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Reason.com's Begging Pardon observes that President George W. Bush issued fewer pardons than many previous presidents, even as drug war incarcerations increased during his time in office. via Reason.com

Reason magazine shares a few short anecdotes about what they consider government overreach.

A study found that random drug testing in Oregon high schools did not deter student athletes from using drugs. via Reason.com

Human Rights Watch accuses the Burmese army of forcibly recruiting children, some as young as 10, to address a shortage of adult recruits.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's marijuana comments have sparked criticism from those who want him to take a stronger stance against the war on drugs.

A 2007 article from Reason.com explores the potential for bioterrorism given the increasing ease and affordability of gene synthesis and suggests safeguards for mitigating risks. via Reason.com

This 2007 blog post explains how Gmail blocks spam using community signals and Google technologies like optical character recognition. via Google Operating System Blog

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita suggests a novel approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on incentives rather than trust to achieve peace for economic gain. via Marginal REVOLUTION.

This 2007 article from *Reason* argues that declining violence in the Iraq War shouldn't be misconstrued as justification for the invasion.

A man in England was sentenced to prison for urinating on a woman as she lay dying on a Hartlepool street.

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Brian Doherty analyzes poll data comparing Ron Paul and Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical presidential election. via Reason.com

The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, completed its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney. This marks the end of the Boeing 747's nearly four-decade reign as the world's biggest airliner.