Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press, 297 pages, $30 At the turn of the 20th century, labor leader Samuel Gompers had many specific demands, including job security and an eight-hour day. But his list of “what labor wants” added up to a single overarching—and open-ended—desire. “We want more,” Gompers said in […]
Hello and welcome to the first edition of Free Agent! Did you know it’s March? It’s a special all–college basketball edition of Free Agent, including a brain fart you have to see to believe. Bust out your brackets and look out for creepy mascots with truly enormous teeth today. By the way, if you think […]
3/18/2008: District of Columbia v. Heller argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: Ma Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, the site offers a diverse […]
Artificial intelligence pessimists, take note: New research suggests that fears about AI tools destabilizing elections through political misinformation may be overblown. The research was conducted by
computer scientist Arvind Narayanan, director of the Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy, and Sayash Kapoor, a computer science Ph.D. candidate at Princeton. The pair are writing a book called AI […]
Tennessee Rep. John Crawford (R–Bristol) has introduced a bill that would require law enforcement to collect DNA samples from anyone arrested for a felony. Under the proposed law, the s Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing […]
Senator Mitch McConnell is one of the most important Americans of the twenty-first Century. But for his leadership, I am reasonably confident that President Obama would have been able to fill Justice Scalia’s seat. And had Donald Trump not been able to run on filling that vacancy, I am reasonably confident that Hillary Clinton would […]
(NA) While things are not completely clear, evidence increasingly indicates that the Trump Administration violated a court order in the Alien Enemies Act case currently before a federal district court in Washington, DC. Adam Isaacson and Georgetown law Prof. Marty Lederman have detailed analyses of the relevant evidence and legal issues. But the bottom line […]
President Trump posted this on Truth Social: The “Pardons” that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen. In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them […]
On his way out the door in January, then-President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned five of his own relatives, along with several former federal officials and the members of the House select committee that investigated the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Or did he? According to President Donald Trump, those pardons did not really happen. […]
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch explain why eliminating the Department of Education entirely is long overdue.  02:52—Trump administration cuts to the Department of Education 25:55—Mahmoud Khalil detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement 37:13—Weekly listener question 45:22—Lightning round: Congress passes a continuing resolution budget deal 53:41—This week’s […]