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Shut Up, Stonewall
Reason magazine

Shut Up, Stonewall

In June 1969, patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City clashed with authorities who treated them like degenerate threats to the social fabric.

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October 2016
Are Crusty Boogers Child Abuse
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Are Crusty Boogers Child Abuse

In Scotland, the state becomes mother-in-law in chief.

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October 2016
Yes In My Backyard
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Yes In My Backyard

San Francisco activists push for more construction in Baghdad by the Bay.

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October 2016
What It's Like To Be In Debt to the State
Reason magazine

What It's Like To Be In Debt to the State

Inside the lives of five people who have served their time, but are still paying for their crimes.

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October 2016
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Seeing Trump On The Silver Screen

What A Face in the Crowd and Meet John Doe tell us about populism, pop culture, and fear.

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December 2016
Will Open Bazaar Succeed Where Silk Road Failed?
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Will Open Bazaar Succeed Where Silk Road Failed?

A new company looks to erase the limits on what can be bought and sold online.

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December 2016
Go Ahead, Throw Your Vote Away
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Go Ahead, Throw Your Vote Away

A math lesson for critics of third-party voters.

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December 2016
When The Supreme Court Blessed The Imperial Presidency
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When The Supreme Court Blessed The Imperial Presidency

The Story Of How Classical Liberal Justice George Sutherland Enabled Executive Overreach Abroad

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August/September 2018
bribe bully beg borrow steal
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bribe bully beg borrow steal

is donald trump a crony capitalist? or is he something worse?

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march 2017
Don't Be Like The Rainbow Fish
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Don't Be Like The Rainbow Fish

LIKE SO MANY of the best socialist products, Marcus Pfister’s The Rainbow Fish has been a runaway capitalist success.

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June 2019
Immunize Your Kids Against Intrusive Government
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Immunize Your Kids Against Intrusive Government

DO I VACCINATE my son? You bet—and not just against the usual motley mix of physical childhood ailments. Almost every day our homeschooling curriculum offers a boost to his immunity against excessive respect for meddlers and control freaks.

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June 2019
The Case For Sanctions Fails At Every Turn
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The Case For Sanctions Fails At Every Turn

AS PUNDITS DEBATE how much the Trump administration’s penalties have contributed to Venezuela’s economic crisis and as European governments move forward with a plan to trade with Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions reimposed on the Islamic Republic, it’s time for some calm and straight talk about sanctions.

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July 2019
How To Get Better At Budgets
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How To Get Better At Budgets

YOU DON’T HAVE to be an avid consumer of news about the federal government to know that Uncle Sam’s annual budgeting process is a mess.

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July 2019
Deal With The Devil
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Deal With The Devil

Libertarian reformers and authoritarian nationalists battle it out to reshape Brazil.

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July 2019
Is Redistricting Depriving Women Of Their Voting Rights?
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Is Redistricting Depriving Women Of Their Voting Rights?

The Supreme Court weighs in.

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April 2019
Congress Passed The First Step Act. What's The Second Step?
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Congress Passed The First Step Act. What's The Second Step?

In the waning days of the 115th Congress, the first major criminal justice bill in eight years was passed.

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April 2019
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The Twilight Of Asset Forfeiture?

2018 WAS A bad year for civil asset forfeiture, the infamous practice by which police can seize property even if the owner is not charged with a crime.

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January 2019
We Don't Need Soccer Moms - Or Dads, Or Coaches
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We Don't Need Soccer Moms - Or Dads, Or Coaches

BETWEEN THE TWO of them, Carlo Celli and Nathan Richardson—both language professors at Bowling Green State University in Ohio—have coached youth soccer for about 30 years.

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October 2018
Good Neighbors Can Make Good Fences
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Good Neighbors Can Make Good Fences

But when it comes to Mexico, the United States isn’t being very neighborly.

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May 2017
Will Florida Ban Fracking?
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Will Florida Ban Fracking?

NIMBYism in the Sunshine State

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June 2017
P.J.O' Rourke: Things Are Going To Be Fine
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P.J.O' Rourke: Things Are Going To Be Fine

But There's Going To Be Some Trouble Getting To The Fine Part.

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June 2017
Trump Cracks Down On Refugees In Nashville's Little Kurdistan
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Trump Cracks Down On Refugees In Nashville's Little Kurdistan

Trump Cracks Down On Refugees In Nashville’s Little Kurdistan

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October 2017
Mississippi's Jump-Out Boys
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Mississippi's Jump-Out Boys

The police punish people for living in a bad neighborhood.

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October 2017
An Expensive Experiment With Singlepayer Health Care
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An Expensive Experiment With Singlepayer Health Care

An Expensive Experiment With Singlepayer Health Care 

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October 2017
Breaking Addicts In Order To Fix Them
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Breaking Addicts In Order To Fix Them

How Synanon revolutionized drug treatment and poisoned the politics of prohibition.

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October 2017
Economics
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Economics

Health Care Costs Are The Reason You’Re Not Getting A Raise 

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October 2017
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Gerry Mandering Is Out Of Control

Computers could be the key to resolving partisan fights over congressional boundaries.

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May 2018
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From Washington To Wisconsin, States Are Punishing Dissent

From Washington To Wisconsin, States Are Punishing Dissent

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June 2018
The Gambia May Beat America To Ending The Death Penalty
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The Gambia May Beat America To Ending The Death Penalty

The Gambia May Beat America To Ending The Death Penalty

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June 2018
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In The U.S., There Are 219,000 Women Behind Bars

In The U.S., There Are 219,000 Women Behind Bars

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June 2018