Gov. Gavin Newsom is in trouble, and he knows it. “California and the values we profess would be judged in a different light if this was a successful recall,” Newsom, who’s facing a recall vote on September 14, told the editorial board of the Sacramento Bee in a taped interview. “I think it would have […]
In 1973, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize marijuana use, setting in motion a movement that has unraveled much of the disastrous U.S. drug war—with far-reaching consequences. Today, Oregon is once again at the vanguard of reform: In February, it enacted Measure 110, a law ending prison and jail sentences for all types of […]
The U.S. national debt held by the public is currently almost $22 trillion, or about $67,000 per citizen, surpassing the country’s annual GDP for the first time since World War II. The Congressional Budget Office predicted in March that the U.S. debt would grow to 102 percent of GDP by the end of 2021, to […]
On Monday, YouTube sent Reason an automated takedown notification for a March 13, 2020, video titled “Biohackers Are on a Secret Hunt for the Coronavirus Vaccine.” The message said our video violated the company’s spam, deceptive practices, and scams policy. YouTube denied Reason‘s appeal, informing us that the video violates the company’s “medical misinformation policy.” […]
