Michigan Appeals Court Reverses Felony Gun Conviction in Self-Defense Case
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. One year after Siwatu-Salama Ra was convicted of assaulting a woman with a deadly weapon and committing a felony while in possession of a…
Anti-Oil Group Faces BIG Penalties
Article from The Daily Caller by Chris White. A nonprofit company behind efforts to target oil companies over global warming is allegedly skirting Maryland law, leaving the activist group open…
White House Backtracks on Foreign Aid Cuts
Article from The Daily Caller by Mary Margaret Olohan. The White House decided not to move forward with a proposal to cut foreign aid, sources say. Both Democratic and Republican…
San Francisco Wants to Change What Criminals are Called
Article from The Daily Wire by Hank Berrien. Forget the real problems plaguing San Francisco, like rampant feces, urine, and drug needles inundating its streets, and the fact that the…
Liberal Group Melts Down Over Unlisenced Cosmetologists
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. You might think that requiring people to pay elite gatekeepers for the right to accept money for their services would be anathema to…
Kamala Harris Promises to Disarm ‘Hate’
Article from Reason by Jacob Sullum. Sen. Kamala Harris (D–Calif.), who is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, says that if elected she will push legislation that would authorize federal courts to…
Red Light Cameras: The Quiet Constitutional Violator
Article from The Hill by Joe Barnett. Speed and red-light cameras are the bane of many motorists. A modern idea made possible by technology, they have been installed in at least…
Cops Try and Fail to say Bird Droppings are Cocaine
Article from Town Hall by Timothy Meads. A case out of South Carolina is highlighting the fact once again the drug-testing kits used by local police officers can be wildly…
Andrew Yang Announces Hatred for Zoning Laws
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. Over the weekend, entrepreneur and presidential long shot Yang rolled out a policy brief on zoning that calls for loosening restrictions on the construction…
Court Doesn’t Punish Prison Guard for Questionable Tactics
Article from Reason by Billy Binion. In 2011, 200 women serving sentences at the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincoln, Illinois, woke one morning to a tactical team in riot gear, who rounded…