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The federal government owns 640 million acres, but selling underused land won’t solve housing. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/07/09/opi…
Texas and Arizona are the first states to join a broader push to fast-track ibogaine trials and seek FDA approval. reason.org/commentary/ari…
Arizona is now the second state seeking to accelerate U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trials for ibogaine. reason.org/commentary/ari…
Quitting smoking in Rhode Island just got more expensive, as the state budget passed includes an 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches. reason.org/commentary/nic…
Regulated sportsbooks first flagged unusual betting activity around NBA games and alerted authorities, triggering the investigations. reason.org/commentary/leg…
Over the last 12 months, the total outstanding public debt has grown by over $1.5 trillion. reason.org/data-visualiza…
Legal gambling can help catch suspicious activity and game-fixing. In the shadowy world of illegal gambling, where there is no legal oversight, corruption is harder to detect and easier to profit from. reason.org/commentary/leg…
Rhode Island's new 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches threatens to undermine harm reduction efforts aimed at reducing smoking. reason.org/commentary/nic…
Debtor Nation gives a clearer picture of why the national debt matters to taxpayers and future generations, how we got here, who holds this debt, and what would need to be done to rein it in. reason.org/data-visualiza…
At $908 billion, defense spending remains the largest discretionary budget item, dwarfing other discretionary spending categories. reason.org/data-visualiza…
At $36 trillion, the United States' debt-to-GDP ratio now exceeds 120%. @ReasonFdn's Debtor Nation tool enables you to adjust spending for federal programs and see how the changes impact the budget deficit. reason.org/data-visualiza…
Congress can’t solve the housing crisis by selling federal land, but that doesn’t mean we should cling to an outdated land ownership model that serves nobody well. reason.org/commentary/sel…
The ‘Montana Miracle’ continues through housing reform passed in 2025 reason.org/commentary/the… via @ReasonFdn
“These are all very promising signs that the administration is aware of the potential of psychedelics and is trying to make overtures that they’re ready to approve them,” said Greg Ferenstein, a fellow at the libertarian Reason Foundation.
For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: mind-altering substances like LSD and MDMA should be approved for medical use. A presidential administration finally seems to agree. apnews.com/article/psyche…
A smart approach to federal land sales could strengthen rural economies, increase local property tax revenue, and bring environmental protection and land management under local oversight. reason.org/commentary/sel…
Rapid population growth in Montana, coupled with a stagnant housing supply, has resulted in some of the highest home price appreciation of any state in the nation. reason.org/commentary/the…
Congress has ignored repeated calls from the Transportation Research Board and others to rebuild aging Interstates, leaving the responsibility to states. reason.org/transportation…
These reforms are promising steps toward expanding Montana’s housing supply and bringing down home prices across the state. reason.org/commentary/the…
On average, public employees earn 42% more than private sector employees. reason.org/commentary/pub…
Nearly 40 percent of child welfare removals cite parental substance use as the reason, though most cases involve no imminent danger. reason.org/commentary/hea…