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Reason is the monthly magazine and website of “free minds and free markets” published by @ReasonFdn.
Washington, DC and Los Angeles
Joined September 2008
Meet Dwayne O. Andreas: The man most singularly responsible for the fact that it is corn, not sugar, in most American sweets.
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"What you told yourself was a strategic play for relevance can turn out to be a deal with the devil instead." https://t.co/63VqlP0HNi
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Heritage and ISI face internal revolt as leaders align with New Right figures, sparking resignations and warnings of an ideological break.
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"Tradwives don't want domestic servitude. They want the roles of wife, mother, and homemaker to count as respectable options for the 21st-century woman." https://t.co/Vzb8JovWfT
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"These are tiny baby steps in the direction of state control of the economy. But there should be no steps in the direction of state control of the economy," @kmanguward says on The Reason Roundtable podcast.
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"If there were any doubts that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history, David Beito's new biography should settle the issue." https://t.co/K4C2ZrDvQW
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A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.
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Zohran Mamdani wants to have government-run grocery stores in New York City. What do you New Yorkers think? @KennedyNation reports: https://t.co/nD5HtA1h3g
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Sen. Lindsey Graham has finally discovered his inner civil libertarian—now that it's *his* phone calls being subjected to secret government surveillance: https://t.co/GF2R4ZCg4r
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"That is the exact world that the Elizabeth Warren and Lina Khan types want to live in, where the federal government has massive power to say yes to mergers and acquisitions," @robbysoave says on The Reason Roundtable podcast.
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Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp. After living in the U.S. for over 70 years, he has no country to return to: https://t.co/h1HNtDbENj
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Every level of government wants a seat at your dinner table.
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The fight over dietary guidelines is just part of a broader trend: Government at every level wants a say in what Americans eat.
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Trump slammed the CHIPS Act, then used it to buy a federal stake in Intel.
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Biden said "companies are investing in America again." Instead, America is investing in companies—and getting little in return.
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Using protest literature as grounds for decades‑long sentences marks a dangerous shift in how speech and dissent are policed. https://t.co/2MTu4Fai1m
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A man in Texas faces up to 40 years in prison for transporting constitutionally protected zines and pamphlets.
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How would William F. Buckley Jr. feel about the Trumpian takeover of the American conservative movement? https://t.co/9f0ocLHkQb
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The National Review founder's flexible approach to politics defined conservatism as we know it.
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The American Revolution was violent, messy, and full of contested ideals. Ken Burns joined @nickgillespie to dig into the contradictions. https://t.co/ByaNClk3Ko
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Filmmaker Ken Burns joins The Reason Interview to break down the myths surrounding America’s founding and the Declaration of Independense.
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From minor traffic infractions to extended searches, surveillance data is fueling a system that treats ordinary drivers as suspects. https://t.co/uoDHBFTJyX
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An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.
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Lindsey Graham is outraged his phone records were subpoenaed. He also helped build the surveillance regime that made it possible. https://t.co/Cyihjzo3O9
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The government can look at your phone records whenever it wants, but it's a different story when we're talking about Graham's metadata.
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When “public health” becomes broad enough to justify mandatory treatment even if no one else is harmed, liberty loses. https://t.co/4rnzoaW5tb
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The 9th Circuit made a ruling this year that could allow far-ranging government interference with private health decisions.
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According to L.A. mayor Karen Bass, the cure for NIMBYism is less construction. https://t.co/3pBun5Rs92
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A mayor who wants to see her city become affordable would lean into conflicts instead of shrinking from them.
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Blind worship of FDR obscures the complexities of his legacy. https://t.co/K4C2ZrDvQW
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A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.
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