3/16/25: Pierce v. Society of Sisters argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: Marc 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 […]
From Doe v. Edoff, decided Mar. 6 by Judge Sean Cox (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff’s [pro se] complaint names more than forty individuals as Defendants and purports to assert federal claims against them. Aside from listing the names of the various Defendants, Plaintiff’s complaint includes no factual allegations specific to the Defendants. Plaintiff states her claim […]
“The mosquito is one of the deadliest animals on the planet,” declared two South African researchers in a recent Nature article. This tiny insect is responsible for spreading malaria, a disease that infected nearly 250 million people in 2022 and killed more than 600,000 of them. Most of the victims live in sub-Saharan Africa, with children under 5 years of age […]
25 years ago April 2000 “[Bill] Clinton never actually won a majority of votes in either of his presidential campaigns, despite a roaring economy and an incompetent campaign by Bob Dole in 1996. The majority of voters who opted against Clinton’s reelection weren’t necessarily ready to give him an automatic pass on his problems so […]
In October 1990, Richard Mann shot a red wolf that he feared was threatening his cattle. The wolf was a member of an “experimental population” the federal Fish and Wildlife Service had introduced to eastern North Carolina a few years earlier in an effort to save the most endangered canine on the planet. When the federal […]
The ongoing trade imbroglio occasioned by President Donald Trump’s aggressively tariff-forward policy stance is roiling global markets across industries. The alcohol sector is being particularly hard hit, as many industry watchers warned could happen in the event of Trump-initiated trade wars with the European Union, Mexico, and Canada. While the latest developments—including the president’s threat […]
3/15/1933: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 15, 1933 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 government, and free markets, […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day? Unfortunately, President Donald Trump’s tariffs on booze and other party supplies are a direct attack on Americans’ right to party. The increased cost of beer, whiskey, and festive green knick-knacks will further dampen the party. Trump recently threatened a 200 percent tariff on booze imported from the European Union. If implemented, […]
Under a proposed State Department policy, U.S. passport applicants would have to affirm that they are “not required to register” as sex offenders. If they are “required to register,” they would have to submit a “supplementary explanatory statement under oath.” The State Department says that change, which it announced in a Federal Register notice seeking […]
One of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders designated “certain international cartels” as “foreign terrorist organizations,” a classification that according to the State Department “play[s] a critical role in our fight against terrorism and [is] an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities and pressuring groups to get out of the terrorism business.” […]