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In a companion piece to Reason Saves Cleveland With Drew Carey, Anthony Randazzo of Reason Foundation writes, The Internet and globalization have both made it possible to operate a business from virtually anywhere and still serve a wide range of customers.

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New at Reason: How Cities Can Take of Businesses

From our April issue, Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie discuss drugs, economics, and politics with former New Mexico governor and possible presidential candidate Gary Johnson. View this article

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New at Reason: Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie Interview Gary Johnson

The London Sun reports : A Jedi believer won an apology from a Jobcentre which threw him out for refusing to remove his hood.

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Also, We’d Like to Have a Word With the Editor About These Cartoons Mocking Yoda

Writes Len Gilroy, director of government reform at Reason Foundation: Over the last half century, governments of all political complexions have increasingly embraced privatization-shifting some or all aspects of service delivery to the private sector.

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New at Reason: What, How, & Why to Privatize City Services

“He fed off me, and it felt really good” is only one of the best quotes from this piece on Republican presidential hopeful, and self-proclaimed vampire, Jonathon “The Impaler” Sharkey. For the rest, you’ll have to watch the whole thing: No doubt he’ll quickly learn the lesson espoused by Jay Laga’aia’s liberal, pro-human vampire Senator in Daybreakers , “Being a vampire and a politician, it can be hard to make friends.”

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“He does have Republican values. Is it going to make a big splash with his current identification as a vampire? That’s only for the voters to decide.”

Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko will discus asset forfeiture on the syndicated Jason Lewis show tonight at 8:35 pm ET. Check here for stations, or tune in to XM Satellite Radio, Channel 165.

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Reason on the Radio: Radley Balko To Discuss Asset Forfeiture on the Jason Lewis Show

A recent graduate of Virginia’s public schools explains how searches, surveillance, and zero-tolerance policies have produced a whole new way for childhood to suck.

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Dear Old Golden Rule Days

Angry small business owners are, again , taking the shizzle out of Yelp.com, the customer review site alleged to be “highly popular.” A Long Beach, California veterinarian has sued the company over Yelp’s high-pressure sales pitches, which included manipulation of negative review rankings. Wired has the story and the court filing [ pdf ]. We begin with the wrath of Gregory Perrault, owner of Dogs and Cats Hospital, over a negative review of his business..

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Yelp Extortion Case: Does a Company “Mantra” Have Legal Weight?

Earmark reform is all the rage for the minute in D.C.

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As Congress Gets Set to Yap & Maybe Even Ban Some Earmarks, Check Out Where DC Insiders Party on Your Dime