@jacobsullum Jacob SullumJacob Sullum posts on X about study, gun, comments, law the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence finance 2.11% countries 1.41% social networks 1.41% automotive brands 1.41% travel destinations 0.7% technology brands 0.7%
Social topic influence study 6.34%, gun 5.63%, comments 4.93%, law 4.23%, military 4.23%, covid19 4.23%, pain 4.23%, health 3.52%, new york 3.52%, the new 3.52%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @reason @ljcenter @joerlancaster @stridentconserv @radleybalko @freerangekids @brianmdoherty @washingtonposts @nytimes @jahaaha @sshackford @goldwaterinst @christianbrits @rushmoreext23 @pluribuspub
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Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"Trump is bragging about homicide data that he tried to discredit in [----] While running against Kamala Harris Trump claimed homicides were "skyrocketing" disregarding the data contradicting that assertion"
X Link 2026-02-10T21:16Z [----] followers, 62K engagements
"An Epidemic of Meddling The totalitarian implications of public health"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The pot taxes favored by 'The New York Times' would undermine legalization The papers plan to address marijuana abuse would compound the disadvantages of state-licensed suppliers who compete with the black market"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z [----] followers, 12.3K engagements
"Judge finds no legal basis to deport Tufts student arrested for an op-ed Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Disarming millions of Americans simply because they use marijuana is unconstitutional @LJCenter argues in a new SCOTUS brief. The brief urges the justices to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/ https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Drug policy reformers join Second Amendment advocates in urging SCOTUS to reject the prosecution of a cannabis consumer under a federal law that prohibits gun possession by "unlawful users" of "any controlled substance." https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/ https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A First Amendment lawsuit challenges FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's constitutionally dubious vendetta against NewsGuard a rating service he says is biased against conservative news outlets. The FTC has targeted the company with onerous record demands and a merger condition aimed at cutting off its revenue. https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/ https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"An immigration judge finds no legal basis to deport Rumeysa Ozturk a graduate student who was arrested a year ago because she had co-authored an anti-Israel op-ed piece. https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"First Amendment lawsuit challenges FTC chairman's NewsGuard vendetta Andrew Ferguson has targeted the news rating company with onerous record demands and a merger condition aimed at cutting off its revenue"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:12Z [----] followers, 17.5K engagements
"As @JoeRLancaster notes FCC Chairman Brendan Carr now says talk shows are subject to the "equal time" rule because they are not "bona fide news" programs. 🧵1/3 https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/ https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trump is bragging about data showing a sharp drop in homicides. But in [----] his campaign rejected those numbers as "a lie" falsely claiming that murders were "skyrocketing." https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The heavy pot taxes favored by The New York Times would undermine legalization by making it harder for licensed dealers to compete with the black market. https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mark Kelly's video on refusing illegal orders was protected speech judge rules Judge Richard Leon notes that Sen. Mark Kelly's comments about unlawful military orders were "unquestionably protected" by the First Amendment"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The NRA and NORML unite to oppose the federal gun ban for marijuana users Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Hunter Biden's Potential Gun Consequences Should Give His Father Pause Under a law that Joe Biden enthusiastically supports his son could go to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a gun"
X Link 2022-10-12T19:40Z [----] followers, 30K engagements
"Don Lemons arrest looks like an assault on freedom of the press A federal indictment accuses Lemon and another journalist of conspiring with protesters who disrupted a St. Paul church service"
X Link 2026-02-04T05:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Grand jury rejects Trump's attempt to prosecute [--] legislators The president was offended by a video reminding military personnel of their duty to disobey unlawful orders"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trump backpedals from portraying Alex Pretti as a 'would-be assassin' Although the president initially reinforced that plainly inaccurate narrative his subsequent comments cast doubt on the initial justification for shooting the Minneapolis protester"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:11Z [----] followers, 23.6K engagements
"If 'you bring a gun' to D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro warns 'you're going to jail' Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Disarming millions of Americans based on marijuana use is unconstitutional a SCOTUS brief says The Liberty Justice Center is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Are Trump's drug boat bombings legal The legal rationale for bombing suspected drug boats in the Caribbean doesn't stand up to scrutiny"
X Link 2026-02-02T11:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Drug dogs should not be unleashed to authorize apartment searches a SCOTUS brief argues A potential Supreme Court case raises the question of whether police can justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:35Z [----] followers, 38.7K engagements
"Border Patrol agents started the scuffle that led to Alex Pretti's death As with Renee Good a calmer response could have avoided the lethal outcome"
X Link 2026-01-27T21:34Z [----] followers, 26.4K engagements
"The collapse of Hunter Biden's pretrial diversion agreement threatens him with prison for violating a constitutionally dubious gun law that his father steadfastly defends. https://reason.com/2023/08/16/without-a-diversion-agreement-hunter-biden-could-go-to-prison-under-an-arbitrary-gun-law-his-dad-supports/ https://reason.com/2023/08/16/without-a-diversion-agreement-hunter-biden-could-go-to-prison-under-an-arbitrary-gun-law-his-dad-supports/"
X Link 2023-08-16T19:38Z [----] followers, 100K engagements
"Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/ https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The St. Paul protest that Don Lemon covered combined trespassing with disorderly conduct. But the attempt to treat his reporting as a federal felony looks like a thinly veiled assault on freedom of the press. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A potential SCOTUS case raises the question of whether police should have free rein to justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors. Although SCOTUS says you need a warrant to do that near a house entrance the 4th Circuit says apartments are different. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:40Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements
"Don Lemon may be a hack but that does not make him a felon. The federal case against him hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work combined with the obvious partiality of that work. https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/ https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A grand jury rejected Trump's attempt to prosecute six members of Congress for saying something he did not like. Trump was irked by their reiteration of the well-established principle that military personnel have a duty to disobey unlawful orders saying they "should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL." https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Don Lemon may be a hack but that does not make him a felon The federal case against the former CNN anchor hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Minneapolis shootings underline the advantages of body cameras which DHS has been slow to adopt. Congress may start requiring DHS personnel to record interactions with the public which would promote transparency and accountability. https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/ https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Blocking the Pentagon's attempt to punish Mark Kelly a federal judge notes that the senator's supposedly "seditious" comments about unlawful military orders were "unquestionably protected" by the First Amendment. https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/ https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Former Obama Drug Policy Adviser Blames 'Libertarianism' for San Francisco Drug Crisis Stanford University psychiatrist Keith Humphreys misconstrues libertarianism and ignores its critique of prohibition's deadly impact"
X Link 2022-12-28T20:52Z [----] followers, 23K engagements
"The CDC's Shift From Vaping to COVID-19 Highlights the Crucial Differences Between Real and Metaphorical Epidemics The agency's scaremongering about e-cigarettes undermined its credibility on the eve of a true public health crisis"
X Link 2020-03-16T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A Scathing Rejection of the Case Against Four Drug Companies Highlights Misconceptions About the 'Opioid Crisis' A California judge said the four jurisdictions that filed the lawsuit failed to prove a "public nuisance" or "false advertising.""
