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National Conservatives Can't Find a Good Excuse for Viktor Orbán's Inflation Disaster
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amHungary's inflation hits 24.5 percent—the highest in the European Union—and Orbán's price controls aren't helping.
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COVID Stimulus Spending Played 'Sizable Role' in Inflation
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amFiscal stimulus during the pandemic contributed to an increase in inflation of about 2.6 percentage points.
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Nikki Haley Is Running for President
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amExpect a lot of harsh positioning on immigration and China.
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Instant Karma's Gonna Get You
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amShould conservatives worry about breaking the norm of political non-interference with state universities?
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Police Harassed a Man Holding a 'God Bless the Homeless Vets' Sign. He's Suing.
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 am"My intention is to ensure that all Americans from the wealthiest millionaire to the poorest homeless person can exercise these rights without fear of consequence from our government," said Jeff Gray.
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Biden Promotes a Hummer That Doesn't Even Qualify for His Electric Vehicle Tax Credits
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amBiden sat in a truck that costs as much as $120,000 to promote a tax credit that only applies to electric vehicles retailing for up to $80,000.
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Democrats Say They Support Green Energy. Why Do Their Policies Say Otherwise?
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amIf you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
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Review: 'How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex'
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amSamantha Cole's book is marred by vague animosity toward tech companies.
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Atlanta Charges Nonviolent Protesters as Domestic Terrorists
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amOut of 19 suspects arrested on terrorism charges, at least nine are accused of nothing more serious than trespassing.
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Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amAccording to a lawsuit, Amir Worship was sitting on the edge of his bed with his hands raised when an officer shot him, shattering his kneecap.
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After Repeatedly Opposing Marijuana Banking Reform, Cory Booker Says It Is Urgently Needed
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amThe senator bemoans the "cannabis crisis" he helped maintain by blocking the SAFE Banking Act.
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Did Ron DeSantis Really Just Change the AP African American Studies Curriculum?
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amThe College Board says these changes were already in the works. But even if that's true, they may have just opened a new front in the culture wars.
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Child Welfare Algorithm May Unfairly Target Disabled Parents, Complaints to DOJ Allege
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 am"When you have technology designed by humans, the bias is going to show up in the algorithms," said one former child welfare worker.
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Let's Talk Pork!
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amNot the political kind, the real kind, the stuff you get from pigs
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Brickbat: Cut the Cord
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amThe Indian government has declared a BBC documentary on deadly 2002 riots in the state of Gujarat to be propaganda and used emergency powers to ban it from YouTube, Twitter and other social media. Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University gathered for a screening of the documentary but someone cut the power. Current Indian Prime Minister…
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Congress Formally Grants Federal Recognition to Gay Marriage
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amWhile same-sex marriage was already protected under federal law, that protection was afforded by the Supreme Court, not Congress.
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Government Keeps Meddling With Private Company Decisions
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amIn the Twitter Files, every conversation with a government official contains the same warning: You can do it happily, or we’ll make you.
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Today in Supreme Court History: February 2, 1790
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 am2/2/1790: Justice William Cushing takes oath.
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Gag Order Bans Political Tweeter from Naming Man Who Accused American Conservative Union President of Groping
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amPlaintiff, a Republican political operative, had sued the ACU president for allegedly groping him: In his time involved with the Republican Party, plaintiff "has served political campaigns and political committees as a field coordinator, field director, grassroots director, and political director, among others." While working for one of these campaigns as a political staffer, plaintiff…
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David Lat on Law Student Anonymity
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amSome very interesting observations and queries, much worth checking out. An excerpt: Should law students be able to protest anonymously? I view school as a period of experimentation and exploration, and one reason I have argued against holding college writings against judicial nominees is because of the chilling effect it would have. Students would be much less…
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More Cracks in the FTC's Aggressive Antitrust Plans, as Court Refuses To Ban Meta From Buying V.R. Fitness App
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amPlus: Trump teases new avenues of authoritarianism, interest rates raised again, and more...
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What Tyre Nichols' Killing Tells Us About Policing: Live With Walter Katz, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amJoin Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion of Tyre Nichols, police reform, and violent crime in America, featuring Walter Katz.
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Washington, D.C., Banned Bird E-Scooters: 'Arbitrary and Capricious,' Says Company
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amThe company scored 445 points on the city's checklist—one fewer point than a company that did receive a permit.
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Thursday Open Thread
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amWhat's on your mind?
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Fifth Circuit Holds People Can't Be Disarmed Just Based on Civil Restraining Order
Reason.com Jan 1, 1970 | 00:00 amJudge James Ho concurs, adding "I write separately to point out that our Founders firmly believed in the fundamental role of government in protecting citizens against violence, as well as the individual right to keep and bear arms—and that these two principles are not inconsistent but entirely compatible with one another."
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