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Fans of a large and intrusive state are fond of arguing that leaving people alone is fine for simple, primitive societies, but that the growing complexity of the modern world requires a strong hand and centralized control.https://reason.com/2020/12/02/in-a-complex-world-politicians-have-a-simple-demand-more-power/ …

"Delay provides a potent weapon to force settlements, and many forfeitures are resolved without any court case ever being filed."https://reason.com/2020/12/02/this-forfeiture-victim-waited-2-years-without-a-hearing-is-that-due-process/ …

Using budget policy to socially engineer individual choices and write paternalism into the tax code does not expand opportunity for all Americans at all.https://reason.com/2020/12/02/joe-bidens-pick-for-top-economic-adviser-neera-tanden-endorsed-bill-creating-a-national-soda-tax/ …

Former president Barack Obama is the latest establishment Democrat warning that screaming "Defund the Police" is not necessarily a viable path to bring about actual police reforms, let alone win elections.https://reason.com/2020/12/02/obama-knocks-defund-the-police-activists-for-valuing-feel-good-sloganeering-over-practical-reforms/ …

Authorities illegally spied on citizens, spent years of police time and public resources, possibly ruined multiple lives, and went on a hero's publicity campaign while saving no one and stealing about $45,000 from a few immigrant sex workers.https://reason.com/2020/12/02/florida-masseuse-ordered-to-pay-31573-after-soliciting-robert-kraft-to-commit-prostitution/ …

56 years ago, because American charities hadn't ended poverty, politicians said they would end it. They declared a "war on poverty." That "war," so far, has cost $27 trillion.https://reason.com/2020/12/02/private-charity-beats-one-size-fits-all-government/ …

In Oklahoma, adultery is a felony; other states classify it as a misdemeanor or do not treat it as a crime at all. "The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms should not hinge on such arbitrary, manipulable distinctions."https://reason.com/2020/12/02/disarmed-but-not-dangerous/ …

Chicago Teachers Union: "The push to reopen schools is rooted in sexism, racism, and misogyny."https://reason.com/2020/12/06/chicago-teachers-union-reopen-schools-sexism-racism-misogyny/ …

Even before COVID-19, transit ridership in the D.C. area has been well-below its peak thanks to a number of factors, from falling costs of driving to the deteriorating quality of public transit itself, not to mention the rise of alternative options.https://reason.com/2020/12/01/the-head-of-d-c-s-long-troubled-metro-system-says-another-federal-bailout-is-needed-to-stave-off-apocalyptic-service-cuts/ …

Libertarians will soon have more than 200 of the country's 6,600 or so elected officials.https://reason.com/2020/12/01/jo-jorgensens-1-triumph/ …

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Joe Biden's national security team fulfills his promise of a return to normalcy and conventional Washington D.C. Unfortunately, that also means maintaining the failed status quo of the post-9/11 era.https://reason.com/2020/12/01/bidens-natsec-team-is-conventional-in-style-and-unfortunately-policy/ …

Will there be any additional acts of mercy from Donald Trump that aren't heavily driven by politics or direct connections to the president?https://reason.com/2020/11/30/will-anybody-besides-michael-flynn-get-mercy-from-lame-duck-trump/ …

Despite growing recognition that libertarians matter, Democrats and Republicans show little sign of extending an olive branch to people who oppose efforts to make government more abusive and intrusive. They know we exist, but they keep us in opposition.https://reason.com/2020/11/30/libertarians-have-no-home-in-either-dominant-political-party/ …

Some good news: Starting a business is a fundamentally optimistic endeavor—a bet that things will get better and that there is money to be made in doing so—and more Americans than ever before are taking that shot right now.https://reason.com/2020/11/30/americans-are-starting-a-staggering-number-of-businesses-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ …

"Why should I, as a resident of Virginia, pay for public employees' retirements in badly managed states such as Kentucky?"https://reason.com/2020/11/30/the-shaky-case-for-state-bailouts/ …

Bourgeois libertarianism rules out attempts to enforce orthodoxies of thought and expression, no matter how good the cause, and refuses to treat other people's lives and property as dispensable in the pursuit of political goals, no matter how noble.https://reason.com/2020/11/29/bourgeois-libertarianism-could-save-america/ …

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We're expected to suffer discomfort, economic pain, and emotional distress or else pay fines and even serve jail time. Political leaders, meanwhile, take offense when called out for violating the standards they created.https://reason.com/2020/11/28/pandemic-rules-are-only-for-the-little-people/ …