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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.

Reason

Do Studies Show Vaping Causes Cancer? No.

Even the best studies haven't surmounted a key statistical issue, and they tend to distort the evidence to make e-cigarettes look dangerous.

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Apocalypse Tomorrow: Trump's Looming Indictment

Plus: the terrible case for pausing A.I. innovation

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Learning news literacy skills can help readers spot real ‘malinformation’

Malinformation has a seed of truth, or makes selective use of facts, but is repackaged and shared with the specific intent to cause harm.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: Fentanyl crisis won’t be solved by indulging in violent fantasies of bombing Mexico

Many Americans nowadays know someone who died of a fentanyl overdose. The drug is highly potent and is slipped in with other illegal substances. From 2016 to 2021, the number of people in California who have died due to fentanyl-related causes increased from 239 to nearly 6,000.

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Of Course, the Trump Indictment Is Political

Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.

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New York Arrest Would Be a Gift for Trump

Plus: Libertarians ask Supreme Court to consider New York ballot access rule change, Wyoming bans abortion pills, and more...

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Where Do We Go To Get Our Mask Apology?

Plus: The editors reveal their favorite issues and articles from the Reason magazine catalog.

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Happy Trails: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection

The longest-serving California senator was a hardline drug warrior, a surveillance hawk, and no friend of freedom.

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Gun Rights in Joe Biden's America: Live With Jacob Sullum, Amy Swearer, and Nick Gillespie

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the Second Amendment, gun control, and mass shootings.

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Yet Another Shady, Hypocritical Document Hoarder

Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.

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A Surly Showdown for Speaker

Plus: Would Adam Smith be a libertarian if he were alive today?

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Challenging Fauci, Documenting Government Outrage: What Reason Does With Your Donations!

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Abortion, Pot, Slavery, and More: 34 Ballot Initiatives We're Watching Today

Plus: California's latest faux-trafficking sting, judge suspends New York gun restrictions, and more...

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Biden Takes Welcome, but Very Limited, Steps Towards Marijuana Legalization

Given widespread public support for legalization, he could easily go further.

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Selling Fentanyl Could Mean the Death Penalty Under New Rubio Bill

As per usual, politicians' response to negative effects of the drug war is…more drug war.

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National Abortion Ban Proposal Divides Republicans, Excites Democrats

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The New Federal Gun Law Violates Our Civil Liberties

It is unlikely to stop mass shootings, but it will restrict Second Amendment rights and unjustly send people to prison.

Reason

Did Congress Just Attempt To Do Its Job?

Plus: The editors each consider a book they might secretly want to write one day.

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Jacob Sullum: Why Japanese Gun Control Isn't a Model for America

Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.

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Can the FDA Stop States From Banning Abortion Pills?

The FDA could work with the Department of Justice to sue states over mifepristone bans. But should it?

Chicago Sun-Times

Grant Park fencing is like a prison camp

With festival season upon us, we can expect the cyclone fencing around much of Grant Park to remain, making Chicago’s glorious front yard on the lake look more like a deserted prison camp.

Reason

Alito, Abortion, and Autonomy

Plus: ruminations on public health, misinformation, and media literacy

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The End of Roe? Everything You Need To Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion

Plus: Boston rebuked for rejecting Christian flag, Google will remove more personal information, and more...

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