This is insane. DHS agents tackled an American citizen & held him for an hour because, according to his suit, they thought his ID was fake. Three weeks later, he was detained *again.* No one who cares about responsible government should be OK this kind of harassment. reason.com/2025/10/01/i...

She sued Biden for violating the First Amendment—in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Now she’s gearing up to sue Trump for...the same thing. I spoke with Jenin Younes about why free speech shouldn’t be partisan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1A...

The “freedom fighter” Assata Shakur cozied up to a regime that jailed dissenters, shut down the press with armed militias, and threw people into concentration camps. *That* is her legacy. I wrote about why it’s absurd to treat her as a martyr for freedom. reason.com/2025/09/29/a...

Not long ago, I interviewed several black Cubans about life there. Dissent can land you in jail, so we spoke over encryption & they were still afraid to talk to me at all. *That* is the regime Assata Shakur stood with. She was no freedom fighter.

I'm really interested in the psychology of the masked up ICE agent with the Facebook camera glasses who also appears to be wearing a "Don't Tread on Me" Gadsden Flag. Is it meant ironically? How does he square current ICE targets and tactics with the ethos the flag has traditionally represented?

Brendan Carr turned Jimmy Kimmel into a martyr. His ratings were sinking. Now a lot of people are talking about & rooting for a comic whom they previously did not care about at all. Great job.

Tyler Robinson texted his partner he killed Charlie Kirk because he’d “had enough of his hatred” & “some hate can't be negotiated out." It’s possible he wasn’t an ideologue. That doesn’t change the fact that it seems he acted because he felt Kirk was a bigot. Denying that looks crazy at this point.

I'm not being sarcastic when I say it might be better for society if politicians were the ones to log off. A lot of government officials use their taxpayer-funded salaries primarily to get attention on the internet, and it is bad.

Words aren't violence. Silence isn't violence. I wrote this back in 2020—still true today. If you oppose violence, you need a coherent definition. We should be more careful with our words. But they're not violence.

Respectfully, people desperately need to stop pushing this talking point after every shooting. The guy used a hunting rifle, not an assault weapon. He fired one shot—no magazine restriction would've mattered. Over 21, no criminal record. No gun safety law would’ve prevented this.

Kash Patel is a great reminder why you shouldn't staff important positions based on who is the most loyal shitposter. Destroys trust in institutions when you need it most.

It really is insane that the ~free state of Texas~ just banned lab-grown meat. Blatantly violating the free market so they can do their friends in the agricultural industry a favor. So much freedom. reason.com/2025/09/04/t...

This is 82-year-old pilot Ken Jouppi. Alaska seized his $95,000 plane—and has spent *13 years* trying to keep it forever. Why? Because a passenger once brought a 6-pack of beer on his flight. Now he has one last hope. A thread.

This is wild. Grand juries will famously indict just about anyone. And one refused to indict the DC sandwich thrower. The law should not be used for political theater. Incredibly embarrassing for the government. reason.com/2025/08/27/l...

This should be totally uncontroversial. If you want a taxpayer-funded gun, show your face. Masked, plainclothes officers accosting people is not the mark of a healthy society. One of these days, it won't end well.

Here we have the Department of Homeland Security—the agency allegedly responsible for protecting the U.S. from terrorism—rounding up delivery bikes outside of my office in Dupont Circle. What a fabulous waste of taxpayer dollars.

Psychotic. The government sent 20 cops to re-arrest someone for *throwing a sandwich*—with camera crew in tow—after he’d already appeared in court. I wrote about how that doesn’t show you’re serious about crime or victims. It shows you’re serious about getting attention. reason.com/2025/08/15/t...

I say this without snark: I’d love to hear someone explain with a straight face why this charge—which under the Sentencing Guidelines results in years in prison—is justified, while the people who assaulted cops with flagpoles on Jan 6 deserved full, unconditional pardons.

Someone urgently needs to leak the email chain showing the process that led to this outfit choice in the ocean. Transparency is key

These stories are totally insane. CPS investigated a small-town Virginia mom *four* times for..letting her kids play outside unsupervised. That used to be called a "normal childhood." Absurd that we now require helicopter parenting by law. reason.com/2025/08/09/c...

A lot of people who smeared FIRE as "right-wing"—despite that the organization has consistently defended *all* speech, regardless of political bent—owe the organization an apology.

This is outrageous. Cubans and Venezuelans who came to the U.S. *legally*—fleeing socialism & communism—are being fast-tracked for deportation by the Trump administration without so much as a hearing. I wrote about some of them. Anyone who claims to hate those oppressive regimes can't defend this:

This is Tawanda Hall. She fell $900 behind on a property-tax payment plan. So the government seized her home—which sold for *$308,000.* Hall got nothing. The Supreme Court said stealing home equity is illegal. But some states are *still* trying to defy the law. A thread.

This is bonkers. Two women have been sentenced to *10 years* in prison in Venezuela—for the crime of...criticizing Hugo Chávez. The man largely responsible for destroying the country. The U.S. has its problems, but I'm profoundly grateful for the First Amendment. reason.com/2025/07/28/1...

