Hillary Clinton Reacts to Gun Tragedies with Old Policy Proposals
More background checks, more assault weapon bans, more suits against gun makers and sellers, and expanding group of people to whom gun ownership bans apply.
Civil Liberties
Schools Hire Consultants to Make Recess Safe, Structured, Sad
Is there a war on childhood?
Donald Trump Is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities
They are as safe or safer than other places and help make local law enforcement more effective.
A Short, Sad History of Zero-Tolerance School Policies
School is supposed to teach kids to think critically. Instead, they encounter instead a system that is arbitrary, harsh, and ineffective at teaching.
Oregon Killer's Father Says No One Should Own So Many Guns
How would the government enforce a limit on the number of firearms people may possess?
The New York Times Explains Why Neither Psychiatry Nor Background Checks Can Stop Mass Shooters
Their profile is shared by many people who never kill anyone.
Ending Gun Violence: Common Sense Versus Magic
The only defender guaranteed to be present at any attack against you is you.
Sex Trafficking and Prostitution Are Not the Same Thing
But grant hungry activists and vice squads want you to think they are.
U.S. Airstrikes Hit Afghan Hospital—Bombardment Lasted Nearly an Hour
Last week President Obama asked us to compare terrorism to gun violence. Maybe we should.
Waco Biker Massacre: GQ Writer Paints a Picture of Likely Police Misconduct
With the police still withholding evidence, their behavior during and after the "biker massacre" and mass arrests still very suspicious.
First Report on Oregon Shooter's Guns: Legally Obtained
Obama's talk of common-sense gun safety laws don't seem to apply to this tragedy.
Judge Blocks Kentucky's Absurd Attempt to Censor 'Unlicensed' Advice Columnist
No, you don't have to have the state's approval to tell families how to solve problems.
The War on Sex Trafficking is the New War on Drugs
Anti-trafficking efforts includes everything from offering or soliciting paid sex, to living with a sex worker, to running a classified advertising website.
Teen Suspended for Dealing Drugs. Oh Wait, It Was a Bag of Sugar.
Suspension not reversed
Bernie Sanders Responds to Oregon Shooting: More Gun Control, More Mental Health, Less Violence in Media
Wants less shouting, more good policy.
Obama's Empty Gun Control Promise
Any attempt to stop would-be murderers from buying guns is bound to be overinclusive, underinclusive, or both.
Obama Talks Earnestly of Simple Laws that Could Have Prevented Oregon Shooting, Names None
How can we know simple gun safety laws would help when we know nothing about circumstances of how the killer got the gun?
How the United Nations and Arthur Chu Threaten Free Speech
The U.N. has no idea how to combat cyberbullying.
NYPD To Document Nearly All Instances of Force
Commissioner Bratton says new database could become "national template" for police transparency.
The Disposable Life of a 20-Year-Old Confidential Informant
A North Dakota drug task force bullied a college student into working for them. Then he turned up dead.
Mainstreaming Liberty
How five 20th century economists subtly remade the political landscape
The Secret Service's Awesome Plan to Regain America's Trust: Try to Humiliate Its Critics
Leaks private info about congressional critic to the press.
Teach Students About Consent, Don't Expel Them for Failing to Prove They Had It
'Yes Means Yes' works as instructional lesson, fails as policy
Another Man Dies of Neglect in Jail Cell. His Crime? Stealing a Snickers Bar.
Another unintentional death sentence.
Police Body Camera Footage to Remain Public in Minnesota—for Now
Law enforcement wants to keep them secret, but that requires legislation.
Is a 'Black Silent Majority' Responsible for Some of America's Harshest Drug Laws?
A new book argues that black America helped pave the way for the War on Drugs.
The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs
And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.
School Shut Down, Student Arrested After Toy Gun Seen in Backpack
In Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Hillary Clinton & Lena Dunham Talk Police Abuse, Feminism, & "Cold Shoulder" Dresses
An exclusive Q&A with the Girls auteur subtly reveals why Clinton is dazzling fewer and fewer voters.
Teen Kicked Off Football Team Because He Protected a Blind Kid From a Bully [UPDATE: Maybe Not]
Zero tolerance means zero tolerance.
"Don't talk to law enforcement without consulting [a lawyer] first"
This, from Ken White, a former prosectuor who has seen it all.
This Underage Teen Lied About Her Age. Should We Lock Up Her Gullible Boyfriend?
29-year-old Kyle Cross says he accidentally bedded a 14-year-old runaway.
State Department Reveals 'New' Clinton Emails to Benghazi Panel
Nearly 1,000 new emails to be handed over for investigation.
Sen. John McCain: 'States Should Decide' Pot Legalization
Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Why Are Conservatives Rejecting College Reading Materials?
The author & basketball great castigates William F. Buckley & conservatives for anti-intellectualism and "an attack on reason."
John McCain on Boehner's Resignation, Kim Davis, Drug Legalization, Planned Parenthood
Arizona senator says a Balanced Budget Amendment is the single-best thing to get done before 2016 election.
"Boehner is the type of guy who couldn't get laid in a monkey whorehouse with a handful of bananas."
Will the speaker's resignation lead to a better, more effective House of Representatives?
The British Government Knows Your Fave Porn Destinations
Along with your other web-browsing habits
UPDATED: HOAX! This Florida Teacher Strapped on a Dildo to Teach Sex Ed. Then Things Got *Weird*
At least she didn't bring a "hoax bomb" to school.
Dying Patients vs. the FDA: 'Right to Try' Laws Give Hope - And Time
Dave Huntley was a father, husand, & triathlete who contracted Lou Gehrig's Disease. But the FDA was his biggest foe.
Man Jailed for Traffic Ticket Dies in Cell After 17 Days of Torture. Officers Watched It Happen.
Macomb County man David Stojcevski died of drug withdrawal and neglect as officials ignored his plight.
NCAA Punishes College Athletes for Fantasy Sports Betting
For god's sake, don't pay student-athletes, or treat them like adults!
