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A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
A 'Goldilocks' effect for online teens? Moderate social media users fare better than abstainers or heavy users
“Both abstinence and excessive use can be problematic,” researchers suggest.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A huge Australian study of tweens and teens finds best mental health among moderate social media users — not total abstainers reason.com/2026/02/09/a...
Lower courts keep inventing loopholes to uphold discriminatory booze regulations.
The Supreme Court is poised to remind states that the Constitution doesn’t stop at the liquor store
Lower courts keep inventing loopholes to uphold discriminatory booze regulations.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Lower courts keep inventing loopholes to uphold discriminatory booze regulations.
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ICYMI: A bill in Florida would expand the state's "food libel" law to cover non-perishables, like sugar, and agricultural practices.
A very Florida coalition of fishing guides, 1A advocates, and MAHA activists say big ag companies will weaponize it against critics reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
A very Florida coalition of fishing guides, 1A advocates, and MAHA activists say big ag companies will weaponize it against critics reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
Environmentalists and MAHA activists say bill to expand Florida's 'food libel' law will silence critics
The bill has a wide variety of groups worried that they could be targeted for criticism of large agribusinesses.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
ICYMI: A bill in Florida would expand the state's "food libel" law to cover non-perishables, like sugar, and agricultural practices.
A very Florida coalition of fishing guides, 1A advocates, and MAHA activists say big ag companies will weaponize it against critics reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
A very Florida coalition of fishing guides, 1A advocates, and MAHA activists say big ag companies will weaponize it against critics reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
Conservatives determined to create grievances targeting America's most successful artists are not advancing meritocracy or other American values.
They are demanding a bizarre form of political correctness.
They are demanding a bizarre form of political correctness.
Claiming Bad Bunny isn't successful is as foolish as claiming he isn't American
The Super Bowl is a celebration of excellence, and that includes the halftime show.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Conservatives determined to create grievances targeting America's most successful artists are not advancing meritocracy or other American values.
They are demanding a bizarre form of political correctness.
They are demanding a bizarre form of political correctness.
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This is a horror story.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This is a horror story.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
A Florida woman who lives paycheck to paycheck was fined over $100,000 for...parking on her own grass.
A judge ruled that wasn't "excessive." The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
She's not even the first. A thread.
The decline in murders is noteworthy, but it is not especially surprising, given recent trends.
The Trump administration is taking credit for a long-running murder decline
2025 is on track to have the largest drop in the murder rate in recorded history.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The decline in murders is noteworthy, but it is not especially surprising, given recent trends.
Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law.
Once again, a federal judge orders ice to stop unlawful warrantless arrests
Another judge has ordered DHS to follow federal law, even as the Trump administration argues it has broad authority to conduct warrantless immigration arrests.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Another judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to follow federal law.
A federal judge in Chicago ordered evidence unsealed in the case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot five times by a Customs and Border Protection officer last October.
Judge orders video and texts unsealed in case of Chicago woman shot 5 times by Border Patrol
DHS won't stop calling Marimar Martinez a "domestic terrorist," so she's getting the video of her shooting and text messages from the officer who shot her unsealed.
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February 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A federal judge in Chicago ordered evidence unsealed in the case of Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot five times by a Customs and Border Protection officer last October.
Ripping peaceful immigrants from their families and communities is inconsistent with America's tradition of welcome.
So is crushing newcomers under an ever-growing immigration bureaucracy.
So is crushing newcomers under an ever-growing immigration bureaucracy.
4 ways Trump is reshaping the U.S. immigration bureaucracy
These bureaucratic maneuvers are making it harder for immigrants to work, learn, and live in the United States.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Ripping peaceful immigrants from their families and communities is inconsistent with America's tradition of welcome.
So is crushing newcomers under an ever-growing immigration bureaucracy.
So is crushing newcomers under an ever-growing immigration bureaucracy.
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Got kind of an interesting one: A bill to expand Florida's "food libel" law to include Big Sugar has angered an unusual coalition of environmentalists, First Amendment advocates, and MAHA activists, who say the law will be weaponized against critics of agribusinesses reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
Environmentalists and MAHA activists say bill to expand Florida's 'food libel' law will silence critics
The bill has a wide variety of groups worried that they could be targeted for criticism of large agribusinesses.
reason.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Got kind of an interesting one: A bill to expand Florida's "food libel" law to include Big Sugar has angered an unusual coalition of environmentalists, First Amendment advocates, and MAHA activists, who say the law will be weaponized against critics of agribusinesses reason.com/2026/02/05/e...
Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws.
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan demands local Minnesota jails cooperate with ICE
Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Cooperation may get more ICE agents off the street, but it could make it harder for the state to enforce its laws.
"The people who live within apartment homes, whether due to the accidents of life or the realities of need, are no less entitled to constitutional privacy than are householders."
Drug dogs should not be unleashed to authorize apartment searches, a SCOTUS brief argues
A potential Supreme Court case raises the question of whether police can justify home searches by deploying drug dogs at apartment doors.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"The people who live within apartment homes, whether due to the accidents of life or the realities of need, are no less entitled to constitutional privacy than are householders."
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A break from doom and gloom from me today in @reason.com: on a few recent efforts to re-legalize cigar bars for consenting adults and buck the trend of prohibitionist tobacco policy.
