Joe Manchin Is Forcing Congress To Think About the Deficit. Good.

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Thursday, September 30, 2021 Joe Manchin Is Forcing Congress To Think About the Deficit. Good. Among Americans who aren't liberal pundits, the debt and deficit rank as major concerns. It's about time Congress noticed. By Eric Boehm If Democrats Truly Wanted To Level the Playing Field, They'd End Crony Corporate Handouts They give an edge to big companies that have no problems accessing capital and whose executives are often well-connected with politicians. By Veronique de Rugy Until the Very End, the Generals Wanted Joe Biden to Leave 2,500 Troops in Afghanistan That would have been a huge mistake. By Joe Lancaster A Good Day for the Fourth Amendment "We are not eager—more the reverse—to print a new permission slip for entering the home without a warrant," declared Justice Elena Kagan in Lange v. California. By Damon Root sponsor content   Marijuana Arrests Plunged Last Year, Reflecting the Impact of Legalization The 36 percent drop may also be partly due to pandemic-related restrictions that drove cannabis consumers indoors. By Jacob Sullum Georgia Tax Crimes Unit Illegally Spent Asset Forfeiture Funds on Trinkets and Swag A state watchdog concluded an office in the Georgia Department of Tax Revenue illegally kept $5 million in forfeiture funds and spent it partially on swag like sunglasses and engraved guns. By C.J. Ciaramella 'Equity,' 'Multiculturalism,' and 'Racial Prejudice' Among Concepts That Could Be Banned in Schools by Wisconsin Bill A bill touted as banning "critical race theory" in schools would actually ban a huge array of speech around culture, race, and sex, its sponsor says. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Report: Facebook, Twitter Still Not Responsible for Radicalizing People Political polarization drives social media use, rather than the other way around. By Joe Lancaster Karla Vermeulen: Inside the Mind of 'Generation Disaster' Young people who came of age after 9/11 aren't snowflakes despite being exposed to a series of catastrophic events and apocalyptic news narratives. By Nick Gillespie Venom: Let There Be Carnage Might Be the Worst Movie of the Year It's a crude, ugly derivative of a crude, ugly film. By Peter Suderman Image credit: Stefani Reynolds - Pool via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom Sponsor Content Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe