Peter Suderman
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Coronavirus, Protests, and Policing Expose Government Failure at Every Level
The summer of 2020 got a lot crappier over the weekend, according to the Reason Roundtable podcast.
Sending Secret Police to Do Protester Snatch-n-Grabs Is Bad, Mmmkay?
The Reason Roundtable talks Portland, policing, federalism, Coronavirus, and the perennially dumb discourse.
The Federal Budget Deficit in June Was Bigger Than the Entire Federal Budget Deficit for 2018
Remember when $1 trillion annual deficits were worryingly large? Last month’s budget gap was $864 billion.
Should Schools Be Fully Reopened in the Fall?
The Reason Roundtable weighs in on the latest coronavirus policy debate.
Should America Declare Independence from Pants, Twitter, or Both?
The Reason Roundtable podcast has some helpful suggestions for the summer of 2020.
The Dismemberment Plan - Do The Standing Still (Lyrics)
The Dismemberment Plan Is Terrified (1997) Lyrics: Oh whoa-oh, well the Pony was funky The Watusi was kinda smooth Oh whoa-oh, well the problem with all Thos...
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Man who catches 112-pound catfish says St. Louis is a magical place
Wade Kaminski said he released the fish because he wants to see more people have as much fun as he did.
These Women Received a Death Sentence for Being Sick In Prison
A Reason investigation has identified three deaths from alleged medical neglect at FCI Aliceville, a federal women's prison. Current and former inmates say it's routine, but the Bureau of Prisons won't talk about it.
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These women received a death sentence for being sick in prison:
reason.com/2020/06/30/the…
@cjciaramella with a horrific, terrifying story of medical neglect in a federal women's prison.
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Revenge of the Coronavirus
As COVID-19 case numbers surge, governors are rolling back re-openings, and Democratic leaders are backing national mask bans.
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On this week’s episode of the @reason Roundtable, “Revenge if the Coronavirus,” I talk with @kmanguward @nickgillespie & @robbysoave about surging COVID cases, what to do about schools, and mask mandates
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Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China
It appears to be able to infect people, although pigs are the hosts, say experts.
One glaring question about the police killing of Elijah McClain
Why is someone who was already restrained being given ketamine?
White House (Sort of) Admits Tariffs Are Paid by Americans
For two years, the president and his defenders have stubbornly claimed, contra both theory and evidence, that the duties are absorbed by China and other exporters.
Devin Nunes Can Sue Cow Account, but not Twitter, Says Judge
Plus: Time to cancel U.S. propaganda outlets, Twitch sued over sexy women, new Assange indictment, social-justice symbolism, and more...
Michigan Legislature Passes Bill Paving the Way for To-Go Cocktails
A takeout Old Fashioned is within reach
Coronavirus live updates: New York activates quarantine for travelers from hotspots as Florida shatters daily record
The coronavirus has infected more than 9.29 million people around the world as of Wednesday, killing at least 478,289 people.
Trump Worries That More Coronavirus Testing Makes America Look Bad
Testing provides clarity and critically useful evidence about the spread of the disease that the president doesn’t seem to want.
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America's single biggest failure on the coronavirus was the botched rollout of testing, and the lack of clarity that resulted.
But Trump is apparently worried that more testing makes the country look bad.
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Coronavirus testing provides clarity and evidence critical to slowing its spread.
Trump doesn't seem to want that.
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Just as cancer does not go away if you do not test for it, and the world does not disappear if you close your eyes, slowing the pace of testing does not actually reduce the spread of the disease.
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Breonna Taylor and the Moral Bankruptcy of Drug Prohibition
She would still be alive if politicians did not insist on using violence to enforce their pharmacological prejudices.
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Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.
HBO's 'The Last of Us' TV series chooses pilot director
Johan Renck — who directed all five episodes of HBO's riveting Chernobyl — has signed on to helm the project's pilot episode.
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(Not surprising, then, that it's being turned into an HBO series: ew.com/tv/hbo-the-las… )
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India's New Nationalism, and Ours
Most immigrants, even more than many natives, viscerally appreciate America, because they know what it's like to live in an unfree country.