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When Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas 1776, it wasn't in the name of Christian nationalism
38+ min ago (267+ words) I grew up a few miles from where George Washington and his Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack'on Hessian mercenary soldiers stationed in Trenton, N.J. Down on his luck,'Washington'launched this audacious military strike on Christmas,…...
Today in Supreme Court History: December 25, 2009
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (62+ words) Josh Blackman | 12.25.2025 7:00 AM 12/25/2009: Justice Elena Kagan "was probably at a Chinese restaurant." Damon Root | 12.25.2025 7:00 AM Liz Wolfe | From the February/March 2026 issue Reason Staff | From the January 2026 issue Charles Oliver | 12.25.2025 4:00 AM Veronique de Rugy | 12.25.2025 1:37 AM...
The Fourth Amendment's erratic year at the U.S. Supreme Court
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (458+ words) First, the good news. In May's Barnes v. Felix, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a legal standard governing the use of force by law enforcement that, as Justice Elena Kagan's majority opinion put it, told courts to look "only to the…...
Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom Destroys Actual Intelligence In Students
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (778+ words) [girl on computer in classroom setting]Students should aspire to be more than mere 'prompt writers,' but minds capable of thinking, reasoning, and perseverance. Students should aspire to be more than mere "prompt writers," but minds capable of thinking, reasoning,…...
Here’s What Trump Means By Calling For ‘Peace Through Strength’
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (335+ words) Peace through strength, defined by "hard-nosed realism" over the "utopian idealism" of a bygone era, is poised to yield both a popular and durable American defense policy. "Peace through strength," the phrase often used to define many presidents" national security…...
Mamdani wants to expand de Blasio's universal child care program
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (571+ words) "While families with young children comprise about 14 percent of the city's population, they comprise about 30 percent of the set of New Yorkers who are leaving the city,"saidMayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at a visit to a day care center in East…...
Archives: January 2026
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (50+ words) NEXT: How Robert Crumb Inspired the Underground Comix Movement Reason Staff | From the January 2026 issue Charles Oliver | 12.25.2025 4:00 AM Veronique de Rugy | 12.25.2025 1:37 AM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 5:15 PM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 1:55 PM...
Brickbat: the Music Man
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (49+ words) NEXT: The Most Overlooked Holiday Miracle: Abundance Charles Oliver | 12.25.2025 4:00 AM Veronique de Rugy | 12.25.2025 1:37 AM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 5:15 PM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 1:55 PM Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.24.2025 8:00 AM...
Open Thread
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (69+ words) What's on your mind? Eugene Volokh | 12.25.2025 3:00 AM NEXT: Searching Old Digital Haystacks: Some Thoughts on the Richman v. United States Litigation Charles Oliver | 12.25.2025 4:00 AM Veronique de Rugy | 12.25.2025 1:37 AM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 5:15 PM Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2025 1:55 PM Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.24.2025 8:00 AM...
Tina Peters Asks Colorado Appeals Court to Recognize Trump’s Pardon
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (85+ words) Tina Peters Asks Colorado Appeals Court to Recognize Trump's Pardon Attorneys for Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of state-level election interference, are asking a Colorado court to free her after President Donald Trump pardoned her. Federal Judge…...