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4 States Consider Bills To Treat Women Who Get Abortions as Murderers

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Rand Paul: Banning TikTok Is 'Group Hysteria'

Rand Paul: Banning TikTok Is 'Group Hysteria'
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Study Finds Almost No Good Evidence on Gender Dysphoria Drugs for Young People

Study Finds Almost No Good Evidence on Gender Dysphoria Drugs for Young People
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Trump's Tech Love Affair Won't Last

Trump's Tech Love Affair Won't Last
22.01.2025 1

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State-Run TikTok Coming Soon?

State-Run TikTok Coming Soon?
21.01.2025 3

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The Future of Online Porn Is At Stake Today

The Future of Online Porn Is At Stake Today
15.01.2025 2

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Massachusetts Court Weighs Whether All Prostitution Is Sex Trafficking

Massachusetts Court Weighs Whether All Prostitution Is Sex Trafficking
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Texas Cop Chases Prostitution Suspect, Causes Car Accident, Gets Immunity

Texas Cop Chases Prostitution Suspect, Causes Car Accident, Gets Immunity

Police Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2025 11:15 AM Houston police officer Ricardo Corral is not legally liable for crashing his police cruiser into...

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Stop Overprotecting the Children, Say Courts in Tennessee and California

Civil Liberties Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2025 11:30 AM The courts have blocked two bad tech laws, just in the nick of time. Both measures—in...

06.01.2025 6

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New Year's Terror

Violence Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.2.2025 9:30 AM More than a dozen people were killed and many others wounded in senseless vehicular attacks on...

02.01.2025 5

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Pay Up, Trump

Donald Trump Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2024 9:53 AM Trump can't dodge damages payment. Donald Trump is still on the hook for a $5 million...

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Bible Back in Texas Schools After Being Pulled for Sexual Content

Education Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.31.2024 10:30 AM Is the Bible too "sexually explicit" for minors? The Canyon Independent School District in...

31.12.2024 10

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25 Tech Laws Slated To Take Effect in 2025

Law & Government Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.30.2024 11:50 AM When it comes to technology, free speech, and new laws, the big question going into...

30.12.2024 7

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Glucose Monitors Are Finally Available Over the Counter

Health Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the January 2025 issue The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first continuous glucose...

25.12.2024 10

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Disrupting IVF? Baby Born From Egg Matured Outside of Mother's Body.

Assisted Reproduction Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.23.2024 11:30 AM A company called Gameto claims to have successfully matured eggs outside of the...

23.12.2024 8

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Joe Biden Tried To Use the Regulatory State To Micromanage Everything

Regulation Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the January 2025 issue In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we're giving performance reviews of Joe Biden's...

21.12.2024 5

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'Child Trafficking' Sting Video Turns Out To Be Toy Drive

Human Trafficking Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.19.2024 5:45 PM Human trafficking panic gets a holiday twist in the latest faux trafficking scare to...

20.12.2024 6

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The SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, a Bill Aimed at Ultimately Repealing FOSTA, Is Back 

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.18.2024 11:45 AM Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) have reintroduced the SAFE...

18.12.2024 7

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7 Ways To Mark the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.16.2024 11:00 AM For two decades, activists have marked December 17 with demonstrations meant to mourn sex...

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Review: Arena Magazine Is Embracing Capitalism and the Future

Capitalism Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the January 2025 issue "The new needs friends," says food critic Anton Ego in the Disney movie...

13.12.2024 4

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Mike Lee's App Store Accountability Act Would Make Google and Apple Check IDs

Apps Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.11.2024 11:30 AM Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee has introduced a bill to keep porn out of app stores. There might...

11.12.2024 3

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Trump Is Coming for Tech Companies

Antitrust Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.9.2024 10:30 AM President Joe Biden's administration has been horrible for tech companies. The incoming Trump...

09.12.2024 5

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North Carolina Goes Drug War on Prostitution

Sex Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.4.2024 11:40 AM North Carolina has made it a felony crime to patronize a sex worker. Under a law that took effect...

04.12.2024 10

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Belgian Sex Workers Gain Access to Paid Leave, Right To Refuse Sex Acts

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.2.2024 12:50 PM In Belgium, sex workers can now sign formal employment contracts. That grants them access to...

02.12.2024 5

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Why Kamala Harris Lost

Politics Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the January 2025 issue Few realistic political observers expected a blowout for Kamala Harris. But Donald...

01.12.2024 8

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Review: Are Teen Girls Suffering From Hysteria?

Teenagers Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue What do teen girls with Tourette syndrome–like tics in upstate New York, U.S....

