Reason Alert: Free Speech, Herd Immunity, Pension Debt, Lanny Friedlander, and the Libertarian PBS

Reason Alert Friday, March 19, 2021     Friday Funnies Uncle Sam's will.  By Dana Summers Watch the Libertarian PBS  Made possible by people who actually watch it.  By Andrew Heaton, Austin Bragg, and Meredith Bragg Watch Nick Gillespie on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Tonight Lanny Friedlander: The Eccentric Genius Who Created Reason Magazine  Reason was the anti-establishment brainchild of a brilliant but erratic 20-year-old student who lived with his mother and drove a delivery van for a living.  By Matt Welch  The War on Free Speech Is About To Get a Lot Uglier  The awful events of January 6 accelerated trends in left-of-center circles, particularly within media and technology companies.  By Matt Welch  Only Tolerance Can Save Us From Political Fanatics  With ideological crusades replacing theological battles, we will again have to learn to live and let live.  By J.D. Tuccille  Incoming Teen Vogue Editor Forced To Resign Over Old Tweets  Profuse apologizing was not enough to save Alexi McCammond.  By Robby Soave  Congress Uses COVID-19 As a Cover for an Epidemic of Fiscal Recklessness  Legislators view the disease as a license to spend like there’s no tomorrow.  By Jacob Sullum  How Far Are We From COVID-19 Herd Immunity?  A rough and optimistic projection for the pandemic ending sooner rather than later.  By Ronald Bailey  How Britain Lost the Lockdown Battle  Even though COVID-19 spread is low, Brits love their lockdown.  By Robert Jackman  The Education Establishment Fears You Might Teach Your Kids Unapproved Ideas  Public schools can barely teach kids at all, but their defenders don’t want you trying alternatives.   By J.D. Tuccille  Biden, Democrats Are Locking in Trump's Tariffs  Rather than undoing Trump's disastrous trade policies, Democrats in the White House and Congress appear to be entrenching the tariffs as a key part of U.S. trade policy.  By Eric Boehm  When It Comes to Policy, Biden and Trump Aren't That Different  The president's approach to immigration, trade, and industry may sound familiar.   By Veronique de Rugy  California’s Pension Debt Takes Money From Classrooms and Students  The rising cost of pension debt crowds out the education budget, diverting funds away from classrooms.  By Leonard Gilroy and Zachary Christensen  Without More Reforms, the Florida Retirement System’s Future Looks Bleak  The Florida Retirement System's debt may spike to $80 billion by the year 2050.  By Alix Ollivier The Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage Hikes and Trade Restrictions  It's important to consider the negative consequences populist policies can have on workers and consumers.  By Vittorio Nastasi   If this email has been forwarded to you and you would like to subscribe to Reason's email newsletters, please go here. Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -