If Republicans Want To Cut Spending, They Should Start With the Pentagon

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here. The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Friday, January 27, 2023   If Republicans Want To Cut Spending, They Should Start With the Pentagon Sen. Rand Paul says Republicans "have to give up the sacred cow" of military spending in order to make a deal that will address the debt ceiling and balance the budget. By Eric Boehm The Biden Administration Flirts With Imposing Nationwide Rent Control Via Executive Action The White House's idea of using Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to adopt rent control faces numerous legal and practical hurdles. By Christian Britschgi After Backlash Against Proposed Gas Stove Ban, Progressives Are Gaslighting America Progressives might not be coming for your existing stove, but they are trying to stop any new installations. By Steven Greenhut 5 Memphis Cops Charged With Murder of Tyre Nichols, Who Died After Traffic Stop Beating In typical law enforcement speak, the Memphis Police Department characterized the 29-year-old's death as resulting from injuries sustained during a "use-of-force incident with officers." By Elizabeth Nolan Brown Twitter Files: Employees Knew the Media's Favorite Russian Bots List Was Fake "I think we need to just call this out on the bullshit it is." By Robby Soave How Does California Define COVID-19 'Misinformation'? Judges Disagree, but Doctors Are Expected To Know. One federal judge thought the state's new restrictions on medical advice were clear, while another saw a hopeless muddle. By Jacob Sullum That Time We Tried To Make Sense of a Statistic in a New York Times Story on Deepfakes Deepfakes aren't nearly as dangerous as the tried-and-true technique of saying something misleading with the imprimatur of authority. By Jesse Walker Flexible Homeschooling Enters the Mainstream To its credit, the world seems ready to embrace the pioneers of a homeschooled future. By J.D. Tuccille End the Fed? A Soho Forum Debate Economists Lawrence H. White and Frederic Mishkin debate whether the Federal Reserve should be replaced with free market institutions. By Gene Epstein Texas Death Row Prisoners Sue Over Automatic Solitary Confinement The state's "arbitrary requirement to house all male death row prisoners in permanent solitary confinement does not promote safety and security, is inconsistent with correctional best practices, and serves no penological purpose," the lawsuit claims. By Emma Camp Concert Organizer Bows to Politicians' Demands, Cancels Pantera Show The Vienna Green Party had demanded a scheduled performance of the reunited heavy metal band be canceled because of a 2016 incident in which singer Phil Anselmo threw out a Nazi salute. By Christian Britschgi Image credit: Rod Lamkey/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom Donate Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90230, USA Privacy Policy   Manage Your Preferences Unsubscribe