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Progress Is Good, Actually

Against Paul Kingsnorth's intuitive sense of decline.

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The Voting Rights Act Asymmetry Comes For Staten Island

The VRA allow Democrats to challenge Republican districts, but does not allow Republicans to challenge Democratic districts.

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Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Tennessee Man Over Facebook Meme

Larry Bushart was arrested on a $2 million bond for posting a meme on Facebook. He was released this week, after more than a month in jail.

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Social Media Speech "Recklessly" Jeopardizing Classmates' Sense of "Safety" by "Condon[ing]" "Forcible Family Separation by Immigration Authorities" May Be Punishable

So argues a concurring opinion in today's Second Circuit decision in Leroy v. Livingston Manor Central School Dist., also speaking about speech that "callously cheer[s] on or condone[s]" "police brutality, ... religiously-motivated attacks on their houses of worship, sexual or gender-based violence, or any other type of targeted state or…

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The Left's Secret Repeal of No Taxes on Tips

Progressive cities are scrapping the tipped-wage credit, shifting workers from tax-free tips to taxable wages, and likely leading to lower take-home pay.

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3 Reasons Why Zohran Mamdani's City-Run Grocery Stores Will Fail

Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open government-run grocery stores would waste taxpayer money solving a problem NYC doesn’t have.

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School's "Interest in Teaching Racial Sensitivity Is Not Sufficient" to Justify Punishing Student's "Free Expression Off-Campus"

So holds the Second Circuit: "Tying a student speaker's constitutional right to free expression solely to the reaction that speech garners from upset or angry listeners cannot be squared with [First Amendment] principles."

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These Small Business Owners Explain How Trump's Tariffs Are More of an 'Existential Crisis' Than COVID

President Donald Trump says his tariffs protect American businesses, but more than 700 small businesses represented by We Pay The Tariffs beg to differ.

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A Divided Fed

Plus: "Freeze the rent" hypocrisy, B-52s near Caracas, the Armani class votes Mamdani, and more...

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Could the United States Unilaterally Grant Puerto Rico Independence?

Puerto Rico does not have a viable path towards statehood, and it is unclear what value Commonwealth status provides to the United States.

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Gender Queer, Libel by Implication, and "Truth Is Not a Complete Defense of Defamation"

Galdos-Shapiro, a school teacher in Great Barrington (Mass.), was questioned and briefly detained in her classroom by the police over… The post Gender Queer, Libel by Implication, and "Truth Is Not a Complete Defense of Defamation" appeared first on Reason.com.

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When the Government Censored Dracula, Frankenstein, and King Kong

Remembering a monstrous era of American history

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Brickbat: Declared Dead

In Pace, Florida, the Social Security Administration mistakenly declared Patsy Rosher dead after her husband died, which led to termination… The post Brickbat: Declared Dead appeared first on Reason.com.

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Calling Teacher "Bully," "Lunatic," "Woke," "God Complex," and "White Savior" Is Opinion and Thus Not Defamation

Yesterday's Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision in MacCudden v. Johnson (Justice Joseph Donald, joined by Justice Maxine White), involved a… The post Calling Teacher "Bully," "Lunatic," "Woke," "God Complex," and "White Savior" Is Opinion and Thus Not Defamation appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump's Move To Replace 12 ICE Directors Could Mean More Aggressive and Unconstitutional Immigration Enforcement

To fill the roles, the Trump administration is turning to agents from Customs and Border Protection, the agency that has led aggressive immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles and Chicago.

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Trump's 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense Could Cost $3.6 Trillion: Report

The pie-in-the-sky space system promises to be a government spending bonanza—and might be a very bad idea.

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Emory University Senate Open Expression Committee Opinion on "Termination of Professor Due to Charlie Kirk-Related Speech"

From the opinion released Oct. 21, 2025: In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, an Emory professor posted… The post Emory University Senate Open Expression Committee Opinion on "Termination of Professor Due to Charlie Kirk-Related Speech" appeared first on Reason.com.

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DOJ Subpoena to Gender Medicine Telehealth Provider Quashed, but Record Not Sealed

From Judge Jamal Whitehead (W.D. Wash.) in Queerdoc, PLLC v. U.S. Dep't of Justice: On January 20, 2025, President Trump… The post DOJ Subpoena to Gender Medicine Telehealth Provider Quashed, but Record Not Sealed appeared first on Reason.com.

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Bork Lecture at FedSoc National Convention Will Include Panel of Judges To Address Antisemitism

A fitting update to the rising tide of antisemitism on the left and the right.

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Republican Socialism Goes Nuclear: Trump Bets $80 Billion on Government-Backed Energy

After years of decline, nuclear energy's prospects are looking bright. The worst thing the government can do now is get more involved in the industry.

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The Trump Administration Waives Obscure Safety Rule Blocking Driverless Trucks

Federal safety regulators have granted driverless truck company Aurora's requested waiver of the warning triangle rule that had acted as a de facto requirement for human drivers in autonomous trucks.

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"How Unprecedented Are Trump's 'Emergency Tariffs'"?

My Hoover colleague Philip Zelikow, who is involved in the tariff litigation, passed this blog post along to me, and… The post "How Unprecedented Are Trump's 'Emergency Tariffs'"? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Jake Tapper Called Out Obama and Biden for Free Speech Abuses. He Says Trump Is on a New Level.

"I have not seen ever before a direct infringement on the right to free speech like that," CNN's Jake Tapper says of the Trump administration's actions in the Jimmy Kimmel saga.

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"Before This Court, Artificial Intelligence Is Optional. Actual Intelligence Is Mandatory"

Words from Magistrate Judge Jason Robertson (E.D. Okla.) in last week's Mattox v. Product Innovations Research, LLC. A bit of background:… The post "Before This Court, Artificial Intelligence Is Optional. Actual Intelligence Is Mandatory" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Man Accused of Soliciting Teen Girl Walks Because of Federal Overreach

The DOJ tried to claim jurisdiction because he drove on a road.

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