Second Federal Court Rules Against Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee The court ruled that the imposition of the fee violates the Administrative Procedure Act. Reason · Oct 1
The Cornell Rape Lawsuit Is Fueling a Deranged Social Media Mob Crazy internet sleuths are doxing, threatening, and harassing the accused fraternity brothers—and also totally unrelated people. Reason · Oct 1
Somehow the N.Y. Times Made Me Sympathetic To Chief Justice Roberts Jodi Kantor's latest expose tells us nothing about the Court's decision but does destroy John Roberts's last refuge from scoundrels like me. Reason · Oct 1
Federal Contractors Responsible for 'Biased' Alcohol Study Should Be Punished, Oversight Committee Says Rep. James Comer is asking the HHS to consider disciplinary action against anti-alcohol activists empowered by the Biden administration. Reason · Oct 1
Judge Preliminarily Blesses $1.5 Million Settlement for Victims of a Tiny Town's 'Policing for Profit' Financially motivated traffic enforcement produced a huge surge in revenue for Brookside, Alabama, where "fines and forfeitures" accounted for half the city's income in 2020. Reason · Oct 1
ICE Deletes Reports Flagging Medical Neglect in Detention Center Deaths The reports found medical care that "deviated beyond safe limits" in dozens of cases where ICE detainees died in custody. Reason · Oct 1
The National Debt Has Exploded. The Reckoning Is Still Coming. Even the best-case scenario means less investment, slower wage growth, and a budget increasingly spent on past obligations. Reason · Oct 1
Border Agents Nabbed Their Phones. These Two Floridians Are Fighting Back. A former assistant state attorney and an immigrant rights activist both had their phones seized, despite having attorney-client privilege. They're suing to protect their data. Reason · Oct 1
Which Parts of an Expert's ChatGPT History Related to Preparing Expert Report Must Be Disclosed? From Judge Anne Traum (D. Nev.) Monday in Villanueva v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dep't (the underlying lawsuit alleges a… The post Which Parts of an Expert's ChatGPT History Related to Preparing Expert Report Must Be Disclosed? appeared first on Reason Magazine. Reason · Oct 1
How Nikole Hannah-Jones Gets School Choice All Wrong Robert Pondiscio discusses the competence crisis in public schools, the limits of school choice, and the importance of parental involvement in education. Reason · Oct 1
Trump's Iowa Steel Mill Is a Win for Steelmakers. What About Everyone Else? U.S. steel prices have surged, while overall manufacturing employment has fallen. Reason · Oct 1
Will Texas Turn Blue? Plus: Flydubai details, botched execution, Warsh criticism, and more... Reason · Oct 1
Smoking Is Bad for You. Nicotine Isn't—but Politicians Keep Trying To Ban It. Nicotine has become associated with the worst harms of smoking, even though the chemical is not responsible for the cancers or lung disease caused by combustible tobacco. Reason · Oct 1
Reason · Oct 1 Like Nikole Hannah-Jones, My Parents Put Ideology Over Pedagogy in Sending Me to Catholic School Parents are indispensable to improving educational outcomes, but are often trapped by their own pasts.
Reason · Oct 1 Brickbat: Thick as Thieves An Oklahoma man is suing the Grady County Sheriff's Office for keeping his stolen property. Stacey McCurry said thieves stole… The post Brickbat: Thick as Thieves appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason · Sep 30 Justice Alito Says Recusal in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County a "Difficult Judgment Call" Bloomberg reports on why Justice Alito decided to recuse from the first case of the Supreme Court's term.
Reason · Sep 30 Cops Used AI Surveillance To Detain an Innocent Texas Driver. His Lawsuit Just Got the Program Struck Down. AI-powered license plate readers flagged an abnormal driving pattern. Then officers made up reasons to pull him over and interrogated him, and they faked a K-9 alert to justify a nonconsensual search.
Reason · Sep 30 Trump Wants AI Companies To Police Themselves. His FTC Isn't Waiting. While the White House settles for a voluntary accord, the Federal Trade Commission is preparing subpoena-like demands and plans to compel testimony from frontier lab executives.
Reason · Sep 30 Trump Orders Mosquitoes and Rats Out of the District of Columbia Time to deploy gene drives to eliminate these disease-carrying pests?
Reason · Sep 30 Why Is Seattle Keeping Her From Cleaning Up Trash? Since 2020, We Heart Seattle has picked up over 2 million pounds of trash. In response, the state government is investigating the group for improper handling of materials.
Reason · Sep 30 The FDA Promises To Streamline the Dauntingly Complex Rules for Approving Nicotine Products The planned reforms could promote harm reduction by addressing a huge backlog that has resulted in routine violations of a statutory deadline.
Reason · Sep 30 How Regulation, Immigration Policy, and Tariffs Made Your BLT More Expensive A BLT looks simple, but bacon rules, lettuce labor shortages, and tomato tariffs show how government meddling can make even lunch more expensive.
Reason · Sep 30 Americans Are Wealthier Than 30 Years Ago. Here's the Data To Prove It. Americans with upper, middle, and lower incomes are all better off today than in the 1970s or 1990s, new CBO data shows.