{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Home","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/reason.com","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"88452","username":"reason.com","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://micro.blog/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png"},"items":[{"id":"89293138","content_html":"<p>Waylay Callais! <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/30/waylay-callais/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Some preliminary thoughts.","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/30/waylay-callais/","date_published":"2026-04-30T04:03:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"04:03","date_timestamp":1777521797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89288982","content_html":"<p>Edited Version of Louisiana v. Callais: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/edited-version-of-louisiana-v-callais/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"For the 2026 Barnett/Blackman supplement.","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/edited-version-of-louisiana-v-callais/","date_published":"2026-04-30T03:30:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"03:30","date_timestamp":1777519852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89286358","content_html":"<p>The White House will continue to hype any new investments in American factories, for obvious reasons. </p><p>But it is becoming obvious that those investments are happening not because of the tariffs, but despite them.</p><p><a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/have-trumps-tariffs-brought-manufacturing-jobs-back-to-america-new-study-says-no/?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&amp;utm_campaign=reason_brand\">Have Trump's tariffs brought manufacturing jobs back to America? New study says no.</a></p><p>However, the...</p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mkog76ekak2v\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mkog76ekak2v","date_published":"2026-04-30T01:04:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"01:04","date_timestamp":1777511042,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89278770","content_html":"<p>The James Comey Indictment Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/zumaamericasfortynine546250-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"James Comey testifies in front of a congressional committee. | Christy Bowe/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/the-james-comey-indictment-looks-like-vindictive-prosecution/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Such claims are hard for most defendants to prove. But most defendants haven't drawn the public ire of the president.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/the-james-comey-indictment-looks-like-vindictive-prosecution/","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:45:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:45","date_timestamp":1777499118,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89278771","content_html":"<p>Is Reason's Video on Climate Change Alarmism a 'Masterclass in Manipulation'? <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/is-reasons-video-on-climate-change-alarmism-a-masterclass-in-manipulation/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"A response to the popular science communicator Hank Green","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/is-reasons-video-on-climate-change-alarmism-a-masterclass-in-manipulation/","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:30:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"21:30","date_timestamp":1777498223,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89272133","content_html":"<p>Lindsey Graham Wants You To Pay $400 Million for Trump's New Ballroom: <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/lindsey-graham-wants-you-to-pay-400-million-for-trumps-new-ballroom/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"The president had promised that private donations would cover the East Wing renovation.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/lindsey-graham-wants-you-to-pay-400-million-for-trumps-new-ballroom/","date_published":"2026-04-29T20:46:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:46","date_timestamp":1777495596,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89272138","content_html":"<p>Free Speech Unmuted: \"Defamacast\" and More: How American Defamation Law Works: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/free-speech-unmuted-defamacast-and-more-how-american-defamation-law-works/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Jane and I lay out the structure of American defamation law, using the recent lawsuits brought by FBI Director Kash Patel as a launching point. Special bonus: Almost no discussion of New York Times v. Sullivan (an important case but one that listeners have doubtless heard much about elsewhere).","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/free-speech-unmuted-defamacast-and-more-how-american-defamation-law-works/","date_published":"2026-04-29T20:42:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"20:42","date_timestamp":1777495344,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89272142","content_html":"<p>Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No. <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/have-trumps-tariffs-brought-manufacturing-jobs-back-to-america-new-study-says-no/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"However, the tariffs did shift supply chains away from China and towards other countries with low-cost manufacturing, like Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/have-trumps-tariffs-brought-manufacturing-jobs-back-to-america-new-study-says-no/","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:40:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"19:40","date_timestamp":1777491630,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89272143","content_html":"<p>This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/04.29.26-v1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"The Supreme Court in the background, protesters holding signs | Credit: Bill Clark CQ Roll Call/Newscom\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/this-supreme-court-case-could-determine-the-fate-of-more-than-1-3-million-migrants/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"If Trump can end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, don't expect it to stop there.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/this-supreme-court-case-could-determine-the-fate-of-more-than-1-3-million-migrants/","date_published":"2026-04-29T18:54:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 18:54","date_timestamp":1777488849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89265516","content_html":"<p>The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an injunction blocking the project, reads like it was transcribed from the president's Truth Social account.</p><p><a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/28/defending-the-white-house-ballroom-the-doj-files-a-trump-tantrum-masquerading-as-a-motion/?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&amp;utm_campaign=reason_brand\">Defending the White House ballroom, the DOJ files a Trump tantrum masquerading as a motion</a></p><p>The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an...</p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mknokzxzqs2c\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mknokzxzqs2c","date_published":"2026-04-29T18:01:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 18:01","date_timestamp":1777485670,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260887","content_html":"<p>Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. Why Are Some Politicians Targeting Them? <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/zyn-pouches-are-safer-than-cigarettes-why-are-some-politicians-targeting-them/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Making less harmful products harder to get pushes people toward more dangerous ones.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/zyn-pouches-are-safer-than-cigarettes-why-are-some-politicians-targeting-them/","date_published":"2026-04-29T17:50:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 17:50","date_timestamp":1777485018,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260890","content_html":"<p>Journal of Free Speech Law: \"A New Frontier for an International Right with No Frontiers: Freedom of Expression &amp; Generative AI Outputs,\" by Evelyn Mary Aswad: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/journal-of-free-speech-law-a-new-frontier-for-an-international-right-with-no-frontiers-freedom-of-expression-generative-ai-outputs-by-evelyn-mary-aswad/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"The article is here; the Introduction: In recent years, a lively scholarly discourse has emerged about whether and how the…\nThe post Journal of Free Speech Law: \"A New Frontier for an International Right with No Frontiers: Freedom of Expression & Generative AI Outputs,\" by Evelyn Mary Aswad appeared...","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/journal-of-free-speech-law-a-new-frontier-for-an-international-right-with-no-frontiers-freedom-of-expression-generative-ai-outputs-by-evelyn-mary-aswad/","date_published":"2026-04-29T17:43:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 17:43","date_timestamp":1777484598,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260894","content_html":"<p>Corn Belt Politicians Are Using High Gas Prices To Push Even More Carveouts for Ethanol <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/oil-industry-farm-bill-v1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A gas pump in a cornfield, with the U.S. Capitol in the background | Illustration: Paul Hakimata/Baloncici/Dreamstime\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/corn-belt-politicians-are-using-high-gas-prices-to-push-even-more-carveouts-for-ethanol/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"“The sale of E15 year-round would help the ethanol industry and no one else,” says one agricultural policy expert.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/corn-belt-politicians-are-using-high-gas-prices-to-push-even-more-carveouts-for-ethanol/","date_published":"2026-04-29T17:12:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 17:12","date_timestamp":1777482724,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260895","content_html":"<p>Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Eighty-Six Energy Conservation Rule: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/solicitor-general-asks-supreme-court-to-eighty-six-energy-conservation-rule/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"The Trump Administration is refusing to defend a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a flawed energy conservation ruie.","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/solicitor-general-asks-supreme-court-to-eighty-six-energy-conservation-rule/","date_published":"2026-04-29T16:21:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 16:21","date_timestamp":1777479718,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260897","content_html":"<p>Bankers Scouring Porn Sites. Payment Processors Punishing Journalists. Here's How 'Big Finance' Is Chilling Speech <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/04.28.26-v3-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Transaction Denied: Big Finance's Power to Punish Speech' by Raney Reitman | Credit: Penguin Random House/Midjourne\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/bankers-scouring-porn-sites-payment-processors-punishing-journalists-heres-how-big-finance-is-chilling-speech/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Financial censorship should worry us all, suggests Rainey Reitman in Transaction Denied.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/bankers-scouring-porn-sites-payment-processors-punishing-journalists-heres-how-big-finance-is-chilling-speech/","date_published":"2026-04-29T16:15:34+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 16:15","date_timestamp":1777479334,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260900","content_html":"<p>Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms Standing to Challenge Subpoena for Info on Financial Supporters: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/unanimous-supreme-court-affirms-standing-to-challenge-subpoena-for-info-on-financial-supporters/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"The Court dispatches with an easy case the lower courts should have gotten right.","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/unanimous-supreme-court-affirms-standing-to-challenge-subpoena-for-info-on-financial-supporters/","date_published":"2026-04-29T15:49:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 15:49","date_timestamp":1777477768,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260903","content_html":"<p>All New Cars Could Have Mandatory Surveillance Tech Unless Congress Stops This Mandate. <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/04.28.26-v4-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A car surveilling its driver | Credit: Midjourney\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/all-new-cars-could-have-mandatory-surveillance-tech-unless-congress-stops-this-mandate/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Cars are already spying on drivers. A 2021 law requires manufacturers to install more tracking technology.