Trump's Tattoo Fantasy Raises the Question: If He Were Senile, How Would We Know?
The president's bizarre insistence that Kilmar Abrego Garcia "had MS-13 tattooed" on "his knuckles" makes him seem like a confused old man.
Brickbat: License To Break and Enter
Pennsylvania Constable Timothy Moench and his wife Tricia Moench, a Camp Hill police officer, were charged with defiant trespassing for…
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https://reason.com/2025/05/01/brickbat-license-to-break-and-enter/
Wednesday Open Thread
What's on your mind?
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/04/30/wednesday-open-thread-14/
The Government's Wars on Poverty and Drugs Had Good Intentions—but Bad Results
"All these government programs that regulate and control, they institutionalize mediocrity at best," argues Yaron Brook, head of the Ayn Rand Institute.
Journal of Free Speech Law: "Humanist Copyright," by Jane Ginsburg
The article, based on Prof. Ginsburg's Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Lecture, is here; the Introduction: Much American copyright rhetoric vaunts…
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https://reason.com/volokh/2025/04/30/journal-of-free-speech-law-humanist-copyright-by-jane-ginsburg/
AI Bots in California Steal Over $10 Million in Federal Financial Aid
A scam that uses AI to “enroll” in community colleges to pocket student aid has skyrocketed in the Golden State and across the nation.
https://reason.com/2025/04/30/ai-bots-in-california-steal-over-10-million-in-federal-financial-aid/
Brickbat: What'd I Say?
Police in the United Kingdom are arresting about 33 people per day for posting offensive messages online under laws like…
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Florida Judge Seeks To Enjoin Parties Not Before Her Court
And she is considering holding the Florida Attorney General in contempt for pointing out the limits of the judge's order
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/04/30/florida-judge-seeks-to-enjoin-parties-not-before-her-court/
Trump's 100-Day Energy Policy Scorecard: Disrupted Markets and Slowed Investment
So much for unleashing American energy.
U.S. Navy Accidentally Throws $64 Million Jet Overboard Off the Coast of Yemen
Washington is dumping valuable resources—literally—into a Middle Eastern war of choice.
Deporting the Cancer Kid
Plus: Pell Grant fraud, New York mayoral candidate defaulting on student loans, and more...
KQED Interview on Legal Challenges to Trump's Immigration and Tariff Policies
We also covered the issue of the administration's failure to properly obey court orders and the looming threat of a "constitutional crisis."
Trump 2028
Plus: AEA deportations, Glenn Greenwald on civil liberties under Trump, and more...
Judge Says Trump Must Provide 'Notice of a Right To Seek Judicial Review' to Alien Enemies Act Deportees
A federal judge in Colorado rules against the Trump administration.
With Proposed Glue Trap Ban, San Francisco Sides With the Pests
Glue traps are a cheap and effective pest control tool. Naturally, San Francisco is considering banning them.
https://reason.com/2025/04/24/with-proposed-glue-trap-ban-san-francisco-sides-with-the-pests/