REASON

October 4, 2023 6:30 am

Bring It On

Plus: War with cartels, France-level union activity, and more…

Tags: Congress, Government spending, Politics, REASON, Republican Party

October 4, 2023 6:08 am

Is It Unamicable to Reject the Argument of a Friendly Amicus Brief?

The Solicitor General rejects an academic argument offered in defense of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Tags: REASON, Supreme Court

October 4, 2023 4:00 am

Can an Unconstitutional Law Force You To Sell Your Home to a Private Investor?

A zombie law, thrown out in court, continues to wreak havoc because it’s referenced in a contract.

Tags: REASON

October 4, 2023 3:00 am

California State Guidelines Discourage Schools From Offering Advanced Middle School Math

“California is promoting an approach to math instruction that’s likely to reduce opportunities for disadvantaged students,” writes math professor Brian Conrad.

Tags: california, education, REASON, School Choice

October 4, 2023 1:00 am

Massachusetts has 184,000 people on a waiting list for the state’s 41,500 subsidized apartments. But an investigation by WBUR and ProPublica found nearly 2,300 of those state-funded apartments are vacant. Almost 1,800 of the apartments have been vacant for more than 60 days. And about 730 units have been empty for at least a year.…

Tags: REASON

October 3, 2023 9:01 pm

Defenders of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws Contradict Themselves

If Facebook et al. are pushing a “radical leftist narrative,” why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?

Tags: censorship, First Amendment, free speech, REASON, Supreme Court, Texas, twitter

October 3, 2023 2:22 pm

Solicitation of Crime and “Things of Value” (Plus a Mother-of-the-Year Candidate)

State v. Valdiglesias Lavalle, decided Thursday by the Washington Supreme Court (in a unanimous opinion written by Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud), involved Washington’s criminal solicitation law, which makes it a crime to, with intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, … offer[] to give or give[] money or other thing of value…

Tags: free speech, REASON

October 3, 2023 1:56 pm

Can a Marylander be the Senator from California?

Why Article I’s residence requirement applies to appointees.

Tags: constitution, Politics, REASON, Senate

October 3, 2023 12:10 pm

California’s Housing Crisis Looms Over the State’s GOP Convention

Away from the speeches of the party’s presidential candidates, the Republican Huntington Beach city attorney talked up his efforts to thwart state zoning reforms.

Tags: california, REASON, Republican Party

October 3, 2023 11:10 am

A Raise for Auto Workers May Imperil Biden’s Electric Vehicle Ambitions

The president voiced support for the union’s goals on the picket line but companies are already struggling to build fuel-efficient cars that Biden wants to prioritize.

Tags: jobs, Politics, REASON

October 3, 2023 10:17 am