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Insuring the Uninsurable
Sheldon Richman | February 10
The debate over Obama's contraceptive mandate pits conscience against coercion.
Meet Richard Mack, the Oath Keeper Running Against SOPA Author Lamar Smith
Mike Riggs | February 10
How a state's rights conservative became an ally to the tech industry
Making State Officials More Accountable in California
Steven Greenhut | February 10
Government policy should be driven by what's best for the public, not what's best for public employees.
Are State Colleges Ripping Us Off?
A. Barton Hinkle | February 10
Half of all college students make no learning gains in their first two years, and 36 percent show no significant intellectual growth even after four years.
ObamaCare's Medicaid Mandate
Peter Suderman | February 9
Is the health care law's Medicaid expansion unconstitutional?
Warren Buffett: Baptist and Bootlegger
Peter Schweizer | March 2012
How America’s favorite billionaire plays politics to make money
Government Can’t Make Us Happy
John Stossel | February 9
Even the staunchest proponents of government intervention to increase happiness admit that there’s no relationship.
Appease This!
Steve Chapman | February 9
Foreign policy under Obama is not much different from what we would have expected had Bush stayed for a third term.
Obama's Halftime Hypocrisy
David Harsanyi | February 8
On Super Bowl Sunday, America was treated to the most expensive political commercial in history.
It's Never Too Early to Finally Leave Afghanistan
Brian Doherty | February 8
The original purpose of the Afghanistan war has long been fulfilled. So why are U.S. forces still over there?
Consultant in Chief
Peter Suderman | March 2012
Instead of planning to cut government, Mitt Romney is repackaging the same old Republicanism.
Halftime in America: Remy Chrysler Ad Parody
Remy & Meredith Bragg | February 8
Obama Can Stop Israel from Attacking Iran
Sheldon Richman | February 8
It's not too late to prevent another war in the Middle East.
New York's Illegal Pot Crackdown
Jacob Sullum | February 8
The NYPD continues to make bogus marijuana busts.
A More Better Future
Ronald Bailey | February 7
A review of Abundance: Why The Future Will Be Much Better Than You Think by X Prize guru Peter Diamandis and journalist Steven Kotler.
Jim DeMint: Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian
Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch & Jim Epstein | February 7
S.C. Senator on Ron Paul, the Tea Party, social cons, and why he hasn't endorsed a GOP candidate
Never Let Law Profs Near the Oval Office
Gene Healy | February 7
Constitutional law professors should be kept as far away from nuclear weapons as possible.
The Gospel According to Obama
A. Barton Hinkle | February 7
Barack Obama says faith drives much of his domestic agenda—and no one even blinks.
Catching Up With Independents
Matt Welch | March 2012
The voters who keep fleeing the two major parties are giving libertarianism a try.
Indiana Leads the Right-to-Work Charge
Shikha Dalmia | February 7
The Hoosier State's historic vote may be a tipping point in the battle against Big Labor.
Arab Spring Update: Freedom House's Arch Puddington on How 2012 Will Be Like 1989.
Joshua Swain | February 6
Read Our Complete February 2012 Issue
February 6
Neal Stephenson’s Action
Katherine Mangu-Ward | February 2012
The Well-Deserved Death of California's Redevelopment Scam
Steven Greenhut | February 6
A big win for property rights in the Golden State.
Behind the Music
Mike Riggs | February 2012
Cancer Cure Crimes
Jacob Sullum | February 2012
The Flaws of Mitt and Newt
Steve Chapman | February 6
Romney doesn't have an obvious reason to run for president. That's his trouble. Gingrich does. That's his.
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