Justice Sandra Day O’Connor  Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor passed away today at the age of 93. O’Connor is best known for being the first female Supreme Court justice and for her role as a moderate swing voter on the Court, on such issues as abortion and affirmative action. But she also […]
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman commend the victories for pot legalization and abortion from last week’s elections. 02:56: Election week takeaways 18:41: Sen. Joe Manchin (D–W. Va.) announces he’s retiring. 33:33: Weekly Listener Question 38:40: Lightning round on last week’s GOP debate 45:20: This […]
Voters show up for abortion rights: Yesterday, voters across the country made clear that they oppose Republican-backed abortion restrictions. Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic incumbent, won his reelection bid for governor after repeatedly hammering his opponent’s opposition to abortion. In Ohio, both weed and abortion won when put to the people via ballot measures—the latter by […]
One month ago today: Exactly one month ago, Hamas terrorists brutally attacked Israeli civilians, killing 1,400 innocent people in a brutal pogrom and kidnapping 240 (most of whom are still being held hostage). You probably know what’s followed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a massive attack on the Gaza Strip, designed to weed out […]
When the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, everyone knew the fallout—for women, for doctors, for U.S. politics—would be profound. “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision,” wrote Justice Samuel Alito in the majority opinion. With that, nearly 50 years […]