Civil Liberties
The UVA Rapists Should Not Have Been Expelled
Treating rape as akin to plagiarism trivializes violence against women.
Why Shouldn't Al Sharpton and Rand Paul Have Breakfast Together?
What matters isn't whether one of them is a good guy. It's whether their meeting can contribute to reform.
Why Michael Brown's Killer Would Have Been Acquitted
Conflicting witness accounts and ambiguous physical evidence provide plenty of room for reasonable doubt.
No Indictment From Ferguson Grand Jury. Police Officer Darren Wilson Won't Face Trial for Killing Michael Brown.
A decision that's likely to leave many people unsatisfied.
In Ferguson, Legal Observers Fight for Rights of Protesters
ACLU and others closely monitor police behavior
What the International Olympic Committee Looks for in a Host City
Hint: It's not a restrained police force.
St. Louis County Police Violate Court Order By Arresting Journalist Standing on Sidewalk
And nobody seems to be in charge as grand jury decision looms
Police and Protesters Anxiously Await Ferguson Grand Jury Announcement
Police, residents, and protesters prepare and hope
The School Religious Holidays Problem is Really a Public Schooling Problem
It is almost impossible to treat all people equally with a single system of public schools. To foster peace and real unity, educational freedom is key.
USA FREEDOM and Rand Paul
Civil libertarians are disappointed by the Kentucky senator's vote against debate on NSA reform legislation.
Surveillance Sneaking Its Way Into Cities
ACLU 'model ordinance' would at least require a public debate
Friday A/V Club: Ronald Reagan Says 'Open the Border Both Ways'
George H.W. Bush: "We have made illegal some kinds of labor that I'd like to see legal."