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/all-new-cars-could-have-mandatory-surveillance-tech-unless-congress-stops-this-mandate/","date_published":"2026-04-29T15:48:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 15:48","date_timestamp":1777477712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89260908","content_html":"<p>Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa? <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/dpstphotos129023043-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"A soldier with a rifle and the flag of Azawad. | Photo: DPST/Newscom\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/is-ukraine-helping-al-qaeda-conquer-west-africa/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre, unexpected form of blowback.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/is-ukraine-helping-al-qaeda-conquer-west-africa/","date_published":"2026-04-29T15:28:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 15:28","date_timestamp":1777476499,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89249409","content_html":"<p>Andy Serkis: What Orwell Understood About Tyranny: <a href=\"https://reason.com/podcast/2026/04/29/andy-serkis-what-orwell-understood-about-tyranny/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.","url":"https://reason.com/podcast/2026/04/29/andy-serkis-what-orwell-understood-about-tyranny/","date_published":"2026-04-29T15:00:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 15:00","date_timestamp":1777474846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89249422","content_html":"<p>Fauci Aide Charged <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2023/01/polspphotos980658-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Dr. Anthony Fauci | Ken Cedeno - Pool via CNP/CNP / Polaris/Newscom\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/fauci-aide-charged/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"Plus: A dicey FISA reauthorization, kingly quips about burning down the White House, the world's narrowest tax breaks, and more...","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/fauci-aide-charged/","date_published":"2026-04-29T13:30:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 13:30","date_timestamp":1777469457,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89243846","content_html":"<p>The Trump administration's willingness to discard the First Amendment in pursuit of settling a score with Jimmy Kimmel is another worrisome erosion of Americans' constitutional right to say whatever they want.</p><p><a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/28/trump-administrations-review-of-abcs-broadcast-licenses-looks-like-illegal-jawboning/?utm_source=bluesky&amp;utm_medium=social_reason_non_paid&amp;utm_campaign=reason_brand\">Trump administration's review of ABC's broadcast licenses looks like 'illegal jawboning'</a></p><p>The FCC is...</p> <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mkn5fpb77k2w\">bsky.app</a>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mnm4mcooyknue6u3yswglgzl/post/3mkn5fpb77k2w","date_published":"2026-04-29T12:53:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 12:53","date_timestamp":1777467238,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89240431","content_html":"<p>\"Making Negative Statements\" About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment: <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/making-negative-statements-about-people-to-their-employers-criminal-harassment/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"\"[S]tatements made to third parties can be 'directed at' the victim,\" and thus criminal harassment if they're repeated and likely to cause serious annoyance or distress, \"when they are designed to provoke an adverse consequence against the victim.\"","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/making-negative-statements-about-people-to-their-employers-criminal-harassment/","date_published":"2026-04-29T12:01:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 12:01","date_timestamp":1777464105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89240432","content_html":"<p>Government Shouldn't Be Important Enough To Fight Over: <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/government-shouldnt-be-important-enough-to-fight-over/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"America’s political factions hate each other and torment each other when in power. Violence results.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/government-shouldnt-be-important-enough-to-fight-over/","date_published":"2026-04-29T11:00:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 11:00","date_timestamp":1777460440,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89240433","content_html":"<p>Today in Supreme Court History: April 29, 1745 <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/q60/uploads/2020/03/1796-Ellsworth-204x300.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/today-in-supreme-court-history-april-29-1745-7/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"4/29/1745: Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth was born.\nThe post Today in Supreme Court History: April 29, 1745 appeared first on Reason.com.","url":"https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/29/today-in-supreme-court-history-april-29-1745-7/","date_published":"2026-04-29T11:00:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 11:00","date_timestamp":1777460403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89225997","content_html":"<p>Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q60/uploads/2026/04/dallas-cop-gun-stealer-v1-800x450.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"Dallas Police officer and a handgun | Illustration: Midjourney/Avi Adelman/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom\"> : <a href=\"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/brickbat-dont-take-your-guns-to-town-2/\">reason.com</a></p>","summary":"In Texas, a judge sentenced former Dallas Police Sergeant Thomas Fry to 28 months in federal prison for possession and…\nThe post Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town appeared first on Reason.com.","url":"https://reason.com/2026/04/29/brickbat-dont-take-your-guns-to-town-2/","date_published":"2026-04-29T08:00:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Home","url":"http://reason.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Freason-dot-com-theme%2Fdist%2Ffavicon%2Fapple-icon-180x180_ed57c890.png","_microblog":{"username":"reason.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 08:00","date_timestamp":1777449618,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}