The Dispute Index

Billy Binion

Billy Binion is a journalist at Reason covering criminal justice, civil liberties and government accountability. He previously worked as a NATO contractor and studied at the University of Virginia.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Billy Binion, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Billy Binion

Billy Binion

Role at the time: Reason journalist, in a personal post

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Statement summary

Binion criticizes the Pentagon's decision to promote the brothers' appearance while the United States is at war.

“appear more interested in soaking up culture war battles while we’re involved in an actual war abroad. It is so painfully unserious.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Billy Binion criticizes the Pentagon appearanceComplete original post quoting the Defense Department video
Why we used this label

He condemns the department's priorities and calls the appearance unserious.

Read statementFull case: Was the Pentagon right to host Jake and Logan Paul and have them address service members?

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