29.11.2024 4

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Traffic Cops Who Snooped Sexy Selfies Face Federal Charges

Police Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.27.2024 10:15 AM Federal charges have been filed against two former Missouri police officers accused of separate...

27.11.2024 5

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Backpage Founder Michael Lacey Released on Bail

Backpage Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.25.2024 11:55 AM Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey has been released from prison on bail, following a federal...

25.11.2024 4

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Canada Considers Constitutionality of Sex Work Laws

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.20.2024 11:30 AM Do Canada's sex work laws violate its constitution? A case argued before the country's Supreme...

20.11.2024 2

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Texas Bill Takes Aim at Online Speech About Abortion Pills

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.18.2024 12:45 PM A bonkers new Texas bill would ban a bunch of activities related to abortion, including taking...

18.11.2024 8

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Abolish Antitrust Law

Business and Industry Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue Antitrust law has a storied place in modern American history, where it...

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The Best of Reason: Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?

Motherhood Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.13.2024 6:43 PM This week's featured article is "Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?" by Elizabeth Nolan...

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Texas Cops Fired for 'Inappropriate' Sexual Contact With Massage Workers

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.13.2024 11:30 AM Eleven Texas police officers have been disciplined for misconduct related to prostitution...

13.11.2024 3

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Is Being a Mom Bad for Your Career?

Family Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue Is motherhood bad for women's careers? Conventional wisdom says "yes," but a new study...

12.11.2024 3

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Apple Makes It More Difficult for Crooks and Cops To Look at Your Phone

Privacy Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.11.2024 11:30 AM A change in the latest iPhone operating system makes it much more difficult for snoops of all...

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Good Riddance, Lina Khan

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.7.2024 11:31 AM No one was sure what a Kamala Harris presidency would mean for Lina Khan, the controversial chair of the...

07.11.2024 3

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Arizonans Approve Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor

Election 2024 Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.6.2024 11:00 AM Arizona Proposition 313 has passed. This is bad news, no matter how much the ballot...

06.11.2024 4

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Pro-Choice Abortion Initiatives Pass in Seven Out of Ten States

Abortion Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.6.2024 9:15 AM It was a pretty good night for reproductive freedom initiatives, which prevailed in seven of the...

06.11.2024 8

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Voters Didn't Reject Women, They Rejected Kamala Harris

Election 2024 Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.6.2024 5:42 AM Kamala Harris is the loser of the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump has 277...

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A Bad Election for Sex and for Tech

Election 2024 Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.4.2024 11:30 AM It's going to be a bad election for sex and for tech. I don't need some sort of 2024...

04.11.2024 2

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Weed Shops Deserve Due Process, Says Judge

Marijuana Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.31.2024 9:30 AM Let the weed bodegas be! A recent crackdown by New York City authorities on stores selling...

31.10.2024 8

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'Let Parents Decide' What Kids Can Do Online, Argue Tech Groups in New Lawsuit

Social Media Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.30.2024 11:30 AM The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice, two prominent...

30.10.2024 3

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How The Feds Destroyed Backpage.com and Its Founders

Free Speech Elizabeth Nolan Brown | From the December 2024 issue "I'm having the lawyers inquire as to whether or not I can bring a library with me...

30.10.2024 3

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National Service Won't Win More Men for Democrats

Election 2024 Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.24.2024 3:30 PM You may have heard that Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to win male voters, and...

24.10.2024 1

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Biden and Harris Propose 'Free' Condoms Covered by Insurance Companies

Politics Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.23.2024 11:30 AM A new proposal from the Biden administration would require health insurance companies to fully...

23.10.2024 3

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47 Sex Workers and 96 Clients Arrested in Florida 'Human Trafficking' Sting

Sex Trafficking Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.21.2024 11:37 AM The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) is publicizing "Operation Autumn Sweep" as a "...

21.10.2024 2

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'It's the First Amendment, Stupid': Federal Judge Slams Florida for Threatening TV Stations

First Amendment Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.18.2024 10:00 AM Floridians this fall will vote on a constitutional "Amendment to Limit Government...

18.10.2024 3

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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sex Trafficking Laws

Sex Work Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.14.2024 11:30 AM Tara Burns has been on my radar for a decade, but I didn't have the pleasure of actually...

14.10.2024 2

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Watch Now: Classified: The War on Backpage.com

Backpage Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.9.2024 12:00 PM Classified: The War on Backpage.com is now streaming on the video platform CiVL. It's a new 42-...

09.10.2024 3

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The Best of Reason: Kamala Harris' Freedom Flip-Flop

Kamala Harris Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.8.2024 6:13 PM This week's featured article is "Kamala Harris' Freedom Flip-Flop" by Elizabeth Nolan...

09.10.2024 2

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