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Poised To Lose Battle Over Gun Ads, City Bans All Advertising But Its Own

Spoiled brats upset at losing a game sometimes take their ball and go home so nobody can play, but can petulant politicians do the same with advertising venues? That's the question as city officials...

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How To Prepare Your College-Bound Kids for a Successful Launch

Part of raising children is knowing when to step back. That comes at different times depending on kids' choices. For us, the transition was marked by our son's arrival at the University of Arizona as...

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Fix the Border Crisis by Making Legal Immigration Easier

There's no doubt that there's a mess at the Southwestern border—and elsewhere as illegal migrants get passed around in a game of human hot potato. Driven by disastrous governments (hello, Venezuela)...

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Even Hateful Protests Are Protected, Free Speech Group Reminds Congress

If you know the history of Israel, that the country was created after one-third of the world's Jewish population was murdered by Nazis (it has yet to fully recover), it's difficult to stomach...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Targets School Choice Opponents in GOP Ranks

In political shorthand, school choice is treated as a conservative and Republican issue. But denying people the ability to make choices of any sort is a control issue. While the GOP generally favors...

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WHO Calls for Punitive Booze and Soda Taxes on the Anniversary of Prohibition...

How do you mark the anniversary of Prohibition's repeal? At Reason we celebrate the hard-won victory of (relative) sanity that led to the passage of the 21st Amendment repealing the 18th Amendment and...

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This Year's Libertarian Gift Guide: 23 Ideas for 2023

There's a gloomy refrain heard every year around this time. It goes something like this: "I don't know what to get [insert person who is hard to shop for]," they say. "[Difficult person, probably a...

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Let Elon Musk Enjoy Drugs

Elon Musk inspires strong emotions in people. Some admire his pugnacious entrepreneurial spirit, advocacy of open debate, and willingness to challenge politicians. Others question his business...

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War With Russia Teaches Ukraine To Value Private Guns

Nothing enhances your appreciation for firearms like needing one to defend your family and yourself. That's certainly the experience of Ukrainians, say researchers. Many residents of the war-torn...

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When Your Heart Becomes a Snitch

Given how much I write about privacy, it's a little surprising that I now have a radio transmitter in my chest. But that's the sort of thing that happens when you walk into an emergency room with a...

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The Cops Are Watching You

Who watches the watchmen? All of us, if we're smart. In the age of surveillance, that means monitoring how and where the snoops put us under scrutiny. Among the people and organizations doing such...

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The World Could Soon Have Its First Trillionaire. Good!

The world could soon have its first trillionaire, according to a prominent anti-poverty organization. That's pretty cool. But Oxfam—which started as a famine relief group before mission creep set...

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School Choice Is Popular and Increasingly Common

One of the best things about National School Choice Week (celebrated this year from January 21–27) is watching people take advantage of the growing range of options that allow them to opt out of...

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Arizona Kids' Education Under Attack from State's Own Governor

When it comes to educational choice, Arizona ranks highly, offering a range of options for students with varying needs and preferences. But not everybody is happy that families have such leeway in...

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Crackdown on Freedom Convoy Violated Canadians' Rights, Says Court

The Canadian government's use of emergency powers against the Freedom Convoy protest of restrictive COVID-19 policies was unreasonable and led to the infringement of individual rights, a federal judge...

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The Battle of the Sexes Turns Political

Political polarization and the acceleration thereof have been headline-grabbers for years, and the so-called battle of the sexes is of much older vintage. But what happens when you blend the two into...

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Controversial Surveillance Law Up for Renewal (Again) in April

Almost lost in recent hubbub over claims that the Swift–Kelce romance is a CIA psyop, the likelihood the leading presidential candidates are mental turnips, and the tussle between the federal...

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Americans Unhappy With Politicians They'll Soon Vote Back Into Office

The choose-your-doom game that is American politics continues to be one in which everybody loses. Voters don't think President Joe Biden deserves to remain in office, but they're really no happier...

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Tucker Carlson Is No 'Traitor' for Doing Journalism

Is a journalist's trip to a hostile country "treason?" Should that journalist be barred from the U.S. on the chance that he's performing an act of journalism, such as interviewing a foreign leader?...

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New Report Measures Attempts to Impose, and Evade, Internet Repression

This week, government officials in both Pakistan and Senegal cut public access to the internet in moves clearly meant to crack down on political debate. Pakistan severed connections to limit...

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