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No, Marijuana Legalization Didn't Fill Emergency Rooms With Stoned Drivers

We dissected some of the deeply flawed studies favored by drug warriors.

Reason · Aug 28

Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out.

Consider it a boozy, tariff-themed version of "I, Pencil."

Reason · Apr 2

These Climate Change Charts Are Scary. They're Also Wrong.

The job of scientists isn't to manufacture alarm. It's to communicate the truth.

Reason · Feb 5

No, California's $20 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers Did Not Create Jobs

A University of California, Berkeley, study trumpeted in the media doesn't say what the press release claims.

Reason · Dec 19, 2024

The Misuse of Data Behind the 'Greedflation' Narrative

There's no evidence that greed is causing inflation.

Reason · Oct 29, 2024

This Texas Woman Was Jailed for Her Journalism. Is She the Future of Media?

Priscilla Villarreal, known as "Lagordiloca," is suing law enforcement for violating her First Amendment rights. She is appealing to the Supreme Court.

Reason · Sep 3, 2024

Does Weed Cause Strokes and Heart Attacks?

A widely cited study commits so many egregious statistical errors that it's a poster child for junk science.

Reason · Jun 25, 2024