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At Ronald Reagan Library, GOP Candidates Reject Ronald Reagan's Immigration Vision

“I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally,” Reagan said in 1984.

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No, Mike Pence, We Should Not Make It Easier To Execute Mass Shooters

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Banning Criminal Background Checks Will Lead To More Housing Discrimination, Not Less

The best reforms would correct the real problems of overcriminalization and overincarceration, as well as removing all artificial barriers to building more homes.

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"Odd," "Unnerv[ing]," "Disturbing," Comments, Post, and Letter to Politician Weren't "True Threats"

"[E]ccentricity and being off-putting is not a criminal offense," even when the speaker mentions the listener's children and other personal details.

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Ban Teenagers From Social Media, Vivek Ramaswamy Says, Because Fentanyl

The Republican presidential candidate ignores the lethal impact of the drug policies he avidly supports.

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If You Give a Lawyer a Lawsuit ….

From Parlatore v. Montalvo, decided Tuesday by Judge Randolph Moss (D.D.C.): This is a defamation action brought by one lawyer practicing before this Court, Timothy Parlatore, against another lawyer also practicing before this Court, Eric Montalvo. The case is only the most recent chapter in a dispute that has metastasized…

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Shut Up Already About John Fetterman's Slob Chic

The Senate is an incompetent laughingstock regardless of what its members wear.

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Discovery of Comparator Incidents Available in Title IX Wrongful-Discipline Cases

A good illustration of how this principle can work.

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Companies Seeking CHIPS Act Subsidies Are Encouraged To Double-Dip

At least a dozen states have beefed up targeted incentives to coincide with handouts from the Commerce Department.

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Mike Pence Claims the Reagan Mantle. So Far, It Isn't Helping Him.

"Our party does face a time for choosing," said the former vice president last night.

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Sleeping With a Member of the Teachers Union

Plus: "Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber," nuclear-powered AI, North Korea, and more...

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Bing Chat and ChatGPT-4 Reject Queries That Mention Kike Hernandez

Thanks to Jacob Mchangama, I learned that Bing Chat and ChatGPT-4 (which use the same underlying software) refuse to answer queries that contain the words "nigger," "faggot," "kike," and likely others as well. This leads to the refusal to talk about Kike Hernandez (might he have been secretly born in…

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Florida Is Giving Foster Children Powerful Psychotropic Drugs Without Proper Records, Audit Finds

More than 1 in 3 Florida foster kids over 13 is taking psychotropic medications, but the state often doesn't follow rules requiring it to keep records of prescriptions.

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Taylor Swift, Junk Fees, and the 'Happy Meal Fallacy'

Thank Swifties, not Joe Biden, for Ticketmaster's consumer-friendly pricing policy.

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Brickbat: No Running in the Halls

In Ohio, a Dayton Public Schools employee has resigned after being caught on video striking a 3-year-old special-needs student. Video shows Braylen Tootle, who is reportedly autistic and nonverbal, running down the hall as the employee, who hasn't been named, chases after him. The employee caught up to Braylen and…

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School Choice Gets Lip Service at Republican Debate

GOP presidential hopefuls should be more clear about the school choice policies they support.

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Chris Christie for Robots and Tech Progress

A positive vision for America's future at the Republican debate

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Vivek Ramaswamy Proposes a (Probably) Illegal Plan To End Birthright Citizenship

It’s highly unlikely that it would pass constitutional muster.

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Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie Call Out Trump for Adding to Federal Debt

"He owes it to you to defend his record where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt that set the stage for the inflation that we have."

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DeSantis Says He Would Use Justice Department To Bring Civil Rights Cases Against 'Soros-Funded Prosecutors'

DeSantis has already removed two reform prosecutors from office in Florida. A federal judge ruled he violated the First Amendment in one of those cases.

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Tony Timpa Wrongful Death Trial Ends With 2 Out of 3 Cops Getting Qualified Immunity

The trial—and, in some sense, Timpa's life—was about transparency.

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Michigan Supreme Court on Pronouns and Titles

From an order issued yesterday: Parties and attorneys [listed in a caption] may also include Ms., Mr., or Mx. as a preferred form of address and one of the following personal pronouns in the name section of the caption: he/him/his, she/her/hers, or they/them/theirs. Courts must use the individual's name, the…

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A Study Finds 'No Evidence' That Decriminalization Boosted Drug-Related Deaths in Oregon

The researchers reached a similar conclusion about overdose trends in Washington, where penalties for simple possession were reduced in 2021.

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GOP Debate Recap With Josh Barro

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday for reactions to the 2nd GOP debate from journalist Josh Barro and Reason's Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller.

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Bjorn Lomborg: How Our Climate Fixation Hurts the World's Poor

The 'skeptical environmentalist' offers 12 low-cost, proven policies that he says could save 4.2 million lives and generate $1.1 trillion in new wealth every year.

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