It’s messy out there. Chaotic, even. Like, really chaotic. Legacy media is giving up the ghost. Artificial intelligence is about to turn our economy and culture upside down (maybe in a fun way?). Cabinet members are swapping in and out like 1970s wives. As the political spectrum morphs into a Möbius strip, perhaps you long […]
12/7/1941: Pearl Harbor is attacked. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 7, 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 […]
Amidst the annual holiday boom in turkey sales, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing a new rule to reduce salmonella in poultry. That’s a laudable goal, but the actual regulation—as is often the case—is being shaped in a way that hurts small farmers and meat processors while helping large agricultural conglomerates. This […]
It’s official: America’s 46th president is headed out the door. After a single term marked by ambitious plans but modest follow-through, Joe Biden is wrapping up his time in office and somewhat reluctantly shuffling off into the sunset. Despite lofty promises on everything from drug policy reform to tackling climate change, Biden’s presidency has been […]
AP reports that Harris won among voters who owned only cats, 54-45, but Trump won among those who owned only dogs, 55-44, and among those who owned both, 53-46. Harris also won among vot Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, […]
From a recent Tweet: But actually, here’s what he says (or you can read the very similar version in Obama’s Medium post): I should tell you that when I mentioned to a few friends that our foundation would be hosting a forum on democracy and pluralism, I got more than a few groans and eye-rolls. And […]
The nations of the world were supposed to complete negotiations on a Global Plastics Treaty on December 1. They didn’t. The main sticking point was some countries’ demand for a global cap on the future production of plastics. Plastics are ubiquitous because they are amazingly useful and cheap. (Baseline projections suggest that annual global plastic use […]
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to replace Christopher Wray as director of the FBI, has threatened to “come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens” and “helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.” What exactly does he mean by that? Given the position that Patel will hold if he is confirmed […]
President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, has put the Democratic Party and many mainstream media commentators on the defensive. Numerous liberal figures took Biden at his word when he said he would never pardon Hunter, and gleefully contrasted the president’s self-sacrifice and fidelity to principles with what they see as the […]
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