X Link 2021-11-03T01:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Justin Amash Is Right About Impeachable Conduct The grounds for removing a president extend beyond statutory violations that could be proven in a criminal trial"
X Link 2019-05-22T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"How Focusing on Rape-or-Incest Exceptions Distorts the Abortion Debate 'The New York Times' misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think.""
X Link 2022-07-18T19:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Anti-Vaping Propaganda in Schools Undermines Critical Thinking and Spreads Dangerous Misinformation Students should avoid e-cigarettes because they "have chemicals in them" a lesson warns"
X Link 2019-10-29T19:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Trump like Sessions thinks prescription opioids are "so highly addictive" that patients should not take them even for severe pain. He's wrong. http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/17/trump-says-pain-pills-are-so-highly-addi http://reason.com/blog/2018/08/17/trump-says-pain-pills-are-so-highly-addi"
X Link 2018-08-17T16:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"To justify a no-knock raid using explosives three Little Rock detectives claimed they witnessed a cocaine purchase that security camera video shows never happened. via @radleybalko https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/10/14/little-rocks-dangerous-and-illegal-drug-war/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/10/14/little-rocks-dangerous-and-illegal-drug-war/"
X Link 2018-10-15T15:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"I asked the New Jersey State Police how many suddenly illegal 15-round magazines they have received from gun owners who are now committing felonies by continuing to possess them. The answer: zero. https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/20/new-jerseys-gun-owners-do-not-seem-eager https://reason.com/blog/2018/12/20/new-jerseys-gun-owners-do-not-seem-eager"
X Link 2018-12-20T20:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"California officials expected something like [----] licensed pot shops by now. Instead there are [---] thanks to heavy regulation dual licensing local bans and high taxes. https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-marijuana-year-anniversary-review-20181227-story.html https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-marijuana-year-anniversary-review-20181227-story.html"
X Link 2018-12-27T14:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
".@FreeRangeKids on the culture shock American kids face when they return to the U.S. after living elsewhere: We had a similar experience in Jerusalem where our daughters got around on their own at [--] & [--]. Not so much in Dallas even at [--] & [--]. http://reason.com/archives/2019/01/21/after-living-abroad-kids-strug http://reason.com/archives/2019/01/21/after-living-abroad-kids-strug"
X Link 2019-01-22T23:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why does Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo keep calling Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas "suspects" when they were clearly the victims of an illegal home invasion https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/18/houston-narc-who-lied-to-justify-a-deadl https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/18/houston-narc-who-lied-to-justify-a-deadl"
X Link 2019-02-18T20:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Past-month vaping did not predict future experimentation with cigarettes in a large sample of teenagers suggesting that fears of a gateway effect are misguided. https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/20/new-study-casts-doubt-on-the-claim-that https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/20/new-study-casts-doubt-on-the-claim-that"
X Link 2019-02-20T18:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The FBI is investigating the phony search warrant affidavit that led to last month's deadly Houston drug raid. Lying to justify a raid that killed two people could be a capital crime. https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/21/fraudulent-houston-drug-warrant-prompts https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/21/fraudulent-houston-drug-warrant-prompts"
X Link 2019-02-21T17:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"While this guy was out of town settling his mother's estate the man he hired to cut his lawn died. The city fined him $500 a day for excessively long grass without telling him. Now it wants to settle the bill by taking his house. via @brianmdoherty https://reason.com/2019/05/08/florida-city-tries-to-steal-an-elderly-mans-house-over-uncut-grass/ https://reason.com/2019/05/08/florida-city-tries-to-steal-an-elderly-mans-house-over-uncut-grass/"
X Link 2019-05-08T21:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The response to Justin Amash's comments about the Mueller report reveals how eager his colleagues are to evade their constitutional responsibilities. https://reason.com/2019/05/22/justin-amash-is-right-about-impeachable-conduct/ https://reason.com/2019/05/22/justin-amash-is-right-about-impeachable-conduct/"
X Link 2019-05-22T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Trump blames "meritless litigation" for his census surrender. But a more competent administration would have anticipated that litigation and beaten it back in time. https://reason.com/2019/07/12/trumps-census-surrender-hints-at-the-real-reason-he-tried-to-add-a-citizenship-question/ https://reason.com/2019/07/12/trumps-census-surrender-hints-at-the-real-reason-he-tried-to-add-a-citizenship-question/"
X Link 2019-07-12T16:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The @washingtonpost's simplistic assumption that more pain pills mean more drug overdoses is demonstrably wrong. https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-washington-posts-simplistic-assumption-that-more-opioid-prescriptions-mean-more-drug-overdoses-is-demonstrably-wrong/ https://reason.com/2019/07/18/the-washington-posts-simplistic-assumption-that-more-opioid-prescriptions-mean-more-drug-overdoses-is-demonstrably-wrong/"
X Link 2019-07-18T18:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"More evidence that there is no straightforward relationship between pain pill consumption and overdoses: As opioid prescriptions surged in Germany opioid addiction held steady while opioid-related deaths fell. https://reason.com/2019/08/02/as-opioid-prescriptions-surged-in-germany-opioid-addiction-held-steady-while-opioid-related-deaths-fell/ https://reason.com/2019/08/02/as-opioid-prescriptions-surged-in-germany-opioid-addiction-held-steady-while-opioid-related-deaths-fell/"
