Civil Liberties
The Social Worker with a Gun
"Connecting young people and their families with the services they need"—using the police?
Prying Provokes Privacy Protection
Obama's PATRIOT games end in bipartisan support for surveillance reform.
Glenn Greenwald's New NSA Book: Agency Wants to 'Know it All'
Book details how he met Snowden and reveals more NSA documents
When Satan Was Spotted at Head Start
A professor tries to rehabilitate ritual-abuse prosecutions of the 1980s and '90s.
The GOP's Immigration Problem
Republican candidates need to brush up on the laws of economics.
The Real Vote Fraud
As a cure for fraudulent voting, a stringent voter ID law is like prescribing morphine for a hangnail. But as a cure for Democratic voting, it's hard to beat.
It's Not Racist to Hate the Government
Democrats and progressives are flat-out wrong about libertarians.
Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty: Still Worthy After All These Years
Readers who are eager to get on to Rothbard's discussion of the Nonaggression Principle may be tempted to skip the part on natural rights. Don't do it!
The Atheist-Scientologist-Satanist Coalition
What if the government sponsored a prayer and everyone came?
Why Civil Rights and Gun Rights Are Inseparable
A riveting new book restores "the black tradition of arms" to its proper place in American history.
Three Supreme Court Cases to Watch
Political Speech, Cellphone Searches, and the Future of Television
Friday A/V Club: Joe Lieberman Battles Digital Demons
When the Senate studied video games
