Prof. Michael Broyde (Emory) on "When Judges Stop Behaving Well" "Article III life tenure is not a shield for misconduct in chambers. It is a constitutional trust conditioned on good behavior." Reason · Jun 10
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022. Reason · Jun 10
Graham Platner Wins, Backrooms, and Church and State Politics, religion, movies, and generational gripes collide in a wide-ranging conversation that ends with Robby Soave preparing for his trip to Ukraine. Reason · Jun 10
Inflation Reaches 4.2% as Prices Outpace Paychecks The Iran war and Trump's tariffs are pushing prices higher, and neither will be easy to undo. Reason · Jun 10
The Smartphone Theory of Birth Rate Decline Still Doesn't Hold Up A new NBER study suffers from the same flaws plaguing previous research on phones and fertility rates. Reason · Jun 10
Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens? Simon Hankinson and Bryan Caplan debate immigration enforcement. Reason · Jun 10
No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings From yesterday's D.C. Circuit decision in Doe v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Justin Walker, and… The post No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jun 10
The Next AI Success Story Might Be Nepal A market-friendly ruling party, abundant energy, and ample talent could jumpstart a new tech hub in the Himalayas. Reason · Jun 10
My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing" Court-packing would cause great harm, including by boosting power-grabbing presidents like Trump. Callais's flaws are better addressed by other means. Reason · Jun 10
Why So Many People Feel Lost Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age. Reason · Jun 10
Mitch McConnell's Hemp Ban Betrays the Industry He Helped Create Federal prohibition of hemp-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling. Reason · Jun 10
Scott Pelley Goes Off on Bari Weiss: 'CBS News Is on Fire' Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the recent drama between Scott Pelley and Bari Weiss at CBS. Reason · Jun 10
President Trump Storms Out of NBC Interview Pressed on election fraud claims and a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, the president abruptly ended a tense exchange with NBC’s Kristen Welker. Reason · Jun 10
Reason · Jun 10 Author Matt Taibbi's Libel Claim Over House Member's Social Media Posts Dismissed From Taibbi v. Kamlager-Dove, decided Monday by Judge Evelyn Padin (D.N.J.): Representative Kamlager-Dove … is … the Ranking Member of… The post Author Matt Taibbi's Libel Claim Over House Member's Social Media Posts Dismissed appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 10 Illinois Just Adopted a Half-Baked Scheme to Tax Social Media A lack of comprehension and sloppy language make a mess of a new tax scheme.
Reason · Jun 10 Brickbat: Rats and Roosters Denver Golmon, a police officer in Hammond, Louisiana, is facing federal charges for allegedly exposing the identity of a confidential informant… The post Brickbat: Rats and Roosters appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 10 Trump's Position in the White House Ballroom Case Reflects His General Resistance to Judicial Review The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.
Reason · Jun 9 "Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Indisputably Truthful" Articles About Criminal Charges + Expungement An excerpt from Sunar v. Gray Local Media, Inc., decided today by Judge Kenneth Bell (W.D.N.C.): Defendants Gray Local Media,… The post "Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Indisputably Truthful" Articles About Criminal Charges + Expungement appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Jun 9 Why You Can't Settle Mars or Colonize the Moon Without Real Property Rights The Outer Space Treaty and other legal obstacles could block our sci-fi future.
Reason · Jun 9 J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson Slam L.A. Mayoral Primary Outcome Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss renewed Republican criticism of California's slow election results.
Reason · Jun 9 Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is an Unconstitutional Tax, a Federal Judge Rules U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin struck down the fee, saying it exceeds the president's statutory authority and violates the separation of powers.
Reason · Jun 9 Office of Legal Counsel Concludes That Disparate Impact Liability Under Title VII Is Unconstitutional Two decades after Justice Scalia's Ricci concurrence, the "war between disparate impact and equal protection will be waged" very soon.
Reason · Jun 9 My New Washington Post Op ed on NYC Mayor Mamdani's Unconstitutional Housing Policy His plan to expropriate rental housing violates the Takings Clause, and would exacerbate the City's housing crisis rather than alleviate it.
Reason · Jun 9 Evidence Destroyed or Lost in Death of ICE Detainee That Was Ruled a Homicide A medical examiner ruled Geraldo Lunas Campos' death a homicide by asphyxiation. Witnesses say guards choked him to death. Now a government report says evidence is missing.