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• Prosecutors Admit the DHS Account of an ICE Shooting Was Based on Lies
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  The department's pattern of dishonesty supports a presumption of irregularity. Continue Reading »
• Does Light Consist of "Object[s]"?
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  In HAC v. ER, decided in August by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Judges Sima Patel, Michael Riordan, and Brock… The post Does Light Consist of "Object[s]"? appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• "The Fallacy Fallacy"
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  An excerpt from Maarten Boudry (Persuasion): My doubts [about the value of focusing on logical fallacies] began when I was… The post "The Fallacy Fallacy" appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Tom Homan Defends Masked ICE Agents by Claiming Threats Are Up 'Over 8,000 Percent'
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Homan's numbers are misleading, but even if they weren't, it wouldn't justify allowing an entire federal law enforcement agency to operate in anonymity. Continue Reading »
• Florida Embraces New Urbanist Mega-Developments
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Plus: Zohran Mamdani's rent rip-off hearings exclude public housing tenants, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is a "yes" on rent control, and the intersection of zoning and qualified immunity. Continue Reading »
• Defendant's Own AI Legal Research Isn't Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  "Because Claude is not an attorney, that alone disposes of Heppner's claim of privilege." Continue Reading »
• The Olympics Will Never Achieve World Peace If It Keeps Clamping Down on Free Speech
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Plus: Olympic hockey almost didn’t happen, how to pad the medal count, and a reader survey on fixing the Olympics Continue Reading »
• Announcing the New, Completely Redesigned Reason App
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  It's free and ready to download today. Continue Reading »
• The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Plus: Tariffs, tariffs, and even more news about tariffs! And George W. Bush has some interesting thoughts about George Washington. Continue Reading »
• No Pseudonymity for Man Suing Harvard Alleging Jews Aim "to Exterminate or Enslave All Non-Jews"
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  The plaintiff claims he was denied admission to Harvard Business School, apparently because he is a "non-veteran, non-queer, non-Jewish White male applicant[]." Continue Reading »
• Stalking Allegations, Defamation and Malicious Prosecution Claims, and Professors, with a Trans Angle
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  [1.] From New York trial court judge Dakota Ramseur's opinion in Duncan v. Dick Blick Holdings, Inc., decided Jan. 21… The post Stalking Allegations, Defamation and Malicious Prosecution Claims, and Professors, with a Trans Angle appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• New in City Journal: Let's Fix Our Federal Holiday Schedule
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  How I would rearrange the current calendar, which makes no sense. Continue Reading »
• Today in Supreme Court History: February 17, 1801
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  2/17/1801: House of Representatives breaks tie in Electoral College, and selects Thomas Jefferson as President. The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 17, 1801 appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Brickbat: Bad Boss
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  Two security professionals who were hired by the Iowa Judicial Branch to do a security assessment have received a $600,000… The post Brickbat: Bad Boss appeared first on Reason.com. Continue Reading »
• Open Thread
  Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026
  What’s on your mind? Continue Reading »