X Link 2019-08-02T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"David Koch's "far right" agenda per @nytimes included gay rights legalization of drugs and prostitution opposition to restrictions on immigration opposition to the draft and criminal justice reform. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html"
X Link 2019-08-23T13:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Oklahoma judge who ruled against Johnson & Johnson faulted the company for saying addiction and overdose rates among patients who take opioids for pain are "low." But that happens to be true. https://reason.com/2019/08/28/the-false-premises-of-the-ruling-against-johnson-johnson/ https://reason.com/2019/08/28/the-false-premises-of-the-ruling-against-johnson-johnson/"
X Link 2019-08-28T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"By protecting cops from liability for actions that would land ordinary people in jail qualified immunity grants a license for outrageous police conduct. https://reason.com/2019/09/25/a-license-for-outrageous-police-conduct/ https://reason.com/2019/09/25/a-license-for-outrageous-police-conduct/"
X Link 2019-09-25T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The CDC confirms that the vast majority of vaping-related lung disease cases involve THC products highlighting the irrationality of bans on legal e-cigarettes that deliver nicotine. https://reason.com/2019/09/27/cdc-confirms-that-the-vast-majority-of-vaping-related-lung-disease-cases-involve-thc-products/ https://reason.com/2019/09/27/cdc-confirms-that-the-vast-majority-of-vaping-related-lung-disease-cases-involve-thc-products/"
X Link 2019-09-27T22:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A Massachusetts study finds that illicit fentanyl and heroin account for the vast majority of opioid-related deaths while only [--] percent of cases involved drugs for which people had prescriptions. https://reason.com/2019/10/23/massachusetts-study-confirms-that-people-rarely-die-after-using-opioids-prescribed-for-them/ https://reason.com/2019/10/23/massachusetts-study-confirms-that-people-rarely-die-after-using-opioids-prescribed-for-them/"
X Link 2019-10-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Supporters of the FDA's ban on flavored e-cigarettes claim "a whole generation of young people" is "addicted to these products." The government's own survey data show that's not true. https://reason.com/2019/11/06/as-the-fda-prepares-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-the-governments-own-data-contradict-wild-claims-about-adolescent-nicotine-addiction/ https://reason.com/2019/11/06/as-the-fda-prepares-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-the-governments-own-data-contradict-wild-claims-about-adolescent-nicotine-addiction/"
X Link 2019-11-06T18:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new CDC study reinforces the suspicion that vitamin E acetate an additive found in black-market cannabis products is playing an important role in vaping-related lung injuries. https://reason.com/2019/11/08/more-evidence-that-black-market-thc-products-are-to-blame-for-vaping-related-lung-injuries/ https://reason.com/2019/11/08/more-evidence-that-black-market-thc-products-are-to-blame-for-vaping-related-lung-injuries/"
X Link 2019-11-08T21:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A study of Minnesota patients with vaping-related lung injuries finds nearly all of them used black-market THC products containing vitamin E acetate. https://reason.com/2019/11/27/study-finds-nearly-all-minnesota-patients-with-vaping-related-lung-injuries-used-illegal-thc-products-containing-suspect-additive/ https://reason.com/2019/11/27/study-finds-nearly-all-minnesota-patients-with-vaping-related-lung-injuries-used-illegal-thc-products-containing-suspect-additive/"
X Link 2019-11-27T18:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Eight months after publishing a study implying that e-cigarettes cause heart attacks before people use them @JAHA_AHA retracts the article. https://reason.com/2020/02/18/american-heart-association-journal-finally-retracts-a-study-implying-that-e-cigarettes-cause-heart-attacks-before-people-use-them/ https://reason.com/2020/02/18/american-heart-association-journal-finally-retracts-a-study-implying-that-e-cigarettes-cause-heart-attacks-before-people-use-them/"
X Link 2020-02-18T20:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The CDC's shift from vaping to COVID-19 reminds us of the crucial differences between real and metaphorical epidemics. https://reason.com/2020/03/16/the-cdcs-shift-from-vaping-to-covid-19-highlights-the-crucial-differences-between-real-and-metaphorical-epidemics/ https://reason.com/2020/03/16/the-cdcs-shift-from-vaping-to-covid-19-highlights-the-crucial-differences-between-real-and-metaphorical-epidemics/"
X Link 2020-03-16T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A Wisconsin sheriff threatened to arrest a teenager for writing about her COVID-19 case on Instagram @SShackford reports. https://reason.com/2020/04/17/a-teenager-posted-about-her-covid-19-infection-on-instagram-a-deputy-threatened-to-arrest-her-if-she-didnt-delete-it/ https://reason.com/2020/04/17/a-teenager-posted-about-her-covid-19-infection-on-instagram-a-deputy-threatened-to-arrest-her-if-she-didnt-delete-it/"
X Link 2020-04-17T21:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After seven years of litigation a Kansas couple finally obtains some compensation for a drug raid by cops who mistook tea for marijuana. https://reason.com/2020/05/05/weed-warriors-who-mistook-tea-for-marijuana-will-pay-their-victims-150000/ https://reason.com/2020/05/05/weed-warriors-who-mistook-tea-for-marijuana-will-pay-their-victims-150000/"
X Link 2020-05-05T18:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Abolishing qualified immunity is a crucial step in holding police accountable for violating our rights. https://reason.com/2020/06/10/maybe-cops-should-be-pulling-back/ https://reason.com/2020/06/10/maybe-cops-should-be-pulling-back/"
X Link 2020-06-10T12:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Breonna Taylor would still be alive if politicians did not insist on using violence to enforce their pharmacological prejudices. https://reason.com/2020/06/24/breonna-taylor-and-the-moral-bankruptcy-of-drug-prohibition/ https://reason.com/2020/06/24/breonna-taylor-and-the-moral-bankruptcy-of-drug-prohibition/"
