Eric Boehm
@ericboehm87.bsky.social
Journalist at Reason. Fiscal policy, trade policy, stupid government tricks. Would rather be looking at mountains.
John Fetterman saving JD Vance from having to cast the tie-breaking vote is **infuriating**
Jen Bendery@jbendery.bsky.social · last mo.War powers resolution fails. 49-50. All three of these vulnerable GOPers vote NO: Dan Sullivan Roger Marshall Jon Husted John Cornyn and Mitch McConnell both voted no, too. And John Fetterman.
In this house we believe: Justice for Pateesa. That's why @ericboehm87.bsky.social has nominated Malakili, Jabba's beast master, as his GLUP SHITTO OF THE WEEK. We're not saying Luke is wrong for what he did, but that creature was just scared, and Malakili has every right to be sad.
But wait I was told trade wars were "good and easy to win"
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
Flock "database queries are not searches within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment” and “no suspicion is required before the government searches a traveler's cellphone at the border," federal courts say 🤪😫 reason.com/2026/09/21/n...
No warrant, no suspicion, no problem: Flock and border cellphone searches excluded from 4th Amendment rules
Cops keep carving out tech exceptions to the Fourth Amendment—and courts are giving them their blessing.
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Being on a construction site "does not open the floodgates to warrantless government intrusion," a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a construction worker who has been detained three times by ICE.
Judge blocks warrantless ICE construction site raids after agents in Alabama arrested a U.S. citizen 3 times
An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen was detained and handcuffed three times despite having a valid REAL ID.
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I never thought the leopards would eat MY face, etc etc etc
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 5mo agoSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says Trump threw him under the bus. “If he would do that to me, he would do that to anybody,” Cornyn says. “There’s never going to be good enough for him, other than 100 percent, you know, slavish adherence to whatever he wants.“ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/u...
Life imitates art at the Minnesota United game today (photo from a friend) How can you not love this?
“If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace. I am peace.” - Trump, 11/1/24 “I’m not going to start a war, I’m going to stop wars.” - Trump, 11/5/24
The Trump administration before SCOTUS ruled tariffs illegal: "Of course we can do tariff refunds, no biggie, quick and easy, pinkie promise!" The Trump administration after SCOTUS ruled: "Oh geez, oh boy, I don't think we can do that. It's gonna take years!" reason.com/2026/02/25/w...
Will the Trump administration pay the tariff refunds it promised?
Thousands of companies, including some big names like FedEx and Costco, have already filed lawsuits seeking refunds of tariff bills.
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It's crazy how economists said "tariffs won't reduce the trade deficit" and then the White House did tariffs to try to reduce the trade deficit and the trade deficit hit a record high reason.com/2026/02/19/t...
Trump said tariffs would reduce the trade deficit. Instead, it hit a record high in 2025.
It's a good thing that trade deficits aren't actually a national emergency.
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Finally given a chance to influence trade policy, the vast majority of House Republicans decided it was more important to keep President Donald Trump happy. On the cowardice of the House GOP and how it jeopardizes the republic: reason.com/2026/02/13/t...
The cowardice of the Republican 'tariff skeptics'
Finally given a chance to influence trade policy, the vast majority of House Republicans decided it was more important to keep President Donald Trump happy.
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I would prefer for none of my tax dollars to be spent on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's sex plane reason.com/2026/02/13/h...
How much is Kristi Noem's alleged adultery airplane costing you?
If the DHS secretary is actually having a high-flying affair with Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski, the taxpayers are the ones getting screwed.
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend" "Beers on me"
Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 9mo agoHours after Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum shot a Chicago woman 5 times, his boss, Cmdr. Greg Bovino, emailed him about extending his mandatory retirement. "In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much left to do!!” Bovino wrote Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
Homan is a bully with little regard for rights or the rule of law. And the problems with Trump's immigration tactics point back to the White House itself. reason.com/2026/01/27/t...
Tom Homan isn't the solution
Homan is a bully with little regard for the rule of law. The problems with Trump's immigration tactics point back to the White House itself.
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Many of those who claimed to be conservative only wanted to conserve white supremacy. Many of those who claimed to support liberty only wanted the liberty to oppress others without government interference. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/23/right-wing-federal-agents-ice-immigrants/
Conservatives who once railed against federal agents now applaud them
Since Ruby Ridge and Waco, some right-wing populists had excoriated federal law enforcement. Now those agents are being deployed by their allies.
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I know I'm getting old because I can remember a time when Republicans were *outraged* about federal cops raiding a home to arrest and deport an illegal immigrant
Colleen Shogan joined @ericboehm87.bsky.social from @reason.com to discuss In Pursuit, our national essay project focused on strengthening shared civic memory ahead of the Semiquincentennial. Listen/watch here: reason.com/podcast/2026...
Can we save American history from partisan politics?
Former U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan discusses the importance of preserving presidential records and the challenge of maintaining public trust in an era of partisan conflict.
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Somehow "we're only preparing to attack Minnesota, not Greenland too" isn't reassuring me that the White House has things under control
