Podcast
How the FBI Abets White Supremacists and Terrorists
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
Here Are the Problems With the Attorney General's Plan To Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers
It would not do much to protect public safety, but it would magnify the injustice of existing restrictions on gun ownership.
Government Employees Think People Hate Them. Increasingly, They're Right
Many arms of government are unpopular with large swathes of the American population.
The Growing Right-Wing Threat to Campus Free Speech
Conservatives deploy state power to go after speech they don't like.
What Is the Ideal Strategy for the Libertarian Party? A Soho Forum Debate
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ticket, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Latest
Did California Just Abolish Single-Family Zoning?
The Golden State now allows homeowners to build up to two accessory dwelling units on their property by right.
Compelling Testimony Against Michigan's Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Highlights the Deadly Folly of the Vaping Crackdown
The real "public health crisis" is not underage vaping but the one that Michigan, New York, and the FDA are about to create.
Justin Trudeau Apologizes for Brownface Photo
Plus: A former judge loses a coaching job, Mayor Pete proposes "Medicare for All Who Want It," and more...
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates After Trump Calls for Zero Interest Rates
The rate cut is too little, too late for Trump, who says after the move that his Fed chair lacks "guts, sense, vision"
Trump's Bizarre Meeting With Corey Lewandowski Suggests a Consciousness of Guilt
Again and again, the president tried to interfere with the Mueller investigation in a roundabout way.
John Bolton Is Mad That Trump Wouldn't Let Him Bomb Iran
Trump's recently fired national security adviser fumed about the president's unwillingness to launch another half-cocked war and says U.S. should stay in Afghanistan basically forever.
Felicity Huffman's 14-Day Prison Sentence Is Too Harsh
The U.S. incarcerates people for petty crimes at an alarming rate.
How the FBI Abets White Supremacists and Terrorists
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
Climate Activists Around the World Will Take to the Streets on Friday. Will Their Protests Matter?
Or, will global leaders ignore them just like they did the People's Climate March in 2014?
DOJ Gives Edward Snowden's New Book Free Publicity With Lawsuit Demanding Its Proceeds
Snowden didn’t subject his autobiography Permanent Record to pre-publication review by the federal government that’s also trying to throw him in prison.
This Hawaiian Hotelier Hates Airbnb so Much He's Willing to Destroy the Internet To Kill It
The bad news is he's a congressman now. And he's trying to stomp all over Section 230 in order to attack home-sharing apps.
Corey Lewandowski, House Democrats Clash During Wild Trump Impeachment Prelude Hearing
Plus: Screen addiction is not really a thing and New Mexico embraces tuition-free college.
The Alarming Epidemic of Misguided Meddling With E-Cigarettes
Banning the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer is a strange way to protect public health.
Minneapolis Doesn't Want Landlords to Check Tenants' Criminal History, Credit Score, Past Evictions
The Minneapolis city council just made the rental business a lot riskier for property owners.
Pence Says North American Trade Deal Will Boost U.S. Automaking Jobs. Don't Believe Him.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes a handful of protectionist measures that would likely slow the U.S. economy and harm American automakers.
E-Cigarette Restrictions Raise a Question: Can Governors Unilaterally Ban Products They Don't Like?
Pending restrictions on vaping products in Michigan and New York are based on an alarmingly broad understanding of the executive branch's "public health" authority.
Judge to Charlottesville: You Can Put a Statue Up, but You Can't Take It Down
A judge has ruled that the town's Confederate monuments must stay.
Arizona's Supreme Court Rules Christian Calligraphers Can't Be Forced to Make Gay Wedding Invitations
Justices rule that invitations are expressive speech and businesses cannot be compelled to write messages they oppose.
How Did The New York Times Botch the Brett Kavanaugh Story?
Plus: Attacks on Saudi Arabia unlikely to raise U.S. oil prices
Is Everyone Who Opposes a New School Zoning Plan in Brooklyn Racist?
"Controlled choice" is supposed to fix inequality in New York public schools. It might make everything worse.
November 2019
Magazine
Dave Barry 2020
Florida Man for President
