Regulation
Advocates of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy complain that ‘the FDA moved the goalposts’
When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) last year, the details of its objections were not publicly known. Last week,…
Anti-deepfakes bill could hamper the gaming industry
Congress is considering legislation that could kill the joy of hundreds of thousands of gamers. I am a recent devotee of the video game Fallout: New Vegas (FNV). For those unfamiliar, FNV is a single-player, open-world,…
Josh Hawley’s anti–driverless cars policy would kill a lot of people
In a September 4 speech at the National Conservatism Conference, Sen. Joshua Hawley (R–Mo.) bemoaned the rise of artificial intelligence, listing, among other complaints, "Only humans ought to drive cars and…
Google’s industry dominance isn’t unprecedented—and it isn’t forever
It was always going to be an awkward time for the government to sue Google as a "monopoly" in the world of online search. The first antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google in late…
California food companies sue Texas over ‘lab-grown meat’ ban
As a dedicated meat eater who nevertheless takes seriously the ethical concerns of people who eschew animal flesh, I am intrigued by the potential of cell-cultured protein products to address those concerns while still…
The weird law that keeps the NFL off (most) Friday nights
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! No lollygagging at work this week—no one wants to be office version of the guy who gets doubled off on a fumbled pop-up to home plate. Let's talk about Friday night…
Raw milk debates are turning sour in Florida
In the fall of 2024, I predicted that America might be on the brink of having its "raw milk moment" given now Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s political elevation. Since then,…
Is this the Supreme Court’s next big abortion case?
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected an effort by anti-abortion activists to rescind the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, holding that the activists…
Why do Americans go to Mexico for dental care?
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. I crossed the U.S./Mexico border six times in a month in 2018, an economic refugee in my own way. While the consumer price…
Why Do So Many Jobs Require a License?
Around 20 percent of American workers must hold a professional license to do their job. Why? Andrew Heaton has an answer. And it's infuriating. Actor / Writer : Andrew HeatonActor / Producer: Austin BraggProducer /…
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