A Mild-Mannered Radical
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A Mild-Mannered Radical
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' totally insane, very practical ideas about how to fix college debt, reform entitlements, and redefine social justice
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Pentagon Spent $4.6 Million on Lobster Tail and Crab in One Month
Chalk it up to use-it-or-lose-it spending.
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We Shut Down State Mental Hospitals. Some People Want to Bring Them Back.
Is "mental illness" a fraudulent concept for locking up social deviants? Or does forced treatment free the ill "from the Bastille of their psychosis?"
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Paul Manafort's Lenient Prison Sentence Isn't the Travesty—the Rest of the System Is
The problem isn't that a judge went easy on a rich defendant. It's that mandatory minimums make it impossible to do the same in many other cases.
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Everyone Agrees Government Is a Hot Mess. So Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger Anyway?
When libertarians dole out blame for the growth of government, perhaps we should take a look in the mirror.
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Class Action Food Lawsuits Are Booming
Too much foam in your Starbucks latte? Don’t worry, be litigious!
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The Jones Act Is an Antiquated, Protectionist Policy Failure. Mike Lee Is Aiming to Kill It.
The Utah senator wants a world where "Alaskans, Hawaiians, and Puerto Ricans aren't forced to pay higher prices for imported goods."
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Seasteading Starts Small Off Coast of Thailand, but It Is Starting
Chad Elwartowski sees the spar beneath his seastead as a floating middle finger to those who "want to control other people's lives through force."
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Preventing Government Facial Recognition Oppression
Pervasive real-time police surveillance is not just theoretical anymore.
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Chelsea Manning Jailed Because She Won't Testify About WikiLeaks
"I will stand by my principles," Manning says.
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New Mexico Just Took a Major Step Toward Legalizing Recreational Pot
New Mexico is on track to become the 11th legalization state.
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Come of Age in the New Millennium with Teen Comedy Pen15
Is it already time to feel nostalgia over growing up less than 20 years ago? Maybe.
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Americans' Least Favorite Company Isn't Even a Company. Can You Guess What It Is?
No matter their age or political persuasion, Americans have similar thoughts on this one.
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Tulsi Gabbard Pitches Pot Legalization Bill as Criminal Justice Reform Issue
"Millions of people have been arrested for the possession or use of marijuana. Many can't afford bail—further punishing those who are poor," says Gabbard.
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Rent Control Cannot Escape the Law of Supply and Demand
Oregon’s new rent control law won’t deliver on its promises.
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White House's New Budget Gimmick: Include Immigration Enforcement Spending in the Uncapped Budget for Foreign Wars
Incredibly, the White House is trying to pitch this chicanery as an exercise in fiscal responsibility. Congress shouldn't buy it.
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The Most Politically Intolerant Americans Tend To Be Urban, Highly Educated Whites, Survey Shows
An Atlantic article makes the case that some very privileged people don't want to hear from the other side.
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Kirstjen Nielsen and John Kelly Keep Lying About 'Zero Tolerance' and Child Snatching, While Donald Trump Tells the Truth
The president, unlike his subordinates, admits that family separation was a deliberate policy aimed at deterring illegal border crossing.
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Some Towns Are Trashing Their Costly, Inefficient Recycling Programs
The market seems to be sending towns and cities a powerful message that there is no need to recycle all the things all the time.
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Rand Paul Fails Parents and Kids of Every Political Persuasion by Offering Weak Support for Vaccines
Paul says benefits outweigh risks, but he unfortunately didn't leave it at that.
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Florida Sentenced Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Decades in Prison. New Laws Could Change That
The passage of the bipartisan FIRST STEP Act in Congress and a struggling, expensive prison system have Florida lawmakers considering similar reforms.
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Bill Weld: White Supremacists Heard Trump's 'Dog Whistle Loud and Clear'
In a New Yorker interview, the would-be primary challenger compares the president to Charles Lindbergh.
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The Market Says Climate Change Is Happening
When money is on the line, it is hard to find parties willing to bet against the scientific consensus on climate change.
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Sens. Rand Paul, Tom Udall Introduce Bill to End the War in Afghanistan
The AFGHAN Service Act would bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan and repeal the legal justification for much of the war on terror.
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Stossel: Academic Hoax
Journals applaud seven outrageously fake papers.
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From Momo to Hate Crimes, Skittles Parties, and Sex Trafficking, Fake News Is Clearly a Problem
Fake news is real. Momo is not.
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Is the Expungement Provision of the Marijuana Justice Act Constitutional?
Can Congress order federal courts to expunge records, and can it do so without a motion?
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Trump Says 'Senate Republicans Are Not Voting on Constitutionality' of Emergency Declaration
It’s a problematic sentiment on several levels.
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Colorado and Baker End Fight Over Whether He Can Be Forced To Make a Transgender Cake
Both sides agree to stand down. First Amendment precedents were on the baker's side.
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Relief for Victims of Pot Prohibition
Cory Booker’s Marijuana Justice Act highlights the moral imperative of automatic expungement.
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Mark Cuban Still Thinking About Running for President as an Independent
Voters “still want someone who is not a politician,” the billionaire tells the Daily News. “And you’re not getting that from anyone in the Democratic Party.”
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Political Correctness Is Ruining Academic Journals
The stupidity of these journals says a lot about what's taught at colleges today.
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The Green New Deal and 'Socialist' Democrats Are Normalizing Trump
Just 18 percent of Americans have favorable views of socialism.
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FDA Chief and Vaping Opponent Scott Gottlieb Is Leaving the Food and Drug Administration
When and wherever public health conflicted with personal freedom, Gottlieb advocated for the former.
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The IRS Targets Drug Policy Reformers
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The NSA Has Apparently Stopped the Domestic Surveillance Program Snowden Exposed
For years, security state advocates fought to maintain the authority to snoop on your phone records. Are they really giving up?