X Link 2020-06-24T12:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The charges against six Houston narcotics officers reveal a culture of shady practices that led to a deadly drug raid. https://reason.com/2020/07/03/phony-overtime-fictional-drug-buys-and-mysterious-c-i-payments-offer-a-glimpse-of-houston-police-corruption/ https://reason.com/2020/07/03/phony-overtime-fictional-drug-buys-and-mysterious-c-i-payments-offer-a-glimpse-of-houston-police-corruption/"
X Link 2020-07-03T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The cops took this guy's $15000 Jeep because his girlfriend allegedly used it for a $25 marijuana sale. https://reason.com/2020/08/21/the-cops-took-this-guys-15000-jeep-because-his-girlfriend-allegedly-used-it-for-a-25-marijuana-sale/ https://reason.com/2020/08/21/the-cops-took-this-guys-15000-jeep-because-his-girlfriend-allegedly-used-it-for-a-25-marijuana-sale/"
X Link 2020-08-21T17:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Tucson handyman gets his Jeep back after @GoldwaterInst threatens to fight the forfeiture showing that bullies back down when they encounter unexpected resistance. https://reason.com/2020/08/27/tucson-handyman-gets-his-jeep-back-after-he-threatens-to-fight-the-forfeiture/ https://reason.com/2020/08/27/tucson-handyman-gets-his-jeep-back-after-he-threatens-to-fight-the-forfeiture/"
X Link 2020-08-27T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Does owning a gun make a judge's Second Amendment rulings suspect If that standard were applied to other constitutional rights no one would be left to enforce them. https://reason.com/2020/10/14/does-owning-a-gun-make-a-judges-second-amendment-rulings-suspect/ https://reason.com/2020/10/14/does-owning-a-gun-make-a-judges-second-amendment-rulings-suspect/"
X Link 2020-10-14T17:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Oregon becomes the first state to decriminalize noncommercial possession of all drugs. https://reason.com/2020/11/04/oregon-becomes-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-use-of-all-drugs/ https://reason.com/2020/11/04/oregon-becomes-the-first-state-to-decriminalize-use-of-all-drugs/"
X Link 2020-11-04T05:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ted Cruz's eagerness to fight Trump's legal battles epitomizes the GOP's complete lack of principles. https://reason.com/2020/12/13/ted-cruzs-eagerness-to-fight-trumps-legal-battles-epitomizes-the-gops-complete-lack-of-principles/ https://reason.com/2020/12/13/ted-cruzs-eagerness-to-fight-trumps-legal-battles-epitomizes-the-gops-complete-lack-of-principles/"
X Link 2020-12-13T20:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"An autopsy of Sidney Powell's "Kraken" reveals suspiciously similar affidavits that figured prominently in her evidence of massive election fraud. https://reason.com/2020/12/25/an-autopsy-of-sidney-powells-kraken-reveals-suspiciously-similar-affidavits/ https://reason.com/2020/12/25/an-autopsy-of-sidney-powells-kraken-reveals-suspiciously-similar-affidavits/"
X Link 2020-12-25T20:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new study finds no evidence that civil asset forfeiture reduces drug use or helps fight crime. https://reason.com/2021/02/17/civil-forfeiture-does-not-seem-to-reduce-drug-use-or-help-fight-crime/ https://reason.com/2021/02/17/civil-forfeiture-does-not-seem-to-reduce-drug-use-or-help-fight-crime/"
X Link 2021-02-17T18:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The 5th Circuit grants qualified immunity to Texas cops who ignited a suicidal man drenched in gasoline by shooting him with Tasers. https://reason.com/2021/02/18/5th-circuit-grants-qualified-immunity-to-cops-who-ignited-a-suicidal-gasoline-drenched-man-by-tasing-him/ https://reason.com/2021/02/18/5th-circuit-grants-qualified-immunity-to-cops-who-ignited-a-suicidal-gasoline-drenched-man-by-tasing-him/"
X Link 2021-02-18T19:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The bump stock ban rejected by the 6th Circuit highlights the danger of letting bureaucrats invent crimes. https://reason.com/2021/03/31/the-bump-stock-ban-highlights-the-danger-of-letting-bureaucrats-invent-crimes/ https://reason.com/2021/03/31/the-bump-stock-ban-highlights-the-danger-of-letting-bureaucrats-invent-crimes/"
X Link 2021-03-31T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new study finds no relationship between pain pill prescriptions and unintentional deaths casting further doubt on conventional wisdom about the "opioid crisis." https://reason.com/2021/04/09/a-new-study-finds-no-relationship-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-unintentional-deaths/ https://reason.com/2021/04/09/a-new-study-finds-no-relationship-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-unintentional-deaths/"
X Link 2021-04-09T16:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The public health disaster that was supposed to follow the loosening of COVID-19 rules in Texas has not happened and cases are rising mainly in states with stricter policies. https://reason.com/2021/04/21/the-covid-19-disaster-that-did-not-happen-in-texas/ https://reason.com/2021/04/21/the-covid-19-disaster-that-did-not-happen-in-texas/"
X Link 2021-04-21T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Two recent studies show how ham-handed efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions undermine medical care even for dying cancer patients. https://reason.com/2021/04/27/should-dying-cancer-patients-suffer-from-undertreated-pain-because-of-concerns-regarding-addiction/ https://reason.com/2021/04/27/should-dying-cancer-patients-suffer-from-undertreated-pain-because-of-concerns-regarding-addiction/"
X Link 2021-04-27T21:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The TSA's requirement that all air travelers wear face masks whether or not they're vaccinated is public health theater based on irrational fears. https://reason.com/2021/06/01/why-is-the-tsa-making-vaccinated-air-travelers-wear-masks/ https://reason.com/2021/06/01/why-is-the-tsa-making-vaccinated-air-travelers-wear-masks/"
X Link 2021-06-01T19:34Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"How drug warriors made the opioid epidemic deadlier: Restricting access to pain medication drove nonmedical users toward black-market substitutes. https://reason.com/2021/07/28/how-drug-warriors-made-the-opioid-epidemic-deadlier/ https://reason.com/2021/07/28/how-drug-warriors-made-the-opioid-epidemic-deadlier/"
X Link 2021-07-28T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] when the TSA started allowing short scissors and screwdrivers in airplane cabins the Association of Flight Attendants warned that "the aisles will be running with blood." https://reason.com/2021/09/09/why-dont-more-countries-enforce-the-airport-security-rules-that-the-tsa-says-are-essential/ https://reason.com/2021/09/09/why-dont-more-countries-enforce-the-airport-security-rules-that-the-tsa-says-are-essential/"
