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Reason MagazineJan 26, 2024
In a victory for privacy rights, the country's leading video doorbell company announced this week that it would no longer give law enforcement agencies direct access to customers' footage.
https://reason.com/2024/01/25/amazons-ring-will-stop-giving-police-your-doorbell-footage-without-a-warrant/
Amazon's Ring Will Stop Giving Cops Your Doorbell Footage Without Warrant

While not perfect, the move is a step in the right direction for civil liberties.

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Reason MagazineJan 19, 2024
"The West is in danger, it is in danger because those who are supposed to defend Western values find themselves co-opted by a worldview that—inexorably—leads to socialism, consequently to poverty."
https://reason.com/2024/01/18/javier-milei-tells-world-leaders-the-state-is-not-the-solution/
Javier Milei Tells World Leaders: 'The State Is Not the Solution'

Speaking at the Davos conference, the Argentine president said the key to prosperity lies in free market ideals and capitalism.

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Reason MagazineJan 8, 2024
Farmers and white-hat hackers have joined in an unlikely alliance to "liberate the tractors."
https://reason.com/2024/01/08/how-john-deere-hijacked-copyright-law-to-keep-you-from-tinkering-with-your-tractor/
How John Deere Hijacked Copyright Law To Keep You From Repairing Your Tractor

Companies such as John Deere require customers to purchase repair services exclusively from dealers and use software to prevent independent repairs. 

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Reason MagazineJan 4, 2024
The media response to Claudine Gay's ouster has been ludicrous.
https://reason.com/2024/01/03/does-a-p-really-think-conservatives-invented-plagiarism-accusations/
Does A.P. Really Think Conservatives Invented Plagiarism Accusations?

The media response to Claudine Gay's ouster has been ludicrous.

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Reason MagazineDec 13, 2023
The Villages is not just Florida's fastest-growing senior community but also America's fastest-growing metro. https://reason.com/2023/12/11/the-villages-is-americas-boomer-boomtown/
Baby Boomers Turn The Villages Into America’s Fastest-Growing Metro Area

The Florida master-planned retirement community spans 33 square miles and counting.

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Reason MagazineDec 7, 2023
Marijuana legalization took effect today in Ohio.
https://reason.com/2023/12/07/ohio-republicans-drop-last-minute-effort-to-derail-voter-approved-pot-legalization/
Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Ohio as Republicans Drop Effort To Derail It

As of today, adults 21 or older in the Buckeye State may possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home.

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Reason MagazineNov 29, 2023

Sen. Elizabeth Warren thinks the government should investigate America's alleged "sandwich shop monopoly."

But from the casual consumer's perspective, competition remains robust. Sandwiches, not being the most elaborate meal in the world, can also be made by most Americans at home.
https://reason.com/2023/11/27/elizabeth-warren-wants-the-government-to-investigate-americas-sandwich-shop-monopoly/

Elizabeth Warren: FTC Should Investigate America's 'Sandwich Shop Monopoly'

The owner of Jimmy John's and Arby's has bought Subway, and the Massachusetts senator has concerns.

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Reason MagazineNov 22, 2023

Can voters experiencing economic turmoil be persuaded that government is the problem, rather than the solution?

Yes.
https://reason.com/2023/11/20/what-american-conservatives-can-learn-from-argentinas-javier-milei/

What American Conservatives Can Learn From Argentina's Javier Milei

Once you get past the aesthetics, the similarities between Milei and MAGA mostly vanish.

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Reason MagazineNov 9, 2023
A California middle-schooler let his friend put eye black on his face at a high school football game. Then school officials suspended him for wearing "blackface."
https://reason.com/2023/11/09/football-eye-black-isnt-blackface/
Football Eye Black Isn’t Blackface

To show support for his team, a middle-schooler let his friend put eye black paint on his face. Then school officials suspended him for wearing "blackface."

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Reason MagazineOct 26, 2023
San Francisco takes three years on average to approve and permit a new housing development, the longest timeline of any jurisdiction in California, and the city is out of compliance with numerous state laws requiring expedited housing approvals.
https://reason.com/2023/10/26/damning-new-audit-finds-san-francisco-takes-3-years-to-approve-new-housing/
New Audit Finds San Francisco Takes 3 Years To Approve New Housing

San Francisco has "perfected the art" of delaying new housing, say state auditors in a new report on the city's failure to build.

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