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A $33 burger? As New York City eyes $30 minimum wage, restaurants brace for impact
59+ min ago (539+ words) Zohran Mamdani rode to victory as New York City's mayor in part due to his audacious campaign promises around freezing the rent and offering free bus service to Big Apple residents. But perhaps no campaign promise of Mamdani's was as…...
'Front Street' explores homeless cities in Silicon Valley
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (600+ words) One lesson of'Front Street, Brian Barth's book of immersive reporting from the sprawling homeless encampments of Silicon Valley, is that there is no full-bore solution to the problems presented by the homeless. The unhoused, and the larger community they aggravate,…...
Allowing censorship of military retirees like Sen. Mark Kelly would set a chilling and dangerous precedent
18+ hour, 24+ min ago (163+ words) There is no historical precedent for carving out such an exception. Since the Founding, FIRE notes, former military officers, including the 274 Revolutionary War veterans who later served in the House of Representatives, have played a prominent role in politics, and…...
Can Zohran Mamdani make NYC affordable?
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (150+ words) Gene Epstein | 4. 24. 2026 10: 50 AM Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout and the Manhattan Institute's John Ketcham debate the resolution, "Mayor Zohran Mamdani is likely to fulfill his campaign pledge to make New York City more affordable for most residents." Arguing the…...
Review: 'Queer Eye' helped promote LGBTQ acceptance without yelling at people
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (157+ words) In the 10th season of'Queer Eye, the Fab Five come to Washington, D. C. , where they provide their "make-better" personal style revamps to two sisters, a charter school teacher, a firefighting single mom, a boat repairman, and a stepfather with a large blended…...
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1+ day, 27+ min ago (17+ words) After Viktor Orb'n's Defeat in Hungary, the 'New Right' Needs a New Foreign Despot To Admire'Reason Magazine...
It's not just ICE stockpiling weapons'the IRS, EPA, and other feds are arming up too
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (96+ words) C. J. Ciaramella | Coming: From the June 2026 issue Your Reason Plus subscription gives you instant access to brand new Reason magazine content and 50 years of Reason magazine archives. This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Beware the 'Blob' of Federal…...
Japan's smoking bans make a lot more sense than America's
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (102+ words) Katarina Hall | Coming: From the June 2026 issue Your Reason Plus subscription gives you instant access to brand new Reason magazine content and 50 years of Reason magazine archives. This article originally appeared in print under the headline "Smoking Freedom in Tokyo's…...
The happy capitalism of Richard Scarry's Busytown
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (96+ words) Elizabeth Nolan Brown | Coming: From the June 2026 issue Your Reason Plus subscription gives you instant access to brand new Reason magazine content and 50 years of Reason magazine archives. This article originally appeared in print under the headline "The Happy Capitalism…...
A pointless war: How Iran hawks finally got their way
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (92+ words) Matthew Petti | Coming: From the June 2026 issue Your Reason Plus subscription gives you instant access to brand new Reason magazine content and 50 years of Reason magazine archives. This article originally appeared in print under the headline "A Pointless War." NEXT:…...