NA In a recent article in the Atlantic, Rogé Karma, describes how NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) forces have been increasingly stifling housing construction many areas – including Sun Belt cities – where it was previously relatively easy: Something is happening in the housing market that really shouldn’t be. Everyone familiar with America’s affordability crisis […]
When President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) against alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in March, he implicitly asserted that they were “natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects” of a “foreign nation or government” that had launched an “invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States.” But […]
Officials across the country have introduced a wave of new restrictions on social media. These laws are unlikely to solve the harms associated with such platforms—indeed, they could exacerbate them. In Texas, for example, Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed a law requiring app stores to handle age verification for social apps. Age verification has been […]
Around 10 a.m. on a Friday in October 2018, 14-year-old Jade McMurry was confronted by two police officers, Kevin Brunner and Alexandra Weaver, at the door to the apartment in Midland, Texas, that she shared with her parents and her 12-year-old brother. Jade, who was homeschooled and in the midst of her online studies, did […]
San Francisco and Austin are both known for their trendsetting tech sectors and cultural scenes. But while Austin is enjoying the best of times, for San Francisco, it’s starting to feel like the worst. San Francisco’s population has dropped for the fourth year in a row. It saw one of the largest percentage declines among […]
It’s not who ends up worse off, but who ends up worst off. Actor, writer: Andrew Heaton Actor, writer, producer: Austin Bragg Writer, producer: Meredith Bragg Writer, producer: John Carter The post T Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and […]
Five years ago, Brandon Creighton, a Republican who represents parts of five southeastern Texas counties in the state Senate, co-sponsored a law, Senate Bill 18, aimed at protecting freedom of expression at public universities. This year, Creighton introduced a bill, S.B. 2972, that would dial back those protections. Civil libertarians are urging Gov. Greg Abbott […]
Early on a Wednesday morning in October 2017, FBI agents terrorized three innocent people, including a 7-year-old boy, by breaking into their home in Atlanta. The agents tossed a flash-bang grenade, rousted the two adults from the closet where they were hiding, manhandled and handcuffed one of them, and threatened them with guns before discovering […]
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. To start with a brief programming note, I’ll be off the rest of this week and early next week for some YIMBY-adjacent travel. That means there will not be a Rent Free newsletter next Tuesday. Please accept my sincerest apologies for the coming lack of […]