From 9/11 to COVID, Every Emergency Means Bigger Government

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Thursday, February 25, 2021     From 9/11 to COVID, Every Emergency Means Bigger Government We have to stop governing by emergency. By Peter Suderman   The Minimum Wage Is Terrible for America's Most Vulnerable Workers Like so many well-intentioned policies, it hurts the people it's supposed to help. By Veronique de Rugy   sponsor content     What Should Have Happened at the GameStop Hearing Can’t work Zoom, will fix financial markets. By Austin Bragg and Andrew Heaton   'Everything Has Been Criminalized,' Says Neil Gorsuch as He Pushes for Stronger Fourth Amendment Protections The justice weighs in during oral arguments in Lange v. California. By Damon Root   SCOTUS Rules Against an Innocent Man Who Was Choked and Beaten by Cops, but He May Still Get His Day in Court The justices did not address one of James King's key arguments, which the 6th Circuit will now consider. By Jacob Sullum   Arizona Lawmakers to Cops: You Should Convict People Before You Take Their Stuff Civil forfeiture reform failed last year. But now more legislators are on board. By Scott Shackford   Federal Suit Seeks Damages for Men Illegally Recorded at Florida Massage Parlors, Falsely Smeared as Sex Traffickers Two women still face felony charges, though the cases against all male defendants were dropped. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown   In the Middle of a Pandemic, San Francisco NIMBYs Sue To Stop a New Hospital From Being Built The lawsuit argues a 2,100-page environmental impact report for a major expansion of the University of California, San Francisco's Parnassus campus wasn't thorough enough. By Christian Britschgi   Tennessee Republicans Call on University Presidents To Punish Student-Athletes for Kneeling These demands obviously violate the First Amendment. By Robby Soave   Jason Riley: Thomas Sowell's Unique Insights on Race, Economics, and Politics A new documentary and forthcoming biography pay tribute to the economist's intellectual fearlessness and commitment to empirical research. By Nick Gillespie   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe