Reason Alert: Tech Panic, Debt and Deficits, Education Spending, and More

Reason Alert Friday, October 1, 2021     Friday Funnies Free money and inflation. By Dana Summers Friday Movie Review: No Time To Die  Daniel Craig’s final Bond outing. By Kurt Loder People Have Been Panicking About New Media Since Before the Printing Press  Politicians and activists claim social media is turning us into zombies. But new technologies have been greeted with skepticism since the dawn of time.  By Robby Soave  Everybody Is Wrong About Big Tech  Robby Soave doesn't like it when social media deplatforms users, but the far bigger threat comes from lawmakers on a mission.   By Nick Gillespie and Robby Soave New Book Available — Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future By Robby Soave The Texas Social Media Law Is Blatantly Unconstitutional  Government restrictions on private editorial discretion violate the First Amendment.   By Jacob Sullum  Watch Reason Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher  The show first airs tonight at 10 pm ET on HBO.  Democrats Are Denying Basic Economics  Under Joe Biden, Democrats have decided that their agenda has no costs and no tradeoffs.   By Peter Suderman  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  Biden Says $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill Has a Price Tag of 'Zero.' That's Dubious.  Democrats are now relying on the same "dynamic scoring" technique they've previously criticized.  By Eric Boehm  Vaccine Mandates Coming for K-12 Students  San Diego becomes latest school district to require teen jabs. But is it good policy?  By Matt Welch  K-12 Education Spending Spotlight Critical insight into key school finance trends across the country and K-12 education spending data from every state.  By Aaron Garth Smith, Jordan Campbell, Christian Barnard and Jude Schwalbach Health Care and Pension Benefit Costs, Not School Choice Programs, Are the Real Drain on Public Education Spending Ballooning pension debt is crowding dollars out of public school classrooms.  By Aaron Garth Smith and Jordan Campbell  Three Reasons Why Public Pensions Still Need Reform  Despite realizing excellent investment returns in 2021, public pension plans are still in need of reforms to prevent future debt and ensure they can pay out promised benefits.    By Anil Niraula, Zachary Christensen, and Leonard Gilroy  Pension Reform Newsletter: How Strong Investment Returns Impact Public Pension Funding  Plus: New York lowers its investment return expectations, problems for Ohio's teacher plan, new pension reports from Pew and Equable, 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -