American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been

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 29, 2022   American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans. By Eric Boehm The Government Should Be Pro-Market, Not 'Pro-Business' Businesses are all in favor of competition, tax cuts, and deregulation only until they aren't—meaning only until subsidies might benefit them. By Veronique de Rugy Government Subsidies Encouraged Millions To Move Into Hurricane Ian's Destructive Path Since the ’70s, millions have moved into what became Hurricane Ian’s path. Why do governments keep encouraging people to move into risky areas? By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Feds Allow Single Foreign Ship To Deliver Fuel to Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico It’s only one vessel, but the U.S. domestic shipping cartel, protected by the awful Jones Act, is screaming about it. By Scott Shackford Public Schools Experiencing 'White Flight' Whether in response to pandemic closures or policy changes made in the name of "equity," people classified as white are fleeing government-run K-12 in startling numbers. By Matt Welch FDA Admits Vaping Is Safer Than Smoking But Refuses To Correct the Record Don’t expect a change in course, despite the long-awaited admission. By Guy Bentley A Parodist Asks SCOTUS To Let Him Sue the Cops Who Arrested Him for Making Fun of Them The 6th Circuit ruled that qualified immunity prevented Anthony Novak from vindicating his First Amendment rights. By Jacob Sullum YouTube Says Giorgia Meloni Video Was Removed in Error, Restores It After Inquiry "Upon careful review, we determined this video is not violative of our Community Guidelines and have reinstated it," said a YouTube spokesperson. By Robby Soave 1st Amendment Protects Activist Recordings of Factory Farms, Rules Federal Judge While animal-rights activists still risk trespassing charges, the state of Iowa cannot make it illegal to record while trespassing on private property. By Emma Camp How Should Libertarians Think About Ron DeSantis? Reason's Zach Weissmueller and the New York Post's Karol Markowicz talk about life under the most controversial governor in America. By Nick Gillespie Should Libertarians Root for the Abolition of Police and Prisons? Libertarians have some common ground with the abolitionists—but if they insist on anti-capitalism as a litmus test, abolitionists will find themselves isolated and marginalized. By C.J. Ciaramella Image credit: Republican campaign poster for Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler, 1876; RBM Vintage Images/Alamy Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe