Month: March 2016
America Would Be Richer and Safer If Europe Paid For Its Own Defense
Europe can afford to defend itself.
Donald Trump is No Non-Interventionist
Doesn't quite want to get rid of NATO, but may want to get rid of the Geneva conventions.
Senseless Police Shooting of Zachary Hammond Results in $2.2 Million Settlement
The unarmed 19-year-old died because of a two-bit drug sting.
Maryland Court to Baltimore Police: Want to Track Phones? Get a Warrant.
Ruling establishes that people have expectation of physical location privacy.
Are You Ready for the First Nationally Televised Libertarian Party Presidential Debate?
Tune into Stossel Friday at 9 pm ET on Fox Business Network to watch Gary Johnson, John McAfee, and Austin Petersen debate war, Nazi wedding cakes, and legalizing heroin
Ariz. Cop Charged With Murder After Shooting Unarmed Man Who Begged For His Life
Footage of shooting not being released.
NC Sheriff's Lying Invalidates 100+ DWIs, Makes Roads Less Safe!
Who watches the watchers? In this case, the court did. And what it saw was appalling.
Will the FBI Share Its IPhone-Cracking Methods with Apple?
The two switch sides in the request for access, but the underlying issues are the same.
How Decades-Old Drug Offenses Kept Two Elected Officials Out of Office
Youthful non-violent drug indiscretions are "Infamous Crimes" in Pennsylvania.
Trump's Politically Incorrect Abortion Comments Complicate Republican Narrative
The GOP frontrunner's off-the-cuff comments about abortion don't fit with the preferred pro-life spin.
Washington DC Washed Away by 2100 by Melting Antarctic Ice Cap?
Actually, no. The Capitol is in no danger.
Roy Choi and the Next Street Food Revolution
Popular chef wants to bring healthier choices to the inner city with new restaurant LocoL.
Roy Choi and the Next Street Food Revolution
Popular chef wants to bring healthier choices to the inner city with new restaurant LocoL.
GOP's 2012 Rule to Thwart Ron Paul Now Inconvenient for Thwarting Donald Trump
A frantic establishment reaches for any club in a political brawl, intellectual consistency be damned
Why An Ugly Trump Is Better Than a Lovely Trump
He embodies and exposes the ugliness of the modern conservative agenda
On Taxes, Economics, and Trade, Trump Is an Incoherent Mess
The reality TV star's policy positions are all over the place.
Smokeless Tobacco Bans Lubricate the Slippery Slope With Gross Brown Spit
Starting today, professional ballplayers at Dodger Stadium will be legally prohibited from chewing tobacco, because of hypocritical local pols who recognize no restraint on their power
What Do Terrorists Want?
Terrorism, if it to have any meaning, is a political, not a sadistic, act.
The Clinton Investigation Enters a Dangerous Phase (New at Reason)
The presumptive Democratic nominee faces a prudent legal but treacherous political decision.
Obama's Mercy Still Pales Next to Richard Nixon's
Obama has granted about 1 percent of commutation petitions, compared to Nixon's 7 percent.
The Clinton Investigation Enters a Dangerous Phase
The presumptive Democratic nominee faces a prudent legal but treacherous political decision.
Gary Johnson Has High Hopes President Obama Will Reclassify Marijuana
The once and possibly future Libertarian presidential candidate thinks Obama will remove marijuana's Schedule I classification before he leaves office.
Being Conservative in Academia: Like Being Gay in '50s Mississippi
New book explores lack of intellectual diversty in academia.
Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?
Investigation occupied the Redding, Connecticut, police department for three months.
Donald Trump Has Wrecked the Republican Party. Here's What a Better GOP Could Look Like.
Three senators offer models for the future.
The Demise of the Republican Party, and Duverger's Law
Melding socially liberal businesspeople, non-warmongering Democrats, and avowed libertarians into a new party
'Drug Users Need Treatment,' Says President Obama. Not So Fast, Says Dr. Carl Hart
The Columbia University neuroscientist wants to shift the focus to harm reduction.
Transgender Bathroom Panic May Help Decide Who Will Be North Carolina's Governor
Attorney general challenging for the job will not defend new law.
Watch a Black Student Assault White Teen Because His Dreadlocks Are Cultural Appropriation
So much for safe spaces at San Francisco State University.
Merrick Garland, Extremist
Garland looks like a moderate because he tends to side with the government irrespective of who's in charge.
SCOTUS Delivers Big Win for Criminal Defendant in 6th Amendment Case, Rejects Pre-Trial Freezing of Non-Tainted Assets
The Supreme Court issues a 5-3 opinion in Luis v. United States.
Obama Screws, Skewers the Media, But They Do Love Him So
The president who has prosecuted more whistleblowers than all other combined tells the press to do its job better.
Colorado Sexting Reforms Could Yield More Criminal Charges Against Teenagers
Lighter penalties are apt to encourage prosecution for behavior that shouldn't be a crime.
