Lurching Through The Audition Trap Do we rewards judges who audition or who refuse to audition? Reason · Oct 6
No, Cutting Off Trade With Europe Would Not Make America Wealthier Trump's zero-sum trade talk is wrongheaded and authoritarian. Reason · Sep 18
Trump drove a lap past his $14.7M DC makeover mistake — then went looking for a fight with Canada ANALYSIS : The Grand Prix and the re-escalated trade war are the same instinct: press ahead with the unpopular thing, because the unpopular thing puts him at the center of it, writes Andrew Feinberg The Independent UK · Aug 25
Trump Promised Transparency. His Administration Keeps Finding New Ways to Hide Records. "The most transparent president in history" keeps chipping away at laws like FOIA meant to keep the government honest. Reason · Aug 15
Excerpt: How to Close a Camp Detention was sold as both a law-and-order necessity and an economic opportunity, welding together the racist politics of the drug war with the rise of private prisons. Texas Observer · Jul 21
“Who do I vote for?”: Cornyn voters weigh Paxton, Talarico or sitting out in November The Tribune spoke with nine people who voted for the senior senator in the primary, offering a window into how that key voting bloc is thinking about the general election. The Texas Tribune · Jul 13
Vance steps on Trump’s midterms message The vice president’s criticism of traditional Republican economics complicates Trump’s attacks on Democrats Salon · Jul 11
"You can't deny Henley's chops as a lyricist, but they are wasted here on trite tunes and lifeless production." Don Henley closes out the 1980s on the all-star The End Of The Innocence The End Of The Innocence was a poignant reflection on Reagan-era America from Eagles drummer Don Henley Louder · Jul 6
Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse? In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack the nous of Kennedy and Khrushchev. So why is he against rearming? The Guardian - UK · Jun 25
Donald Trump Jr accuses Ted Cruz of ‘lying through his teeth’ after the senator criticized the proposed Iran deal The Iran deal has drawn mixed reactions. We Got This Covered · Jun 19
Top Republican decries Trump’s Iran deal: ‘Reagan is rolling over in his grave’ Senator Bill Cassidy attacks ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’ while others in his party skeptical over peace deal The Guardian - US · Jun 17
Iran-US war latest: Trump calls off strikes as ‘final points’ of peace deal agreed – but Tehran says otherwise A formal announcement will be unveiled ‘shortly,’ the Republican president said The Independent UK · Jun 11
The Man I Love review – Rami Malek needs a lighter touch in Ira Sachs’ 80s Aids drama Cannes film festival: Sachs’ film about an HIV-positive actor in the homophobic Reagan-era 80s is well-intended, but Malek’s mannered performance is hard to love The Guardian - UK · May 20
‘Depraved in all the right ways’: why forgotten no wave visionary Gordon Stevenson is about to take off He made the notorious film Ecstatic Stigmatic. He designed punk jewellery worthy of Westwood. He played in a ‘perfect’ band with Lydia Lunch. And now a newly discovered archive is casting new light on this star of the New York demimonde The Guardian - UK · May 18
Salon · May 7 "Affordability hoax" could doom Trump A stagnant economy and a crisis in Iran doomed one president. Donald Trump could be next
The Mary Sue · Apr 28 ‘I could go on’: Stephen King just listed presidents who got shot but Congress still can’t pass a gun law The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting has reignited the gun control debate after Stephen King is speaking up. On April 26, 2026, the horror author posted on X, listing presidents and public figures who’ve been shot – Reagan, Ford, JFK, RFK, MLK – and arguing that “the crazies are non-partisan.…
The Guardian - US · Apr 24 Trump cannot bear the judgments of Pope Leo The political gap between US evangelicals and Catholics is widening. And Trump won’t tolerate authority outside his own
Reason · Apr 8 My Interview with Peter Canellos, Author Of "Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement" Eleven questions on YLS, SG, OLC, DNJ, CA3, GWB, and SCOTUS.
The Conversation · Apr 4 US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s leaders responding by hitting targets across the Persian Gulf and restricting transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it is fair to suggest that the present moment represents a low in relations between the two countries.
International Business Times · Mar 31 Trump Unveils Tower Design For Presidential Library As Florida Airport Is Renamed In His Honor A Florida airport is being renamed in honor of President Trump, who also unveiled renderings for his planned presidential library, set to be located in Miami.
Reason · Mar 24 Journal of Free Speech Law: "Making Broadcast Content Regulation Aggressive Again," by Stuart Minor Benjamin The article is here; some excerpts from the Introduction: Starting in the 1980s under President Reagan, the FCC curtailed or… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Making Broadcast Content Regulation Aggressive Again," by Stuart Minor Benjamin appeared first on Reason.com.
The Guardian - US · Mar 10 Democrats must defund Trump’s imperial war Trump is wielding imperial powers created by a decades-long master plan. The only way to stop his war is to cut off the money
The Guardian - US · Mar 6 How the sanctuary movement offers lessons for fighting ICE: ‘an impact that spans decades’ With its roots in religious doctrine, the modern move to house, clothe and protect immigrants started in the 1980s
Reason · Jan 28 "James L. Buckley: The Man and His Principles," by Roger Pilon A friend profiles Buckley himself, a public servant who spent his life defending constitutional first principles.