I’ve been following the debate between my co-bloggers David Post and Josh Blackman (and other commentators elsewhere) on the Mayor Eric Adams criminal case. Dedicated VC readers will have seen that David calls the Justice Department’s decision to move to dismiss the charges an “outrageous” deal – and in an earlier post, he called it […]
2/18/1988: Justice Anthony Kennedy takes judicial oath. Justice Anthony Kennedy The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 18, 1988 appeared first on Reason.com. 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 […]
When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders, by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman, Oxford University Press, 344 pages, $29.99 In late 2021, Charlotte Bellis, an unmarried journalist from New Zealand, found herself pregnant while working in Qatar, a country where that status carries the risk of jail time […]
Police in Bangalore, India arrested Ed Sheeran for busking without a permit. The four-time Grammy winner insists he did have permission. It 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 […]
On February 6, the Fifth Circuit decided United States v. Peterson, holding that noise suppressors (aka silencers or mufflers) are not protected by the Second Amendment. Written by Chief Judge Jennifer Elrod, the court held that suppressors are not “Arms” within the Second Amendment’s purview. Under Bruen, if an item is an “arm” within the […]
A couple of weeks ago, Jose Vasquez learned that former Albuquerque police officer Honorio Alba Jr. had pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a local defense attorney in exchange for making DWI cases disappear. “I almost fell out of my bed because I was watching the news that day, and I just, I couldn’t believe […]
Co-blogger Josh Blackman disagrees with my take (here and here) that the DOJ’s arrangement with Eric Adams is an outrage and a grave threat to those of use who care about liberty. No, no, no, he says; this is “the sort of thing DOJ does all the time.” There’s “no ‘quid pro quo’” involved, because […]
The weekend programming over at CBS was unusually focused on speech norms and censorship in Germany. First, Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan casually assert that free speech is what empowered the Nazis to take over the government and implement the Holocaust; then, 60 Minutes conducted an interview with present-day German authorities in which they […]
A study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine claims to reveal a surge in gambling addiction following the legalization of sports betting. But does a rise in internet searches for gambling terms mean there’s been an actual increase in gambling addiction? After the Supreme Court struck down the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in […]
The Simpsons premiered when I was in Kindergarten. I remember watching the Christmas Special in December 1989 on my TV with rabbit-ear antennas and a manual channel dial–no remote control. (We wouldn’t get Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and […]