Local Government
Former WWE star Glenn Jacobs body-slams big government
The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie goes deep with the artists, entrepreneurs, and politicians who are making the 21st century more libertarian—or at least more interesting—by challenging old, worn-out ideas and…
What Curtis Sliwa brings to New York’s wild mayoral race
Long before Curtis Sliwa became the Republican nominee for mayor of New York, long before his multi-decade career as a talk radio host preaching law and order, long before he launched the beret-sporting volunteer crimewatch…
Brandon Johnson’s Chicago is a preview of Zohran Mamdani’s New York
Progressives were elated when Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani won an upset victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democrats' New York mayoral primary this past June. The 33-year-old self-described socialist's…
Photo: A Tiny Monument to Eminent Domain Resistance in New York City
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. The Hess Triangle is the result of an eminent domain fight that began in 1910, when New York City seized and demolished a…
Only 31% of Americans trust the federal government
It will likely come as no surprise to readers that the federal government continues to enjoy rock-bottom trust among Americans. Charitable organizations are trusted by a majority of people, and state and local governments, as…
Georgia woman could lose $30,000 after government denies her hair salon permit
When Khalilah Few opened her salon, Creative Crowns Collective, in 2023, she didn't think her business savvy would put her at odds with the local government. But two years later, she now finds herself in a legal battle…
Louisiana wildlife officials killed a blind deer after a family nursed it back to health
When a Louisiana family agreed to nurse a blind deer back to health, they were looking to do the right thing and didn't want any trouble. But that's exactly what they got last December. In 2018, a woman in Baton…
Neighbors called CPS on this Virginia mom for letting kids play outside
Parenting expectations are often unreasonably high—and so is the number of people who believe that kids can't handle anything on their own. Passersby too often see an unsupervised child and assume they are unsafe. So…
Brickbat: Take It Outside – Reason.com
Kyle, Texas, resident Mary Ann Flores-Cale was escorted out of a City Council meeting while addressing concerns about a proposed revision to the city Code of Ethics during the public comment period. Mayor Travis Mitchell…
The government seized 7 horses from a Georgia ‘urban cowboy.’ A court says he can sue.
The Constitution pledges that the government cannot take your property without "just compensation." So if that happens, and no statute passed by the legislature applies to your specific case, can you sue? That this…
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