Jacob Sullum
Chicago Sun-Times
Dallas, TX, United States
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Marijuana reclassification won’t fix conflict between state, federal laws on pot
Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would facilitate medical research and benefit pot suppliers, but the federal prohibition on pot use would remain. → Read More
Biden’s attack on ‘ghost guns’ fits a pattern of lawless firearm regulation
Whatever you might think about the merits of these policies, the system of government designed by the Framers does not allow the executive branch to legislate under the guise of regulation. → Read More
Censured for 'Misrepresentations' About a 'Stolen' Election, a Former Trump Lawyer Insists She Never Lied
Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis admits that she made a series of false claims about a "stolen" election but says she thought she was telling the truth. → Read More
Biden's Attack on 'Ghost Guns' Reflects a Pattern of Lawless Firearm Regulation
The president and his predecessor both tried to impose gun control by executive fiat. → Read More
Biden's Attack on 'Ghost Guns' Fits a Pattern of Lawless Firearm Regulation
The ATF's about-face in service of Biden's gun control agenda threatened to destroy an industry that catered to DIY gun makers... → Read More
Conservatives who want to weaken defamation standards may regret opening that can of worms
Contrary to the Supreme Court's First Amendment precedents, Donald Trump thinks harsh criticism of the president should be actionable. → Read More
The Flap Over Biden's Comment About 2 Fentanyl Deaths Obscures Prohibition's Role in Causing Them
Both parties are complicit in the lethal policies that gave us fentanyl disguised as Percocet. → Read More
New York's message to gun owners: You can have a carry permit. Good luck using it.
A New York Times story about the state's restrictions glosses over the vast territory covered by its "sensitive places." → Read More
'America has lost the war on drugs,' The New York Times says, but should keep fighting it anyway
'The New York Times' pushes modest drug war reforms while still endorsing continued criminalization. → Read More
Facebook Says Noting the CDC's Scientific Misrepresentations 'Could Mislead People'
The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates. → Read More
Rupert Murdoch Called Trump's Stolen-Election Fantasy 'Really Crazy Stuff.' Fox News Promoted It Anyway.
Hosts and producers privately called Trump lawyer Sidney Powell's claims "complete bs," "insane," and "unbelievably offensive." → Read More
Four Months After Biden Promised Marijuana Pardons, He Has Not Issued Any
The president reaped political benefits with his pre-election proclamation but has yet to follow through. → Read More
The perils of trying to curtail hazily defined ‘disinformation’ – San Bernardino Sun
Even “intentionally misleading” speech is protected by the First Amendment, and a government that respects freedom of speech has no business deciding how to apply that slippery label. → Read More
The Perils of Trying To Curtail Hazily Defined 'Disinformation'
A government-supported organization's controversial ratings of online news sources illustrate the challenge of deciding what qualifies as disinformation. → Read More
How a Drafting Error Made It Harder for New Yorkers To Obtain Relief From Marijuana Felony Records
Because legislators omitted a crucial letter, there is no straightforward way to downgrade convictions for cannabis offenses that are no longer felonies. → Read More
Review: 'Gangsters vs. Nazis' Paints Violence as Right Response to Hate Speech
Praising violence as a response to speech we don't like is a hallmark not of admirable Americanism but of oppressive regimes like Hitler’s. → Read More
'The New York Times' warns that freedom of speech 'threatens public health' and 'democracy itself'
The paper is unfazed by First Amendment objections to the Biden administration's crusade against "misinformation" on social media. → Read More
New research shows CDC exaggerated the evidence for masks to fight COVID
The analysis found that wearing masks in public “probably makes little or no difference.” → Read More
A Scientific Review Shows the CDC Grossly Exaggerated the Evidence Supporting Mask Mandates
An authoritative review of randomized controlled trials contradicts the CDC's claim that face masks dramatically reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. → Read More
Surprise: The CDC grossly exaggerated the evidence for mask mandates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided the practice was so demonstrably effective that it should be legally mandated even for 2-year-olds. → Read More