The Drug War Is Keeping Truckers Off the Road

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Tuesday, May 24, 2022 The Drug War Is Keeping Truckers Off the Road Federal regulations make it more likely that a driver can be suspended or fired for drug use, regardless of whether they ever drove unsafely. By Joe Lancaster Dr. Oz Warns That Legalizing Marijuana in Pennsylvania Would Aggravate Unemployment by Weakening 'Mojo' The Republican Senate candidate is echoing decades of anti-pot propaganda, but evidence to support his hypothesis is hard to find. By Jacob Sullum Study: Jersey Girls' Refusal To Pump Gas Is Costing Everyone a Lot of Money Research on the effects of Oregon's loosening of its self-service gas ban finds that allowing adults to pump their own gas increases supply and lowers prices. By Christian Britschgi Drivers Successfully Challenge Debt-Based License Suspensions Civil liberties groups argue that debt-based license suspensions are unfair and illogical since they deprive people of transportation, preventing them from earning money to pay off debts. By C.J. Ciaramella sponsor content   Federal Judges Block Parts of Florida Law That Force Social Media To Carry Political Messages A new ruling says Twitter and Facebook are not “common carriers" and thus cannot be forced to carry politicians' messages. By Scott Shackford He Heckled a District Attorney on TV. Now, He Faces 10 Years Behind Bars. On Wednesday, a Massachusetts judge will decide whether Joao DePina will face the possibility of a decade behind bars for publicly criticizing a district attorney. By Eric Boehm Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Demonstrate How Not To Handle a #MeToo Case Their torturous trial calls to mind the due-process-free Title IX investigations on college campuses. By Robby Soave A Classic Biden Gaffe Complicates U.S. Role in Taiwan Will Xi Jinping just chalk up Joe Biden's latest remarks as an accidental straying from "strategic ambiguity"? By Natalie Dowzicky Blundering Into Escalation in Ukraine? Plus: A listener asks if it’s possible for bureaucracy to ever be good, or is it always destructive? By Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman Strict U.S. Immigration Laws Leave Migrants Dependent on Human Smugglers Human smugglers at the Mexican border won’t be sought after if migrants can come to the U.S. legally. By Stuart Anderson Image credit: Photo 5495061 © Natalia Bratslavsky | Dreamstime Sponsor Content Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe