👤 Eric Boehm

2026-10-14 · Reason · Politics

Trump's Plan To Buy Russian Diesel Would Violate Federal Law

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2026-09-16 · Reason · World

Pentagon Auditors Say the Iran War Has Cost $33 Billion. The Real Price Tag Is Far Higher.

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2026-09-11 · Reason · Politics

Trump and Vance's Plan To Bribe Voters With $5,000 Checks Shows MAGA Is Out of Ideas

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2026-09-18 · Reason · Economy/Business

The Trump Administration Paid Federal Workers $9.5 Billion To Skip Work

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2026-10-20 · Reason · Economy/Business

California's 'Wealth Tax' Could Cost the State $39 Billion

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2026-10-18 · Reason · Politics

Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.

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2026-09-04 · Reason

🔮 And if you think a future Democratic administration will try to stuff those executive powers back into their proper, constitutional boxes, well…don't hold your breath. mixed

2026-09-11 · Reason

🔮 Vance's response is, in many ways, more important than Trump's ridiculous pitch—that he would send $5,000 checks to every adult citizen of the U.S. if the GOP retains control of Congress in November. assertive

2026-09-16 · Reason

🔮 Shortly after the United States launched into a war with Iran, White House economic adviser Peter Navarro boldly proclaimed that the conflict would "lower energy prices." assertive

2026-09-18 · Reason

🔮 Cutting 10 percent of the federal workforce is one of the few truly libertarian accomplishments for the Trump administration—and, absent any other context, might be worth the one-time cost of a $6.7 billion carrot that got many of those workers to voluntarily give up their jobs. assertive

2026-09-25 · Reason

🔮 Each of those incidents leaves a mark on a family and a community, but Ganger's situation is more raw, more vicious—as if the "I never thought leopards would eat MY face" meme had sprung to life and sat down in front of a Senate committee. assertive

2026-09-30 · Reason

🔮 You can slap together a BLT—a bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich, a classic of the deli counter—in a few minutes, and the ingredients will set you back no more than a few bucks. assertive

2026-10-01 · Reason

🔮 This may seem like it's all quite deep in the weeds—but the Biden administration's failed attempt to embed this flawed research into dietary guidelines provides a useful glimpse into how public health expertise can be colored by motivated activists. assertive

2026-10-02 · Reason

🔮 And Brown argued that his Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), which pared back benefits mostly for new hires, would stabilize the state's pension funds right about now. assertive

2026-10-02 · Reason

🔮 The Trump administration has touted the recent announcement of a new steel plant in Iowa as proof that the tariffs are working to revitalize American manufacturing—which is only true if you look at the benefits while willfully ignoring the costs. assertive

2026-10-03 · Reason

🔮 Pretti's death would quickly become a national news story. assertive

2026-10-08 · Reason

🔮 "As of May 2026, USICH had 10 full-time employees and a part-time executive director," the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in an audit published last week. assertive

2026-10-12 · Reason

🔮 Instead, Rep. John James (R–Mich.) has introduced a bill that would use some tariff revenue to offset the economic harm being caused by…the tariffs. assertive

2026-10-14 · Reason

🔮 The White House has not said when the purchases will be made, what prices will be paid, or who will be paying (private companies or taxpayers), though the Treasury announced that it would be issuing a "temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market." assertive

2026-10-18 · Reason

🔮 America's interminable war with Iran has killed thousands, disrupted commerce that flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and raised prices on the home front. But there may be one silver lining. assertive

2026-10-20 · Reason

🔮 A proposed "wealth tax" on California's billionaires could backfire and cost the state tens of billions of dollars in the long run. mixed