Civil Liberties
How An Anti-Piracy Law Became a Tool for Online Censorship
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has created new ways to shut down Internet speech.
The Net Neutrality Riddle
Why are Edward Snowden's supporters so eager to give government more control over the Internet?
Indiana's RFRA: Religious Freedom or Freedom to Discriminate?
Indiana was effectively making discrimination based on sexual orientation lawful.
Here's the Lamest Liberal Attack on Rand Paul You'll Read Today
The 2016 presidential campaign is going to be a long haul. Let's try to stick to the facts as it gets rolling.
Can Rand Paul's Positions on Abortion and Gay Marriage Be Defended on Libertarian Grounds?
Yes, but you have to try pretty hard.
Did the Cop Who Shot Walter Scott in the Back Try to Doctor the Scene?
Video seems to show the officer picking up an object and dropping it near the body.
How Rand Paul's Defense of Privacy Rights Challenges Conservative Orthodoxy
The libertarian-leaning GOP candidate champions an unenumerated constitutional right to privacy.
Keep Rand Paul Weird
Will the libertarian-leaning presidential candidate shed the differences that make him interesting?
The Drug War, Not Terrorism, Brought Us Mass Surveillance
The DEA was collecting mass numbers of Americans' foreign calls prior to Sept. 11.
South Carolina Cop Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Motorist in the Back
The patrolman claimed he "felt threatened" when the man grabbed his Taser.
Rand Paul, Foreign Policy, and Republican Delusions of Interventionist Grandeur
The GOP operative behind Swiftboat Veterans for Truth is gunning for the senator's scalp.
Surveillance Envy Drives France to Intrusive Law of Its Own
Actually, the French government has been snoopy as hell for a long time
Trade in Your Old 'Assault Weapon' For a New One, Says Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Thank the nice congresswoman for the new guns!
Another Day, Another Dumb New York Times' Story on Corporations and Free Speech
An error-filled op-ed from a liberal Times pundit.
Have We Reached (and Passed) Peak Snowden?
John Oliver tries to keep the surveillance debate going with dick jokes.
Rand Paul, a 'Judicial Activist' in January, Is Now a Populist Judge Basher
The Kentucky senator faults courts for failing to reflect the majority's will.
VID: Larry King on Drugs, Cryonics, Politics, Airplane Sex Orgies, and Half-Libertarianism
The broadcast legend talks about new media, his online shows, and how he would have interviewed Osama bin Laden.
What is it Like to Have Brunch with Sex Offenders?
Josh Gravens went to prison when he was 12 for touching his sister's vagina. Now he's fighting to change the laws that destroyed his life.
New York Times Opposes Corporate Speech in Citizens United, Cheers Corporate Speech Against Indiana RFRA
Corporate speech is problematic for the Times, except when it's not.
Indiana Nurse Charged With Felony 'Resisting Arrest' for Driving to Safer Area for Traffic Stop
DelRea Good said she felt afraid to stop in a dark and isolated place, and that's not unwarranted.
Friday A/V Club: D.W. Griffith and the Censors
A tale of movies, racism, censorship, and zombies
Was Memories Pizza a Victim of Irresponsible Journalism? Yes.
Memories Pizza, while not as gay-affirming as many of us would like, didn't announce pending discrimination.
Sen. Feinstein's Response to Terrorist Arrests: Ban Things from the Internet
Another round of complaints about the evils of information.
Christie Pardons Philly Mom Who Dared Enter New Jersey With a Legally-Owned Firearm
Shaneen Allen originally faced up to 11 years in jail before being allowed into a pretrial intervention program.
Copying the Federal RFRA Won't Make Much Difference in Arkansas
The changes demanded by the governor do not rule out a defense in discrimination cases.
What a Suicidal Pilot Can Teach Us About Trying to Predict All Risk
Watch out when folks play the "safety card." Consider what we might lose in its pursuit.
