How a Suburban SWAT Team Sees Itself
The culture of militarized police work
Civil Liberties
Can a Gun Owner Get Justice in New Jersey?
Prosecutors try to send a peaceful Pennsylvanian to prison for crossing the Delaware River with a pistol in her purse.
As LGBT Rights Flourish, the Gay Games Have Enduring Value to the Community
Everyone, straight or gay, bleeds when thrown off a thousand pound animal.
Citing Second Amendment, Connecticut-Based Mossberg Expands Manufacturing in Texas
Adding a poor tax and regulatory environment to hostility to a specific industry is pretty damned near a guaranteed recipe for driving that industry elsewhere.
Cops Fired Tear Gas, Beanbag Rounds at Protesters Upset About Michael Brown
There are no reports yet of injuries.
Harsher Sex Offender Restrictions Won't Make Anyone Safer
"Contrary to popular belief... registered sex offenders have one of the very lowest recidivism rates."
Complexity Without Conspiracy: Politics Harder to Produce Than a Pencil
Get in the weeds, not the sensationalism
Fooling the Cameras
Leo Selvaggio plans to confound the world's surveillance systems by distributing lifelike masks of his own face.
James Brady's Death Ruled a Homicide
As a result of his injuries from the failed Reagan assassination attempt
Police Shoot Man Holding Fake Gun—Near Fake Gun Aisle In Walmart
Media reports are now suggesting that the weapon was actually a fake: an airsoft rifle.
Blame World War I For Whistleblower Persecution—And So Much More
U.S. involvement in World War I lasted just a year and a half. But government today uses its leavings to threaten Americans' freedom.
Cops No Longer Want Photos of Teen's Erection, Warn Kid to Stay Out of Trouble
Charges are likely to be dismissed against a 17-year-old Virginia teenager who was arrested for sexting his girlfriend.
Mom Gets Out of Car to Smoke, Is Arrested for Leaving Kids Unattended
Nearby store employees see the children as "unattended."
The Intelligence Community's Secrets and Lies
Obama's loyalty lies with the spooks, not with the people who elected him.
