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reason. com > 08/21/2025 > socialism-just-imploded-in-bolivia

Socialism just imploded in Bolivia

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (431+ words) C'sar B'ez | 8. 21. 2025 1: 50 PM Two decades ago, democratic socialism was rising in Latin America. The so-called "pink tide" swept leftist leaders into power in Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The dream collapsed, to put it mildly. Venezuela and…...

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reason. com > 05/10/2026 > why-this-u-s-citizen-was-arrested-and-jailed-during-an-ice-raid

U. S. combat veteran George Retes is suing the feds over ICE arrest

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1423+ words) George Retes woke up on July 10, 2025, hoping the day would change his life for the better. Retes, an Army veteran, worked as a security contractor for a legal cannabis farm in Ventura County, California. After seven months on the graveyard…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/09/2026 > 5k-sanctions-for-repeated-mis-citation-in-coomer-v-lindell-my-pillow-election-related-libel-suit

$5 K Sanctions for Repeated Mis-Citation in Coomer v. Lindell / My Pillow Election-Related Libel Suit

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (14+ words) Mr. Kachouroff's statements to the Court in this case do not inspire confidence....

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reason. com > 05/09/2026 > in-runescape-venezuelans-can-have-economic-freedom

Venezuelan victims of socialism are using Rune Scape to make money

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1013+ words) As uncertainty surrounds Venezuela's political future, the ripples of change are being felt not just in Caracas but in the unusually complex economy of a decades-old browser-based game. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Venezuelans have logged on…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/08/2026 > three-investitures-in-two-days

Three Investitures in Two Days

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (19+ words) Congratulations to Justices Sullivan and Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Taibleson of the Seventh Circuit....

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reason. com > volokh > 05/08/2026 > nobel-prize-winning-economist-alvin-roth-on-organ-markets

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Alvin Roth on Organ Markets

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (9+ words) Roth explains why legalizing kidney sales can save lives....

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reason. com > 05/08/2026 > a-venezuelan-mothers-desperate-search-for-her-dead-son-is-representative-of-ongoing-human-rights-violations

A Venezuelan mother's desperate search for her dead son is representative of ongoing human rights violations

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (417+ words) Carmen Navas spent a year'going from prison to prison looking for her son V'ctor Hugo Quero Navas, who was arrested last year by Venezuela's military intelligence. She filed petitions and sought proof that he was still alive, but prison officials…...

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reason. com > volokh > 05/08/2026 > short-circuit-an-inexhaustive-weekly-compendium-of-rulings-from-the-federal-courts-of-appeal-58

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (14+ words) A late-night knock at the door, unregistered silencers, and a prison-drone conspiracy....

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reason. com > 05/08/2026 > d-c-circuit-seems-disinclined-to-let-pete-hegseth-punish-a-senator-for-his-speech

D. C. Circuit seems disinclined to let Pete Hegseth punish a senator for his speech

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (489+ words) During Thursday's D. C. Circuit hearing in Kelly v. Hegseth, the senator's lawyer, Benjamin Mizer, argued that "the punishments imposed on Senator Kelly are textbook retaliation against disfavored speech." The letter of censure that Hegseth sent Kelly on January 5, Mizer noted, "says on…...