USDA Approves Bioengineered American Chestnut Tree That Could Bring Them Back From Near-Extinction It sets a precedent for releasing other bioengineered organisms into the wild to repair ecological damage. Reason · Sep 2
Trump Is Back To Seeking Regime Change in Iran With the conflict over Hormuz dragging on, the administration is betting on a strategy that failed at the beginning of the war. Reason · Sep 2
My New Liberalism.Org Article on the Centrality of Private Property Rights to Liberalism It argues that strengthening protection for property rights is essential to liberty, and to benefiting the poor and disadvantaged. Reason · Sep 2
Georgia Cop Claimed Petting Zoo Donkey Was Charging at His Team When He Shot It In an incident report, the officer who shot the donkey wrote that he had to shoot the donkey to save himself and a K-9 team from injury. Reason · Sep 2
Trump's Venezuela Oil Deal Sells Out Democracy and Free Markets The Trump administration isn't trying to end socialism in Venezuela. Instead, it is doing socialism in Venezuela. Reason · Sep 2
Invasion of the Robot Teachers New Mexico required kindergarten through second-grade students to learn literacy skills from a purple-haired AI avatar called Amira. Parents are pushing back. Reason · Sep 2
Wisconsin Cops Used Flock Over 100 Times To Track a Navy Veteran After He Lawfully Recorded a Traffic Stop A federal lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the Flock cameras without a legitimate government purpose and in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right. Reason · Sep 2
Why the Right Is Embracing State Power Stephanie Slade discusses the rise of the post-liberal right, the growing appeal of state power, and why fusionism still matters. Reason · Sep 2
Automatic Selective Service Registration Keeps the Threat of Conscription Alive If you oppose the draft, you should oppose the measures that would make it easier to implement too. Reason · Sep 2
Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession Some excerpts from U.S. v. Aleman-Lozano, decided yesterday by Third Circuit Judge Patty Shwartz, joined by Judges Theodore McKee: Aleman-Lozano… The post Third Circuit Rejects Facial Challenge to Ban on Nonimmigrant Aliens' Gun Possession appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 2
"[A]n Unopposed Grant" of Sealing "Carries Little Weight in a Contested Posture" From Townsend v. The Gardens at Aldersgate LLC, decided Monday by Magistrate Judge Rachel Schwartz (D. Kan.): This is a… The post "[A]n Unopposed Grant" of Sealing "Carries Little Weight in a Contested Posture" appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Sep 2
Lion King Composer vs. Comedian Dispute Leads to ~$40K Attorney Fee Award Against Composer Look, there's an attorney fee award. Oh my god! Reason · Sep 2
Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers From Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, joined by Judges Felipe Restrepo and Cindy Chung, in yesterday's U.S. v. Berger: Gun… The post Second Amendment Doesn't Protect Machineguns, Doesn't Preclude Registration Requirement for Silencers appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Sep 2
Reason · Sep 2 COVID-19 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Spillover? Watch Reason's Robby Soave and YouTube commentator Destiny debate the origins of COVID-19 live on September 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Reason · Sep 2 Virginia Mom Gets 6-Month Suspended Jail Sentence for Letting 5-Year-Old Walk to the Pond The government also placed Karyann Parkinson on its child abuse and neglect registry, where she will remain for seven years.
Reason · Sep 2 Study: Even Well-Intentioned Regulators Do More Harm Than Good Bureaucrats who intend to do good still restrict competition and suppress liberty.
Reason · Sep 2 Brickbat: Seeing Red Authorities in China are investigating comedian Guo Degang for changing the lyrics of a famous revolutionary song during a performance… The post Brickbat: Seeing Red appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Sep 2 CJ Roberts and the Smithsonian Bypass Congress To Build New Latino Museum On the same day that he accuses President Trump of bypassing Congress to build a new structure, his own entity bypasses Congress to build a new structure.
Reason · Sep 2 Trump's White House Ballroom Is a Monument to His Lawlessness By unilaterally razing and replacing the East Wing, the president again shows his disregard for the rule of law and the separation of powers.
Reason · Sep 2 Advocate John Roberts v. Chief Justice John Roberts How do you know what a lawyer really believes when he is always representing a client?
Reason · Sep 1 The Iran War's Defenders Are Losing the Plot Robby Soave and Amber Duke break down the latest developments in the Iran war.
Reason · Sep 1 Trump Loves Data Centers: 'Let Data Reign' Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Trump’s recent comments on data centers, unpacking how his stance diverges from parts of his political base.
Reason · Sep 1 Foreign Regulators Are Trying To Censor Americans Online. A Bill Would Ensure Those Demands Are Unenforceable. The proposed GRANITE Act looks to shield U.S. companies from foreign censorship orders.
Reason · Sep 1 Federalism Will Save the Data Centers State preemption worked for housing. It's unlikely to come to the rescue of incredibly unpopular data centers.