Brian Williams vs. New Media (AKA "a Guy Named Vinny in an Efficiency Apartment")
Faking a story about being attacked in a war zone is awful, but it's not the newsman's biggest mistake.
Civil Liberties
To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate? Why We Should Consult Roe v. Wade
Who owns your body? This is a question the government does not want to answer truthfully.
Silk Road: Ross Ulbricht's Loss is a Loss for Justice, Liberty, Safety, and Peace
The operation Ulbricht was found guilty of managing was one guaranteed to save lives, reduce real crime, and preserve liberty.
Albuquerque Police's Grim Record of Shooting Citizens
Rolling Stone reports on the huge costs, in citizen lives and taxpayer dollars, of out-of-control cops.
Missoula Police to Homeland Security: Help Us Protect Montana from the Hippie Menace
The Rainbow Family is an extremist threat now?
How Germany Forgot the Horrors of Communism
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East Germany is seen as a quirk of history, not a monstrous police state.
Suspiciously Small Deposits Trigger Legalized Bank Robbery
The IRS seized $242 million between 2005 and 2012 based on allegations of "structuring."
Obama Budget Includes More Money for Agency Policing Campus Sex
The Office for Civil Rights and its army of bureaucrats would get $30 million.
This Chart Shows How Much Freedom the World Has Won and Lost Since 1972
Looking at Freedom House's data from the perspective of individuals instead of states
How Affirmative Consent Threatens Liberty
The trouble with mandating "yes means yes" on college campuses.
Warrants for Emails and Cell Phone Locations: Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act
Bill protects privacy from unconstitutional search and seizure.
"Snowball Fight/Gun" Video is Misleading, Says New Rochelle PD
Police Commissioner claims officers were responding to a 911 call reporting a teen with a gun.
Ohio U. Students Can Now Put 'We Get You Off' on a T-Shirt
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education wins another free speech case.
No, Campus Feminists Didn't Shut Down Kate Smurthwaite's 'Free Speech Comedy Show'
Behold the anatomy of an outrage cycle
How Public School Administrators Endanger Special-Needs Kids
When faced with the choice between protecting children or protecting the public school system, the system's lawyers chose to protect the system.
Tamir Rice's Family Alleges Excessive Force, Negligence, Emotional Distress, False Imprisonment, Denial of Due Process
Those who want justice for Rice might have little faith in a grand jury's ability to make the right call.
9-Year-Old Boy Suspended for Using Lord of the Rings Magic on Fellow Student
One ring to bring them all, and in the stupidity of zero tolerance bind them.
Watch: Suburban NY Cop Points Gun at Kneeling Teens After Snowball Fight
The teens were frisked, no weapons were found.
California's 'Cruel and Unusual' Prisons
Despite court orders and ballot initiatives, Golden State prisons remain criminally overcrowded.
Glenn Greenwald: The Outsider
The anti-establishment journalist who midwifed the Edward Snowden revelations talks about surveillance, reporting, and new fault lines in American politics.
Supreme Court Gets Another Chance to Kill Crazy Raisin Regulations
The implications reach far beyond just raisins.
SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content
Lawmakers target classified ad sites
A Silly Fight Over What Part of a Cake Counts as Speech
A sweet medium and sour messages
What the Hell Does 'Politically Correct' Mean?: A Short History
The many meanings of 'political correctness'
CUNY Tells Profs Not to Say 'Mr.' or 'Ms.' Because That's Offensive and Illegal-ish (It's Not)
This is political correctness right here, folks.
NYPD, Now With More Machine Guns
The cops will also step up video surveillance of the city that never sleeps without somebody watching.
Idaho Bill Seeks to Make Executions Even Less Transparent
Broadly written law could hide sources of lethal injection drugs and even the identity of an executed prisoner.
As U.S. Officials Fret Over Encryption, German Firms Market Secure Calls
How secure is an open question.
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
Scientology-Funded Group Preaching Anti-Drug Message in NYC Public Schools
Foundation for a Drug-Free World was previously kicked out of San Francisco schools for promoting "bogus science."
School Choice Battle Is 'About Power,' Says Ex-Black Power Leader
Civil rights leader Howard Fuller marches for education reform in Montgomery, Alabama.
Ban Military Gear to Cops, Say NH Lawmakers
Concord's police chief once named Free Staters as a target for his department's up-armored might.
