America’s Free Speech Retreat

The Obama administration’s shoddy response to the consulate attack in Libya

Matt Welch

Contributors

Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal

The Man vs. the Therapeutic State

A remembrance of Thomas Szasz, courageous defender of freedom and responsibility

Jacob Sullum

Blue Science and Red Science

Examining the Democratic and Republican platforms on stem cells, space, and more

Ronald Bailey

Military Keynesians

When it comes to defense, Republicans think government spending boosts the economy.

Veronique de Rugy

Unions vs. Democratic Mayors

The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.

Tim Cavanaugh

Big Brother’s Border Blindness

After 15 years and billions of dollars, the virtual border fence is still just a mirage.

Greg Beato

‘The World Is More Complicated’

David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme, on New Orleans, private prisons, drug policy, newspapers, and letting down libertarians

Nick Gillespie

Reregulation Fantasy

Another critic of airline deregulation misses the mark.

Robert Poole

Obama: Transparently Disappointing

The president has fallen far short of promises to establish “an unprecedented level of openness in government.”

Mike Riggs

How to Have a Good Idea

A unified theory of fantasy football; Eat, Pray, Love; and Burning Man.

Grant McCracken

Deadly Colonialist Fables

What dueling origin myths from the 19th century tell us about ourselves

Amy Sturgis

Superhero Subsidies

Politicians eager to see their cities destroyed offer giveaways to filmmakers.

Peter Suderman

Milgram: The Movie

Katherine Mangu-Ward

The Politics of Dating

Lucy Steigerwald

Weeds Goes Legit

Jacob Sullum

The Demise of Social Science

Jacob Sullum