#PublicDiscourse

The Republican Party that I joined in the 1980s (and later left) espoused a straightforward set of principles. It believed…

There is something emotionally satisfying about watching a wealthy person call for higher taxes on people like himself. It feels…

In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policy goals and what they mean for New…

With Trump in office again and a nebulous vibe shift or two fully underway, 2025 sometimes felt more like an…

A few years ago in Connecticut, Mark and Carol Brault complained that state officials had strapped a camera to the…

On his way out the door last January, President Joe Biden issued broad, preemptive pardons for several relatives and political…

Feinstein v. Currie, decided by Palm Beach (Fla.) County Circuit Judge Maxine Cheesman on Nov. 11, 2024 but just recently…

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Illinois (2025) was issued…

A sprawling welfare scheme that saw fraudsters steal over $9 billion in Minnesota is a damning indictment of a federal…

Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Try something new in the new year, even if it seems…

In the February/March 2026 issue of Reason, we explore Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s policy goals and what they mean for New…

Hawaii’s Department of the Attorney General says it will not file criminal charges against the police officer whose K-9 partner…