HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Brickbat: Train to Nowhere

A new bill in California would let the inspector general for the state's troubled high-speed rail project keep records secret from… The post Brickbat: Train to Nowhere appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 26

Brickbat: Paid To Go Away

In nine years as a police officer in Kansas City, Missouri, Blayne Newton fatally shot three people and injured others,… The post Brickbat: Paid To Go Away appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 25

Brickbat: Justice Is Blind, and Slow

Criminal courts in England and Wales face a huge backlog of more than 79,600 cases waiting to be tried. That… The post Brickbat: Justice Is Blind, and Slow appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 19

Brickbat: Don't Teach Your Children Well

Officials at England's Henley College, a public school equivalent to junior and senior years in U.S. high schools, reported a… The post Brickbat: Don't Teach Your Children Well appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 28

Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented

A Spotlight PA investigation revealed that police in State College, Pennsylvania, underreported hundreds of rapes in its public crime statistics over… The post Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 23

Brickbat: Open Door Policy

Lawmakers in Germany have approved the Political Advertising Transparency Act. Supporters say it will make political ads more honest and… The post Brickbat: Open Door Policy appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 22

Brickbat: Silent Down Under

In Australia, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended restrictions on public assemblies and protest marches in Sydney's central, southwest,… The post Brickbat: Silent Down Under appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 20

Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play

A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving… The post Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 13

Brickbat: Texas Two Step

A report by the Austin City Auditor's Office in Austin, Texas, found two former city employees defrauded the city government… The post Brickbat: Texas Two Step appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 8

Brickbat: Off the Grid

In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record cost of nearly £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to keep wind farms from… The post Brickbat: Off the Grid appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jan 6