12/17/1910: Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar nominated to the Supreme Court. Justice Joseph Rucker Lamar The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 17, 1910 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 […]
In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we’re giving performance reviews of Joe Biden’s presidency. Click here to read the other entries. President Joe Biden came to office promising to end “forever war,” and that’s the promise that could have been the easiest to fulfill. When it comes to war and peace, the U.S. president […]
San Francisco officials estimate the city will lose 14,000 parking places—5 percent of its total—when a new state law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. The law bars anyone from parking on the street within 20 feet of a crosswalk. Sponsors say the law will improve pedestrian safety. It did not include funding for local governments […]
The Article III project filed a judicial misconduct complaint against Judge Wynn of the Fourth Circuit. Yesterday, I wrote about Wynn’s “brazenly partisan” withdrawal of his intent to take senior status because Trump prevailed. But the facts are even worse than I knew. The complaint recites: In January 2024, Judge Wynn announced his intention to […]
Being a Supreme Court Justice is a cushy gig. In addition to having immense power, you gain access to opportunities that would have been unthinkable for an inferior court judge. This weekend, Justice Jackson acted out a role in the Broadway Musical & Juliet. To be precise, a speaking role was specifically written for her. Jackson […]
(NA) In a helpful recent Vox article, Rachel Cohen suggests the “YIMBY” (“yes in my backyard”) housing deregulation movement may be “divided against itself”: These days, it seems as though everyone is something of a YIMBY: a “Yes in My Backyard” activist advocating for more housing and fewer barriers to making that happen… Yet as […]
In an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R–S.C.) on ABC’s This Week last March, host George Stephanopoulos repeatedly and inaccurately asserted that Donald Trump, now the president-elect, had been “found liable for rape.” A week later, Trump sued ABC and Stephanopoulos for defamation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, noting that […]
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Jacob Sullum to discuss President Joe Biden’s latest batch of pardons and clemency grants, as well as President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to pardon January 6 Capitol rioters.  01:01—Biden’s clemency grants and pardons 14:13—Trump intends to pardon January 6 […]
Homeless encampment (Oakland, CA). (Blackkango | Dreamstime.com)  Homelessness has been in the news a great deal lately, and become a major focus of public debate. I’ve written previously about how homelessness is greatly exacerbated by exclusionary zoning rules and other restrictions that make it difficult or impossible to build new housing in response to demand. […]
Children are surprisingly frequent victims of identity theft—around 25 percent of them will experience identity fraud or theft by the time they reach adulthood. The consequences of bad credit caused by fraud are both steep and difficult to reverse. Thankfully, the government is required to alert child victims of identity theft. However, it is failing […]