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Louisville just made it easier to smoke cigars indoors
A Kentucky proposal to legalize cigar bars bucks the trend of prohibitionist tobacco policy.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A break from doom and gloom from me today in @reason.com: on a few recent efforts to re-legalize cigar bars for consenting adults and buck the trend of prohibitionist tobacco policy.
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"When a government mouthpiece complains that it would be too difficult to follow the commands of the Constitution in a given context, that's a dead giveaway that the government is already violating (or planning to violate) the commands of the Constitution in that context."
Mike Johnson wants to spare ICE the hassle of getting the right warrant before forcibly entering a home
Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"When a government mouthpiece complains that it would be too difficult to follow the commands of the Constitution in a given context, that's a dead giveaway that the government is already violating (or planning to violate) the commands of the Constitution in that context."
Sandy Martinez's little-known story is a microcosm of the broader debate over what, exactly, transgresses the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on fines that are unconstitutionally severe, especially as local governments are known to rely on such penalties to raise revenue.
A city fined her over $100,000 for parking on her own grass. The Florida Supreme Court won't hear her case.
Sandy Martinez's story shows the broader debate over what, exactly, transgresses the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Sandy Martinez's little-known story is a microcosm of the broader debate over what, exactly, transgresses the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on fines that are unconstitutionally severe, especially as local governments are known to rely on such penalties to raise revenue.
Federal authorities should not be able to turn civil commitment into a life sentence for anyone the government deems inconvenient.
How involuntary commitment could become indefinite detention
Federal authorities should not be able to turn civil commitment into a life sentence for anyone the government deems inconvenient.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Federal authorities should not be able to turn civil commitment into a life sentence for anyone the government deems inconvenient.
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Should letting your child enter a building where drag performers exist be a felony crime, on par with burglary and assault? At least one Arizona lawmaker thinks so! We'll find out later today if any of his colleagues agree.. reason.com/2026/02/04/a...
Arizona bill would make it a felony for parents to bring their kids to drag shows
Making felons out of parents who bring their kids to age appropriate drag performances is yet another reminder how far panic over gender norms has gone.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Should letting your child enter a building where drag performers exist be a felony crime, on par with burglary and assault? At least one Arizona lawmaker thinks so! We'll find out later today if any of his colleagues agree.. reason.com/2026/02/04/a...
Allowing more homes to be built on existing residential land would be good for homeowners, homebuyers, and homebuilders.
Housing policy can be win-win
Trump wants to keep housing prices high for current owners, even if it means less affordability for everyone else. There's a better path.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Allowing more homes to be built on existing residential land would be good for homeowners, homebuyers, and homebuilders.
The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of its diplomatic isolation.
Jeffrey Epstein brokered secret meeting between Qatari and Israeli leaders
The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of diplomatic isolation.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of its diplomatic isolation.
A federal law enacted in 1968 could disarm millions of Americans who pose no plausible threat to public safety, including cannabis consumers who live in states that have legalized marijuana.
The NRA and NORML unite to oppose the federal gun ban for marijuana users
Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A federal law enacted in 1968 could disarm millions of Americans who pose no plausible threat to public safety, including cannabis consumers who live in states that have legalized marijuana.
In an op-ed in "The Wall Street Journal," President Donald Trump claimed his tariffs have "brought America back." That conclusion rests on misleading claims and inaccurate data.
Trump claims his tariffs have 'brought America back.' Here are 3 things he got wrong.
The president's article in 'The Wall Street Journal' is wildly misleading.
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February 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
In an op-ed in "The Wall Street Journal," President Donald Trump claimed his tariffs have "brought America back." That conclusion rests on misleading claims and inaccurate data.
A Canadian boycott and retaliatory trade barriers have wiped out U.S. wine and spirits sales abroad, costing American producers jobs, revenue, and entire export markets.
Trump’s tariff war is crushing American alcohol makers
A Canadian boycott and retaliatory trade barriers have wiped out U.S. wine and spirits sales abroad, costing American producers jobs, revenue, and entire export markets.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A Canadian boycott and retaliatory trade barriers have wiped out U.S. wine and spirits sales abroad, costing American producers jobs, revenue, and entire export markets.
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Moltbook is essentially Reddit for Robots — and they're using it to plot our demise! ... Or, wait, maybe not?
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No, AI isn't plotting humanity's downfall on Moltbook
Viral posts about devious chatbots on a robot Reddit haven't held up under scrutiny.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Moltbook is essentially Reddit for Robots — and they're using it to plot our demise! ... Or, wait, maybe not?
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These cases offer a glimpse of a national campaign by the federal government to deprive detained immigrants of due process rights.
Judge says ICE violated court orders in 74 cases—see them all here
The extraordinary document offers a glimpse of a national campaign by the federal government to deprive detained immigrants of due process rights.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
These cases offer a glimpse of a national campaign by the federal government to deprive detained immigrants of due process rights.
Enforcement agencies widely perceived as unaccountable tend to generate backlash wherever they appear.
ICE’s presence at the 2026 Winter Olympics is sparking international backlash
Even in a limited security role, ICE has triggered backlash abroad, reflecting the agency’s unpopularity at home and overseas.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Enforcement agencies widely perceived as unaccountable tend to generate backlash wherever they appear.