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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Review: An alternate history of Soviet space exploration (opens the original)
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What happens when a space program isn't guided by science but by government paranoia? Star City (Apple TV) shows viewers how that might have played out. Set in the same universe as the show For All Mankind, it offers a timeline where the Soviets have gotten to the Moon first. The Soviet space program's chief designer just wants to send Russians farther and farther into the cosmos, but the KGB prefers to build a space station to spy on Americans. The KGB—despite not knowing "the difference betwee
Referees have nothing to hide. The NFL and NCAA should show every big replay review live on TV. (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! It's a great week to do something old-fashioned. Many thanks to my colleague Eric Boehm for doing a great job with the newsletter last week while I was on vacation. This week, let's talk about everyone's favorite thing to complain about: referees. Then we'll have a last word on the Kawhi Leonard salary cap circumvention scandal, followed by a brief ode to fantasy football. Speaking of which, it's not fantasy football, but you can join our NFL S
The Freedom 250 IndyCar race only looked like MAGA propaganda if you already hate Trump (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Happy new school year, and best of luck in gym class. I went to the Freedom 250 IndyCar race on the National Mall this weekend, so let's talk about it. Then we'll move onto a major story: players going from NFL rosters to the NCAA transfer portal. We'll close with some brief thoughts on what sports can tell us about immigration. Also, after 76 straight weekly issues since this newsletter's birth, I am finally taking a break. But thanks to Reaso
The Buffalo Bills got tons of taxpayer money for a stadium with a lot of pretty lame problems (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Go out there and set a record today, no asterisk required. We've got a full meal on tap for you today, with Buffalo wings as a fitting appetizer. Then it's a WNBA entree with a delayed side of congressional NCAA reform, with a little bit of Field of Dreams for dessert. Bon appetit. Don't miss sports coverage from Jason Russell and Reason. Don't miss sports coverage from Jason Russell and Reason. Akron's football suites are sold out for the firs
Archives: August/September 2026 (opens the original)
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"In the two decades since the September 11 attacks, the absence of REAL ID enforcement has not made domestic flights more vulnerable to terrorism. Meanwhile, the federal government and the states have not been able to implement REAL ID at scale, and the general public does not seem to see a need for it. The next time Congress debates the future of REAL ID, it should repeal the requirement for good." Scott Shackford "Even COVID-19 Couldn't Kill REAL ID" "After the terrorist attacks of September 1
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