The Jones Act waivers are offering a glimpse into a world where the law doesn't exist. Turns out the free traders were right all along.
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As mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms was in office during what she called the "COVID crime wave." Will that hurt her chances of becoming Georgia's governor? reason.com/2026/10/21/atlant…
Two recent decisions illustrate the limits of qualified immunity, which federal appeals courts rejected in cases involving cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles. reason.com/2026/10/21/2-rece…
Three Charlotte cops have resigned and three more are facing termination after a probe into Flock database misuse uncovered a text chain with a reported competition over who could arrest the most black people.
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The federal drug police want to turn consumers of certain concentrated kratom-derived products into criminals while leaving traditional kratom leaf products outside the ban. buff.ly/v3KMyYI
A suspected diaper theft ended with a cop shooting Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old boy, dead. Mississippi’s A.G. called the shooting “justified.” She is yet to elaborate on why, and police haven’t released the bodycam footage. reason.com/2026/10/20/1-year…
Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods illegally rely on a superseded statute, the Liberty Justice Center argues in a new lawsuit. reason.com/2026/10/20/trumps…
The USDA's new Harvest Fuel Relief program is the latest payment to farmers squeezed by the president’s own war and tariffs. reason.com/2026/10/20/trumps…
A proposed "wealth tax" on California's billionaires could backfire and cost the state tens of billions of dollars in the long run as it drives wealthy residents out of the state. reason.com/2026/10/20/califo…
Students at the University of Chicago are rallying to repeal the 1958 Onion Futures Act to give onion producers a tool that corn and wheat growers already have. reason.com/2026/10/20/you-ca…