Prosecutors Charge Man for Crime That Doesn’t Exist
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. The New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office didn’t drop animal cruelty charges against Michael Hinson because they realized treating a man like a criminal…
Fed Keep Secret Database for This
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. Remember the unfounded hysteria over the migrant caravans making their way toward America’s border last year? Well, the U.S. government came up with a constitutionally questionable way…
Man Fined for Good Deed
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. A Pennsylvania man’s unsuccessful efforts to nurse an injured deer back to health have drawn the ire of the state’s game commission, who might…
Legalized Marijuana Succeeding?
Article from Reason by John Stossel and Maxim Lott. Ten states plus Washington, D.C., have legalized pot for adults. In several states, it’s been legal now for five years. How…
Free Market Keeping America’s Parks Clean
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. Nearly three weeks into the government shutdown, some of America’s national parks are starting to get a bit rank. Access is free, since there…
Cops Toss Mother in Jail for Ridiculous Reason
Article from Reason by Lenore Skenazy. Last week in Muncie, Indiana, two boys—ages 7 and 4—were home alone watching, of all things, the beloved movie Home Alone,when their mom had to…
New Jersey Town Trying to Fine Family for Christmas Lights
Article from The Daily Caller by Joshua Gill. A New Jersey township is charging a family $2,000 per night to allow their Christmas lights display to continue, potentially violating their…
FDA Looks to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. In an effort to curtail underage vaping, the Food and Drug Administration reportedly plans to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes in stores that admit…
City Charging People For Their Own Prosecutions
Article from Reason by Zach Weissmueller. Cesar Garcia and his wife Claudia have lived in their home in the desert town of Coachella, California, for more than 13 years. They’ve…
Chicago Seizes And Destroys Disabled Woman’s Van
Article from Reason by Joe Setyon. A disabled Chicago woman was deprived of her only form of transportation after the city decided her wheelchair-accessible van was an abandoned vehicle. For…