Reason Alert: Voting Restrictions, Gun Laws, Reopening Schools, and the Biggest Threat to Free Speech

Reason Alert Friday, March 26, 2021     Friday Funnies We're out of ink. By Chip Bok Georgia Bans Handing Out Water to Voters Waiting in Line, Because 'Election Integrity'  "Imagine making it a crime to offer water to people waiting in line to vote," says Justin Amash. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown  Sidney Powell Says She's Not Guilty of Defamation Because 'No Reasonable Person' Would Have Believed Her 'Outlandish' Election Conspiracy Theory  The former Trump campaign lawyer insists her allegations about systematic voting fraud were not "statements of fact."  By Jacob Sullum  Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?  Are Mitch McConnell's threats credible, or is he a paper tiger?  By James Wallner No, It's Not Easier To Get a Rifle Than Vote  This awful gun control talking point won’t go away.  By Trevor Burrus Sonia Sotomayor Questions Warrantless Gun Seizure in Big Fourth Amendment Case  “There was no immediate danger,” Sotomayor said, yet the police “decided on their own to go in and seize the gun.”  By Damon Root  Biden's Gun Control Proposals Make Little Sense As a Response to the Mass Shooting in Boulder  It is hard to see how an "assault weapon" ban or expanded background checks could have prevented this attack.  By Jacob Sullum  Teachers Unions Hate School-Opening Science Now That They Can't Influence It  Even after the massive Biden stimulus, union head honcho Randi Weingarten complains that schools don't have the resources or ability to fully reopen.  By Matt Welch  Congress Grilling Tech Companies on COVID-19 Misinformation Is a Bit Rich  What about the federal government's own health experts?  By Robby Soave  Government Is Still the Biggest Threat to Free Speech  When Amazon won't sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels your expression, there's nowhere left to go.   By Nick Gillespie  Why Does American Infrastructure Cost More and Take Longer To Build Than It Used To? A series of laws passed in the 1970s may have permanently hamstrung American infrastructure development.  By Walter Olson  Mass Transit Systems Face Critical Challenges Now and When COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over  Public transportation is uniquely sensitive to changes in the number of people working from home, changes in commuting patterns, and concerns over public health and safety.  By Steven Polzin  Aviation Trends: Few U.S. Airports Being Leased, Airlines' Climate Change Problems, and More  Plus: A new attempt at the single European sky, questionable drone zoning proposal, and more.  By Robert Poole Public Health Models and Related Government Interventions: A Primer What are the main concepts and models of public health? To which extent do public health considerations require government intervention? By Pierre Lemieux Employees Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis  Underperforming investment returns have been the biggest contributor to the growing unfunded liability, adding $8.4 billion in debt to the system since 2001. By Leonard Gilroy, Anil Niraula, Truong Bui and Steven Gassenberger   The Dream of the '90s Died in Portland Once an up-and-coming city, Portland was destroyed from within by radical activism and political ineptitude.  By Nancy Rommelmann    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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -