Gen Z? More like Gen Zyn—because young adults love Zyn. For the uninformed, Zyn are oral nicotine pouches that are slowly usurping the grip that e-cigarettes like Juul and Puff Bars have had on my peers. Given their rising popularity and positive impact on smoking rates, it’s time to dispel common misconceptions about these products. […]
CECOT for citizens: President Donald Trump met with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office yesterday and said his innermost thoughts out loud: “Homegrowns are next. The homegrowns. You gotta build about five more places [like the CECOT prison]. It’s not big enough.” “Yeah, we’ve got space,” Bukele responded. Administration officials chuckled in the […]
4/15/1931: Stromberg v. California argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 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 range of […]
Employees at the Wilson Center, a prominent think tank chartered by Congress in the 1960s, were placed on leave last week following an executive order ordering its closure. The reaction among much of the mainstream political class to the closure was one of embarrassment, anger, and disappointment. But in this rare instance, President Donald Trump […]
A mental health survey administered to Seattle-area middle and high schoolers is putting their sensitive personal information at risk, according to a February investigation from The Seattle Times and the education-focused outlet The 74. While parents and schools were sold on the survey as a tool to identify struggling
students, a public records request showed just how invasive many survey […]
Lino Monteleone, a Montreal resident, is fighting a $186 ($134 U.S.) parking ticket after a bus stop sign was installed overnight in front of his house, replacing a legal parking spot where his daughter’s car was parked. On April 1, 2025, Monteleone’s doorbell camera showed city worker Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason […]
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis identifies as a “libertarian Democrat” and is known for saying things like “government in general does a lot of things that aren’t necessary” and that the state income tax rate “should be zero.” Especially among Democratic politicians, he is known as an advocate for making it easier to build housing and […]
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, and special guest Mary Katharine Ham discuss President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. They also talk about the taxes they hate the most—just in time to celebrate Tax Day. 4:30—Trump’s trade war with China 15:36—How will Trump’s tariffs affect the U.S. manufacturing industry? 23:06—Is […]
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Monday that he will not return a Salvadoran man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador from the United States, despite a U.S. Supreme Court order instructing the U.S. government to facilitate the man’s return. “How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into […]
In August 1971, during President Richard Nixon’s first term in office, White House Counsel John Dean drafted a memo titled “Dealing with our Political Enemies.” “This memorandum addresses the matter of how we can maximize the fact of our incumbency in dealing with persons known to be active in their opposition to this Administration,” Dean […]