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FBI Spied on Libertarian Sci-Fi Author Vernor Vinge In 'Espionage' Case

The late friend of Reason, who coined the term "technological singularity," landed on the feds' radar for his association with a foreign policy dissident.

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Federal Funding for Universities Comes With Strings. Now Trump Is Pulling Them.

The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state.

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No, These New Studies Don't Show an AI Jobs Apocalypse Is Coming

Economists at the Federal Reserve and Stanford University recently published studies investigating how AI affects employment in different industries.

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Closure of Tariff Loophole for Mail, Packages Puts Millions of Everyday Transactions at Risk

European postal services are cutting off delivery to the United States, leaving entrepreneurs and consumers scrambling.

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Georgia woman could lose $30,000 after local government denies her permit to open hair salon

Despite meeting all the requirements, the Board of Commissioners in Clayton County made an arbitrary decision to deny Khalilah Few a conditional use permit to open her salon.

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Socialism Just Imploded in Bolivia

Is this the last gasp of Latin America's disastrous "pink tide"?

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Checkpoints Like the Ones Federal Agents Are Running in D.C. Are Unconstitutional

Checkpoints for general crime control are illegal and smack of a police state.

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Trump's Tracking of AI Chip Shipments Exposes Flaws in His Export Control

U.S. authorities are secretly tracking shipments of advanced AI chips from manufacturers such as Dell, Super Micro, Nvidia, and AMD to prevent their illegal diversion to China.

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The Human Rights Crisis in ICE Detention Centers

Reports of human rights abuses are piling up as the number of people in immigrant detention reaches all-time highs.

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Trump Says 'People Are Feeling Safer Already,' but Federal Troops Won't Fix D.C.'s Crime

Local government incompetence has crippled the city's criminal justice system.

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Pentagon Draws Up Plans To Send Troops to American Cities

The Trump administration is considering plans for a "Reaction Force" of National Guard troops to deploy quickly to American cities with signs of civil unrest.

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The Libertarian Case for Postmodernism

Political economist Mark Pennington draws on the ideas of Hayek and Foucault to show how expert rule and government surveillance are making it harder for people to think freely and live on their own terms.

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Minnesota Town Denies Family Permission To Build Affordable Housing Unit on Their Property

The Pepin family is suing the City of Blaine after the City Council used dubious reasoning to deny a permit for additional housing on their property.

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Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Declare NIMBY Martial Law To Stop Duplexes in the Palisades

Plus: Oregon's radical YIMBY centralization, yet another challenge to inclusionary zoning, and DOGE's cuts to fair housing grants get overturned in court.

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St. Louis Fan Removal for MAGA Hat Ignites Debate Over Free Speech

Michael Weitzel was ejected for violating the club’s fan code of conduct, which prohibits “threatening, abusive, or discriminatory" symbols and language.

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Woman Who Died of Heart Disease in ICE Custody Reportedly Told Son She Wasn't Allowed to See Doctor for Chest Pains

Questions about the death of Marie Blaise at a South Florida ICE detention center have lingered since she collapsed in April.

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The Federal Reserve Rightly Rejects Trump's Calls for Lower Interest Rates

Maintaining the elevated federal funds rate makes borrowing more expensive, but the alternative is artificially cheap money, malinvestment, and inflation.

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History Isn't on the DOJ's Side in Its Case Against NYC's Sanctuary Policies

The Trump administration's lawsuit against New York City challenges decades of sanctuary policies and local independence.

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South Park Is Saving Free Speech!

Plus: Trump’s "woke AI" order, Gawker’s cultural legacy, and a listener question on deregulation and the BBB.

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D.C. Police Worried That Fear of Terrorism Could Inspire More Terrorism

A recently disclosed bulletin from October 2023 shows the Inception-like nature of national security politics.

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Virginia Is Using AI To Identify Illegal and Redundant Regulations

While other states are focused on regulating AI, Virginia is using the technology to repeal regulations.

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Streaming Music Isn't a Free Market. It's a Regulated Monopoly.

Rock legend David Lowery draws on his decades in the music industry to explain how government-imposed licensing fees and price controls helped streaming platforms flourish while eroding artist rights and income.

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Pentagon Awards up to $200 Million to AI Companies Whose Models Are Rife With Ideological Bias

The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.

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The CEO of NPR Made the Best Case for Defunding It

The notion that NPR can somehow become unbiased is about as believable as the IRS sending you a fruit basket to commend you for filing your taxes.

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Americans Don't Party Enough. Here's How To Change That.

In our increasingly antisocial world, the best way to bring people together is a good party. This weekend, if possible.

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