Hard for me to put into words how unsavory I find this. Joaquin Oliver's death was a tragedy. But animating a dead child to speak words he never said serves no journalistic purpose. All it does is chase clicks by exploiting a kid who can no longer express himself. Grim.

People need to hear these stories. Corporations will survive tariffs by raising prices & hiring fewer people. It’s the small businesses that are suffering the most. Many will shutter completely, as some already have. But keep convincing yourself that tariffs help the little guy.

I’ve covered this case for years. It’s the kind that keeps me up at night. Police in NC arrested a homeless veteran—who has service-related PTSD—for allegedly panhandling. A cop tased his service dog, who ran away & was later killed by a car. Four years later, he's *still* trying to get justice.

This is so gross. Cops arrested & charged a U.S. citizen for having the audacity to...record them using chokeholds & a stun gun during an immigration arrest. When he asserted his rights, one cop told him "you've got no rights...you're a migo." I just. 😑

"Transit equity gap" reminds me of Elizabeth Warren's fight to end "traffic violence." Most folks just want the bus to show up on time & to dodge subway rats. They don't want a PhD thesis written by a social justice warrior. Desist.

Civil forfeiture is theft.

This story is wild. The FBI violated a warrant & took an innocent woman’s life savings. They never said why—because they don’t have to. She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...

Vile. Andry Hernandez entered the U.S. *legally.* Then—without due process—the govt shipped him to a torture prison where he says people were beaten, shot with projectiles & sexually abused. That anyone’s okay with that just because he wasn’t born here is disturbing. www.reuters.com/business/med...

One of the most predictable disasters in recent memory. NYC effectively banned short-term rentals like Airbnb—and now working-class people need to take out a second mortgage just to spend a weekend there. All in the name of ~helping.~ Total economic illiteracy.

Wild that this is even a debate. Costco is a cathedral of abundance. Walking in and finding *anything* you need—in bulk, at low prices—is science fiction in many countries. It's a modern miracle. We shouldn't take it for granted.

If you still think Gawker was the good guy after it published a stolen sex tape of a private citizen—filmed without his consent—you need to do some serious soul searching. That publication was cancerous.

This story is psychotic. Trump sent a group of people—many of whom entered the U.S. *legally*—to a notorious foreign mega-prison without due process, in part to free a convicted murderer. I don't understand how anyone who cares about the rule of law can support this.

“Corporations should just eat the cost” used to be a progressive fantasy that conservatives mocked. Now it’s Republican orthodoxy on tariffs. Conservatism but make it socialism

The tariff conversation is fascinating because the announcements really do *sound* like wins for the US. But in practice, this means Americans will pay a 19% tax on goods from the Philippines. Filipinos, meanwhile, will pay nothing on ours. America First?

My only hot take about the Jubilee debate is that this format needs to go. Politics aside, it's weird to pit someone smart & well-read against a bunch of young ~radicals~ who don't understand how the world works at a basic level. Enough.

Trump is right to oppose the DC stadium deal. Not because the team changed its name from the Redskins—which it had every right to do. But because taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for a billionaire’s football stadium. Thank you for your attention to this matter. reason.com/2025/07/21/t...

Hot take: Europe is a bunch of third-world countries with better branding. No A/C. No dryers. Ice is a luxury. You’ll sweat through dinner while the waiter ignores you for 2 hours. Say what you want about America, but at least eating out doesn’t feel like hot yoga with bread.

No one made a better case for defunding NPR than its CEO, Katherine Maher, who zeroed in on bias. Of *course* NPR is biased. All outlets—and all humans—are. It'll always fail that test. Now imagine Fox News asking for taxpayer money. Would NPR tote-bag types go for that? reason.com/2025/07/18/t...

A rant: Tipping culture is out of control. I'm a generous tipper. But 20% for someone to make eye contact & hand me a muffin is crazy. Restaurants widely suggesting people tip 30% now is kookoo bananas. At this rate we'll soon be tipping the price of the meal. Make it stop.

This is fair. Brett Hankison acted recklessly that night & shot blindly—but hit no one. The govt had to try him *three times* to get a conviction. If you actually care about criminal justice reform, I don't see how you can support that.

The government is about to set fire to 500 tons of food that was purchased for hungry children. I wrote about why destroying almost $1 million in food supplies isn’t how you keep a promise to “cut waste.”

Imagine if MSNBC had hired Ashley Biden’s husband & given him a show that he used almost exclusively to do puff interviews with Biden admin officials, including his father-in-law. The media is often deferential to Dems, yes, but the below is really unserious.

Cannot emphasize enough that this is an actual op-ed in The Washington Post

Counterpoint: We need more billionaires. You can take issue with how some spend parts of their wealth. But the fact is that people often become billionaires by solving problems at scale & creating things that drastically improve life for millions. Why would we want *less* of that?

It’s actually pretty crazy to think about how many years we’ve had to put up with this ridiculous security theater. We should also be able to keep our laptops in our bags, and it would be really swell if TSA would stop groping people. Dare to dream.

Can we please normalize not forming a human wall around the boarding gate 45 minutes early? I swear Zone 4 is always out here posted up like it’s the last chopper out of Saigon. Please sit down. We’re all going to get there together.