Reason Magazine

05/09/2025

"This idea is so legally loony that it is hard to believe anyone trained in the law, let alone 'senior Justice Department officials,' would entertain it."

The Justice Department reportedly is considering a regulation aimed at disarming "mentally ill individuals suffering from gender dysphoria."

05/09/2025

Alaska has been trying to seize one man’s $95,000 plane for 13 years—all over a 6-pack of beer.

🎨: Eddie Marshall

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04/09/2025

The Gun-Free School Zones Act, which Thomas Massie wants to repeal, is doubly dubious. It relies on a risible reading of the Commerce Clause to restrict a constitutional right.

The federal law relies on a overly broad reading of the Commerce Clause to restrict Second Amendment rights.

04/09/2025

Executive pressure on the Federal Reserve will continue no matter who is president, thanks to Congress' refusal to do anything about the national debt.

🎨: Eddie Marshall

Read more: https://reason.pub/4mGcDON

04/09/2025

Irish comedian Graham Linehan's arrest exposes the U.K.'s free speech problem.

The Irish comedian's arrest by British authorities is an outrage.

04/09/2025

Five-year-old William woke early and snuck out for Chick-n-Minis. When cops were called, they spared the boy’s parents, breaking from their all-too-common habit of arresting and charging parents with neglect.

Five-year-old William woke early and snuck out for Chick-n-Minis. When cops were called, they spared the boy's parents, breaking from their all-too-common habit of arresting and charging parents with neglect.

04/09/2025

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04/09/2025

The belief that upward mobility is no longer within reach has already created more favorable conditions for the growth of socialism and populism.

Plus: Curtis Sliwa hit piece, China's military parade, Florida's vaccine mandates, and more...

04/09/2025

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold s*x education funding from states that won't strike "gender ideology" from their curriculums.

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold funding from states that won't strike "gender ideology" from their curriculums.

04/09/2025

The attack follows the largest U.S. military buildup in Latin America since 1989, as Washington escalates its campaign against cartels tied to Nicolás Maduro’s regime.

The attack follows the largest U.S. military buildup in Latin America since 1989, as Washington escalates efforts against cartels tied to Maduro's regime.

04/09/2025

The NFL can’t play most Friday nights—not because fans wouldn’t watch, but because Congress said so back in 1961. The weird law still shaping the NFL schedule:

An antiquated law gives high school and college football first dibs on Fridays and Saturdays. Is it time to move on from it?

04/09/2025

A federal judge rejected the proposed structural remedies in the Google search engine monopoly case.

A federal judge rejected the proposed structural remedies in the Justice Department's Google search engine monopoly case.