D.C.
The D.C. National Guard shooting sparks broad punishment for innocent Afghans
On November 26, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot two members of the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C. Following the attack, U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstom died of her wounds. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt.…
Behind the scenes with Reason’s libertarian journalists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzcuIuYNSTA On December 2, at 2 P.M. Eastern on YouTube, Reason's Liz Wolfe will be talking with many of your favorite Reason writers and reporters—folks like Andrew Heaton, César Báez,…
Hegseth ordered military forces striking drug traffickers to ‘kill everybody,’ says report
Pete Hegseth likes killing people. He's said as much repeatedly. Back in early September, he declared that the newly renamed Department of War would favor "maximum lethality, not tepid legality." The secretary…
Muriel Bowser was a flawed mayor. We’ll miss her when she’s gone.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced yesterday that she would not seek a fourth term. During her ten years at the helm of city government, Bowser gave District libertarians few reasons to actively support her. As…
Completely fine or a total flop?
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the Trump administration's proposal to create a 50-year mortgage product to rival the 30-year mortgage that became…
Progressive cities are turning tax-free tips into taxable wages
What began as a campaign promise in Nevada became law this summer with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "No taxes on tips" is now nationwide. But even as pundits debate its merits, progressive cities…
The president has too many ’emergency’ powers
Usually when we're in the midst of a government shutdown, I'm in a good mood. Sure, recent shutdowns haven't accomplished much in terms of shrinking the cost or scope of the federal government in the long run,…
Will Empower survive in D.C.? Court delays jail for CEO, keeps rideshare running.
Joshua Sear, CEO of the popular rideshare alternative Empower, won't be incarcerated for his company's continued operations in Washington, D.C., after Superior Court Judge Shana Frost Matini agreed on Thursday to…
D.C. woman acquitted of assaulting FBI agent after 3 grand juries declined to indict
In August, President Donald Trump took over the police force in Washington, D.C., and flooded the city with officers from various federal agencies. As part of this show of force, federal agents arrested hundreds of people,…
DEA agents responding to Trump’s ‘crime emergency’ in D.C.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents flank the Lincoln Memorial in August 2025, after President Donald Trump declared a "crime emergency" and invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act for…
