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It's Not Just Face Masks. Everything Is Now a Political Death Match
An "oil spill" of politics has polluted American life, leaving little room for common ground.
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Libertarians and others who haven't turned life into a political package deal may need to serve as translators and peacemakers for countrymen who have lost the ability to talk to one another.
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Alcohol Prohibitionists Aren't Happy About COVID-19 Exceptions for Bars and Restaurants
Too bad. Deregulation could (and should) be here to stay.
Families Turn to Homeschooling as the Education Establishment Fumbles Its Pandemic Response
If you can’t count on schools to perform their core educational responsibilities, why wouldn’t you look elsewhere?
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Traditional schools are fumbling the response to a crisis and convincing much of the public that they are dangerous to children and society
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This Week in Policing Reform: Hawaii Lifts Police Secrecy, Civilian Oversight Boards Make Ballots in Miami and Philadelphia
And Sen. Tim Scott (R–S.C.) says policing reform in Congress might not be dead after all.
The Next Coronavirus Stimulus Package Should Also Repeal Tariffs
Abolishing tariffs would have short- and long-term benefits for the economy.
Steven Pinker Beats Cancel Culture Attack
But the woke war against liberalism is far from over.
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Steven Pinker beats a cancel culture attack, but the war against liberalism is far from over
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After Dems Exaggerate Impact, Panicked Kids Are Suing Over Betsy DeVos Title IX Changes
Distorted partisan descriptions of the Department of Education changes could be doing real damage.
Oklahoma Can't Break Congress's Promise That Native American Reservation Would Be 'Secure Forever,' Rules Supreme Court
Plus: Majority think people should be able to sue police officers, and more...
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Supreme Court ruling on Oklahoma land is a win for holding the government to its promises #ReasonRoundup
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Justice Department Finds Massachusetts Drug Squad Regularly Uses Excessive Force and Covers It Up
The report found it was "not uncommon for Narcotics Bureau officers to write false or incomplete narratives that justify their uses of force."
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A Justice Department report found that a drug squad in Massachusetts frequently uses excessive force and falsifies police reports to cover it up
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'Climate Change Is Real, But It's Not the End of the World:' Michael Shellenberger
In his new book, "Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All", Shellenberger argues that science doesn't support doomsayers' claims. Full text...
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Apocalypse Never author @ShellenbergerMD tells @nickgillespie that @GretaThunberg, @AOC, and @JoeBiden are wrong about #ClimateChange.
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The Obamacare Birth Control Coverage Fight That Never Ends
Plus: Biden echoes Trump on trade, tech ties to cops revealed, and more...
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A Supreme Court ruling on birth control and freedom of conscience is reviving the fight over just what “access” to contraception really means #ReasonRoundup
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Seattle's 'Autonomous Zone' Is Dead, But Its Amazon Tax Has Come Roaring Back to Life
The city has passed a new payroll tax on large employers that is expected to raise over $200 million a year.
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Seattle has passed a new payroll tax on large employers that is expected to raise over $200 million a year. Any attempt to repeal the tax will result in socialist revolution, threatens a City Councilmember.
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Churches, Which Account for 0.02% of COVID-19 Cases, Are a 'Major Source' of Infection, The New York Times Says
The paper's claim reflects the same arbitrary distinction between religious and secular activities that churches are challenging in court.
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As of June 30, the Marshall Project says, "at least 52,649 people in prison had tested positive" for COVID-19. Yet The New York Times thinks 650 cases make "churches and religious events" a "major source" of infection.
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Michael Shellenberger: Environmental Alarmism Is Wrong and Harmful
The Apocalypse Never author documents that things are getting greener and makes a case for nuclear power.
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Green activists such as @GretaThunberg, @AOC, and @JoeBiden are wrong about #ClimateChange, says Apocalypse Never author @ShellenbergerMD. Podcast with @nickgillespie.
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No, We Don't Need Harsher Criminal Penalties To Fight the 'Karens' of the World
Politicians appear to have learned all the wrong lessons about over-policing.
Lefties Hate on Liberal Open Letter on Free Speech
But buried beneath the bilious response to the Harper's joint statement is a worthwhile argument about freedom of association.
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If we can be negatively judgmental about speech, surely we can also be negatively judgmental about associative behavior, particularly when it's a panicked attempt to chase off a due process-hating mob.
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Arguably the most striking feature of the Harper's letter is how the Very Online Left greeted this anodyne expression of free speech sentiment: with a withering, acidic contempt.
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The 532-word document is a response to the remarkable past six weeks or so at U.S. media and cultural institutions, which have experienced a wave of firings, resignations, and castigations over purportedly harmful words, deeds, and sometimes costumes.
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Facebook Civil Rights Audit Signals Bad News for Free Speech
Plus: Controversy around "open debate and toleration" letter, grim economic forecasts, and more...
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Facebook has been "too reactive and piecemeal" in its "approach to civil rights," says auditors hired by the company. Their report is sparking calls for Facebook to do *more* policing of political speech #ReasonRoundup
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Qualified Immunity Is a Test for Conservatives
The judicially invented license for police abuse undermines the rule of law and the separation of powers.
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Qualified immunity, a judicially invented license for police abuse that undermines the rule of law and the separation of powers, is a test for conservatives.
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Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Manipulators Are More Likely To Engage in 'Virtuous Victim Signaling,' Says Study
Plus: Protesters sue over alleged mistreatment by arresting officers, a new ruling on robocalls, and more...
Pennsylvania Is the Latest State To Loosen Occupational Licensing Rules for Individuals With Criminal Records
Finding a steady job is the best way to keep a person from going back to prison or jail. These changes make a lot of sense.
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The new Pennsylvania law will ban 29 licensing boards from using broad and vague language to effectively prohibit anyone with a criminal history from obtaining a license.
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About 600,000 Americans are released from prison every year, and research shows that employment is the best indicator of whether they will end up back behind bars. In states with stricter licensing laws, recidivism rates are unsurprisingly higher.
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