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Congress Does Not Come Back With a Warrant

Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).

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Trump's and Biden's Terrible Tariffs

Plus: A listener asks if Trump or Biden have done anything to secure the blessings of liberty.

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Goodbye, Navalny

Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.

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Biden's Cognitive Shrinkflation

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

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Some early pandemic restrictions were “really unfortunate” mistakes, former NIH director admits

The folly of attaching “infinite value” to a life saved by government regulation should be obvious, Jacob Sullum writes. If that value were infinite, it would justify any policy that promises to save lives.

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Biden Expands Pardons for Low-Level Federal Marijuana Offenders

The pardons freed no prisoners, but the White House says they will ease the burden of a criminal record.

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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s legacy includes two impactful dissents in 2005

Her position in Kelo v. New London was partly vindicated when some states enacted laws aimed at discouraging eminent domain abuse, Jacob Sullum writes.

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How Reason Helps You Stay Sane During Political Brainworms Season

Turns out subjecting presidential aspirants to libertarian-flavored scrutiny is good for journalism! And sanity.

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Matthew Perry, Drug Abuse, and Prohibition

The death of the Friends star should remind us of the costs of the war on drugs.

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The 'Whack Jobs' Were Right

Plus: A listener asks the editors to weigh in on a hypothetical executive order to establish an American Climate Corps.

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Why Oregon is wrong to consider repeal of drug law reform

Oregonians are understandably troubled by the nuisance of public drug use since the state decriminalized low-level possession of illegal drugs. But reversing Measure 110 is not the answer.

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Hunter Biden Gets Caught in America's Double War on Drugs and Guns

Plus: A listener asks for the editors’ advice on how to spend his money.

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Marijuana reclassification won’t fix conflict between state, federal laws on pot

Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would facilitate medical research and benefit pot suppliers, but the federal prohibition on pot use would remain.

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It’ll always be wrong to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater

Columnist Jacob Sullum apparently has trouble internalizing that every freedom has a limit when it constrains the freedom of others, a reader writes.

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Why Stripping Fox's Broadcast License Is a Terrible Idea

Plus: A listener inquires about the potential positive effects of ranked-choice voting reforms.

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Have We Lost Track of the Trump Indictments Yet?

Plus: Why don't journalists support free speech anymore?

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Judge Blocks Idaho From Punishing Doctors for Referring Women Out of State for Abortions

Plus: More takes on the Trump indictment, Biden's new student loan plan is here, and more...

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Should Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Both Be Prosecuted?

Plus: A listener question concerning drug decriminalization and social well-being

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Civil asset forfeiture is a problem in Cook County

It’s pretty obvious that civil asset forfeiture, whether federal or local, is an unethical, flawed system that violates due process and harms our already marginalized neighbors. It’s time to end it, one advocate writes.

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Congress Considers Bipartisan Bill Curbing Asset Forfeiture

The FAIR Act would be a significant step forward. It just passed the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 26-0 vote.

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Did Trump Break a Law That Shouldn't Exist?

Plus: A rundown of recent nonsensical proposals for constitutional amendments

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Pot users should not lose their gun rights

The Biden administration says cannabis consumers should not be treated as criminals, but continues to defend a federal policy that punishes them by taking away their Second Amendment rights.

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Section 230 Is Safe (for Now) After Supreme Court Rules on Google and Twitter Terrorism Cases

Plus: A new lawsuit in Montana over the state's TikTok ban, the economic realities of online content creation, the rights of private companies, and more...

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What Does Tucker Carlson's Sudden Schism With Fox News Mean?

Plus: Should committed libertarians be opposed to pro-natalist policies?

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New York City Should Have Always Smelled Like Pot

The smell of weed in the streets is a sign of progress and tolerance, not decline.

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