Whoopi Goldberg said the First Amendment ‘doesn’t allow you to willingly lie.’ That’s mostly false. In most cases, the First Amendment considers lies to be protected speech.

But here, an errant usage of the word "person," instead of "citizen," could extend Second Amendment rights to many aliens incarcerated on gun charges. Start your day with Reason .

The amendment was defeated 57 percent to 43 percent. This fall’s Issue 2 will be a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, whose ballot language cleared the committee Thursday without ...