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Reason magazine
Beyond Covid
More uses for new mRNA technology
3 min |
May 2021
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Clings To His Pedestal
A year ago, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was a pandemic hero.
5 min |
May 2021
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The Dream Of The '90s Died In Portland
Once an up-and-coming city, Portland was destroyed from within by radical activism and political ineptitude.
10+ min |
May 2021
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A Declassified Case Against Torture
After 9/11, the Bush administration unleashed interrogation methods that were self-sabotaging as well as immoral.
7 min |
May 2021
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Why We (Still) Shouldn't Censor Misinformation
Trump’s loss in 2020, a majority of his supporters believed the election had been rigged. Some adopted wild conspiracy theories involving Chinese supercomputers, Hugo Chavez, and state-level Republican officials. These beliefs culminated in an attack on the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. To make sense of these events, many officials have argued that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter allowed conspiracy theories to spread unimpeded, leading to erroneous beliefs and deadly behaviors. In other words, they blame misinformation for the violence.
6 min |
April 2021
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The War On Free Speech Is About To Get A Lot Uglier
One week after being trapped inside the United States Capitol as thousands of pro–Donald Trump marauders attempted to forcibly “stop the steal” of the presidential election, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) suggested one possible federal government response: convening a national commission on media literacy.
6 min |
April 2021
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Grant McCracken on How To Reengineer the Honor Code
IN THE NEW Honor Code: A Simple Plan for Raising Our Standards and Restoring Our Good Names (Tiller Press), anthropologist, brand consultant to the stars, and past Reason contributor Grant McCracken explores the history and use of the honor code, arguing for its relevance to our private and public lives today.
3 min |
June 2021
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Africa Tries Free Trade
Economic nationalism has plagued Africa since decolonization. In 2021, that is set to change.
4 min |
April 2021
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Will Feminists Please Stop Calling The Cops?
The Women’s Liberation Movement has gotten tied to mass incarceration. It needs to break free.
10+ min |
April 2021
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What It's Like To Treat Opioid Addiction in Appalachia
Psychiatrist Sally Satel on her eye-opening year at a clinic in Ironton, Ohio.
10+ min |
April 2021
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This Florida Drug Smuggler Escaped 7 Life Sentences—Twice
Dickie Lynn’s story shows how the drug war warped the Criminal Justice System.
10+ min |
April 2021
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Enchanted New York
A tale of religion in Manhattan in the 19th and 20th centuries
6 min |
April 2021
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Will New York Lead The Way In Screwing Up School Reopening?
For those of us subject to his misrule, the second week of December did not seem a particularly auspicious week for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to start touting his experience with reopening public schools as a model for the rest of the country.
5 min |
March 2021
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Is There a Future for Fusionism?
In the years since the Cold War, conservatives have lost sight of the relationship between liberty and personal responsibility.
10+ min |
March 2021
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In 2020, Teachers Unions and Police Unions Showed Their True Colors
It’s time for the left and the right to take a hard look at their favorite public-sector Unions.
10+ min |
March 2021
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Scott Wiener Is California's ‘YIMBY' State Senator
IN NOVEMBER, VOTERS in San Francisco reelected California Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, over his opponent, democratic socialist Jackie Fielder.
3 min |
May 2021
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The Myth of Antonio Salazar
The integralist right’s foolish crush on the man who once ruled Portugal
7 min |
May 2021
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The All-American Arms Dealer
Samuel Cummings built a global weapons empire in Washington, D.C.’s shadow.
10+ min |
March 2021
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The Economist who Says Schools Are Safer Than You Think
When the feds failed to track COVID-19, Emily Oster stepped in.
10+ min |
March 2021
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The Not-so-peaceful Transfer Of Power
When I stepped out of the house on the afternoon of January 6 to pick up my kids from their neighborhood pandemic learning pod in Washington, D.C., it was very quiet.
5 min |
March 2021
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How To Take Shrooms
A concise guide to experimenting with psilocybin
7 min |
March 2021
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The Mushroom Moment Manifesto
The saturday after voters in Washington, D.C., and Oregon voted to loosen legal restrictions on magic mushrooms, my girlfriend and I celebrated in the most appropriate way possible.
9 min |
March 2021
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TikTok After Trump
Tiktok has succeeded wildly where similar short-form video platforms—including Vine and the Facebook-backed Lasso—did not.
4 min |
March 2021
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THE ALT-CURRENCY MARTYR
BEFORE THE FEDS FEARED BITCOIN, THEY FEARED E-GOLD.
10+ min |
April 2021
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From Magic Mushroom to Forbidden Fungus (and Back)
Half a century ago, Congress declared that there is no legitimate use for psilocybin. State and local governments are finally challenging that judgment.
8 min |
March 2021
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Preserve your sanity by preserving food
Canning is a hedge against uncertainty, an education in self-reliance, and a pocket of calm amid tumult.
3 min |
February 2021
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The Silver Lining in Biden's Massive Housing Plan
A democratic White House and a Republican Senate might be the best of all worlds when it comes to federal housing policy.
2 min |
February 2021
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Don't Pack The Court
Joe Biden shouldn’t repeat FDR’s big mistake.
10+ min |
February 2021
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In Defense of Covid Billionaires
People love to hate billionaires. And they really love to hate large pharmaceutical companies.
7 min |
February 2021
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Congress Targets Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google for Being Popular
With fresh faces in the White House and Congress, many Trump-era political agendas will soon be discarded.
4 min |