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Fast-Food Bans Are a Dumb Idea That Won't Die
A growing number of American cities are banning new fast-food drive-thru windows, NPR reported last week. While some activists tout
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Drive-thru bans are stupid annoying policy failures. So of course local government planners love them.
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The Creek Nation and the Culture of Consent
Of One Mind and of One Government: The Rise and Fall of the Creek Nation in the Early Republic, by
States Are Easing Arbitrary Licensing Barriers to Work for People With Criminal Records
Among the multitude of reasons to oppose occupational licensing laws, often overlooked is the degree to which making people ask
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This year, Mississippi and North Carolina both ditched a vague "good moral character" clause that kept occupational licensing out of reach for people with criminal records.
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Federal Judge: Florida Can't Block Felons From Regaining Voting Rights For Inability to Pay Fines
Florida can't bar residents with felony records from regaining their right to vote just because they're unable to pay off
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A federal judge has ruled Florida can't block residents with felony records from regaining voting rights for inability to pay court fines.
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The Movie "Miss Virginia" Powerfully Dramatizes the Urgent Need for School Choice
Virginia Walden Ford, the real-life hero of the new film "Miss Virginia" starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Modine, talks about integrating Little Rock schools a...
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Virginia Walden Ford, the real-life hero of @missvirginiamov starring @UzoAduba and @MatthewModine, talks about integrating Little Rock schools and leading the charge to escape failing D.C. public schools. #edreform @thempi
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San Francisco Falafel Shop Owner Says Neighborhood has Enough Falafel, Asks City Block Rival Falafel Shop Next Door
A San Francisco restaurateur is eager to stop a competitor from opening up down the street. The city's byzantine permitting
Want Your Kids To Hate Reading? Have Them Keep a Reading Log
Readers, please read this magazine for 20 minutes every night until you have finished the issue. You may read longer,
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Forcing kids to keep a reading log might make sense if it had the effect educators hope for: instilling the habit and love of reading. But does it?
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Trump Wishes Russia Luck in Syria as U.S. Bombs Its Own Bases and Erdogan Scoffs at Trump's Attempt to Make a Deal
"If Russia wants to get involved with Syria, that's really up to them," President Donald Trump said yesterday, adding that
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Trump wishes Russia luck in Syria, as the U.S. military bombs its own base and Erdogan laughs at Trump's attempt to make a deal. #reasonroundup
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The Politician Trashes All Sociopathic Office-Seekers, Even High School Ones
The Politician. Available now on Netflix. Payton Hobart, the titular teenage hero—well, protagonist; this show so has no heroes—of Ryan
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Rigged elections, sham marriages, and a faked cancer diagnosis make Ryan Murphy's new series, The Politician, worth a watch.
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Watch 'The March of History: Mises vs. Marx'
From the good folks at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) comes "The March of History: Mises vs. Marx—The
Charter Schools Don't Cater To All Parents. Robert Pondiscio Explains Why That's Good.
At the 2000 Republican National Convention, the country got one of its first glimpses of a new type of public
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Listen to @nickgillespie interview @rpondiscio about How the Other Half Learns, his provocative account of @MoskowitzEva's @SuccessCharters that challenges supporters and opponents of education reform. Podcast.
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'Most Americans Don't Want To Work for the Federal Government' Says Andrew Yang, Trashing Federal Jobs Guarantee
Andrew Yang continues to clear the low bar of being the Democratic presidential candidate most skeptical of government power, if
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"Most Americans don't want to work for the federal government," @AndrewYang bluntly put it, saying a jobs guarantee would replicate the results of failed government retraining programs and produce "jobs that no one wants."
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Kamala Harris Demands That Warren Promise To Ban Trump From Twitter
When it comes to politics, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris (D–Calif.) is "For The People." When it comes to
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In Tuesday's #DemocraticDebate Kamala Harris reiterated her push to block Donald Trump from Twitter.
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The New Trustbusters Are Coming for Big Tech
Jeff Bezos "is worried about me," grinned Donald Trump back in 2016 while discussing Amazon's bald-headed billionaire. "He thinks I
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The companies that make your life better are coming under attack from both left and right.
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The Democratic Debates So Far: Nearly 300 Questions, but None About the National Debt
The first three rounds of Democratic primary debates have lasted a total of 12 hours, included 21 different presidential candidates,
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Will the Democratic presidential candidates finally address the question of the national debt - all $22 trillion of it - in tonight's #DemDebate?
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St. Louis Thought Hiring a Comedian Would Boost Trolley Ridership?!
Despite millions in federal aid, its own dedicated taxing district, and onboard live comedy, the St. Louis Loop Trolley just
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Knock knock. Who's there? St. Louis tried hiring a comedian to save its trolley. It still needs a $700,000 bailout.
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Trump Changes His Mind About Turkey and Hopes Steel Tariffs Will Stop the Slaughter
The president has declared a national emergency over the crisis he helped create in Syria. In a letter to Congress
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Kurds whose families are being displaced and slaughtered can rest assured that Trump will tax Turkish steel #ReasonRoundup
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Volunteers Rescue Florida's Reefs.
Volunteer diver Yasushi Kato scrubs algae from a line holding a piece of critically endangered staghorn coral at an underwater
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Coral Restoration Foundation has grown and planted more than 100,000 corals in the past decade in an attempt to restore ecosystems.
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The New York Times, NBC, and Other Outlets Don't Trust You To Handle the Truth
In the original Planet of the Apes movie (1968), the most-fascinating character is Dr. Zaius, the elitist, orangutan in chief
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Legacy media outlets such as @nytimes & @nbc's @MeetThePress are treating readers like children, says @nickgillespie. That strategy will help @realdonaldtrump.
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ABC News Used Footage From a Kentucky Gun Show and Said It Was Syrian Warfare
Trust in the news media is at historic lows. Days like today won't make it any better. During Sunday evening