Protests
The Trump administration needs better opposition
Donald Trump needs better enemies. More accurately, the American people need the president and his allies to have a higher quality opposition. In office, President Trump has embraced some truly terrible—and occasionally…
Los Angeles is not burning: Dispatch from L.A.
"Are things really that bad?" a friend in the media texted me on Wednesday, regarding what the public is being told and shown about the protests in Los Angeles, where I am currently reporting. "I want to murder…
Trump’s threats against Musk, Newsom reflect an authoritarian intolerance of dissent
On Monday, President Donald Trump endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who irked him by criticizing his militarized response to Los Angeles protests against his administration's immigration raids. Just…
Gov. Newsom Echoes the Segregationist Governor Who Fought National Guard
I recently visited the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site and couldn’t avoid seeing similarities to the current conflicts in Los Angeles. In 1957, federal law required that black students be allowed to…
Laura Powell: Who's Most To Blame for the Latest L.A. Riots?
Protests and unrest erupted in Los Angeles following federal immigration raids of a Home Depot parking lot and a clothing manufacturer. President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops, and later U.S. Marines, into Los…
Gavin Newsom sues Trump over unilateral National Guard deployment to L.A.
On Saturday, President Donald Trump instructed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy "at least 2,000 National Guard personnel" in response to protests against immigration raids in California. But according to…
Tom Cotton’s 2020 riot-busting dream is coming to fruition in L.A.
Five years ago last Tuesday, The New York Times, after considerable internal turmoil, published an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) advocating that the federal government unilaterally send military troops to quell the riots…
Trump deploys 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles amid protests and riots
700 Marines dispatched: President Donald Trump sent 700 Marines to California, where riots and protests against immigration raids are still going on, to protect federal property and personnel. This follows the deployment of…
Fake immigration crisis triggers actual violence in Los Angeles
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by Reason reporter Eric Boehm to discuss the political fallout from President Donald Trump's immigration raids and deployment of the…
Los Angeles riots break out over ICE immigration raids, Trump deploys National Guard
Riots in Los Angeles: President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles following three days of clashes between protesters and police. The riots were set off when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…
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