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Obamacare Remains Unstable, Even as Insurers Fill Bare Counties

Premiums are on the rise and competition remains weak in much of the country.

Peter Suderman | 8.30.2017
Decision Dismissing Sarah Palin's Libel Suit Is an Embarrassment to the Times

The ruling shows how carelessly the paper peddled nonsense about Republican rhetoric and mass murder.

Jacob Sullum | 8.30.2017
Joe Arpaio May Have Been Pardoned, But He's Still a Whiny Baby

His and President Trump's complaints that he was treated unfairly by the courts are nonsense.

Nick Gillespie | 8.30.2017
Prices Should Rise During Crises Like Hurricane Harvey

It's not price gouging.

John Stossel | 8.30.2017
More Evidence That Everything the Government Teaches Us About Eating Is Wrong

Global study goes against the grain on fats, fruits, and dietary dogma

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.30.2017
Donald Trump's Prescription for Impoverishing America

Free trade makes everyone better off.

A. Barton Hinkle | 8.30.2017
Trump, Sheriff Joe, and the Thrill of Arbitrary Power

The president admires strong men who break the law to enforce it.

Jacob Sullum | 8.30.2017

Dismissal Upheld by D.C. Appeals Court in Gary Johnson Lawsuit Regarding Presidential Debates

Johnson's lawyer vows to fight on with the case, claiming today's decision does not properly address their complaints.

Brian Doherty | 8.29.2017
Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change

Extreme weather events attribution science yields murky results

Ronald Bailey | 8.29.2017
Stossel: Eye Test Innovators vs Bottleneckers

John Stossel got an eyeglass prescription over the internet. "Bottleneckers" want that banned.

John Stossel & Naomi Brockwell | 8.29.2017

Hurricane Harvey and the National Flood Insurance Fiasco

Don't build in flood plains, and especially don't rebuild in flood plains

Ronald Bailey | 8.28.2017
Why Libertarians Should Want *More* Trust in Government

Paradoxically, government grows because of our lack of confidence in it.

Nick Gillespie & Todd Krainin | 8.28.2017
The Minimum Wage Cut in St. Louis is Bad Politics, Good Policy

Despite the selective outrage from media and politicians, St. Louis workers will be better off without a higher minimum wage.

Christian Britschgi | 8.29.2017
Instead of Filling Vacancies, Congress Should Abolish the NLRB

The NLRB's "arbitrary and capricious" decision-making no longer represents the interests of the public. It's been politicized to the point of no return.

Eric Boehm | 8.29.2017

7 Things Donald Trump Shouldn't Do After Hurricane Harvey

The federal government is awful at handling disasters. Can we try not to screw it up this time?

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 8.25.2017
'Antifa Attack Peaceful Right-Wing Demonstrators in Berkeley'

The thug's veto, this time from the far left.

Nick Gillespie | 8.28.2017
Border Patrol Sets Up Immigration Checkpoint in New Hampshire; Nearly Twice as Many Drug Arrests Result

The Fourth Amendment-destroying powers of the Border Patrol continue to harass Americans.

Brian Doherty | 8.29.2017
Out of the Way, Texas, Federal Hurricane Rescue Is Coming

If history is any indicator, it's going to be a long and very expensive siege.

Mark Lisheron | 8.27.2017
Trump Tariff Talk Shows It's Time for Congress to Reclaim Some Power

The more Congress cedes its own authority to the executive branch, the greater is the executive branch's temptation to act like King George III.

Ira Stoll | 8.28.2017
The Transgender Debate Is Overblown

Transgender individuals serve in the military, and will likely continue; Trump’s directive will be overturned in court or reversed by a future administration.

A. Barton Hinkle | 8.28.2017
Trump Rescinds Ban on Transfer of Some Military Equipment to Local Police

Rand Paul: “Americans must never sacrifice their liberty for an illusive and dangerous, or false, security.”

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.28.2017
Game of Thrones Is a Show About the Exercise of Political Power

The seventh season finale finds its characters struggling to project legitimacy.

Peter Suderman | 8.28.2017
Stossel: Rep. Thomas Massie Says End the War in Afghanistan

The Kentucky congressman tells John Stossel why we should withdraw immediately from this "graveyard of empires."

John Stossel & Maxim Lott | 8.26.2017
Stop Subsidizing Sports!

From stadium deals to college teams Olympics, why are taxpayers forced to pony up cash for athletic ventures that don't benefit them?

Andrew Heaton & Sarah Rose Siskind | 8.25.2017
Why Trump's Wall Is Not Going to Happen

Plenty of GOP members would rather put Barack Obama on Mount Rushmore than underwrite this addled project.

Steve Chapman | 8.27.2017
Trump Sticks to Status Quo With Idiotic Afghanistan Plans

The great disrupter of the establishment turns out to be—surprise, surprise—a man of the establishment.

Sheldon Richman | 8.27.2017
Lawsuit Shows Muddied Waters over What Counts as 'Spring Water'

A lawsuit alleges Poland Spring Water amounts to “a colossal fraud perpetrated against American consumers.”

Baylen Linnekin | 8.26.2017
The Minority Leader Who Cried Wolf in a Crowded Theater

Nancy Pelosi doesn't understand free speech.

Eric Boehm | 8.25.2017
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Review Proposes Shrinking 4 of 27 National Monuments

Environmental activists go ballistic.

Ronald Bailey | 8.25.2017
Border Patrol Will Keep Checkpoints Open During Hurricane Harvey

Because the important thing during a hurricane is making sure evacuees aren't undocumented immigrants.

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.25.2017
Can Science Reverse Aging?

"I plan to live forever," says futurist José Cordeiro.

Ian Keyser & Nick Gillespie | 8.24.2017
Local NAACP Leader Defies Own Group, Supports New Florida Charter School

It's not racist to want access to school choice. It's racist to deny it.

Scott Shackford | 8.25.2017
New Whitney Houston Documentary Is Not Right, But It’s Okay

Sweeping generalizations take the place of actual analysis or thoughtful narratives.

Glenn Garvin | 8.25.2017
Movie Review: The Villainess

Return of Lady Vengeance.

Kurt Loder | 8.25.2017
Jeff Sessions Should Be Screaming Bloody Murder About a Potential Joe Arpaio Pardon

Jeff Sessions has been an opponent of clemency for nearly two decades. Will he make an exception for Sheriff Joe?

Mike Riggs | 8.24.2017

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