Reason Alert: Mask Guidance, Remy, Simone Biles, Big Tech, Airport Privatization and More

Reason Alert Friday, July 30, 2021     Friday Funnies Today's CDC guidance.  By Gary Markstein Remy Video: White Lightning  Authorities have a beef with Remy’s latest occupation.  By Remy  Who Gets To Decide the Truth? We all get a say—not just priests, princes, or partisans.  By Jonathan Rauch  What Does the Unpublished Evidence Cited by the CDC's New Face Mask Guidance Actually Show?  The agency says it found high viral loads in vaccinated people infected by the coronavirus, but the significance of those results is unclear.   By Jacob Sullum  CDC Sentences Kids to Another School Year of Irrational Masking  Because adults can't evaluate risk, kids continue to suffer the most from COVID policy, despite suffering the least from COVID.  By Matt Welch  Australia Is the Canary in the Coal Mine of Eroding Liberty  Without a Bill of Rights, the land down under quickly goes where America may eventually follow.  By J.D. Tuccille  Olympics Remind Us That Sports Build Bridges Where Governments Can't  Engaging peacefully with someone who history says you should hate is no small task, but sports make it possible.  By Fiona Harrigan  Simone Biles Doesn't Exist To Make America Proud  It isn't an embarrassment. It isn't heroism. It just is.  By Billy Binion  FBI Seized $900,000 From Safe Deposit Box on 'Pure Conjecture,' Federal Judge Says Reason has joined a new legal effort seeking to force the government to unseal warrants justifying the FBI's seizure of more than 600 safe deposit boxes. By Eric Boehm Big Tech, Watchdog Groups, and Law Enforcement Join Forces To Purge Extremists  Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube will expand their use of a central database that compiles extremist content for coordinated de-platforming.   By Robby Soave  Trump's 'Big Tech' Lawsuits Are Ludicrous  Market power does not make a private company the equivalent of a government agency.  By Steven Greenhut  Dave Smith on Big Tech Censorship, Lockdowns, and Running for President  The comedian and podcaster talks about running for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination and his beef with Reason.  By Nick Gillespie  Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Effects on Opioid Prescribing and Drug Overdose Mortality  Study shows state programs fail to reduce opioid overdoses and actually increase the use of black market opioids.  By Jacob James Rich and Robert Capodilupo  Annual Privatization Report 2021—Aviation  This report examines recent developments on airports, air traffic control, and airport security.  By Robert Poole  Aviation Policy Trends Billionaires in space, a new era in airline competition, inspector general on troubled FAA Logistics Center, and more.  By Robert Poole  Pension Reform Trends Inflation’s impact on pensions and taxpayers, a possible 13th check for Texas teachers, how Florida can pay down pension debt, and more.  By Zachary Christensen   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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -