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Nikole Hannah-Jones' Experiment Accidentally Undercuts Her Case Against School Choice

Education Nikole Hannah-Jones' Experiment Accidentally Undercuts Her Case Against School Choice The New York Times writer credits...

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Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations?

Fines Why Did a California County Fine Them Over $1 Million for Someone Else's Code Violations? A recent settlement crippled a...

20.09.2026 6

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Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Did What Jurors Are Supposed To Do

Criminal Justice Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Did What Jurors Are Supposed To Do Just as a holdout may be a bulwark against...

18.09.2026 5

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Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead.

Art Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead. This is what happens when you give...

12.09.2026 20

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I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped.

Election 2026 I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped. At the GOP midterm...

11.09.2026 3

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The GOP Midterm Convention Is the Campiest Apocalypse I've Ever Seen

Politics The GOP Midterm Convention Is the Campiest Apocalypse I've Ever Seen Inside the first event of its kind, where the end of...

10.09.2026 2

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Can an All-Female Nude Spa Bar Transgender Clients With Male Genitalia? The Supreme Court May Decide.

Supreme Court Will the Supreme Court Hear the 'Case About Swinging Dicks'? Olympus Spa—an all-female, nude establishment in...

06.09.2026 4

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The Lindsay Clancy Trial Was Never Going To Answer the Question Everyone Was Asking

Criminal Justice The Lindsay Clancy Jury Was Tasked With an Impossible Question In the court of public opinion, there is little...

04.09.2026 5

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Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade

Tariffs Trump's Beef Tariff Cut Accidentally Makes the Case for Free Trade As the president liberalized the market for beef, he...

03.09.2026 4

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Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself.

Immigration Milo Yiannopoulos Wanted Millions Deported. He Didn't Mean Himself. "I mean bad immigrants," Yiannopoulos said in a...

28.08.2026 4

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Dolly Parton Knew What She Was Doing

Obituaries Dolly Parton Knew What She Was Doing The country icon was a woman of contradictions. Or was she? Billy...

26.08.2026 7

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Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.

Immigration Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work. The...

21.08.2026 8

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The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home

Immigration The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home The Trump administration is using so-called...

21.08.2026 8

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Why Is the Kennedy Center Board Trying To Add Trump's Name to the Building—Again?

Culture Why Is the Kennedy Center Board Trying To Add Trump's Name to the Building—Again? Must they keep chipping away at their...

16.08.2026 10

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Ohio's Republican Governor Says Haitians 'Played a Major Role' in Springfield's 'Economic Comeback'

Immigration Ohio's Republican Governor Says Haitians 'Played a Major Role' in Springfield's 'Economic Comeback' Gov. Mike DeWine's...

14.08.2026 7

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Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater

Immigration Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater The two measures combine unconstitutional...

07.08.2026 10

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The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'

Immigration The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever' Denaturalization isn't new, but it has...

05.08.2026 10

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A Serial Liar Likely Sent an Innocent Man to Florida's Death Row. Why Is He Still There?

Criminal Justice A Serial Liar Likely Sent an Innocent Man to Florida's Death Row. Why Is He Still There? Paul Skalnik was a career...

31.07.2026 8

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How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row

Criminal Justice How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized...

29.07.2026 10

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Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No.

Clemency Trump Says He Believes in Giving People a 'Second Chance.' For 6,000 People, the Answer Was No. The administration this...

26.07.2026 20

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What Jimothy the Raccoon Reveals About Seattle

Culture What Jimothy the Raccoon Reveals About Seattle A local lawmaker said she wants to "keep my measured distance from him so he...

24.07.2026 10

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A Pipeline Company Seized Their Land and Left Them With a $383,000 Bill. What Will the Supreme Court Say?

Eminent Domain A Pipeline Company Seized Their Land and Left Them With a $383,000 Bill. What Will the Supreme Court Say? Leonard...

17.07.2026 10

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Illinois Will Finally Stop Stripping People of Their Home Equity—3 Years After the Supreme Court Outlawed It

Takings Illinois Will Finally Stop Stripping People of Their Home Equity—3 Years After the Supreme Court Outlawed It Gov. J.B....

16.07.2026 10

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She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally.

Immigration She Came to the U.S. at 4 Months Old. She Had To Self-Deport—Because She Came Here Legally. "Documented Dreamers"...

10.07.2026 10

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'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far

War on Terror 'Scrap It and Start All Over': Ex-Bush and Obama Officials Say the War on Terror's Powers Have Gone Too Far In a rare...

09.07.2026 10

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Reason Earns 7 Southern California Journalism Awards

Reason Reason Earns 7 Southern California Journalism Awards First-place wins include work on America's gerontocracy, an interview...

02.07.2026 20

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My Very Long Ride on the MAGA Ferris Wheel

America 250 My Very Long Ride on the MAGA Ferris Wheel The Great American State Fair promised a celebration of freedom. So why was...

26.06.2026 20

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The Government Seized Their $195,000 Home Over a $2,242 Debt. What Does the Supreme Court Say They're Owed?

Takings The Government Seized Their $195,000 Home Over a $2,242 Debt. What Does the Supreme Court Say They're Owed? The Pung family...

23.06.2026 10

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Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?

Sports Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They? The MLB's conduct is indisputably protected...

19.06.2026 10

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The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past

America 250 The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past A cage fight on the South Lawn may be an...

14.06.2026 20

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Trump's Failed Kennedy Center Takeover Shows Why Art and Government Don't Mix

Culture Trump's Failed Kennedy Center Takeover Shows Why Art and Government Don't Mix The president's remedy for a "woke" Kennedy...

05.06.2026 10

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This Attempt by the Trump Administration To Cripple Legal Immigration Is Illegal, Judge Rules

Immigration This Attempt by the Trump Administration To Cripple Legal Immigration Is Illegal, Judge Rules The government had...

05.06.2026 10

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Trump's Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised

Politics Trump's Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised George Washington actively opposed the U.S. Mint putting...

29.05.2026 10

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The Other Vindictive Part of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Case

Criminal Justice The Other Vindictive Part of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Case A judge last week threw out a criminal indictment against...

27.05.2026 20

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A SWAT Team Destroyed an Innocent Woman's Home. She's Been Waiting 6 Years for Justice.

Civil Liberties A SWAT Team Destroyed an Innocent Woman's Home. She's Been Waiting 6 Years for Justice. Vicki Baker is more...

22.05.2026 20

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Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Built on a Contradiction

Criminal Justice Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Is Built on a Contradiction The president has fought to make sure alleged...

22.05.2026 20

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These Politicians Want To Tax the Rich. But Why Do They Seem To Despise Them?

Billionaires These Politicians Want To Tax the Rich. But Why Do They Seem To Despise Them? Are Jeff Bezos and other billionaires...

15.05.2026 20

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Reason Receives 17 Nominations for Southern California Journalism Awards

Journalism Reason Receives 17 Nominations for Southern California Journalism Awards Nominees include stories on America's...

12.05.2026 20

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Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think

Criminal Justice Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime,...

22.04.2026 20

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Police Destroyed Innocent People's Property—and Left Them With the Bill. Will the Supreme Court Step In?

Police Abuse Police Destroyed Innocent People's Property—and Left Them With the Bill. Will the Supreme Court Step In? The Fifth...

07.04.2026 20

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I Spent Over 3 Hours in a TSA Line. Why Haven't We Abolished This Agency?

TSA I Spent Over 3 Hours in a TSA Line. Why Haven't We Abolished This Agency? The ability to get home should not be a privilege...

26.03.2026 20

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Jimmy Lai Got a 20-Year Sentence for Saying Things the Chinese Government Didn't Like

10.02.2026 20

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What the Media Gets Wrong About Crime

04.02.2026 20

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A City Fined Her Over $100,000 for Parking on Her Own Grass. The Florida Supreme Court Won't Hear Her Case.

04.02.2026 20

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There Will Never Be Another Moira Rose

02.02.2026 30

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Elon Musk Said Rand Paul Is the One Person in Washington Who 'Gets It'

08.01.2026 20

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CNN's Scott Jennings: The Conservative Movement's Identity Crisis

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Will Zohran Mamdani Defund New York City Police?

02.01.2026 30

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Innocent L.A. man sues for over $60,000 after police blew up his business. A court says he's entitled to nothing.

30.12.2025 40

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Jimmy Lai Could Have Fled Hong Kong and Avoided Prison. He Chose To Be a Martyr for Freedom Instead.

20.12.2025 30

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