Politics
The D.C. Streetcar's Other Failures
Plus: The "Montana miracle" wins one last court battle, D.C.'s "devastatingly unambitious" growth plan, and yo...
Ignore the Haters—March Madness Is Alive and Well In Spite of Transfers and NIL
Plus: Tournament expansion looks like a terrible idea, enjoy baseball while you can, and the newest season of...
A War by Any Other Name
From Korea to Iran, the United States has employed countless euphemisms that not only obscure the true nature...
Divided Ninth Circuit Upholds California Exclusion of Religious Curricula from Parent-Designed Charter School "Independent Study Programs"
From Woolard v. Thurmond, written by Judge Andrew Hurwitz and joined by Judges Eric Miller and Jennifer Sung,...
Trump-Ayatollah Inc.
Plus: Ohio's THC seltzer ban, Bernie Sanders' silly chat with Claude, and more...
Today in Supreme Court History: March 24, 2009
3/24/2009: Citizens United v. FEC argued for the first time. The post Today in Supreme Court History: March...
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Making Broadcast Content Regulation Aggressive Again," by Stuart Minor Benjamin
The article is here; some excerpts from the Introduction: Starting in the 1980s under President Reagan, the FC...
The Data Center Water Panic Has a Better Answer: Water Markets
When water rights are secure and transferable, new demands can be met without harming existing users.
How Not To Write About Space Exploration
Reach for the stars, but not for this book.
Felon Gun Possession Bans, the Commerce Clause, and the Second Amendment
In U.S. v. Williamson, Fifth Circuit Judges Jacques Wiener, Don Willett, and Cory Wilson followed Fifth Circui...
Mail-In Ballots, the 2026 Election, and the Supreme Court
What’s at stake in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
Welfare on Wheels: The Truth About the Supposed Truck Driver Shortage
Is there really a truck driver shortage? Or are companies just using that story to pull off an outrageous corp...
Archives: April 2026
Excerpts from Reason's vaults
Brickbat: Next in Line
Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a bill that would limit grocery stores to no more that eight self-checkout...
It's Elementary, My Dear Watson
The 2000 and 2020 elections are still on the Justices' minds.
The First Rule Of Traveling Is Never Stop Moving
Never wait until it is too late.
Justice Gorsuch's Recusal in Glynn Environmental Coalition v. Sea Island Acquisition
One of my favorite hobbies is scanning the Supreme Court's orders list and trying to figure out why a Justice…...
Court Rejects Women Inmates' Objections to California Law Related to Housing of "Transgender, Nonbinary, or Intersex" Inmates
The court's reasoning mostly turns on a conclusion that much of the prison behavior that plaintiffs complained...