Weekly Archive 2013 January 15-21
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"FEMA Won't Let Us Rebuild Our Home"
Sacramento family screwed by federal bureaucrats
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What to Expect from Obama's Second Term
A few shreds of evidence that Obama might follow through on a center-right policy agenda
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The War on Sex Workers
An unholy alliance of feminists, cops, and conservatives hurts women in the name of defending their rights.
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The Myth of Free Medicaid Money
Advocates are pitching Medicaid expansion as another painless free lunch.
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MLK's Contested Yet Universal Blueprint for Freedom
The fight over King's legacy is testament to the rare power of his words
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The War on Pot: Not a Safe Bet
The worst you can say about pot is that it produces intense, unreasoning panic—in drug warriors.
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Obama Inaugural Rewind: Rhetoric vs Reality
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The Bank of England’s Flawed Approach to Monetary Policy
Central banks lack both the power and the knowledge needed to deliver stable growth.
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Nassim Taleb Talks Antifragile, Libertarianism, and Capitalism's Genius for Failure
The best-selling author of The Black Swan talks about his new book and why most public intellectuals aren't worth a damn.
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No More Corporate Welfare
Selective, complicated exceptions to the law do not reduce the burden of government
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More Glimpses of Washington, D.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Nightmare
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Washington, D.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Racket
Policing for profit in the nation's capital.
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The Relief Disaster
The failure of foreign aid in post-quake Haiti.
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3D Printing and the Future of Shopping: Shapeways CEO Peter Weijmarshausen
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The FDA's Pathetic Food Safety Proposal
Federal regulators want to impose costly new rules that won't make our food any safer.
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The Cynicism of Dick Morris
One of the architects of the anti-militia panic is now borrowing the militias' rhetoric.
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Feds Hounded 'Net Activist Aaron Swartz, Says EFF's Parker Higgins
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Can Money Buy Happiness After All?
New research suggests an old paradox might not be true.
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Sex, Violence and Satan: 6 Unbelievably Dumb Congressional Hearings
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Jerry Brown’s Budget Is a Boon to California Unions
The Golden State governor rewards public-sector workers while ignoring the state’s tsunami of debt.
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Broken City and Mama
Russell Crowe vs. Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Chastain vs. unspeakable evil.
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Gun Control's Potemkin Village
Most measures will have little or no effect on the problems they are supposed to address
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How YouTube Saved TV
From farting babies to multiplatform sitcoms, the online video giant has it all.
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The War on Fast Food: Can a D.C. Suburb Fight Fat with Zoning?
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On Guns, an Abuse of Power
Not a single one of the items Obama intends to implement would have stopped Adam Lanza.
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6 Video Games Every Libertarian Should Play
Post-apocalyptic America, Ayn Rand underwater, the decline of the Wild West, and more.
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Guns and the Government
The country is ablaze with debate about guns, and the government is determined to do something.
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Can a Carbon Tax Solve Man-Made Global Warming?
In theory carbon taxes are a good idea. But the practical reality is a different story.
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Jail Comments Raise Lots of Questions
"Divisive" comments about mandatory contraceptive coverage
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Gay Marriage, Drunk Driving, and Property Rights: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2013
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The Media Is Obsessed With Bad News
To keep scare stories in perspective, remember all the good news that gets less attention.
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Scalia Gives the Government a Surprise Boost in Property Rights Case
Property rights advocates faced an unlikely opponent during Supreme Court oral argument this week.
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The Threat Posed by Gun Magazine Limits
Bans on "large capacity ammunition feeding devices" could endanger victims instead of saving them.
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Sonia Sotomayor's Disappointing Memoir
The Supreme Court justice sheds little light on her legal approach.
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Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Sandy Hook, and "Common Sense" Gun Control
The impulse to control weapons more is understandable, even if it's misplaced.
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'No Labels'? No Thanks!
Self-congratulatory, schoolmarmish earnestness and warmed over Beltway pap
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Let Courts Handle Detroit's Inevitable Bankruptcy
A pre-packaged bankruptcy that requires state involvement would be politically explosive.
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Q&A: Eyal Press on Beautiful Souls, Nonconformists Who Stand Up to Power
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Manufacturing Terrorists
Inside the FBI's terror sting operations.