Justice Elena Kagan wants the Supreme Court’s harshest progressive critics to chill out.
Elena Kagan's warning to progressives
The liberal justice wants the Supreme Court’s harshest progressive critics to chill out.
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There seem to be very few issues that Republicans and Democrats can agree on these days, but disdain for data centers sure is one of them.
Greg Abbott once called Texas the 'epicenter' of AI. Now he's freezing data center construction.
If Texas—the market-friendly, energy capital of the world—is willing to issue a moratorium on these centers, expect other states to follow.
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Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.
Why does Trump want to give millions of dollars to right-wing Europeans?
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering money to promote opposition to 'mass migration' abroad.
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If tariffs on aluminum were going to spur more domestic production, wouldn't that have happened by now? How many more ways does this policy have to be tried before it can be considered a failure?
Trump said tariffs on aluminum would boost domestic production. The White House now admits that didn't happen.
It's been more than eight years since Trump's first aluminum tariffs were imposed. How long do we have to wait before calling this a failure?
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The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.
Todd Blanche's concessions underline the flagrant phoniness of Trump's IRS 'settlement'
The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.
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We’re locked in a cycle: Trump threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
Trump backs down from yet another empty threat to Iran
We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
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Why should testimony from a liar like Paul Skalnik be deemed more worthy than evidence pointing to a condemned man's innocence, simply because the lies came first?
A serial liar likely sent an innocent man to Florida's death row. Why is he still there?
Paul Skalnik was a career criminal and jailhouse snitch whose unbelievable testimony secured dozens of convictions—including that of Jim Dailey, who awaits execution.
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This is just "the tip of the iceberg," says one Fourth Amendment lawyer.
Georgia has arrested at least 20 officials for misusing the flock surveillance database
Arrests in Georgia for the misuse of Flock Safety's surveillance system by public officers continued to rise this week.
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A Kansas man is fighting back against the use of Flock license plate readers: "Wichita's warrantless ALPR dragnet surveillance program gives police access to information previously unknowable, including the ability to reconstruct a person's movements."
Kansas lawsuit: ALPRs turn a license plate into the 'functional equivalent' of a 'GPS tracking device'
The Kansas Justice Institute argues that Wichita's "warrantless ALPR dragnet surveillance program" violates the state constitution's privacy protections.
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On Friday, Trump reiterated his belief that his supporters "should be given compensation for what has been done to them" after the January 6 riots. reason.pub/4wyvqR7
Trump re-ups the anti-weaponization fund, reinforcing the demand that Todd Blanche kill it for good
The president is still pushing the idea of using taxpayer money to reward Capitol rioters, contradicting the attorney general nominee's assurance that it won't happen.
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Reminder: Constitutional limits on federal authority should not be partisan matters.
ICE is shredding the Bill of Rights. Defending that isn't conservative.
Supporting immigration enforcement doesn't require excusing warrantless searches, abusive arrests, or other constitutional violations.
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"I'm bringing this lawsuit not because of immigration, but because of the Constitution that prevents federal agents from jumping over a fence onto private property without warrant and without cause."
Chicago homeowner sues border cops for warrantless raid
The lawsuit alleges CBP agents stormed Leo Feler's home, damaged property, and detained a worker without a warrant or probable cause.
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As U.S. attorney, Jay Clayton subpoenaed journalists for reporting embarrassing information about the president's new plane.
Trump's new director of national intelligence is a menace to liberty
As U.S. attorney, Jay Clayton subpoenaed journalists for reporting embarrassing information about the president's new plane.
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By haggling over the details of Donald Trump's flagrantly corrupt IRS "settlement," dissenting Republican senators give a pass to Todd Blanche's unethical and illegal approval of it.
Todd Blanche's nomination is in trouble. It should have been doomed from the beginning.
By haggling over the details of Trump's flagrantly corrupt IRS "settlement," dissenting Republican senators give a pass to Blanche's unethical and illegal approval of it.
