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Iran's parliament is set to pass a bill regulating how men dress in public, banning apparel that "is against public modesty, such as clothing that does not cover a part of the body lower than the chest or higher than the ankle." But the Basij, the nation's morality police, is…

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Kamala Harris' 'Price Gouging' Ban: A New Idea That Has Failed for Thousands of Years

A half-baked idea that is just as dubious as Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Interesting Stay Dispute in Seventh Circuit Minors'-Access-to-Porn Case

From Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Rokita, decided Friday by Judges Frank Easterbrook and Amy St. Eve: Indiana seeks a stay of the preliminary injunction that a district court entered preventing the enforcement of Ind. Code § 24-4-23, which requires web sites to limit minors' access to certain sexual materials.…

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The Best of Reason: The Fragile Generation

Bad policy and paranoid parenting are making kids too safe to succeed.

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Trump's New, More Sophisticated Take on Crime Still Does Not Show 'Homicides Are Skyrocketing'

Although his campaign rejects the FBI's numbers as "garbage," they are broadly consistent with evidence from other sources.

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In Argentina, the Private Sector May Save Soccer

Javier Milei’s plan to let nonprofit teams convert to for-profit entities may inject capital into a struggling soccer league.

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Court Reverses Injunction Against Anti-Anti-Semitic Speech Targeted at Neighbor

Galapo’s neighbor Oberholzer called him a “fucking Jew”; the Galapos “posted twenty-three signs” on their property, facing the Oberholzers’ property.

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The Democratic Party Platform Still Won't Commit to Legalizing Marijuana

Democrats' official 2024 platform praises President Joe Biden's marijuana pardons but fails to call for decriminalization.

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Democrats Just Can't Quit Saving Our Souls

Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton bring millenarianism—and messianism—back.

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Industrial Policy Is Alive and Well at the Democratic National Convention

Speakers at the 2024 convention bragged about the Democratic Party's willingness to give public money to private companies.

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If Joe Biden Saved the Economy, Why Do We Need Kamala Harris' Price Controls?

Democrats are pushing a jarringly disconnected economic message.

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"Johns Hopkins University Articulates Restrained Approach to Issuing Public Statements"

"[T]he very idea of an 'official' position of the university on a social, scientific, or political issue runs counter to our foundational ethos ...."

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The Anarchist Dreams: Dispatch From the DNC

Amid hopes for peace, chaos erupts as protesters clash with police and each other.

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Code Games

Plus: An appeals court sides with property owners seeking compensation for the CDC's eviction ban, a Michigan court backs the would-be builders of a "green cemetery," and Kamala Harris' spotty supply-side credentials.

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Illinois Falsely Accused These Parents of Abusing Their Baby—and Now Won't Tell Them Who Actually Did It

"I never thought that this was even humanly possible," says Sabra Brucker.

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All Aboard the Vasectomy Van

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Mission to Israel Part VII: The Surveillance Video

Fifty minutes of pure, uncensored barbarism that will haunt me for the rest of my life.

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Censoring the Internet Won't Protect Kids

Sen. Rand Paul makes the case against the Kids Online Safety Act.

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The Feds Are Skirting the Fourth Amendment by Buying Data

The government needs a warrant to spy on you. So agencies are paying tech companies to do it instead.

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Brickbat: We Are Not Amused

In Buffalo, New York, city officials say they will pause efforts to collect amusement license fees from local music venues. A law allowing the city to collect the fees has been on the books since 1927, but the city only began attempting to collect the money earlier this month. The…

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Democratic Platform Attacks Trump for Not Going to War

The Democratic Party wants to outhawk Republicans, denouncing Trump for deescalating with North Korea and Iran.

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Why Libertarians Hate Kamala Harris' Economic Platform

Plus: Special guest Ben Dreyfuss joins the editors this week.

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Muted Outrage and Aspirational Crowds: Dispatch From the DNC

Early protests at the 2024 Democratic National Convention reveal uncertain momentum.

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Baltimore's Tax Sales Are Robbing People of Their Equity

The Edmondson Community Organization accrued a modest property tax debt. The group paid dearly for that.

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A Day Care Worker Who Says She Was Documenting Diaper Rashes Got 126 Years for Taking 8 Photos

The Maryland Supreme Court deemed the evidence sufficient to convict the defendant on sexual abuse and child pornography charges.

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