The Season 27 premiere of South Park—the animated Comedy Central show famous for skewering public figures with crude and topical humor—trained its sights on President Donald Trump with the message that the would-be emperor has no clothes. Literally. The episode depicts an out-of-control president who threatens everyone in sight with frivolous lawsuits, including the residents […]
As driverless Waymo service rolls out to new cities across the U.S., Boston is trying to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicles. This past Thursday, at-large City Councilors Erin Murphy and Henry Santana unveiled a proposed ordinance that would prohibit commercial autonomous vehicle operations in the city until a new advisory committee comprised of city […]
From Mississippi Today (Taylor Vance & Devna Bose) on Monday: A ruling from a federal judge in Mississippi contained factual errors — listing plaintiffs who weren’t parties to the suit, including incorrect quotes from a state law and referring to cases that don’t appear to exist — raising questions about whether artificial intelligence was involved […]
Gen Z has little familiarity with “any sense of community,” writer Freya India said in a teary-eyed rant recently. “Attention hijacking is the thing I worry most about on a long term basis for humanity’s thriving,” wrote Jackson Dahl. “Techno-capitalism is slowly but surely turning us into something non-human. Attention is upstream of everything: presence, […]
During his 2021 campaign, New York’s Democratic Mayor Eric Adams presented himself as a champion of education choice and charter schools. He earned support from pro-charter groups and major donors, including allies of Success Academy, New York City’s largest and most successful charter network. However, his stance on education has shifted, raising concerns as he […]
Today’s guest is Richard E. Farley, author of Drop Dead, a history of how the richest city in America got addicted to spending, saturated in debt, and crashed the municipal bond market—and then managed to get a federal bailout in the nick of time. In 1975, New York City almost went bankrupt. Farley argues that the same conditions are […]
Palestinian statehood? Yesterday, news broke that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer would recognize a Palestinian state if Israel and Hamas did not reach a lasting ceasefire agreement by September. The week prior, French politicians had made similar noises, with France and over a dozen other countries unveiling a joint resolution from the United Nations yesterday […]
I have written at some length about the problems with ABA accreditation. Alas, some of the most egregious behaviors from the ABA are considered confidential. Thankfully, the Pacific Legal Foundation sent public information requests to 50 public law schools concerning their accreditation process. The ABA routinely encourages schools to engage in unlawful discrimination, and rewards […]
7/30/1956: Congress enacted a resolution, declaring that the motto of the United States is “In God we Trust.” The Supreme 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, […]
While Americans rightfully resent the lockdowns, mask mandates, and other intrusions into their liberty that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic (not to mention politicians’ flouting of their own rules), most of us had it pretty easy compared to people elsewhere. In Canada, for example, pandemic restrictions were tighter and lasted longer than in the United States. […]
Typically stream between 9-10pm Monday-Thurs, Sat-Sun (everyday except Fridays)