What Have We Done?

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.     The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Tuesday, March 9, 2021     No, a Potential Recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Not a Threat to Democracy It may, however, be a consequence of authoritarian COVID-19 responses that failed to keep citizens safe. By Scott Shackford   State Revenue Is 'Virtually Flat.' Local Government Revenue Is Up Slightly. Congress Wants To Give Them $350 Billion Anyway. The Democrats' COVID bill showers billions of unneeded dollars on state and local governments. By Christian Britschgi   sponsor content     What Have We Done? On the largest spending bill in U.S. history and the one-year anniversary of life under coronavirus. By Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, Matt Welch   The Great Vaccine Fiasco Federal predictions that 20 million Americans would be vaccinated by the end of 2020 were off by an order of magnitude. By J.D. Tuccille   Alex Tabarrok on 'First Doses First' "When you push out the first doses faster, you get to herd immunity faster." By Issac Reese   Cops Who Assaulted and Arrested a Man for Standing Outside His Own House Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Won't Hear the Case. The Supreme Court delivers another blow to a victim of egregious police abuse. By Billy Binion   Twitter Sues Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Accusing Him of Retaliating Against the Company for Banning Donald Trump The First Amendment doesn't just protect the right of private individuals and corporations to speak freely without censorship from the government but to resist serving as a mandatory forum for government speech, too. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown   Some Jobs Are More Equal Than Others All professions deserve the same constitutional protections that speech-heavy industries get. By Anthony Sanders   Japanese Mapping App Helps Users Steer Clear of Loud Neighborhood Kids. But Why? Experts speak of "society's growing intolerance for the sounds of children at play." By Lenore Skenazy   Hard Butter Mystery Riles Canada Is it the cow feed? Dairy regulations? A mass delusion? By Baylen Linnekin   sponsor content     Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe