Politicians Cause Real Pain With Inflationary Policies

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Wednesday, June 1, 2022   Politicians Cause Real Pain With Inflationary Policies Inflation damages the economy while doing the greatest harm to the most vulnerable. By J.D. Tuccille Biden Says Fighting Inflation Is His Top Economic Priority. His Antitrust Policy Would Make Inflation Worse. Attacking big firms just for being big could drive up prices. By Peter Suderman Biden Tiptoes Closer to Mass Forgiveness of Federal Student Loan Debt The president wants to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt per borrower, regardless of whether they need it. By Mike Riggs The Death of Walt Disney's Private Dream City? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance. By Zach Weissmueller and Danielle Thompson Politicians Should Resist the Urge To 'Do Anything' in Response to School Shootings While that impulse is understandable, it can lead to policies that do more harm than good. By Jacob Sullum The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster Democrats love to blame their troubles on Senate rules. They should look in the mirror instead. By James Wallner Cops, Gun Restrictions, and Mass Shootings Plus: The editors contemplate the recent Libertarian National Convention. By Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman SCOTUS Lets Tony Timpa's Family Pursue Claims Against Cops Who Killed Him While Supposedly Trying To Help Him The lawsuit over Timpa's deadly prone restraint, initially blocked by qualified immunity, was revived by the 5th Circuit. By Jacob Sullum Texas Can't Start Enforcing Social Media Law, Says SCOTUS The law treats large social media platforms like common carriers and prohibits them from making independent decisions about content moderation. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Jury Awards Johnny Depp $15 Million in Lawsuit Against Amber Heard Heard won $2 million on one of her counterclaims. By Robby Soave California Court Rules That Bees Are Fish Insects aren't a category protected by the California Endangered Species Act. So state officials classified four bumblebee species as fish to get them listed. By Fiona Harrigan Image credit: Oliver Contreras / Ron Sachs/CNP / SplashNews/Newscom Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe