Mike Riggs
reason
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Mike:
Argentina’s Inflation Crisis
Annual inflation was reported at 88 percent in October, up from 50 percent in January 2022. → Read More
Do Sinkholes Hate Cops?
A West Virginia police department is sinking. → Read More
Review: 'The End of Astronauts' Calls for Sending Robots to Space
Notwithstanding their provocative title, science writer Donald Goldsmith and astronomer Martin Rees are not pessimistic about or opposed to space exploration. → Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope Captures a Dying Star
A dying star and a young star orbit each other within a plume of burning dust and gas. → Read More
The Futuristic Promise of Dippin' Dots
The ice cream's innovative freezers helped Pfizer keep COVID-19 vaccines stable during transit. → Read More
Rosie the Space Habitat Is a 3D-Printed Living Space
The 23-foot-tall polymer structure has room for two and fits inside a SpaceX Starship. → Read More
No, Google isn't dying. Internet search is better than ever if you know how to use it
Getting the best information when we need it will likely always be a challenge, but the Reddit hack helps. → Read More
Review: Rosewood Restrictions Riled U.S. Guitar Makers
In 2017, a bizarre amendment to an international treaty threw American guitar makers into a panic. → Read More
Biden Tiptoes Closer to Mass Forgiveness of Federal Student Loan Debt
Biden wants to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt per borrower, regardless of whether they need it. → Read More
Reason Is a Finalist for 8 Southern California Journalism Awards
Nominated stories cover minor league baseball, drug tests, and L.A.’s plan for ending homelessness → Read More
Animal Rights Group Targets NBA Team Owner by Trying To Out-PETA PETA
DxE's dumb stunts threaten to overshadow their investigatory work. → Read More
The Sick Man of Central Asia
Reason's December special issue marks the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. This story is part of our exploration of the global legacy → Read More
Reason Has 12 Podium Finishes at the Southern California Journalism Awards
Essay on Hollywood's war against developers and mini documentary on sex workers won top honors. → Read More
Squid Game Is a Bloody Commentary on Consumer Debt
Would you risk your life to write off your loans? → Read More
Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Is Already Happening
Biden is using executive authority to write off debts for some borrowers, while a Bush-era law could have even bigger implications. → Read More
How Regulatory Uncertainty Helped Give Rise to a New Street Drug
Untested delta-8-THC products are gaining in popularity → Read More
Education Department To Suspend Payments, Refund Garnished Wages and Tax Returns for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
Education Department says its goal is to make sure borrowers in default get their tax refunds. → Read More
Can the Secretary of Education Really Wave a Magic Wand and Erase All Our Student Loans?
This is probably not what Lyndon B. Johnson had in mind. → Read More
Singapore Is Not the Model for a More Libertarian America
The island nation's harsh drug sentences, crackdowns on speech, and poor treatment of blue-collar immigrants make Singapore's policy not worth replicating. → Read More
Senate Democrats Want Biden To Unilaterally Forgive Billions of Dollars in Student Loans
Legally, he might be able to do it. Fiscally, he shouldn’t. → Read More