X Link 2021-09-09T14:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"House Democrats' proposed excises taxes on nicotine liquids which would wallop a potentially lifesaving alternative to smoking "will not only kill my business" a vape shop owner tells @christianbrits. "It will kill Americans." https://reason.com/2021/09/15/if-the-fda-doesnt-kill-the-vaping-industry-the-democrats-tax-hike-just-might/ https://reason.com/2021/09/15/if-the-fda-doesnt-kill-the-vaping-industry-the-democrats-tax-hike-just-might/"
X Link 2021-09-15T22:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The 5th Circuit says the federal vaccine mandate for private employers is "fatally flawed" because it "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority." https://reason.com/2021/11/14/extending-its-stay-the-5th-circuit-says-oshas-vaccine-mandate-is-fatally-flawed/ https://reason.com/2021/11/14/extending-its-stay-the-5th-circuit-says-oshas-vaccine-mandate-is-fatally-flawed/"
X Link 2021-11-14T20:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The CDC's director willfully ignores the weaknesses of a study she repeatedly cited to justify "universal masking" of K-12 students. https://reason.com/2021/12/27/the-cdc-directors-slippery-response-to-criticism-of-school-mask-mandates-further-undermines-her-agencys-credibility/ https://reason.com/2021/12/27/the-cdc-directors-slippery-response-to-criticism-of-school-mask-mandates-further-undermines-her-agencys-credibility/"
X Link 2021-12-27T19:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"My new @reason cover story: Gun control like drug control has racist roots and disproportionately harms African Americans. https://reason.com/2022/01/16/gun-control-is-just-as-racist-as-drug-control/ https://reason.com/2022/01/16/gun-control-is-just-as-racist-as-drug-control/"
X Link 2022-01-16T21:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"There is little evidence that mask mandates had an important impact during the omicron surge. https://reason.com/2022/02/18/there-is-little-evidence-that-mask-mandates-had-an-important-impact-during-the-omicron-surge/ https://reason.com/2022/02/18/there-is-little-evidence-that-mask-mandates-had-an-important-impact-during-the-omicron-surge/"
X Link 2022-02-18T21:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The CDC's explanation for its reversal on school mask mandates is transparently dishonest. https://reason.com/2022/02/28/the-cdcs-explanation-for-its-reversal-on-school-mask-mandates-is-transparently-dishonest/ https://reason.com/2022/02/28/the-cdcs-explanation-for-its-reversal-on-school-mask-mandates-is-transparently-dishonest/"
X Link 2022-02-28T19:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Josh Hawley absurdly suggests that Ketanji Brown Jackson has a soft spot for "child predators." https://reason.com/2022/03/18/josh-hawley-absurdly-suggests-that-ketanji-brown-jackson-has-a-soft-spot-for-child-predators/ https://reason.com/2022/03/18/josh-hawley-absurdly-suggests-that-ketanji-brown-jackson-has-a-soft-spot-for-child-predators/"
X Link 2022-03-18T19:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A cop with a history of abuse complaints did not like it when a critic obtained a damning internal affairs letter about him through a FOIA request. So he charged the guy with "theft by receiving." 1/3"
X Link 2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Because the critic posted that letter on Facebook along with a body camera video showing questionable conduct the cop also accused him of harassment and harassing communications. 2/3"
X Link 2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The critic was acquitted of all three charges and now he is suing the cop for violating the First Amendment by using trumped-up charges to punish constitutionally protected speech. This week a federal judge said he could proceed with that claim. 3/3 https://reason.com/2022/03/31/a-federal-judge-says-a-victim-of-retaliatory-prosecution-can-sue-a-cop-who-treated-criticism-as-a-crime/ https://reason.com/2022/03/31/a-federal-judge-says-a-victim-of-retaliatory-prosecution-can-sue-a-cop-who-treated-criticism-as-a-crime/"
X Link 2022-04-01T14:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"To promote public safety Michigan authorizes cops to rob travelers at airports. https://reason.com/2022/06/02/michigan-cops-rob-travelers-airports/ https://reason.com/2022/06/02/michigan-cops-rob-travelers-airports/"
X Link 2022-06-02T20:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Here is a state-by-state rundown of what will happen now that SCOTUS has freed states to restrict abortion. https://reason.com/2022/06/24/here-is-a-state-by-state-rundown-of-what-will-happen-now-that-scotus-has-freed-lawmakers-to-restrict-abortion/ https://reason.com/2022/06/24/here-is-a-state-by-state-rundown-of-what-will-happen-now-that-scotus-has-freed-lawmakers-to-restrict-abortion/"
X Link 2022-06-24T14:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new lawsuit notes that SCOTUS unambiguously rejected the sort of reasoning that a federal appeals court used to uphold New York's "assault weapon" ban. https://reason.com/2022/07/14/this-lawsuit-says-a-recent-scotus-decision-makes-it-clear-that-assault-weapon-bans-are-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2022/07/14/this-lawsuit-says-a-recent-scotus-decision-makes-it-clear-that-assault-weapon-bans-are-unconstitutional/"
X Link 2022-07-14T21:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The New York Times misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think." https://reason.com/2022/07/18/how-focusing-on-rape-or-incest-exceptions-distorts-the-abortion-debate/ https://reason.com/2022/07/18/how-focusing-on-rape-or-incest-exceptions-distorts-the-abortion-debate/"
X Link 2022-07-18T19:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new study finds no correlation between opioid prescriptions and drug-related deaths contrary to a narrative that the CDC is still pushing. https://reason.com/2022/08/10/no-correlation-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-drug-related-deaths/ https://reason.com/2022/08/10/no-correlation-between-opioid-prescriptions-and-drug-related-deaths/"
X Link 2022-08-10T18:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The response to the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid shows that Democrats and Republicans are both highly selective in their concerns about law enforcement abuses. https://reason.com/2022/08/11/democrats-dont-trust-the-police-but-they-do-trust-the-fbi-provided-it-is-targeting-donald-trump/ https://reason.com/2022/08/11/democrats-dont-trust-the-police-but-they-do-trust-the-fbi-provided-it-is-targeting-donald-trump/"
