Reason magazine - February 2023

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February 2023

Bodies Against the State

In China, crowds of people line the streets. They are holding blank sheets of paper. There's nothing special about the paper; it's ordinary A4 letter size. The police nonetheless know what they mean. The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party know what they mean. The world knows what they mean.

3 mins

Argentina's Inflation Crisis

Argentina is no stranger to economic turmoil, having defaulted on its national debt three times since 2001.

1 min

BURGER KING VS. HENRY VIII

WHEN IT COMES to fresh, tasty food, who had it better? Henry VIII, king of England from 1509 to 1547, or you and me going to Burger King with $10 in our pockets? \"The Burger King Whopper is actually a combination of foods from different parts of the world that wouldn't have come together for most of human history,\" says historian (and Reason contributor) Katrina Gulliver. And Henry VIII \"would never have seen a potato\" either, without which a delicious side of fries would be impossible.

3 mins

REGULATION" IS IT 'TREASON' TO OPPOSE PROTECTIONISM?

AT LEAST ONE member of a federal advisory panel thinks it's \"treason\" to oppose a law that protects the domestic shipping industry from foreign competition, even though the result of that law is higher prices for American consumers.

1 min

Biden's Antitrust Crusade

In summer 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on "Promoting Competition in the American Economy." A White House fact sheet declared that the economy was "booming under President Biden's leadership," saying the order was "building on this economic momentum" by pushing back against corporate consolidation, primarily through aggressive antitrust enforcement.

3 mins

TAIWAN SHOULDN'T COUNT ON U.S. SUPPORT

IT WAS INEVITABLE that U.S. military and economic support for Ukraine's self-defense against Russia would spark comparisons to our relationship with Taiwan.

3 mins

THE KKK'S PUSH FOR A FEDERAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

\"THE GREATEST DUTY of America today is to build up our educational system.\" That sentiment probably seems anodyne, like something you might have heard on the campaign trail in the recently concluded midterms. A century ago, it represented the top priority of the Ku Klux Klan.

3 mins

SCHOOL CLOSURES CAUSED LEARNING LOSS

TESTS MEASURING THE academic performance of American schoolchildren consistently show dramatic declines in scores between the years directly before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. While the full scope of learning loss is not yet known, the data indicate that many children entered the 2021 school year with unprecedented education gaps that were likely exacerbated by widespread school shutdowns.

1 min

THE LIFE CYCLE OF A THIRD PARTY

THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY has always been fractious, but its infighting has intensified since the Mises Caucus, a faction opposed to \"wokeism,\" took control of the organization. Many of the party's more socially liberal members have exited since the takeover and in some cases, they're trying to take the party's state affiliates with them.

5 mins

DRUGS: A WIN FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL FREEDOM IN COLORADO

A DECADE AGO, Colorado became the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, something 20 other states have done since then. Colorado set a new precedent for drug policy reform in November, when its voters approved a ballot initiative that decriminalizes a wide range of conduct related to consuming five natural psychedelics.

3 mins

CIVIL LIBERTIES: WHERE WAS THE MIDTERM PUBLIC SAFETY BACKLASH?

DESPITE PREDICTIONS THAT rising violent crime would sink candidates who support criminal justice reforms, those candidates mostly survived their 2022 midterm elections. What's more, reform-minded prosecutor and sheriff candidates defeated incumbents in a few key races.

3 mins

Don't Underestimate Clarence Thomas

Critics of the enigmatic Supreme Court Justice have overlooked his influence for too long.

10+ mins

A Modern History of 'groomer' Politics

The social changes that paved the way for gay and trans acceptance have made pedophile acceptance less likely, not more.

10+ mins

KAMALA HARRIS IS A FLOP

THE UNDERWHELMING VICE PRESIDENCY OF AN UNPOPULAR FORMER PROSECUTOR HAS CREATED A SUCCESSION PROBLEM FOR THE DEMOCRATS.

10+ mins

Can Larry Krasner Fix Philly's Crime Problem?

Philadelphia's progressive district attorney tried to enact criminal justice reform and got impeached for his trouble.

10+ mins

IS THERE A FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF TOMORROW?

THE CONSEQUENCES, OF OUR OBSESSION 7 WITH URBAN DYSTOPIAS AND UTOPIAS

10 mins

The Everything Bubble

How the Fed redistributed wealth upward and encouraged reckless corporate behavior

5 mins

The Case for 50 Percent Open Borders

A call for restricting immigration accidentally makes the case for radical liberalization.

6 mins

What Women Want

Maybe it’s to be treated as individuals?

10+ mins

How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex

As someone who covers the intersection of sex and technology, I was primed to love Samantha Cole's How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex. A great book could be written on this topic-but this is not it.

1 min

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