Washburn County officials shut down a 15-year-old’s bait stand on his family’s farm in Spooner, Wisconsin, deeming the shed a zoning violation, according to a cease-and-desist letter that threatened daily fines for non-complian Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and […]
This week, the Council of the District of Columbia voted to fund ranked choice voting, officially backing a ballot measure that passed in November by a wide margin. This is a welcome change after some D.C. Democrats previously tried to prevent or postpone it from going into effect. On a traditional ballot, voters pick one […]
Summertime means hitting the beach and enjoying the open ocean. For taxpayers in Los Angeles County, these activities incur a substantial financial cost. Recent reporting from Open the Books, a watchdog group, found that total compensation for 134 of the county’s 1,500 lifeguards reached $70.8 million in 2024. Of this total, 34 earned $300,000 or […]
This is part of Reason‘s 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. You might not expect there to be much for libertarians to like about a town that boasts a master plan, where design conformity is rigorously enforced across virtually every building and street, and whose admirers wax poetic about a building […]
A New Jersey town’s attempt to bypass the state’s affordable housing mandate has hit a roadblock. On June 27, the New Jersey Superior Court upheld a trial court ruling preventing Middletown Township from using eminent domain to seize a 52-acre property that previously housed a Circus Liquor Store and turn it into a commercial development […]
In New York, several employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) were recently caught doing the one thing at which government drones seem efficient: corruptly profiting from their positions. They weren’t alone in selling driver’s licenses to ineligible customers; similar stories frequently appear around the country wherever public workers see a way to make […]
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Don’t forget to eat those July 4 leftovers, it’s probably the last good day for them. I’m away on vacation, but I’ve got a great interview for you to read about sports and local politics colliding over stadium subsidies. But don’t sleep on the links this […]
A Staten Island family has been fighting the city tooth and nail for the right to keep “Lucy,” a beloved pet pygmy pig. Now the government has relented. For almost 15 years, Lucy has resided with the Gannones, her adopted family, in peaceful harmony. But in June, “the pig was subject to an anonymous 311 […]
Earlier this month, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy rejected a lawsuit filed by Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP)—a coalition of 29 New Jersey townships—alleging that the state’s affordable housing law violates the General Welfare Clause of the New Jersey Constitution. The housing law, signed by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in March 2024, […]
Citing extreme heat and humidity, the city of Toronto recently closed several swimming pools temporarily. Temperatures reached the mid-30s Celsius (about 95 Fahrenhei 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 of individual freedom, limited government, […]
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