X Link 2022-08-11T20:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Ron DeSantis claims unconstitutional powers that easily could be used to advance the "far-left woke agenda" he decries. https://reason.com/2022/08/24/ron-desantis-wants-to-edit-the-first-amendment/ https://reason.com/2022/08/24/ron-desantis-wants-to-edit-the-first-amendment/"
X Link 2022-08-24T12:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A new analysis reinforces the historical case for armed self-defense in response to racist violence suggesting that black Southerners' access to guns reduced lynchings. https://reason.com/2022/09/08/a-new-study-suggests-that-black-southerners-access-to-guns-reduced-lynchings/ https://reason.com/2022/09/08/a-new-study-suggests-that-black-southerners-access-to-guns-reduced-lynchings/"
X Link 2022-09-08T17:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Under a law that Joe Biden enthusiastically supports his son could go to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a gun. https://reason.com/2022/10/12/the-consequences-that-hunter-biden-could-face-for-violating-arbitrary-gun-laws-should-give-his-father-pause/ https://reason.com/2022/10/12/the-consequences-that-hunter-biden-could-face-for-violating-arbitrary-gun-laws-should-give-his-father-pause/"
X Link 2022-10-12T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A judge upholds the federal ban on gun possession by cannabis consumers accepting the Biden administration's argument that they are dangerous criminals. https://reason.com/2022/11/09/a-judge-accepts-the-biden-administrations-dubious-argument-for-banning-gun-possession-by-marijuana-users/ https://reason.com/2022/11/09/a-judge-accepts-the-biden-administrations-dubious-argument-for-banning-gun-possession-by-marijuana-users/"
X Link 2022-11-09T13:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Two ACLU chapters say California's ban on COVID-19 "misinformation" violates doctors' First Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2022/11/15/the-aclu-says-californias-ban-on-covid-19-misinformation-from-doctors-is-gratuitous-and-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2022/11/15/the-aclu-says-californias-ban-on-covid-19-misinformation-from-doctors-is-gratuitous-and-unconstitutional/"
X Link 2022-11-15T21:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Blaming "libertarianism" for "fueling San Francisco's drug crisis" a Stanford psychiatrist misconstrues the philosophy and ignores its critique of prohibition's deadly impact. https://reason.com/2022/12/28/a-former-obama-drug-policy-adviser-blames-libertarianism-for-fueling-san-franciscos-drug-crisis/ https://reason.com/2022/12/28/a-former-obama-drug-policy-adviser-blames-libertarianism-for-fueling-san-franciscos-drug-crisis/"
X Link 2022-12-28T20:52Z [----] followers, 23K engagements
"The obvious problems with a retracted study that linked vaping to cancer seem to reflect a peer review bias against e-cigarettes. https://reason.com/2023/01/04/a-medical-journal-retracts-a-2022-study-that-linked-vaping-to-cancer/ https://reason.com/2023/01/04/a-medical-journal-retracts-a-2022-study-that-linked-vaping-to-cancer/"
X Link 2023-01-04T19:08Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements
"The Justice Department argued that marijuana users have no Second Amendment rights because they are dangerous unvirtuous and untrustworthy. A federal judge did not buy it. https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/ https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/"
X Link 2023-02-06T20:33Z [----] followers, 11.5K engagements
"It has been more than four months since Biden promised pardons for people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. So far he has not issued any. https://reason.com/2023/02/16/four-months-after-biden-promised-marijuana-pardons-he-has-not-issued-any/ https://reason.com/2023/02/16/four-months-after-biden-promised-marijuana-pardons-he-has-not-issued-any/"
X Link 2023-02-16T18:17Z [----] followers, 39.8K engagements
"In another sign that Mitch McConnell's drug policy views have been overtaken by events Kentucky just became the 38th state to legalize medical marijuana. https://reason.com/2023/04/03/diehard-prohibitionist-mitch-mcconnells-state-just-became-the-38th-to-approve-medical-marijuana/ https://reason.com/2023/04/03/diehard-prohibitionist-mitch-mcconnells-state-just-became-the-38th-to-approve-medical-marijuana/"
X Link 2023-04-03T17:36Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements
"Congress is considering a bill that would make it harder to steal property from innocent owners through civil forfeiture. https://reason.com/2023/06/14/congress-considers-conditions-on-the-governments-license-to-steal/ https://reason.com/2023/06/14/congress-considers-conditions-on-the-governments-license-to-steal/"
X Link 2023-06-14T12:00Z [----] followers, 10.5K engagements
"Louisiana cops charged a guy with a felony because he made a COVID-19 joke. Not cool says the 5th Circuit. https://reason.com/2023/08/28/no-reasonable-officer-would-have-arrested-a-guy-for-a-covid-19-joke-the-5th-circuit-says/ https://reason.com/2023/08/28/no-reasonable-officer-would-have-arrested-a-guy-for-a-covid-19-joke-the-5th-circuit-says/"
X Link 2023-08-28T18:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Last September by contrast Carr suggested that Jimmy Kimmel's show was contributing to "a pattern of news distortion" which implied that it was a "broadcast news report." 2/3 https://reason.com/2025/09/18/brendan-carr-flagrantly-abused-his-powers-to-cancel-jimmy-kimmel/ https://reason.com/2025/09/18/brendan-carr-flagrantly-abused-his-powers-to-cancel-jimmy-kimmel/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It is almost like Carr will latch onto any excuse to regulate the content of TV programming reviving an illiberal tradition that stems from the anomalous constitutional status of broadcast speech. https://reason.com/2026/01/18/how-the-fcc-became-the-speech-police/ https://reason.com/2026/01/18/how-the-fcc-became-the-speech-police/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"DHS again promises a thorough investigation of a fatal shooting after prejudging the outcome. The department cannot be trusted to tell the truth let alone objectively review its employees' conduct. https://reason.com/2026/01/25/dhs-again-promises-a-thorough-investigation-of-a-fatal-shooting-after-prejudging-the-outcome/ https://reason.com/2026/01/25/dhs-again-promises-a-thorough-investigation-of-a-fatal-shooting-after-prejudging-the-outcome/"
