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As ICE Cracks Down Harder, Support for Abolishing ICE Surges

A plurality of Americans now say they'd like to end the agency.

Reason · Jan 20

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens What Makes Sports Great

It’s not just the World Cup and the Olympics—baseball, basketball, and other sports are getting hit too.

Reason · Jan 20

How Elon Musk and DOGE Can Deliver on Smaller Government

Plus: a listener asks the editors why it is acceptable to allow unrestricted border crossings into the United States without penalty.

Reason · Nov 18, 2024

Biden's Cognitive Shrinkflation

Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.

Reason · Feb 12, 2024

Welcome to the Hyperbole Factory

Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the libertarian argument against shopping local.

Reason · Dec 18, 2023

The Republican Primary Consensus for Sending the Military Into Mexico

Presidential contender Tim Scott, who announced recently, says he will use "the world's greatest military to fight these terrorists" south of the border. He's not alone.

Reason · May 24, 2023

There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics

Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?

Reason · May 15, 2023

US Accepted 271,000 Ukrainians Over the Last Year—But Can Do Much Better

It's an impressive achievement. But we can do much more. Canada's much greater openness to immigration is an indication of what's possible.

Reason · Mar 16, 2023

The Flap Over Biden's Comment About 2 Fentanyl Deaths Obscures Prohibition's Role in Causing Them

Both parties are complicit in the lethal policies that gave us fentanyl disguised as Percocet.

Reason · Mar 3, 2023

New Movie Lists Honor Jeanne Dielman and 2001, Snub TikTok

Friday A/V Club: Sight and Sound revises the film canon again.

Reason · Dec 2, 2022