Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why. CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information. Reason · Aug 20
Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward "Nor is it evident that the approach taken by Defendants insulated the process from undue 'political influence.' To the contrary, political influence would appear to have been the point." Reason · Aug 20
"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed "Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creates a hostile work environment ...." Reason · Aug 20
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say. Crime in D.C. had already fallen 29 percent before the National Guard showed up, yet the Pentagon plans to keep at least 2,500 troops in the city through 2029. Reason · Aug 20
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons A Justice Department report documents California's failure to protect incarcerated women from sexual assault going back decades. Reason · Aug 20
Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that… The post Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 20
A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires Many entrepreneurs with high net worths don't actually have much cash. What bank lends $100 million against illiquid stock in young companies that may or may not succeed? Reason · Aug 20
Court Partly Blocks Minnesota Law Restricting False Statements About "Restrictions on Voter Eligibility" Minnesota officials were using the law to block contested claims about when felons were allowed to vote in Minnesota elections. Reason · Aug 20
$40 Trillion and Parents' Night Out Plus: ICE chillin', Moderna-Merck melanoma advances, and more... Reason · Aug 20
Texas Requires the Ten Commandments Be Posted in Every Classroom. SCOTUS May Decide If That's Constitutional. A major separation-of-church-and-state case lands at the Supreme Court. Reason · Aug 20
Brickbat: Fake Stop Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public records for… The post Brickbat: Fake Stop appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 20
"Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in… The post "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not" appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 19
ICE Handed Over Specific Iranians at the Islamic Republic's Request Newly released FOIA files reveal a back channel between ICE's office in Israel, the Qatari government, and the Islamic Republic. Reason · Aug 19
Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers The vaccine could be available as soon as 2027. Reason · Aug 19
Reason · Aug 19 Unionized Delivery Drivers Vs. Deliveries Across the country, the Teamsters union is at war with companies trying to ship more things to your door for less money.
Reason · Aug 19 "The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday" An excellent piece today by Jesse Singal in The Dispatch; the whole thing is worth reading, but here are some… The post "The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 19 Border Agents Searched His Phone 5 Times Without a Warrant. He's Asking the Supreme Court To Put a Stop to It. How many warrantless cellphone searches does it take to change border policy?
Reason · Aug 19 Fourth Circuit Concludes South Carolina Cannot Limit "No-Excuse" Absentee Ballots to Those Over 65 An election law question that seems destined for the Supreme Court.
Reason · Aug 19 Does Gun Control Make Us Safer? Statistician Aaron Brown and professor Robert Spitzer debate the efficacy of gun control.
Reason · Aug 19 Islamic Center's Allegation of Religious Targeting by Texas Funeral Services Commission Can Go Forward From the longish opinion by Judge David Alan Ezra in East Plano Islamic Center v. Texas Funeral Servs. Comm'n, decided… The post Islamic Center's Allegation of Religious Targeting by Texas Funeral Services Commission Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 19 Can America Survive Its Political Divide? Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed younger Americans.
Reason · Aug 19 Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers Some excerpts from yesterday's long decision in Planned Parenthood Great Nw. v. Comm'r, decided by Judge David Hamilton, joined by… The post Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Aug 19 Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism Available for Free on Amazon Kindle It is edited by Richard Epstein, Mario Rizzo, and Liya Palagashvili. I am one of the contributors.
Reason · Aug 19 Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here's What's Happening in Countries That Have It. With calls for “free healthcare” growing louder in America, countries with universal systems offer a warning: long waits, rationed care, and unmet medical needs.
Reason · Aug 19 DSA Goes for Florida Plus: Fire Island, data center NIMBYism, cost-of-living discourse, and more...