This account has "(Blue Checkmark)" because I typed it. Research Policy Editor for Reason.org.
Joined May 2009
- Tweets 20,553
- Following 328
- Followers 2,627
- Likes 902
303 Photos and videos
Scott Shackford (Blue Checkmark) retweeted
Jun 11
Javier Milei promised to end chronic deficits, tame inflation, and restore growth if he were elected.
He quickly delivered on the first two promises when he entered office. The challenge now is creating the conditions for sustained economic growth.
The problem? Argentina’s tax system.
1
1
4
216
The billions of people still lagging in the global income distribution have one realistic path out: growth. Degrowth is the ultimate luxury belief. reason.com/2026/06/11/the-ec…
4
15
34
2,789
It is fascinating to me the number of people responding to me that Pratt's poor reputation has nothing to do with their belief that the election was subverted when it is the most logical explanation for the outcome and does not, in fact, require "trusting the system."
2
1
173
I am somewhat fascinated by the inexplicable narrative and conspiracies about Spencer Pratt's loss. I will make it very simple: He is SPENCER FUCKING PRATT. That is why he lost. It doesn't matter what his positions were. He is SPENCER FUCKING PRATT!
66
14
196
11,204
Frankly I'm surprised he got as many votes as he did.
2
11
406
(I wrote in "No Mayor" as my vote, incidentally. I would argue that if "No Mayor" actually ran like a candidate, it would win in a landslide.)
1
3
359
Scott Shackford (Blue Checkmark) retweeted
Jun 5
In Decoding AI: How artificial intelligence is being utilized in the housing and rental market, @maxg_econ and @CNN's @PamelaBrownCNN discuss how AI may be used to reduce housing and rental discrimination.
cnn.com/2026/06/04/us/video/…
3
2
314
Scott Shackford (Blue Checkmark) retweeted
Jun 2
My latest @ReasonFdn on recent proposals for a “compute tax.” Supporters tend to have oversimplified and overconfident visions of our future with AI. reason.org/commentary/a-comp…
6
5
1,139
We all realize that when a candidate's political ad says they "stood up" to somebody, that means they lost, right?
1
2
4
241
Guys, this is obviously an AI image from an obvious parody account! I just cannot with you people. So obsessed with sanctimoniously dunking on folks that you are making absolute fools of yourselves. No, some Trumpist did not unwittingly get a tattoo of Nathan Lane. Come on!
May 21
The left can’t handle my daughter’s new President Trump tattoo. Sorry, wokesters, consider yourselves owned.
1
194
Trump’s medical marijuana rescheduling is historic—but many questions remain reason.org/commentary/trump-… via @ReasonFdn
1
264
How Trump’s executive order could accelerate widespread access to psychedelic therapies reason.org/commentary/trumps… via @ReasonFdn
1
1
226
I'm sorry but "long regarded as soul-rotting and civilizationally ruinous" is a [citation-needed] level claim.
Mar 15
The Atlantic has a sobering, first-person look at the ramifications of legalized online sports betting. Here are a few of the more telling passages.
1/5
2
145
Replace "California" with "Washington State" here and it's relevant yet again.
If California's richest weren't already paying a disproportionately large share of the state's taxes, people wouldn't be getting so upset about them possibly leaving, would they?
4
206
Brian Doherty, Historian of the Libertarian Movement, Dead at 57 reason.com/2026/03/14/brian-… via @reason
7
181
We are sad to report that Senior Editor Brian Doherty has died. Brian wrote six books, including "Radicals for Capitalism," a seminal history of the modern American libertarian movement. He had an inspiring commitment to covering the ways free people choose to live their lives, and he will be missed.
A full obituary will appear soon at reason.com.
59
135
670
366,688
Hot take if you're really trying to appeal to libertarians for a presidential run: Is deciding seat assignments on a private plane a role for federal government? (This question does have a correct answer.)
Feb 27
This dad with twins couldn’t agree more. Here’s what we did about it on my watch.
2
7
483
Okay, I guess my hot take of the day is that the level of security an inmate is placed under should be based on the level of threat they present and not as a reward/punishment based on government cooperation. That's gross.
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
2
3
264
"The Menu" was a terrible movie.
2
192
Scott Shackford (Blue Checkmark) retweeted
OMG he did it. He really did it! (Turn captions on)
181
2,393
23,568
2,666,128