The post Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 21 Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge… The post Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit appeared first on Reason.com.