👤 J.D. Tuccille

17 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
17
2026-08-31 – 2026-11-03
Claims per article
41
693 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,915
characters
Writes for Reason.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
53%
Economy/Business
18%
Technology
12%
Crime & Law
6%
Education
6%
Health
6%
Most-tagged topics
ReasonJ.D.AmericansU.S.CaliforniaDemocraticDemocratsRepublican

Leaning

+0.22 average ± 0.42 · +0.45 median · 9 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.12. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-11-03 · Reason · Politics
On Election Day, We All Get to Be Haley Stevens and Pick the (Hopefully) Less Lousy Candidates
30 outlets covered this event
2026-10-19 · Reason · Crime & Law
Hero Oregon Dad Showed the Importance of Defying Restrictive Gun Laws
24 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-09-07 · Reason · Politics
If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?
13 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-08-31 · Reason · Politics
Anthropic Win Reaffirms Private Sector's Right To Put Conditions on Government Dealings
2 outlets covered this event
2026-11-02 · Reason · Economy/Business
State Governments Burden Residents With Growing Debt Just Like the Feds
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-30 · Reason · Technology
Breach of Denmark's National ID System Demonstrates the Risks of a 'Papers, Please' Society
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans strongly left

What they said would happen

2026-08-31 · Reason
Anthropic Win Reaffirms Private Sector's Right To Put Conditions on Government Dealings
🔮 We will not knowingly provide a product that puts America's warfighters and civilians at risk." assertive
2026-09-04 · Reason
Maryland Synagogue Challenges Restrictive Gun Law
🔮 It further points out that while the law makes exceptions for licensed security guards, it would be "prohibitively expensive" for the synagogue to hire armed guards. assertive
2026-09-07 · Reason
If Canada is 'Ripping Off' the U.S., Why Is It Falling Behind?
🔮 The real question in the years to come is who will be more damaged by the escalating trade war between the U.S. and Canada. assertive
2026-09-18 · Reason
Report: California's Proposed 'Billionaire Tax' Is Based on Bad Research
🔮 California's proposed "billionaire's tax" on the assets of wealthy state residents enjoys a slim lead in the polls leading up to the midterm elections, though so do two measures that, if they draw more votes, could render the scheme unenforceable. mixed
2026-09-23 · Reason
Federal Health Care Subsidies Are Devouring the Budget and Killing Patient Satisfaction
🔮 Federal Health Spending Is Twice the Size of the Defense Budget "The largest and fastest-growing category of federal spending is major healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)," William McBride and Guy Cardwell wrote last week for the Tax Foundation. assertive
2026-09-30 · Reason
Filing Taxes Will Cost Americans $544 Billion This Year
🔮 Drawing on data from the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Muresianu and Cardwell note that "Americans will spend almost 6.9 billion hours complying with IRS tax filing and reporting requirements in 2026. assertive
2026-10-02 · Reason
Women Are Better Armed Than Ever
🔮 Despite that equalizing power, gun ownership long remained a largely masculine pursuit for cultural reasons that might be worthy of research. assertive
2026-10-05 · Reason
The Federal Government Ran Up a $2 Trillion Deficit in 2026
🔮 The problem for those of us who didn't already know is that, as detailed by Abhi Gupta of the Yale Budget Lab, legislators have almost totally abdicated their fiscal responsibilities: "Since 2004, Congress has generally enacted less deficit reduction than its pre-2004 predecessors would have in response to the budget outlooks it faced, even as federal debt has climbed past 100% of GDP." assertive
2026-10-07 · Reason
Federal Court Slaps Down Utah's VPN Restrictions
🔮 As I write, I have my virtual private network (VPN) set to show me as surfing the internet from Berlin, Germany, despite my location in Arizona, for no good reason other than that I can. assertive
2026-10-09 · Reason
The Midterm Winner Will Be Whichever Party Americans Hate Less
🔮 "Democrats and Republicans both say that the other party's members are hypocritical, selfish, and closed-minded, and they are unwilling to socialize across party lines. assertive
2026-10-14 · Reason
College Still Has a Future, but It's No Longer the Default Choice
🔮 Academics themselves—the honest ones, anyway—acknowledge that they've squandered a lot of goodwill over the years. assertive
2026-10-16 · Reason
As D.C. Embraces State Economic Control, a Hopeful Project Seeks to Restore Free Enterprise
🔮 While it may be a while before the opportunity arises to roll back state intervention in the economy, given the drift of both major parties away from faith in the marketplace, the Cato Institute has launched a project to get the process started. assertive
2026-10-19 · Reason
Hero Oregon Dad Showed the Importance of Defying Restrictive Gun Laws
🔮 Of specific interest in this case, the state adopted a law in 2021 that, among other things, says "the governing board of a community college or a district school board" may adopt policies banning guns on school grounds, even for those "licensed to carry a concealed handgun." assertive
2026-10-21 · Reason
Grassroots Revolt Targets Unpopular Property Taxes
🔮 That's the question behind a growing movement against property taxes, which is winning support across the country and may see its next big test in the form of a proposed constitutional amendment on the Florida ballot that would significantly trim taxes on owner-occupied homes. assertive
2026-10-30 · Reason
Breach of Denmark's National ID System Demonstrates the Risks of a 'Papers, Please' Society
🔮 Whatever the excuse, we're told identification requirements will make us more secure, but a recent breach of Denmark's national ID system suggests that such an apparatus is just easy hacker bait. assertive
2026-11-02 · Reason
State Governments Burden Residents With Growing Debt Just Like the Feds
🔮 The cost of carrying that extra debt will be added to the roughly $6 billion the state pays each year to service bonds issued in the past. assertive
2026-11-03 · Reason
On Election Day, We All Get to Be Haley Stevens and Pick the (Hopefully) Less Lousy Candidates
🔮 It's easy to see how Stevens could conclude that a grifter is less odious than El-Sayed's inclinations. assertive
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