Civil Liberties
Celebratory Protests in Baltimore
Charm City activists react to the Freddie Gray indictments.
IRS Steals $107,000 From Convenience Store Owner, Violating Its Own 'Structuring' Policy
The deposits were too small, so the government cleaned out his bank account.
Legislators Rebuke Officials Who Complain About Encryption
"Just follow the damn Constitution," Ted Lieu suggests.
Report: C.I.A. Torture Program was Aided by American Psychological Association
The A.P.A. is accused of allowing Bush administration officials "to actually help write the association's policies."
The Impossibility of Gun Control, In One Image
In California, one gun was sold for every 39 state residents just last year.
Begging to Die
The curiously circumscribed suicide right recognized by Canada's Supreme Court.
Friday A/V Club: I'm So Old, I Remember When Liberals Protested Military Exercises Conducted on U.S. Soil
From Operation Urban Warrior to Jade Helm 15
Gene-Editing Human Embryos Is Ethical
Bioethicists and scientists who say otherwise are wrong.
The Baltimore Police: More Equal Than Others
The special rights that police have written for themselves embolden abusers.
145 Intellectuals Agree: Dead Cartoonists Aren't Worthy of Free-Speech Award if Their Murderers Come From a Disadvantaged Minority
Charlie Hebdo's posthumous critics pen an authoritarian anti-speech manifesto
Second Prisoner In Freddie Gray's Police Van Contradicts Washington Post Account
Says he does not think Gray deliberately injured himself
Texas Legislators Vote to Ban Roadside Sexual Assaults by Police
A bill passed by the state House requires warrants for body cavity searches of motorists.
The IRS Was Very Naughty, But It's Sorry, Says Inspector General
They won't do it again. Next time, they'll try something different.
Mattress Girl Lawsuit: Can Paul Nungesser Beat Columbia in Court? Experts Weigh In
"His time at college and future have been shattered"
New Effort to Scale Back NSA Surveillance Passes House Judiciary Committee
USA Freedom Act not nearly as strong as privacy advocates would like, but they're supporting it anyway.
19% of Americans Self-Identify as Libertarians, New Reuters Poll Finds
One-third of Millennials, but only one-eighth of oldsters, embrace the term
Baltimore Protesters Get out of Jail Free After Police Miss Deadline for Filing Charges
More than 100 released after public defender's office files habeas corpus petitions.
Gun Rights, Civil Rights
The heirs of the Black Panthers and the fight for black open carry
"Trigger Warning: College Kids Are Human Veal"
WTF is wrong with kids these days and, more important, the supposed adults who look after them?
Vince Vaughn: Rand Paul's the Best in 2016, But Ron's 'the most consistent'
Actor talks libertarianism at a Young Americans for Liberty conference
Riots in Baltimore: What Is Seen and Unseen
The city has been on a slow burn for years.
The Tyranny of Obama's Wars by Drones
The president has rejected the theory and practice of due process.
Peaceful Protesters Cause 'Rolling' Road Closures Through D.C.
The group was short on specific grievances, longer on general frustration with the status quo.
Obama Wants to Freeze CyberCriminals' Assets, Before They've Been Tried
And if you try to help any such accused cybercriminal, you are breaking the "law" too.
Drive-By 'Arrest' of Baltimore Protester Joseph Kent Caught Live on CNN
Arresting someone in America should never look like this.
Uber, Other E-Hailing Services, Learn that Regulation = Shakedown
How can we regulate your app intelligently if you don't give us expensive devices on which to run them?
Celebrate Internet Independence Day, April 30, with "Tech Elders" J.P. Barlow, Mark Cuban, & More
With the FCC muscling in, it's more important than ever to remember that cyberspace got great when the government got out.
Penn. Anti-Speech Law Designed to Censor Mumia Abu Jamal (and Others) Ruled Unconstitutional
No, the state cannot forbid those convicted of crimes from saying things that could 'retraumatize' their victims.
The Time to Limit NSA Snooping Is Now
Reauthorizing an unamended PATRIOT Act would be reckless.
Yes, Toll Booth Scan Devices Can Be and Are Scanned Elsewhere
The New York Civil Liberties Union Maps All the Other Places Your Tool Booth Pass is Being Read.
GWU Student Suspended, Investigated for Anti-Jewish Hate Crime. Wait, What?
Is school not the right place to learn about the swastika's origins?
Why We Don't Need Helicopter Parenting: Our Children Are Fundamentally Safe
Against worst-first thinking
Martin O'Malley's Lousy Record on Overpolicing
The potential presidential candidate isn't very good on civil liberties.
Baltimore's Long History of Failed Development and Urban Renewal
Police abuse might have lit the fuse, but decades of awful top-down planning helped create the explosion.
'Georgetown Will Need to Step In' If Students Don't Agree to Destroy Video Footage of Sommers Event
Footage includes protesters who did not consent to be recorded, admin says
Resistance Isn't Always Rational
We needn't endorse the means of desperate people to acknowledge their ends are worth fighting for.
