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GAO Report Finds 'Shrinkflation' Was Fake News

The Government Accountability Office says shrinkflation accounted for just 0.06 percentage points of inflation from 2019 to 2024.

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The Rationale for the Federal Circuit's 'Radical Left' Tariff Decision Is Fundamentally Conservative

Donald Trump's claim that the appeals court ruled against him for partisan or ideological reasons is hard to take seriously.

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Trump Says America Would Be 'Destroyed' if Americans Don't Pay His Tariffs

The administration says the country faces complete destruction if it's forced to pay back money it hasn't yet received.

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The EPA Can Terminate Climate Change Grants to Nonprofits

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacates a district court injunction barring clawback of climate grants.

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Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Trump's Tariffs

The Administration's arguments have more doctrinal support than some might think

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The Weird Law That Keeps the NFL Off (Most) Friday Nights

An antiquated law gives high school and college football first dibs on Fridays and Saturdays.

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The Trump Administration's Fake Housing Emergency

The results of America's overly burdensome housing regulations aren't great. But they're not an "emergency."

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New in Civitas Outlook: "The Failed Lower Court Revolt"

Civitas Outlook has published my new essay, titled The Failed Lower Court Revolt. Here is the introduction: Shortly before President… The post New in Civitas Outlook: "The Failed Lower Court Revolt" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Not So Fast, ICE

Plus: Rogue sheriffs, Trump life coaching, Trump family cryptocurrency, and more…

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Judge Barbara Lagoa (11th Cir.) Criticizes New York Times v. Sullivan

From Judge Lagoa's concurrence in Friday's Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc. (and see also Judge Charles Wilson's concurrence taking the opposite… The post Judge Barbara Lagoa (11th Cir.) Criticizes New York Times v. Sullivan appeared first on Reason.com.

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Judge Charles Wilson (11th Cir.) Defends New York Times v. Sullivan

From Judge Wilson's concurrence in Friday's Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc. (and see also Judge Barbara Lagoa's concurrence taking the opposite… The post Judge Charles Wilson (11th Cir.) Defends New York Times v. Sullivan appeared first on Reason.com.

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Alan Dershowitz's Libel Case Over CNN's Coverage of His Defense in Trump Impeachment Thrown Out

"For a public figure like Dershowitz to prevail, defamation law has long required proof of a speaker's actual malice: knowledge of or reckless disregard for the falsity of a statement. But here, the available evidence points to the reporters’ sincere—if mistaken or even overwrought—belief in the truth of their accusations."

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Injunction Enforcing Anti-Disparagement Contract Provision Doesn't Violate First Amendment

From Chief Judge Hala Jarbou (W.D. Mich.) Friday in Lothamer Tax Resolution, Inc. v. Kimmel; I think it summarizes the… The post Injunction Enforcing Anti-Disparagement Contract Provision Doesn't Violate First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

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Will Federal Judges Continue to Review Prosecutors' Motions to Dismiss?

Tomorrow, in United States v. Boeing, Judge O'Connor will consider the Justice Department's argument that the Department can agree not to prosecute the case even before he has ruled on whether to dismiss it.

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How Civilizations Lose Their Spark—and How We Might Keep Ours

Golden ages teach us a lot about what makes civilizations rise and fall.

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Trump Can Fire a Lot of People. What's Special About the Federal Reserve?

"The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity," the Supreme Court wrote in a ruling this year.

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Brickbat: Can't You Knock?

In Illinois, Oak Park and River Forest High School removed exterior doors to student bathrooms. The intent was to stop… The post Brickbat: Can't You Knock? appeared first on Reason.com.

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'Botched' Drug Raids Show How Prohibition Invites Senseless Violence

The war on drugs authorizes police conduct that otherwise would be readily recognized as criminal.

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The Federal Circuit's Tariff Ruling Highlights the Audacity of Trump's Power Grab

Seven judges agreed that the president's assertion of unlimited authority to tax imports is illegal and unconstitutional.

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Help Workers by Breaking Down Barriers to Labor Mobility

Labor Day is a great time to remember that we can make workers vastly better off by empowering more of them to vote with their feet, both within countries and through international migration.

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After Years of Abuses, Approval of the FBI and DOJ Depends on Who Is in Power

With government agencies turned into partisan weapons, trust is a tribal matter.

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The Nearly Free Markets of Guatemala

Guatemalans don't wait for the government's permission. They build their own markets through voluntary exchange.

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Don't Fear 'Frankenfood.' We're Already Living in the Lab-Grown Future.

Many people prefer naturally produced over man-made. But isn't there something just as compelling about the stuff that thousands of people collaborated to make?

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Brickbat: Hard Time

In New York, former Mid-State Corrections Officer Brandon Montanari admitted he and two colleagues kicked and punched an inmate in… The post Brickbat: Hard Time appeared first on Reason.com.

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New Jersey Town Drops Plan to Condemn a Church to Build a Park and Pickleball Courts

The mayor abandoned the plan after it aroused strong political resistance and threats of litigation.

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