China Censors the Oscars To Block a Hong Kong Protest Film

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The documentary short “Do Not Split” draws the ire of Beijing. In 2019, Norwegian director Anders Hammer traveled to Hong Kong to document the demonstrations that erupted after a bill was introduced allowing criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. It was the beginning of the end for Hong Kong’s political independence. Hammer’s documentary short, Do Not Split, takes …

The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium

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A coalition of Chinese immigrant landlords in New York say they’re on the verge of losing everything because of tenants who have stopped paying rent. “Blackstone is one of the largest landlords in [the] world,” tweeted the New York tenant advocacy group Housing Justice for All in May. “We know they’re rich enough to #CancelRent​, and we’re going to make …

The $15 Minimum Wage Is Turning Hard Workers Into Black Market Lawbreakers

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An in-depth look at New York’s car wash industry, and the real world consequences of politicians interfering with a complex industry they don’t understand. Reason is the planet’s leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to reason.com for a point of view you won’t get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines. On March …

Libertarian PBS

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Howdy neighbor. Do you have a warrant? Reason is the planet’s leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to reason.com for a point of view you won’t get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines. —————- Written by Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and Andrew Heaton. Performed by Austin Bragg, Andrew Heaton, and Remy. Produced …