Reason Alert: Flawed Studies on Eviction Moratoriums, Infrastructure Bill, Pension Reforms, Critical Race Theory and More

Reason Alert Friday, July 2, 2021     Friday Funnies Bipartisan fireworks for the Fourth of July.  By Walt Handelsman   Video: Great Moments in Unintended Consequences (Vol. 4)  When something that sounds like a terrific idea for government to do goes horribly wrong. By Austin Bragg  Friday Movie Review: The Tomorrow War Is a Tortured Global Warming Metaphor Disguised as an Action Movie There's probably a lesson there for both Hollywood blockbusters and climate change activists. By Peter Suderman  The Deeply Flawed Studies Behind the Eviction Moratoriums  The government and media relied on studies plagued by shoddy statistics to make the case for blocking evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.  By Aaron Brown and Justin Monticello  At Least 5 Justices Seem To Think the CDC's Eviction Moratorium Is Illegal. SCOTUS Left It in Place Anyway.  Brett Kavanaugh, who provided a crucial fifth vote, said he agrees that the CDC does not have the authority to override rental contracts.  By Jacob Sullum SCOTUS Rules That California Violated the First Amendment by Routinely Demanding Donor Information From Advocacy Groups  Six justices agreed that the state's "dragnet for sensitive donor information" imposes "a widespread burden on donors' associational rights."  By Jacob Sullum The Stealthy Economic Radicalism of Joe Biden's Boring Presidency  Even the president's most entrenched political opposition cannot seem to find much to engage or enrage.   By Peter Suderman  The Budget Reconciliation Battle Is a Procedural Power Grab  By effectively casting aside the filibuster while technically leaving it in place, Democrats can maintain the pretense that they played by the rules.  By Peter Suderman  The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Shows That Republicans Love Big Government Just as Much as Democrats  We don't have a gridlock problem. We have a spending problem.  By Veronique de Rugy  These States Are Leading the Way on Pension Reform  State and local leaders seeking to make lasting improvements to government finances should look to Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Michigan.  By Leonard Gilroy and Steven Gassenberger  Pension Reform Newsletter: Landmark Reform in Texas, How Annuities Can Improve Retirement Offerings, and More Plus: A new report on the value of retirement benefits and more.  By Zachary Christensen  Are They Traffic Accidents or Acts of Traffic Violence?  Over-the-top rhetoric that seeks to label accidents as acts of intentional violence isn't the path to better or safer transportation policy.  By Robert Poole  Critical Race Theory Can't Be Banned. It Can Be Exposed, Mocked, and Avoided.  The semantics battle obscures reasonable objections to antiracist diversity seminars.  By Robby Soave  Robin DiAngelo Is Very Disappointed in the White People Making Her Rich  Nice Racism—and the "anti-racism" consulting business—rakes in the bucks while losing hearts and minds.   By Matt Welch  Erik Voorhees: Governments Can't Stop Bitcoin 'Despite All Their Guns and Weapons'  The ShapeShift founder and early pioneer in the space talks about why bitcoin poses an existential threat to fiat money.   By Nick Gillespie   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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -