Stop Saying Lockdown is "Not That Hard"

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Stop Saying Lockdown is "Not That Hard"

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you can view it in a browser here.       The latest news and analysis from Reason.com Thursday, December 10, 2020     Stop Saying Lockdown Is 'Not That Hard' Staying isolated from family and friends is wrenchingly difficult, even when it's the right thing to do. By Bonnie Kristian   California Judge Says Los Angeles County's Outdoor Dining Ban Isn't 'Grounded in Science, Evidence, or Logic' A tentative decision from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant is yet another rebuke of officials trying to reimpose March-style lockdowns on a skeptical public. By Christian Britschgi     COVID NIMBYs Shame NYC Man for Renting Out Peloton Bike While Gyms Are Closing A NYC quarantine fitness entrepreneur stirs up controversy on Nextdoor. By Nancy Rommelmann   Conservative Lawmakers and Legal Scholars Denounce Texas Election Suit as 'a Mockery of Federalism and Separation of Powers' The Constitution "plainly makes the appointment of electors a state-by-state matter." By Damon Root   Trump's Lawyers Claim the Conspiracy To Steal the Election Is Both 'Easily Provable' and Impossible to Prove Seeking to join a last-ditch effort to overturn Joe Biden's victory, the president's attorney says "it is not necessary...to prove that fraud occurred." By Jacob Sullum   Stop 'Humoring' Trump To move back in a libertarian direction, the Republican Party will have to do more than jettison Trump. But as long as it remains in Trump's thrall, that reversal is all but impossible. By Eric Boehm   Assessing Trump's Experiment With Protectionist Trade Policies The Trump years were more than infuriating on trade matters—they were destructive. By Veronique de Rugy   Damon Root: Why Frederick Douglass Loved the Constitution (and You Should Too) The escaped slave called the Constitution "a glorious liberty document" that justified extending equality to blacks and women. By Nick Gillespie   Video: The Inmates Are Running Venezuela's Prisons. They've Created Autonomous Micro-Dictatorships. The documentary La Causa is a raw look into these self-organized societies, complete with taxes, courts, and a strict "thug code." By Justin Monticello   The Ultimate 2020 Libertarian Gift Guide Reason's writers and editors share their suggestions for what you should be buying your friends and family this year. By Reason Staff