Jay Bhattacharya on COVID, Social Media Censorship, and Trump vs. Biden "It’s not like public health is infallible," the Stanford professor and Great Barrington Declaration author tells Reason's Nick Gillespie. Reason · Jun 25, 2024
Reason Wins 7 Southern California Journalism Awards First-place finishes include an investigative piece on egregious misconduct in federal prison, a documentary on homelessness, best magazine columnist, and more. Reason · Jun 24, 2024
New York Lawmakers Threaten To Ban Insurance for Fossil Fuel Projects The bill would banish insurance companies from the state if they invest in companies profiting from oil and gas. Reason · Jun 20, 2024
In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak The Biden administration says its new guidance will make pandemic research safer. Critics say it suffers the same flaws as past, failed gain-of-function regulations. Reason · Jun 20, 2024
COVID-19 Misinformation: Brought to You by the U.S. Government A covert U.S. military social media campaign was an exercise in profound hypocrisy. Reason · Jun 20, 2024
NIMBY Towns, Fake Parks, and Eminent Domain Plus: unpermitted ADUs in San Jose, Sen. J.D. Vance's mass deportation plan for housing affordability, and the California Coastal Commission's anti-housing record. Reason · Jun 18, 2024
Maryland Governor To Issue Mass Pardon to More Than 100,000 Marijuana Offenders The blanket pardon is one of the largest yet, and another sign of the collapse of public support for marijuana prohibition. Reason · Jun 17, 2024
House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft The Selective Service should be abolished, not made more efficient and equitable. Reason · Jun 15, 2024
Illinois License Plate Cameras Are Violating People's Constitutional Rights, Says New Suit The plaintiffs are challenging the state's widespread surveillance, which it collects through over 600 cameras. Reason · Jun 14, 2024
Trump's Tax Plans: Good, Bad, Ugly? Plus: Trump endorses Larry Hogan, violent crime decreases, and more... Reason · Jun 14, 2024
Diana Fleischman: Are Designer Babies The Future? Evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman discusses IVF, artificial genetic selection, and her unique take on the Ethan Hawke/Uma Thurman movie, Gattaca. Reason · Jun 13, 2024
A Power Struggle Consumes the Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party's controversial plan is to "stop Biden" and extract promises from Trump along the way. Reason · Jun 8, 2024
Louisiana's New 25-Foot Legal Forcefield for Police Threatens Accountability and Civil Liberties A new law will make it much harder to film law enforcement officers in their public duties. Does that violate the First Amendment? Reason · Jun 7, 2024
Glenn Youngkin Withdraws Virginia From California's Electric Vehicle Mandate Youngkin's administration says the state will adhere to federal emissions standards beginning in 2025. Reason · Jun 5, 2024
Reason · Jun 4, 2024 The Housing Policy Implications of Taylor Swift Plus: An interview with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the state's blockbuster year for housing reform.
Reason · Jun 3, 2024 New York and New Jersey Want To Let Felons Serve on Juries. Here's Why. Bans have resulted in what some have called the "whitewashing" of American juries.
Reason · May 31, 2024 Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver Wants To Bring Back 'Ellis Island Style' Immigration Processing The Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate says he would address areas from a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants to high-skilled visa reform.
Reason · May 27, 2024 WATCH: Libertarians React to Donald Trump's Speech at Their Convention "It was the weirdest room I've ever been in," one Libertarian Party delegate tells Reason
Reason · May 25, 2024 No, Vivek Ramaswamy, a Libertarian-Nationalist Alliance Doesn't Make Sense He says the two ideas "are not in tension with one another." He's wrong.
Reason · May 22, 2024 House Passes a Bill To Create Independent Oversight of the Troubled Federal Prison System Staff shortages and chronic corruption have plagued the Bureau of Prisons for years, exposing inmates to abuse and whistleblowers to retaliation.
Reason · May 20, 2024 The Police Killing of Roger Fortson Shows the Conflict Between the 2nd Amendment and Paranoid Cops Fortson, a 23-year-old active duty airman, was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy when he opened the door to his apartment holding a gun at his side.
Reason · May 16, 2024 How Free-Range Kids Became an Answer on Jeopardy! It took a lot of work to clear this quiz show milestone.
Reason · May 16, 2024 Congressional Republicans Launch 'Fishing Expedition' Against Progressive, Jewish, and Palestinian Nonprofits The House Oversight and Education committees are investigating the sources of “malign influence” behind campus protests. They’re using tactics Republicans used to hate.
Reason · May 14, 2024 New York's City of Maybe Plus: Colorado passes a string of zoning reforms, an upscale Los Angeles grocery store sues to stop new housing, and Democrats urge the White House to get moving on fair housing.
Reason · May 10, 2024 Tennessee Appeals Court Rules Against Wildlife Agents Who Planted Cameras on Private Land The three-judge panel concluded unanimously that while the state law at issue is constitutional, the wildlife agents' application of it was not.