3/4/1861: President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. President Abraham Lincoln The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 4, 1861 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 […]
Well before President Donald Trump returned to office, his supporters boasted that he would start the second term with a flurry of executive actions. The new president exceeded expectations with an avalanche of pardons, orders, and edicts on matters great and small. Wide-ranging in their scope, the orders “encompassed sweeping moves to reimagine the country’s […]
The Los Angeles Times reports that the office of Mayor Karen Bass has been editing Q&A sessions from news conference videos posted to her Facebook page. Specifically, they hav 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 […]
Tomorrow, March 4, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Smith & Wesson v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos. The case involves a lawsuit by the Mexican President claiming that American firearms manufacturers should pay the Mexican government billions of dollars for gun crimes perpetrated against Mexican citizens in Mexico by drug cartels. According to the lawsuit, […]
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch react to last week’s dramatic exchange in the White House over the war in Ukraine between President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  04:08—Trump and Zelenskyy clash in the Oval Office 27:30—House Republicans agree to increase […]
Since its inception over a month ago, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has identified cost savings of $105 billion—which may be an overestimation. Regardless of the exact figure, DOGE has brought to light some (of the many) layers of wasteful spending within the federal government, which includes the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office […]
Humphrey’s Executor may be in the crosshairs. President Trump’s decision to remove a range of agency officials, including the Chair of the National Labor Relations Board and the Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel, and the Department of Justice’s announcement that it will no longer defend Humphrey’s Executor as a correct constitutional decision certainly […]
Last week, during a press conference in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance excoriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not sufficiently showing gratitude to the U.S. The entire affair was shameful, but it could potentially cause European leaders to step up their own support of Ukraine, which would be a […]
Friday’s contentious White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following peace talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, has the world wringing its hands. More ink has been spilled in recent weeks over who has been jilted in multilateral talks than about the actual […]
I am not typically one to pay any attention at all to the Oscars. But my attention was piqued by Anora, a Sean Baker film that centers on a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, being up for awards in six categories this year—awards that it largely won. Anora took best […]