It’s gone again. On Wednesday, the Trump administration withdrew federal authorization for New York’s short-lived congestion pricing program that tolls drivers entering a cordon covering lower Manhattan. In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that New York’s congestion-priced cordon did not qualify for an exemption […]
Despite what many believe, the United States is a place where the highest earners—depending on their state of residence—can face Sweden-like levels of taxation, while the lowest earners have effectively no tax liability at all. Income tax brackets have been ratcheting more progressive over time, as successive administrations have lowered bottom rates while keeping top […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) is no newcomer to pointing out silly ways that the federal government wastes taxpayer dollars—like the time the National Institutes of Health spent over $300,000 to study whether quails got more frisky after being fed cocaine, which has been a staple of his speeches for years. So he’s pretty thrilled to […]
Paul Cassell notes here that the lawyers for Eric Adams have denied, and have offered to make their denial under oath, that there was any prior negotiated quid pro quo involved in the deal under which the DOJ has moved for a dismissal of criminal charges against Mayor Adams. The lawyers wrote: What we never […]
“Thank you for helping ENDWI,” says a poster that the New Mexico Department of Transportation produced as part of its long-running campaign against drunk driving. The poster features a photograph of New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Sgt. Toby LaFave, an award-winning, record-setting officer who was “the face of DWI enforcement” for the NMSP, appearing in […]
The Trump administration caused a shock on both sides of the Atlantic last week by claiming that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership for Ukraine is not “a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement” for the war there. European countries said that they were still committed to having Ukraine in NATO. European Union chief diplomat […]
Elon Musk claims that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has uncovered “the biggest fraud in history” within the Social Security Administration: Payments to millions of Americans who have likely been dead for a long time. That claim seems to be based on a faulty understanding of Social Security data on Musk’s part. More to […]
Yoga and meditation were once seen by Americans “as weird and culty,” Nicole Daedone tells Reason. “Any new, profoundly healing protocol is seen as dark.” Daedone is the founder of OneTaste, an “orgasmic meditation” group that’s come under fire from federal authorities. She and OneTaste’s former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, are currently being prosecuted […]
Jim O’Shaughnessy is a superstar investor and venture capitalist who leads O’Shaughnessy Ventures and hosts the popular Infinite Loops podcast. He’s also the coauthor of the new collection Two Thoughts, which compiles provocative quotes from figures ranging from Sam Adams and Ludwig von Mises to Frank Zappa. O’Shaughnessy chats with Reason‘s Nick Gillespie about the power of free […]
On February 7, 2025, President Donald Trump appointed Russell Vought to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Shortly after, Vought announced that he had notified the Federal Reserve that the CFPB would not take its next draw of unappropriated funding. “This spigot, long contributing to CFPB’s unaccountability, is now being turned off.” The CFPB […]