X Link 2026-01-25T23:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After initially reinforcing the portrayal of Alex Pretti as a "would-be assassin" Trump has back-pedaled from that plainly inaccurate account. https://reason.com/2026/01/26/trump-backpedals-from-portraying-alex-pretti-as-a-domestic-terrorist-and-would-be-assassin/ https://reason.com/2026/01/26/trump-backpedals-from-portraying-alex-pretti-as-a-domestic-terrorist-and-would-be-assassin/"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Gregory Bovino claims the Border Patrol agents who killed Alex Pretti used "de-escalation techniques." That is not what the videos show. https://reason.com/2026/01/27/border-patrol-agents-started-the-scuffle-that-led-to-alex-prettis-death/ https://reason.com/2026/01/27/border-patrol-agents-started-the-scuffle-that-led-to-alex-prettis-death/"
X Link 2026-01-27T21:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The government's defense of the Alex Pretti shooting widens a split between Second Amendment advocates and an administration that claims to support their cause. https://reason.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-death-widens-a-split-between-trump-and-gun-rights-groups/ https://reason.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-death-widens-a-split-between-trump-and-gun-rights-groups/"
X Link 2026-01-28T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino said the DHS employees who killed Alex Pretti were dealing with "a violent riot." DHS now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles." https://reason.com/2026/01/29/dhs-retreats-from-the-claim-that-the-agents-who-killed-alex-pretti-faced-a-violent-riot/ https://reason.com/2026/01/29/dhs-retreats-from-the-claim-that-the-agents-who-killed-alex-pretti-faced-a-violent-riot/"
X Link 2026-01-29T22:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The NRA Shuns a Second Amendment Martyr: Philando Castile Died Because He Exercised His Right to Bear Arms https://goo.gl/xjDRTa https://goo.gl/xjDRTa"
X Link 2017-06-21T11:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Roy Moore's case for throwing out the Senate election results in Alabama is at least as plausible as Donald Trump's claim that he actually won the popular vote in last year's presidential election. https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/28/roy-moores-claim-of-systematic-voter-fra https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/28/roy-moores-claim-of-systematic-voter-fra"
X Link 2017-12-28T18:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"States with legal pot should not define stoned driving based on a mythical link between THC blood levels and impairment. http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/03/stop-pretending-sober-drivers-are-stoned http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/03/stop-pretending-sober-drivers-are-stoned"
X Link 2018-01-03T13:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Opioid prescriptions keep dropping while opioid deaths keep rising. The DEA as usual is doubling down on a strategy that is manifestly not working. https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/19/as-opioid-prescriptions-fall-opioid-deat https://reason.com/blog/2018/04/19/as-opioid-prescriptions-fall-opioid-deat"
X Link 2018-04-19T17:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Blocking the Pentagon's attempt to punish Mark Kelly a federal judge notes that the senator's supposedly "seditious" comments about unlawful military orders were "unquestionably protected" by the First Amendment. https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/ https://reason.com/2026/02/13/a-federal-judge-explains-why-trump-cant-jail-legislators-for-producing-a-video-that-offended-him/"
X Link 2026-02-13T21:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"To my mind no contemporary journalist has written as much or more capably on the subject of public health paternalism than Jacob Sullum @jacobsullum and no article of his remains more relevant than "An Epidemic Of Meddling" via @reason (2007). https://reason.com/2007/05/17/an-epidemic-of-meddling/ https://reason.com/2007/05/17/an-epidemic-of-meddling/"
X Link 2026-02-11T16:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"A grand jury rejected Trump's attempt to prosecute six members of Congress for saying something he did not like. Trump was irked by their reiteration of the well-established principle that military personnel have a duty to disobey unlawful orders saying they "should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL." https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/a-grand-jury-rejects-trumps-attempt-to-prosecute-6-legislators-for-saying-something-he-did-not-like/"
X Link 2026-02-11T18:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The heavy pot taxes favored by The New York Times would undermine legalization by making it harder for licensed dealers to compete with the black market. https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/ https://reason.com/2026/02/11/the-heavy-pot-taxes-favored-by-the-new-york-times-would-undermine-legalization/"
X Link 2026-02-11T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"An immigration judge finds no legal basis to deport Rumeysa Ozturk a graduate student who was arrested a year ago because she had co-authored an anti-Israel op-ed piece. https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/an-immigration-judge-finds-no-legal-basis-to-deport-a-student-arrested-for-an-op-ed/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trump is bragging about data showing a sharp drop in homicides. But in [----] his campaign rejected those numbers as "a lie" falsely claiming that murders were "skyrocketing." https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/ https://reason.com/2026/02/10/in-2024-trump-rejected-numbers-showing-a-homicide-drop-as-a-lie-now-he-is-bragging-about-them/"
X Link 2026-02-10T22:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A First Amendment lawsuit challenges FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson's constitutionally dubious vendetta against NewsGuard a rating service he says is biased against conservative news outlets. The FTC has targeted the company with onerous record demands and a merger condition aimed at cutting off its revenue. https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/ https://reason.com/2026/02/09/a-first-amendment-lawsuit-challenges-ftc-chairman-andrew-fergusons-vendetta-against-newsguard/"
