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California Politicians Hiked Gas Tax, Now Demand Investigation Into State’s $4 Per Gallon Gas Prices
What could possibly be increasing California's gas prices?
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What could possibly be increasing California's gas prices?
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California raises gas taxes and then wonders why gas is so darn expensive.
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Clean Slate Act Would Seal Marijuana Possession Convictions: Reason Roundup
Plus: marijuana in the 2020 election, Harris follows up on voting behind bars, another Palm Beach massage arrest, and more...
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The Clean Slate Act would help diminish the destructive power of previous drug convictions #ReasonRoundup
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Matt Welch Interviews Rand Paul About Afghanistan Withdrawal on Sirius XM
Also: Listen to Daniel Drezner talk World War III, and Nomiki Konst, Ben Dreyfuss, and Harry Enten discuss Joe Biden.
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Listen to @MattWelch interview @RandPaul on Afghanistan, @dandrezner on WWIII, and @bendreyfuss, @NomikiKonst & @ForecasterEnten on Joe Biden
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Mueller Report Shows a Weak President, Not a Weakened Presidency
That's a potentially dangerous combination.
Nabbing Robert Kraft Helped Florida Prosecutors Get Headlines. Now Kraft and Other Orchids of Asia Customers Are Fighting Back
They're joined by an arrested spa owner and manager in fighting the release of surveillance video, with an array of big media companies on the other side.
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A judge this morning temporarily sealed video footage from the Florida massage parlor where Robert Kraft was arrested, against the wishes of major media companies
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Federal Court: Chalking Tires Is Trespassing, Not Police Work
And it's a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
The 26 Words That ‘Created the Internet’—and Why They May Be on the Chopping Block
Legal scholar Jeff Kosseff wanted to write a "biography" of Section 230, the law that immunizes websites and ISPs from a lot of legal actions. He fears he has written its obituary.
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Legal scholar @jkosseff wanted to write "a biography" of Section 230, the law that "created the internet" as we know it. He tells @nickgillespie he may have written its obit instead. Podcast.
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The Panic Over ‘Social Media Addiction’ Threatens Free Speech
Classifying heavy internet use as medical addiction leads to bad policy and inferior patient care.
The Government Is Treating Assange Like a Hacker to Punish His Journalism
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is itself prone to abuse by prosecutors. This is another example.
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Julian Assange's prosecution shows how the vague Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is terribly misused.
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Matt Welch Interviews C.J. Ciaramella About Pot Politics on Sirius XM Insight
Molly Jong-Fast, Phillip Klein, Rachel Lears, and Jaime Kirchick also join on channel 121 from 9-12 am ET. Call in to heckle at 1-877-974-7487!
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Listen to @MattWelch interview @cjciaramella, documentarian Rachel Lears, @philipaklein, @jkirchick & @MollyJongFast today at 9-12 am ET on @SXMInsight's @StandUpWithPete on Channel 121!
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Sri Lankan Government Blocks Social Media Access Over Alleged Fake News
Right after 290 people were killed in a series of Easter Sunday bombings
5 Environmental and Human Trends Worth Celebrating This Earth Day
Peak population, expanding forests, more abundant resources, falling air pollution, and plenty of farmland
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There's lots to celebrate today: Peak population, expanding forests, more abundant resources, falling air pollution, and plenty of farmland. #EarthDay
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Social Security Will Be Insolvent in 16 Years
So we're probably only 15 years away from Congress deciding that's a big enough crisis to do something about it.
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We're just 16 years away from Social Security becoming insolvent. So why are we talking about expanding entitlements?
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What Did Libertarians Learn from the Mueller Report?
<em>Reason</em> editors discuss Russia, Biden, Moulton (?), and that television show with the dragons.
De Blasio to Skyscrapers: Drop Dead!
“We’re going to ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers which are incredibly inefficient," said the mayor of New York City.
Are Food-Stamp Receipts Beyond the Reach of FOIA? Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: Violence in Sri Lanka leads to social media suppression and White House wants to make it harder for pretrial diversion participants to get government jobs.
Surprise: Virtually All Presidential Candidates (Including Trump) Are Good on Pot Legalization
What a difference a few decades make when it comes to letting the states decide marijuana's status.
Harvey Weinstein Is Terrible. Calling Him a Sex Trafficker Is Absurd
Nonetheless, a judge will let a sex trafficking complaint against Weinstein proceed.
Andrew Yang: The Capitalist Candidate Championing a Universal Basic Income
The 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful is running on a "Freedom Dividend" plan which promises a $1,000 per month UBI.
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Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says a universal basic income would put "more people in position where they can actually participate in a free market."
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Watch Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies Slam a 14-Year-Old Boy’s Head Into the Pavement
The cops were there to break up a fight, not start one.