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The Secret Service asserted a nonexistent "emergency" to track James Comey's cellphone, and the FBI's evidence falls far short of proving his seashell picture was a crime.
Records show the government illegally surveilled James Comey and confirm the absurdity of its case against him
The Secret Service asserted a nonexistent "emergency" to track Comey's cellphone, and the FBI's evidence falls far short of proving his seashell picture was a crime.
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The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought.
Trump keeps pushing legally dubious tariffs
The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like the previous two, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought.
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Diary entries show the former public health official acknowledged that U.S.-supported researchers were conducting gain-of-function research in Wuhan that could have caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Senate hearing, Fauci takes the Fifth to avoid accounting for inconsistent statements about a lab leak
The former NIAID director declined to answer questions about NIH-funded research in Wuhan and apparent conflicts with his past statements.
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Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watch list's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
Minority report: FBI seeks AI for political watch list
Documents show the FBI seeking AI tools to flag Americans before they act, as the terror watchlist's focus moves toward domestic dissent.
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As President Trump continues to enact his agenda across the federal government, even some conservatives are warning against overreach. Fourteen right-of-center organizations urged the Federal Communications Commission to exercise restraint when assessing TV networks' broadcast licenses.
Conservative groups urge FCC to show restraint in ABC investigation
Fourteen organizations otherwise supportive of the Trump FCC cautioned against abusing powers that could later be used against conservatives.
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In those 150 districts where there are no competitive elections this year, over 84 million Americans have been effectively disenfranchised. Those voters can't make a different choice, no matter how badly they might want one.
There are 150 completely uncompetitive House races in this year's midterms
That's more than one-third of the House. Those districts include more than 84 million Americans, whose input doesn't matter.
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Remote work is a feminist issue and this study (and NYT op-ed) panning it are just plain silly reason.com/2026/07/27/n...
No, remote work is not making us miserable
The rise of remote work is a tech success story, despite what one new and very convoluted study claims.
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A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security.
'AI Kill Switch Act' won't stop rogue AI, but it will slow down innovation
A bipartisan bill would give the government sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security.
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The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies.
The Energy Department admits the OMB canceled grants 'solely' to punish Trump's political opponents
The episode illustrates the president's routine weaponization of government against his enemies.
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-Former President Joe Biden used up all the ammunition. -There is no ammunition shortage. -It is illegal to leak military secrets about the ammunition shortage. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz offered all three contradictory explanations on Sunday.
Waltz: Interceptor shortage is Biden's fault, fake news, and illegal to discuss
The Trump administration official contradicted himself as he tried to explain away bad news from the Iran war.
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Felony murder laws treat people as murderers when they participate in felonies that result in someone's death, even when they did not cause that outcome.
In 39 states, people can be sentenced to life for murders they did not commit
The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.
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This week I published a story with a widow talking about how her husband of nearly 30 years died in ICE detention. His autopsy report found that he died of COVID. I posted this story a few times, but if I do one useful thing with my reporting, it's documenting these cases reason.com/2026/07/20/a...
A man died of COVID at this California detention center. A judge just ordered sweeping improvements there.
A federal judge ordered sweeping improvements to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Families say their loved ones died of neglect inside.
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No matter what Trump says, American soldiers are still dead as a direct result of the conflict he helped instigate. And it's not the first time he has used semantics to massage the truth about his war.
Trump can't just pretend Iran war casualties don't count
However the government chooses to list war casualties, it doesn't change the fact that Americans are dead because of the administration's choices.
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Trump's new tariffs are likely illegal. But it will probably require another lengthy court battle to overturn them.
Trump's newest tariffs are likely illegal too
The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine.
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Jimothy is an idea—a symbol of being unapologetically different and free, despite dealing with setbacks. reason.pub/4c1siF3
What Jimothy the raccoon reveals about Seattle
A local lawmaker said she wants to "keep my measured distance from him so he can live his good little life." What about humans?
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