How Government Officials Bully Social Media Companies Into Censorship

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 15, 2022   How Government Officials Bully Social Media Companies Into Censorship A new Cato report sheds light on "jawboning," or attempts by state actors "to sway the decisions of private platforms and limit the publication of disfavored speech." By Liz Wolfe Brett Favre Goes on Welfare How the former NFL quarterback convinced Mississippi to spend its public assistance money on a volleyball facility. By Joe Lancaster Libertarian Party Faces State Rebellions The Libertarian Party's state affiliates in New Mexico and Virginia have broken away amid ideological and procedural turmoil—and the Virginia branch may have dissolved entirely. By Brian Doherty California Plows Ahead With Providing Free Money To Mitigate Inflation The state's $9.5 billion Better for Families program will provide checks of up to $1,050 to state residents to stem the rising costs of living. By Christian Britschgi The U.K.'s New 'Free Market' Prime Minister Is Fighting Inflation With Price Controls This fiscal irresponsibility throws gasoline on the country's already raging inflation fire. By Veronique De Rugy Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People Is Good, Actually Some conservative media outlets and politicians lambast the practice. But if you care about public safety, that opposition doesn't make sense. By Billy Binion Phil Magness: Holding Leftists and Libertarians Accountable The intellectual watchdog keeps tabs on everyone from The 1619 Project's Nikole Hannah-Jones to Mises Institute's Hans-Hermann Hoppe in the name of serious scholarship. By Nick Gillespie How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust A new PBS series by Ken Burns argues xenophobia, the Great Depression, incredulity toward the media, and State Department antisemitism combined to keep Jewish refugees out of America. By Nick Gillespie National Abortion Ban Proposal Divides Republicans, Excites Democrats "Stupid, just stupid," said one GOP strategist. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Lindsey Graham's Abortion Ban, Which Would Override State Laws, Shows Contempt for Federalism The Republican senator improbably claims his bill is authorized by the 14th Amendment and the Commerce Clause. By Jacob Sullum Image credit: Lex Villena; Chris Kleponis - CNP/Newscom Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe