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What Inmates, the Amish, and Imperial Chinese Law Teach Us About Relying…
David Friedman’s Legal Systems Very Different from Ours explores the costs and benefits of various legal systems across time.
‘It Is Better To Work for Yourself Than Sit and Wait for…
Kenya needs workers. Kenya has Somali refugees who want to work. If only the government would get out of the way.
The Future of Marijuana Expungements is Automation
Experiments in California show that the government can quickly and efficiently expunge thousands of marijuana convictions. There's no reason it shouldn't.
CBD Is Still Banned in States With Legal Weed
California Public Health officials confiscated $140,000 worth of cannabidiol-infused beverages from an LA warehouse. _____ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ...
All the Top Democrats Running for President Favor Legalizing Marijuana
The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.
Ontario’s Glacial Booze Reforms Aren’t Enough
It's hard to undo decades of bad policy with a single bill
Foggy Sex Trafficking Stats Pop Up in the Bay Area
Did San Francisco really see a 170 percent "spike in human trafficking" last year?
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
Elizabeth Warren Demands Trump’s Impeachment in Wake of Mueller Report
Calling for impeachment is likely a publicity stunt for the Massachusetts senator's flagging presidential campaign.
New Federal Immigration Guidance Says Stoners Lack ‘Good Moral Character’
A policy alert from the USCIS agency clarifies that smoking weed, even in states that've legalized it, can still be grounds for denying citizenship applications.
Andrew Yang: The Capitalist Candidate Championing a Universal Basic Income
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is running on a "Freedom Dividend" plan which promises a $1,000 per month UBI.
Simon Abundance Index Launch on Monday at the Cato Institute
Mark the 49th anniversary of Earth Day by celebrating human ingenuity.
The Abortion Divide Shows a Fight Growing Ever More Bitter
PBS documentary illustrates two sides pushing even further apart.
It’s Problematic to Accuse Ancestry’s Interracial Ad of Whitewashing Slavery
The existence of one story does not discount terrible atrocities.
California’s Sanctuary Laws Survive Another Trump Challenge
Federal judges rule state cannot be forced to assist immigration officials.
In Defense of Trump Obstructing Justice (When There’s No Underlying Crime)
Forget about Donald Trump and the Mueller report and think about all the little (and not-so-little) people who get crushed by the feds.
Watch Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies Slam a 14-Year-Old Boy’s Head Into the…
The cops were there to break up a fight, not start one.
Is Nationwide Marijuana Legalization Just Around the Corner?
It's hard to be pessimistic about marijuana legalization these days. _____ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/reasontv Like us on Facebook:...
What To Do If You’re Way Too Stoned and Freaking Out
As 4/20 approaches, we share tips for dealing with a bad high (and avoiding one).
What Will Post-Prohibition Drug Culture Look Like?
Sarah Rose Siskind's monthly show Drug Test is creating a world of educated psychonauts one trip at a time.
Is Marginally Loosening California’s Zoning Restrictions Racist?
A new mailer from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation argues that allowing the construction of apartment buildings near transit stops is tantamount to "negro removal."
How Trump Went from Appointing Jeff Sessions to Signing the FIRST STEP…
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin gives advice for changing hearts on criminal justice reform.