11/13/1856: Justice Louis Brandeis’s birthday. Justice Louis Brandeis The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 13, 1856 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Latest 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 […]
While it is often framed in the media as a battle between princip Read More Article from Mises Institute Mises InstituteThe Mises Institute’s website is a treasure trove for enthusiasts of Austrian economics, libertarian philosophy, and classical liberalism. Serving as both an educational platform and a research resource, the site offers a vast array of […]
The soaring costs of home ownership are changing the metrics of unaffordability in important ways. We all know that buying a house is now unaffordable, but owning a house is increasingly unaffordable, too. Gordon Long and I have laid out the sobering explosion of the costs of homeownership, a rise that shows no signs of slowing, much less reversing. […]
At a time when Americans worry—for good reason—that the apparatus of the state is used to punish the political enemies of those in charge, a government employee just got caught doing what many people fear has become common practice: politicizing the use of government power. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official who ordered workers […]
In the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora! Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto famously said, after he directed the Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor, “I’m afraid we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.” While there is no evidence that Yamamoto ever actually spoke these words in real life, they remain entrenched in […]
The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, who beat Kamala Harris by an overwhelming majority, has outlined the main thrust of his foreign policy as follows: I want to tell the world community we will always put America’s interests first, and we will deal fairly with everyone – all peoples and all other […]
The title of this essay comes from a 2021 Christmas movie, the kind that run in places like the Hallmark Channel. But I think it better fits the American bishops’ approach to holy days of obligation. Regular readers know that I have criticized detachment of holy days from their historical context (e.g., Ascension Thursday becoming Ascension-next-Sunday) or the […]
In England, Lincolnshire Police Superintendent Fran Harrod says officers won’t arrest drivers who don’t pay for gasoline because they might not be “having a great day.” She advised gas station owners to instead pursue civil action against the thieves, which would get them their money back “within a matter of weeks.” Harrod was responding to […]
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KERA News—NPR for North Texas—just published a thorough report on Texas AG Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against yet another UT Southwestern doctor for prescribing hormone treatment to minors in violation of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care. Paxton accuses Dr. M. Brett Cooper, an associate professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center who also practiced at Children’s […]