Civil Liberties
Spying on Everybody Threatens a Free Press Says Groups, Common Sense
Human Rights Watch and ACLU put out joint report
Kids or Criminals? Preschool Suspended a 3-Year-Old… Five Times
If there's any good news on this front, it's that the absurdity of many of these stories has prompted something of a backlash.
Hanging Delayed is Hanging Denied: Abolish the Dysfunctional Death Penalty
Long delays and legal maladministration are further reason to dump capital punishment.
Canada Gets SWAT-Mania: Troubled Man Removed From Plane by Tactical Team (and Fighter Jets)
"A little bit out of hand," says security expert.
How to Get Charged With Murder Without Harming Anyone
An old man shoots a female robber in the back. Her accomplice gets arrested for murder. What?
Move Over, Oswald: Salon Says Tea Party Types Killed Kennedy
Wasn't Kennedy murdered by a self-described Marxist?
Impact of Colorado's Gun Background Check Law Was 'Vastly Overstated'
Even Democrats are questioning whether the Legislature misallocated millions of taxpayer dollars based on the flawed estimate.
Dad Left Kids in Car At Police Station Parking Lot. Now He's Got New Charges.
The precinct parking lot is not exactly a high-crime area.
Botched Execution Fuels Death Penalty Opposition
Government can't even kill people right.
Why Capitalism is Better than Socialism
Even under ideal conditions, socialism would still suck, says Georgetown's Jason Brennan.
Barbarism in the USA: Arizona's Botched Execution
There are limits to the type of punishment the state can impose on prisoners in America.
Another Campus Falls to Anti-Smoking Zealotry—Even E-Cigs Are Banned
Some students are irritated about the ban, but who are they to stand athwart history?
Arizona Inmate Dies 'Gasping and Snorting' Two Hours After Lethal Injection
"I've witnessed a number of executions before and I've never seen anything like this."
Secret Guidelines for Putting People on Terrorist Watchlist Revealed
They're scarily vague and broad.
Over-Policing America
SWAT teams were once used only in emergencies such as riots or hostage situations. But today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year.
