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Peru’s Marxist President Changes His Mind, Doesn’t Make Hernando de Soto Prime Minister
Marxist Peruvian President José María Balcázar announced Monday that free market economist Hernando de Soto would serve as Peru’s next prime minister. What was expected to be a rare display of camaraderie between Marxists and free marketers in Peru has since turned sour. On Tuesday, de Soto was blindsided by the surprise appointment of Finance […]
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Will the Trump Administration Pay the Tariff Refunds It Promised?
In the days since President Donald Trump’s tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court, administration officials and the president himself have signaled an unwillingness to refund hundreds of billions of dollars of illegally collected taxes. That’s despite the fact that the Trump administration told courts and the media last year that it would be […]
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No First Amendment Right to Film Others’ Party in Public Park, Even to Try to Document Alleged Ordinance Violations
From Monday’s decision by Judge Edward Chen in Barroca v. Hayward Area Recreation & Parks Dist. (N.D. Cal.): Plaintiff also asserts a First Amendment claim based on an incident in which a park ranger told him to stop filming a family barbecue held by Marco Hernandez, a retired HARD employee. The Ninth Circuit has “recognized […]
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X and XXX (but No XX): No Revenge Porn Liability for X Based on X User’s Alleged Illegal Posting of Commercial Porn Depicting Plaintiff
From today’s order by Chief Judge Reed O’Connor (N.D. Tex.) in Doe v. X Corp.: [The federal] Non-Consensual Intimate Image (“NCII”) disclosure prohibition, colloquially known as the “revenge porn statute[,]” … prohibits anyone from recklessly or knowingly disclosing another’s “intimate visual depiction … without the consent of the individual” and imposes statutory damages of $150,000 […]
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Can People in Frog Costumes Beat Fascism?
Robert De Niro wrapped up an event called “State of the Swamp”—a largely Democratic Party–coded counter-event to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech last night—grimly and angrily. He called out a variety of Trump-era policies as things that make America an unlovable nation now. This double–Oscar winner was also sincerely frightened that the […]
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The 15 Best SEP IRA Benefits to Skyrocket Your Self-Employed Wealth in 2026
The following list highlights the primary advantages of utilizing a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA for the 2026 tax year, prioritized by their immediate financial impact and long-term strategic value. Massive Annual Contribution Limits: For 2026, the ceiling for contributions has climbed to a historic $72,000, allowing high earners to shelter significantly more income than […]
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Pete Buttigieg: Federal Agents Are Losing Public Trust
Today’s guest on The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie is Pete Buttigieg, former secretary of transportation and already a leading, if undeclared, contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. Buttigieg reflects on his time in government, his evolving views on federal power, and why he thinks DOGE was a good idea that was poorly […]
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Reason Reacts to the State of the Union
Andrew Heaton talks with Reason‘s Katherine Mangu-Ward, Billy Binion, Robby Soave, Christian Britschgi, Eric Boehm, and Reem Ibrahim to get their instant reactions to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. The post <i>Reason</i> Reacts to the State of the Union appeared first on Reason.com.
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Pete Buttigieg Says DOGE Was a Good Idea
“There’s a real tragedy in what DOGE did,” former Biden administration Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg tells me in a new Reason Interview podcast. “They missed a chance to make real change that could have made government run more efficiently.” Such a sentiment may seem surprising coming not just from a progressive Democrat but from […]
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Thoughts on the Potential Broader Significance of the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision
Eddie Marshall | Midjourney How significant is the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Trump’s massive IEEPA tariffs in Learning Resources v. Trump? Only time will truly tell. It’s often hard to fully appreciate the importance (or lack thereof) of a decision until we have some historical perspective on it, and see how it impacts future […]
