There Are Few Good Options in Ukraine Crisis

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, February 24, 2022 There Are Few Good Options in Ukraine Crisis Western governments made promises they didn’t keep and offered assurances they can’t fulfill. By J.D. Tuccille NATO Was Never Actually Willing to Defend Ukraine. Pretending Otherwise Was Dangerous. Closing the door to Ukrainian membership in NATO would have allayed Russian security concerns and maybe preserved the peace. By Christian Britschgi Putin's War Spikes Oil and Natural Gas Prices Gasoline may reach an average of $4 per gallon. By Ronald Bailey How Russia Got Leverage Over Europe's Energy Supplying the power gives you power. By Phillip Rosetti sponsor content   The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable? From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list. By Veronique de Rugy Anti-Crime Checkpoints in Jackson, Mississippi, Blatantly Violate the Fourth Amendment To "get wanted individuals off the streets," police are stopping drivers without any evidence that they have broken the law. By Jacob Sullum Former NYPD Union President Charged With Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars of Members' Dues Ed Mullins, known for combatively defending bad police behavior and the drug war, charged with wire fraud by the Department of Justice. By Scott Shackford By Forcing U.C. Berkeley to Cut Enrollment, Have California's NIMBYs Finally Gone Too Far? Lawmakers are proposing to strip neighborhood activists of the legal tools they've used to freeze the university's student population. By Christian Britschgi Does the Government Need To Fix Social Media? A Soho Forum Debate Professor Jonathan Haidt of NYU debates Reason's Robby Soave. By Gene Epstein and Robby Soave Stephanie Slade: What Kind of Libertarian Are You? Figuring out the limits of big-tent libertarianism is no easy matter, but it's central to the movement's success. By Nick Gillespie Image credit: EyePress/Newscom Sponsor Content Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe