Podcast
National Conservatism and the American Identity Crisis
What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live?
Tucker Carlson's Unhinged Rant Against Prison Reform Makes Us All Dumber
Carlson claims the law "allowed hundreds of violent criminals" back on the street. Here's what he didn't tell you.
Joe Biden's New Criminal Justice Platform Calls for Eliminating Harsh Policies Sponsored by Joe Biden
A breathtaking repudiation of his own legacy on criminal justice
Possible Budget Deal Will Add $2 Trillion to the National Debt
If President Donald Trump signs the deal into law, he will have authorized a 22 percent increase in federal discretionary spending during his first term in office.
Latest
Can the Freedom Caucus Convince Trump to Derail This Awful Budget Deal? If Not, Fiscal Conservatism Is Truly Dead.
The House Freedom Caucus could reverse its trend towards irrelevancy by successfully swaying Trump to turn against the new budget deal.
The Harris-Nadler Marijuana Bill Goes Further Than Others in Ways Good and Bad
The MORE Act combines laudably broad legalization and expungement provisions with taxes and spending that may alienate potential Republican allies.
E.U. Regulators Can't Detect the Gene-Edited Crops They Banned
The difference between two identical genes—one edited and the other a natural mutation—is entirely metaphysical.
National Conservatism and the American Identity Crisis
What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live?
Paul Krassner: The Lost Interview
A previously unpublished conversation with “investigative satirist” Paul Krassner, who just died at age 87.
The Erica Thomas Incident Wasn't National News, But That Never Stops Our Outrage-Hungry Media
A trivial encounter between two irate grocery shoppers becomes a viral story, then a hate hoax.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Can't Stay Awake During Meetings. Does That Mean It's Time to Put His Whole Crony Capitalist Department to Rest?
The Commerce Department is a major dispenser of corporate welfare.
RIP Mark Kleiman, Who Brought Rigor, Dispassion, and Candor to a Frequently Overheated Drug Policy Debate
The widely quoted and consulted academic died yesterday at the age of 68.
Outraged Politicians and Official Statistics Miss the Benefits of Tech
Many innovations' benefits aren't captured by the GDP.
Police, Vigilantes Battle Hong Kong Demonstrators
Iran seizes British tanker, White House and Congress approach a budget deal, Bernie Sanders cuts campaign workers' hours, and more...
Psychonaut Hamilton Morris on Drugs After Prohibition
Nick Gillespie speaks with Viceland's Hamilton Morris about why he's so interested in drugs.
The Feds Are Finally Getting Involved in the Fight Over Right To Repair
Right to Repair has become a national policy issue.
Scotch Whisky Makers Don't Want a Virginia Distillery Using the Word 'Whisky'
What's in a name? Money, apparently.
The Apollo Missions Were Cool, But Private Enterprise Has Been Better for Innovation
People are happier, healthier, and wealthier because freer markets have opened the floodgates of innovation, research, and development.
Trump Criticizes Straw Bans, While His Campaign Sells Trump-Themed Straws for $15
The once noble symbol of resistance to government tyranny is now being used to help get Donald Trump re-elected.
Anti-Vaping Researchers Claim E-Cigarettes Cause Heart Attacks Before Smokers Try Them
A study suggesting that e-cigarettes double the risk of a heart attack ignored crucial information on timing.
San Francisco Judge Overturns Illegal Warrant Used to Monitor Journalist's Phone
Superior Court Judge Rochelle East says the warrant violated California law.
Pelosi Rejects Plan to Cut Spending by Less Than 0.3 Percent
The federal government will spend $57 trillion over the next 10 years and run an $11 trillion deficit. But cutting spending by $150 billion is too much to ask?
Progressives and Libertarians Team Up to Deregulate Airports
Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Thomas Massie have introduced a bill that would cut federal airport spending while giving airports more freedom to raise their money.
24-Year-Old Booked on Drug Possession Charges Found Dead in Texas Jail
The inmate's death is the most recent in a string of fatalities at the Bexar County Jail.
Why Elizabeth Warren's Wealth Tax Won't Work
Elizabeth Warren says her "ultra-millionaire tax" will raise $2.75 trillion. History says otherwise.
August/September 2019
Magazine
Impending Defeat for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Pestilence, war, famine, and death are all on the decline.
