October 2011

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States can’t call off the war on drugs, but they don’t have to fight it.

What the Left Can Learn From the Tea Party

Independence, not loyalty, is the way to push Democratic politicians on drug policy, civil liberties, and war.

Matt Welch

War Counsel

Obama shops for Libya advice that lets him ignore the law.

Jacob Sullum
Pimp Your Ride

Why own what you can rent? And why not rent out what you own?

Greg Beato
Does Disease Cause Autocracy?

New studies say reducing infection rates promotes liberalization.

Ronald Bailey
Taxation Without Representation

Tax-hungry states go after out-of-state retailers.

Veronique de Rugy

Unbanned in Phoenix

States can’t call off the war on drugs, but they don’t have to fight it.

Jacob Sullum
Medicare Thieves

Stealing from the government-run health care system is much easier—and potentially more lucrative—than dealing drugs.

Peter Suderman
Bummer

Barack Obama turns out to be just another drug warrior.

Jacob Sullum

Diagnosing in the Dark

The continuing relevance of Thomas Szasz’s assault on psychiatric pretensions

Jacob Sullum
Empire of the Son

The president’s parents were supporters, not opponents, of American hegemony.

Thaddeus Russell
The Great Basketball Swindle

A riveting new documentary takes on New York’s shameful eminent domain abuse.

Damon W. Root
Zoning Bigots

A Los Angeles County land use war shows the dark history and darker future of urban planning.

Tim Cavanaugh
Lochner Isn’t a Dirty Word

Correcting the cartoonish vilification of a libertarian Supreme Court decision

Damon W. Root