She Let the Kids Wait Briefly in the Car. Now She Can't Be a Teacher

Many parents are placed on the child abuse and neglect registry for seemingly harmless incidents and they don't even know it. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

Can a web designer be compelled to create a site for a gay wedding?

Can a web designer be compelled under the First Amendment to host wedding pictures? | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

The American Rescue Plan Bailed Out Unprofitable Government-Owned Golf Courses

Perhaps the problem is that government shouldn't be trying to run golf courses in the first place. | Continue reading


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New York City Sued over Foie Gras Ban

A lawsuit filed last month in a New York court seeks to prevent New York City's foie gras ban from... | Continue reading


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To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops to Rob Travelers at Airports

The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

California Court Rules That Bees Are Fish

Insects aren't a category protected by the California Endangered Species Act. So state officials classified four bumblebee species as fish to get them listed. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

Data Scraping Is Not a Crime

Reason.com is the leading libertarian magazine and video website covering news, politics, culture, and more with reporting and analysis. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

Cops Handcuffed, Arrested a Uvalde Mom for Trying to Rescue Her Kids

Why did it take an hour for the police to stop alleged killer Salvador Ramos? | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

While Dying Children Called 911 for Help, 19 Uvalde Police Waited in the Hallway

With the shooter trapped in a classroom, the Uvalde police considered him "a barricaded subject" and believed "there were no... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

A Baseball Non-Fight Illustrates Our Weird Journalistic Discourse on Racism

There was an odd moment at this past Saturday's baseball game between the hometown New York Yankees and the visiting... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

There Have Been 13 Mass School Shootings Since 1966, Not 27 This Year

Don't conflate mass shootings with school shootings. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

'Woke Capitalism' Does Not Advance Social Justice

Many people on the right fear "woke capitalism" and the idea that corporate executives will bend to pressure to advance... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

He Heckled a District Attorney on TV. Now He Faces 10 Years Behind Bars

On Wednesday, a Massachusetts judge will decide whether Joao DePina will face the possibility of a decade behind bars for publicly criticizing a district attorney. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

He Was Arrested for Criticizing the Cops. A Federal Court Says He Can Sue

The U.S. Supreme Court declared in 1987 that "the freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

Town Seized Building, Offered to Return It If Owners Bought Two Cars for Police

Article URL: https://reason.com/2022/05/19/michigan-couple-says-town-seized-their-building-and-offered-to-return-it-if-they-bought-two-cars-for-police/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31446215 Points: 61 # Comments: 22 | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

I stopped to watch kids playing at recess – security was called

"I really think I'm allowed to stay here," I explained, in vain. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

ICE Operates a Sweeping 'Dragnet Surveillance System,' New Report Finds

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has quietly built up a massive "dragnet surveillance system" that allows it to snoop without... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 1 year ago

The State Took Her Home Because She Missed $900 in Property Taxes

Tawanda Hall's house was worth $286,000 more than her overdue tax bill. There was nothing she could do about it. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Great Moments in Unintended Consequences

"Great moments in unintended consequences"—when something that sounds like a great idea goes horribly wrong. Watch the whole series here.... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

A new study casts doubt on prominent theories about extremism-by-algorithm

"Over years of reporting on internet culture, I've heard countless versions of [this] story: an aimless young man—usually white, frequently... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Woman pepper sprays and calls security on man taking pictures of his own kids

"The suspect then intervened, deployed pepper spray and sprayed the victim, before fleeing the scene on foot," according to the police. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

The Demand for Political Misinformation Is a Bigger Danger Than the Supply

In recent years, there has been widespread concern that democracy is threatened by the spread of misinformation and "fake news"... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Do Electronic Signs Displaying Number of Traffic Fatalities Cause More Crashes?

"The effect of displaying fatality messages is comparable to raising the speed limit by 3 to 5 miles per hour or reducing the number of highway troopers by 6 to 14%." | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

The Demand for Political Misinformation is a Bigger Danger than the Supply

In recent years, there has been widespread concern that democracy is threatened by the spread of misinformation and "fake news" on social media and other similar new technologies. Rick Hasen's recent book Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics-and How to Cure It , … | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Humans Are Not Smart Enough to Have Ideas That Lie Beyond Challenge and Debate

From Eleventh Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus's concurrence in Speech First, Inc. v. Cartwright: I join fully in Judge Newsom's opinion... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Dr. Carl Hart: 'I Am Better for My Drug Use'

The maverick Columbia neuroscientist explains why America should embrace drug legalization for all. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'

"This is such outrageous behavior by the FBI," a D.C. Circuit judge says, calling the agency's special treatment of rich people "deeply troubling." | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Against Scientific Gatekeeping

Science should be a profession, not a priesthood. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Police Seized $10k from Him. A Court Ruled He Had No Right to an Attorney

Terry Abbott couldn't afford representation, because the state took the cash he'd use to pay for it. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Be Like Chris Rock

By now, you've almost certainly seen the most exciting moment from last night's Academy Awards show: Will Smith's on-stage slapping... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Ukraine Changes the Face of War Forever

There's a powerful David vs. Goliath lesson emerging from Russia's brazen, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that should give deep pause... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

We Can't Fund Covid Treatments for the Uninsured in the U.S.

Congress used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to throw money around in ways that would be comedic if the results weren't so tragic. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Canceling an Artist Because He's Russian

And it will only drive people further into the arms of President Vladimir Putin. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Yale Law School Students Interrupt Event, Demand Right to Talk over Speakers

Yale Law School's chapter of the Federalist Society invited two speakers to campus to discuss a recent Supreme Court case,... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Government seizes/sells home of 93-year-old over $3200 tax bill; keeps proceeds

"This is very bad for property rights." | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

An Academic Grudge Turned into a MeToo Panic

How the weaponization of sexual misconduct allegations wrecked Florian Jaeger's life and cost his university millions | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Robots Will Transform the 2020s

The service bot will revolutionize warehouses, hospitals, farms, and maybe your home. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Can We Fix San Francisco?

In December, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the city's Tenderloin district, which will lead... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Prosecutor Extorts $300k Out of Alleged Drug Dealer by Threatening His Family

Patrick Card's story is a case study in how the state uses civil forfeiture to try to coerce plea bargains. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

The War in Ukraine, II

The Russians seem - understandably to want out, and I'm becoming more and more optimistic that they will be out, soon. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Offer Asylum to Russian Soldiers Who Surrender

Economist Timur Kuran's excellent idea to bolster Ukraine's defense. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Help US and hinder Russia by giving Russians green cards

Let's give green cards to the Russians and deprive Vladimir Putin of the brainpower that keeps Russia's industrial motors running. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Balaji Srinivasan: Technology Will Lead to a Borderless World

The Silicon Valley entrepreneur says cryptocurrencies, virtual reality, and mobile devices are helping individuals escape failed institutions. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Justin Trudeau's Crackdown Will Make Bitcoin and Cash More Popular

There’s no freedom if the state can separate us from our money. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

DOJ, FBI Will Investigate Companies for 'Illicit Profits'

Elizabeth Warren's bizarre theories about corporate greed driving inflation have made their way into federal law enforcement, it seems. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

The Midterms Will End the Pandemic

Seven out of 10 Americans say "it's time we accept COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives." Politicians are taking notice. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

The ATF Suggests You Call Swat Raids on Your Exes for Valentine's Day

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is inviting you to celebrate Valentine's Day by getting your ex... | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago

Worst-Case Climate Change Scenarios Are Highly Implausible, Argues New Study

Global temperature to rise to around 2.2°C above the pre-industrial average by 2100. | Continue reading


@reason.com | 2 years ago