The Eccentric Genius Who Created Reason Magazine

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Friday, March 12, 2021     Biden's 'Rescue Plan' Will Sic the IRS on Anyone Who Earns $600 in the Gig Economy What does this have to do with the pandemic? Nothing. By Eric Boehm   'Hero Pay' Requirement for Grocery Workers Results in Unemployed Heroes Grocery store company Kroger has announced that it will be closing three stores in Los Angeles as a result of the county's new hazard pay law. By Christian Britschgi   sponsor content     Report: CDC May Relax Its Disastrously Strict School Distancing Rules Mounting research shows that the Biden administration's politicized continuation of the six-foot rule last month flouts science and threatens full-time K-12 education in the fall. By Matt Welch   Andrew Cuomo's Other Victims How New York's governor botched early-pandemic guidance to residential care facilities for intellectually disabled adults. By Liz Wolfe   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   Time for Conservatives To Rethink Their Priorities If MAGA conservatives want libertarians to be part of their tribe, they should halt their attacks on the free market. By Steven Greenhut   The House Just Approved Two Background Check Bills That Would Make an Unfair, Irrational Gun Policy Even Worse One measure would require checks for nearly all firearm transfers, while the other would increase delays in completing sales. By Jacob Sullum   The Kentucky Bill That Would Criminalize Words That Offend Cops Also Would Authorize Arrests for Distributing Water Bottles The heavy-handed measure, a direct response to the protests provoked by the shooting of Breonna Taylor, looks like an attempt to deter constitutionally protected activity. By Jacob Sullum   Cop Who Allegedly Beat a Subdued Suspect and Released a Police Dog on Him Tried To Claim Qualified Immunity How is this even a question? By Billy Binion   Weekend Movie Review: Another Round The Danish film is getting some well-deserved Oscar buzz. By Kurt Loder   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe