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California progressives are pushing for a tax on billionaires; so are senators like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But as @MightyHeaton explains, such programs don't work. Just ask France.

“Aspirations for power need to be checked.” Justice Neil Gorsuch joins @nickgillespie to discuss the Declaration of Independence, the dangers of unchecked power, and what the founders can teach future generations on this week’s Reason Interview. reason.com/podcast/2026/0…

Happy #StarWarsDay! May the market forces be with you...

U.S. Navy ships will now escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz reason.com/2026/05/04/pro…

Anthony Fauci's ex-aide David Morens has been indicted for trying to shield emails pertaining to lab leak theory from public scrutiny. Could Fauci be next? Me and @ambermarieduke discuss!

A MrBeast poll is going viral, and the correct answer is obvious. reason.com/2026/04/30/you…

'When confronted with monstrous and seemingly inexplicable acts, we want their perpetrators to make sense... Villainy and evil demand a backstory. But...we are often left unsatisfied not just by history but by the people who would change its course.' reason.com/2026/05/01/don…

When a city or state taxes people too heavily, they can feel pushed to leave—to which Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says, "Bye!" reason.com/2026/05/04/sea…

One of the more encouraging developments in artificial intelligence is that some of the people building it have started acting like it might be dangerous. reason.com/2026/05/04/ai-…

Brickbat: No File Sharing reason.com/2026/05/04/bri…

Screens have become less passive, more participatory, and more open to all kinds of moving pictures. reason.com/2026/04/26/the…

Such claims are hard for most defendants to prove. But most defendants haven't drawn the public ire of the president. reason.com/2026/04/29/the…

Chernobyl wasn't a nuclear disaster—it was a communist disaster. Forty years after the Chernobyl meltdown, too many people are still drawing the wrong conclusions. Full story: reason.pub/4d1uOeh

Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what "Animal Farm" says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity. reason.com/podcast/2026/0…

Calls for more aggressive security measures evoke the post-9/11 security theater that brought us the TSA. reason.com/2026/04/27/the…

When he returned to the White House, Trump vowed to protect free speech from the government. The FCC's latest move against ABC and Disney looks like the opposite. reason.com/2026/04/28/tru…

Congress is frequently spending money it doesn't have. This may be the first case of lawmakers actually having the money and still preferring to spend yours. reason.com/2026/04/29/lin…

Does Roundup cause cancer? Monsanto's Supreme Court case could have big impacts on the food industry. For more: reason.pub/4uhPy8q

Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling down on pointless threats to save face. reason.com/2026/04/28/war…

In a Seattle suburb, police recently raided five massage businesses suspected of prostitution—and ended up inviting some serious accusations against themselves. reason.com/2026/04/27/adv…

Do you want to know the good news about the minimum wage? In most parts of the country, it is practically irrelevant. reason.com/2026/04/28/the…