X Link 2026-02-09T21:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Don Lemon may be a hack but that does not make him a felon. The federal case against him hinges on conduct that can plausibly be viewed as part of a journalist's work combined with the obvious partiality of that work. https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/ https://reason.com/2026/02/05/don-lemon-may-be-a-hack-but-that-does-not-make-him-a-felon/"
X Link 2026-02-05T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A potential SCOTUS case raises the question of whether police should have free rein to justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors. Although SCOTUS says you need a warrant to do that near a house entrance the 4th Circuit says apartments are different. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/drug-dogs-should-not-be-unleashed-to-authorize-apartment-searches-a-scotus-brief-argues/"
X Link 2026-02-04T21:40Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements
"The St. Paul protest that Don Lemon covered combined trespassing with disorderly conduct. But the attempt to treat his reporting as a federal felony looks like a thinly veiled assault on freedom of the press. https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/ https://reason.com/2026/02/04/don-lemons-arrest-looks-like-an-assault-on-freedom-of-the-press/"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Jeanine Pirro's comments about guns in D.C. renew concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/ https://reason.com/2026/02/03/if-you-bring-a-gun-to-d-c-u-s-attorney-jeanine-pirro-warns-youre-going-to-jail/"
X Link 2026-02-03T22:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Drug policy reformers join Second Amendment advocates in urging SCOTUS to reject the prosecution of a cannabis consumer under a federal law that prohibits gun possession by "unlawful users" of "any controlled substance." https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/ https://reason.com/2026/02/02/the-nra-and-norml-unite-to-oppose-the-federal-gun-ban-for-marijuana-users/"
X Link 2026-02-02T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Minneapolis shootings underline the advantages of body cameras which DHS has been slow to adopt. Congress may start requiring DHS personnel to record interactions with the public which would promote transparency and accountability. https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/ https://reason.com/2026/01/30/the-minneapolis-shootings-underline-the-advantages-of-body-cameras-which-dhs-has-been-slow-to-adopt/"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino said the DHS employees who killed Alex Pretti were dealing with "a violent riot." DHS now describes the threat as "several civilians" who were "yelling and blowing whistles." https://reason.com/2026/01/29/dhs-retreats-from-the-claim-that-the-agents-who-killed-alex-pretti-faced-a-violent-riot/ https://reason.com/2026/01/29/dhs-retreats-from-the-claim-that-the-agents-who-killed-alex-pretti-faced-a-violent-riot/"
X Link 2026-01-29T22:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Disarming millions of Americans simply because they use marijuana is unconstitutional @LJCenter argues in a new SCOTUS brief. The brief urges the justices to uphold a 5th Circuit decision rejecting the claim that cannabis consumers have no Second Amendment rights. https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/ https://reason.com/2026/01/28/disarming-millions-of-americans-simply-because-they-use-marijuana-is-unconstitutional-a-scotus-brief-says/"
X Link 2026-01-28T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The government's defense of the Alex Pretti shooting widens a split between Second Amendment advocates and an administration that claims to support their cause. https://reason.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-death-widens-a-split-between-trump-and-gun-rights-groups/ https://reason.com/2026/01/28/alex-prettis-death-widens-a-split-between-trump-and-gun-rights-groups/"
X Link 2026-01-28T13:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Gregory Bovino claims the Border Patrol agents who killed Alex Pretti used "de-escalation techniques." That is not what the videos show. https://reason.com/2026/01/27/border-patrol-agents-started-the-scuffle-that-led-to-alex-prettis-death/ https://reason.com/2026/01/27/border-patrol-agents-started-the-scuffle-that-led-to-alex-prettis-death/"
X Link 2026-01-27T21:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After initially reinforcing the portrayal of Alex Pretti as a "would-be assassin" Trump has back-pedaled from that plainly inaccurate account. https://reason.com/2026/01/26/trump-backpedals-from-portraying-alex-pretti-as-a-domestic-terrorist-and-would-be-assassin/ https://reason.com/2026/01/26/trump-backpedals-from-portraying-alex-pretti-as-a-domestic-terrorist-and-would-be-assassin/"
X Link 2026-01-26T19:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"DHS again promises a thorough investigation of a fatal shooting after prejudging the outcome. The department cannot be trusted to tell the truth let alone objectively review its employees' conduct. https://reason.com/2026/01/25/dhs-again-promises-a-thorough-investigation-of-a-fatal-shooting-after-prejudging-the-outcome/ https://reason.com/2026/01/25/dhs-again-promises-a-thorough-investigation-of-a-fatal-shooting-after-prejudging-the-outcome/"
X Link 2026-01-25T23:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As @JoeRLancaster notes FCC Chairman Brendan Carr now says talk shows are subject to the "equal time" rule because they are not "bona fide news" programs. 🧵1/3 https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/ https://reason.com/2026/01/23/the-fcc-wants-to-police-how-many-conservatives-appear-on-the-view/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Last September by contrast Carr suggested that Jimmy Kimmel's show was contributing to "a pattern of news distortion" which implied that it was a "broadcast news report." 2/3 https://reason.com/2025/09/18/brendan-carr-flagrantly-abused-his-powers-to-cancel-jimmy-kimmel/ https://reason.com/2025/09/18/brendan-carr-flagrantly-abused-his-powers-to-cancel-jimmy-kimmel/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It is almost like Carr will latch onto any excuse to regulate the content of TV programming reviving an illiberal tradition that stems from the anomalous constitutional status of broadcast speech. https://reason.com/2026/01/18/how-the-fcc-became-the-speech-police/ https://reason.com/2026/01/18/how-the-fcc-became-the-speech-police/"
X Link 2026-01-23T20:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
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