Civil Liberties
Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Wyden's Filibuster Goal: A Better USA Freedom Act
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
10 Great Points in Rand Paul's Patriot Act Attack
It's not every day that a GOP presidential candidate talks about the drug war's 'disparate racial impact' while trying to run the clock out on blanket surveillance
GOP Should Side with Civil Libertarians Rand Paul and Mike Lee, Not Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton, on Patriot Act Provisions
The Arkansas senator's commitment to a national security state and bellicose foreign policy seems like a fan fiction version of Dr. Strangelove.
Backpage.com Lawsuit: Sex Trafficking Doesn't Trump Internet Freedom, Says Federal Judge
Plaintiffs coerced into prostitution as teens alleged that Backpage was complicit in their trafficking.
Is the USA Freedom Act the Best We Can Expect Right Now?
Tech. privacy-oriented Rep. Zoe Lofgren explains her reluctant support for limited reform.
Rand Paul Starting a Filibuster Against PATRIOT Act: Watch Now!
Wants reforms, not reauthorization.
9 Media Tropes About Free Speech
Popehat's bookmarkable guide to journalistic nonsense about the First Amendment
Parts of D.C.'s Concealed Carry Gun Permit Process Stopped by Federal Judge
Preliminary Injunction Gained by Second Amendment Foundation Against D.C. Requirement to Have "Good Reason" To Exercise Second Amendment Right.
Sen. McConnell Relents on Bill to Reduce NSA Snooping
Senate will vote on USA Freedom Act
Mitch Daniels Wasn't Kidding About Free Speech on Campus
As foreshadowed in his Reason TV interview, Purdue president gets free-speech 'green light' from FIRE
Third Secular Blogger Hacked to Death in Last Three Months
Bangladesh prime minister too busy dealing with political disorder
ACLU and Tea Party Patriots Try to Mobilize Majority Support for Surveillance Reform
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Dear @POTUS… 17 Twitter Conversations With President Obama
"Dear Mr. President. There are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three."
Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services
The former Indiana governor and current president of Purdue University gets real about making the public sector cheaper - and better.
Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services
The former Indiana governor and current president of Purdue University gets real about making the public sector cheaper - and better.
Does Torture Work?
Frontline examines the brutality detailed in the Senate's report on CIA interrogations.
New York Resists Court-Ordered Release of 'Assault Weapon' Registration Data
Do the numbers tell us something they don't want to reveal?
SCOTUS Grants Qualified Immunity to San Francisco Cops Who Shot Mentally Ill Suspect
4th Amendment challenge rejected in San Francisco v. Sheehan.
Diversity Officer Who Tweeted 'Kill All White Men' Deserves Ridicule, Not Arrest
'Resistance to our resistance is futile.'
Shikha Dalmia on a Federal Ban on Late-Term Abortions
Why Republicans pushing the ban are hypocritical
Please, Hillary Clinton: Don't "Make History" on Your Own as President. Just Don't.
If you become president, think less about history and more about restraining the size, scope, and spending of government.
How the Pro-Life Movement Endangers the Unborn
It is hubris to think that the government can improve on the moral choices of mothers.
Academic Mob Chases 'Climate Change Contrarian' Bjorn Lomborg Off Campus
Want an independent thinker out of your university? Instigate a "passionate emotional reaction" against him.
Court: Actor Can't Force Removal of Innocence of Muslims Trailer
Performers can't use copyright law as a veto power.
Do Sex Offender Registration Laws Do Any Good?
The Detroit Free Press takes a skeptical look at a system that treats public urinators like predators.
Watch Matt Welch Talk 2016 Race at 4:30 PM on MSNBC's NOW With Alex Wagner
Christie vs. Snowden, Rubio vs. Iraq, Loretta Sanchez vs. her own mouth, etc.
Alarmist Marco Rubio: 'Nothing Matters If We Aren't Safe.' Okay, I'm Alarmed.
Conversely: We are safe, so some things matter.
No, Duke Didn't Discipline Prof for Racist Comments. But Its Reaction Was Still Wrong.
'Noxious, offensive, no place in civil discourse'
Graham: I'll Drone You for Your Thoughts. Christie: Beware 'civil liberties extremists'
Republicans think they can win a national election by exhuming the ghost of Zell Miller
Pamela Geller is a Terrible Poster Child for Free Speech—and Against Islamist Extremism
Bigotry kneecaps the case against radical Islamism
The Dark Side of Police Reform
Gay rights, black neighborhoods, and how reformers paved the way for Eric Garner
BREAKING: Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Sentenced to Death
Legal battles still loom
FBI Was 'Wrestling' With License Plate Reader Privacy Issues, For What That's Worth
Don't get your hopes up. There's no way the feds are passing up this technology.
Hillary Clinton's Supreme Court Litmus Test: Overturn the Case That Legalized Anti-Hillary Documentaries
Democratic frontrunner says her judicial nominees must be against Citizens United
University's Creepy Bias Reporting System Wants Students' Names, Addresses, Soc Numbers
If you see something, say something
Congress Has No Authority to Pass a Federal Abortion Ban
And yet: The Commerce Clause is magic!, say lawmakers
Convenience Store Owner Stands Firm Against Outrageous IRS Money Grab, and the IRS Blinks
The feds drop a forfeiture case that violated their own policies.
