Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties

Friday Funnies: Trigger Warning

Chip Bok | 5.23.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Happy (Temporary) News for Hungry Homeless in Daytona Beach: Fines Dropped Against Couple Feeding Them

Brian Doherty | 5.22.2014 8:15 PM

Policy

House Approves a Weakened Surveillance Reform Bill After Co-Sponsors Turn Against It

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2014 6:27 PM

Civil Liberties

House Passes NSA 'Reform' Bill That May Be More Show Than Substance

J.D. Tuccille | 5.22.2014 4:18 PM

Edward Snowden

At The New York Times, a Sudden Appreciation for Media Censorship with Greenwald

Scott Shackford | 5.22.2014 4:05 PM

Policy

NYPD Mulls Using Microphone-Equipped Drones

Zenon Evans | 5.22.2014 3:45 PM

Civil Liberties

What NYT's Firing of Jill Abramson Tells Us About Sexism in America

Shikha Dalmia | 5.22.2014 2:38 PM

Politics

How Scalia Helped Legalize Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania

Damon Root | 5.22.2014 12:55 PM

Policy

U.S. South Is Quickly Losing Abortion Access

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2014 11:15 AM

Policy

En Garde

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: En Garde

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

"I'll Take This Place and Then Whoever Owns it Will Fucking Kill You…You'll be Dead and Your Family will be Dead": Officer to Woman in Chicago Raid on Her Salon

Brian Doherty | 5.21.2014 6:09 PM

Politics

Nick Gillespie on CNN's Erin Burnett Outfront, Talking Life Sentence for Hash Brownies

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 4:47 PM

Policy

Jury Power Gets a Courtroom Nod in Possible Boost for Nullification

J.D. Tuccille | 5.21.2014 4:42 PM

Civil Liberties

Feds Execute Military-Style Raid on Texas Grandmother

Alexis Garcia | 5.21.2014 3:17 PM

Civil Liberties

Feds to Raided Smoke Shop Owner: Say Your Sister Assaulted a Federal Agent or No Bail For You

Brian Doherty | 5.21.2014 3:07 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Katherine Mangu-Ward, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody on Yesterday's Election, the Co-hosts on #StandWithRand2, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 5.21.2014 3:02 PM

Foreign Policy

Study Finds More Info Could Lead to Less Support for Intervention; Slate Depressed

Ed Krayewski | 5.21.2014 1:40 PM

Policy

Change to Surveillance Reform Bill Could Nullify Ban on Mass Record Collection

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 12:20 PM

Politics

Obama Administration to Release Drone Memo; #StandWithRand Sees Short Sequel

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 11:10 AM

Politics

Rand Paul Stands Up for Civil Liberties Again. And Against David Barron

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 10:39 AM

Civil Liberties

Another Day, Another Cop Shoots a Dog

It's time to teach the police some new tricks.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.21.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

EU's Top Court Endorses Censorship of Embarrassing Facts

In the name of privacy, Europe expurgates the Internet.

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Spare the Rod

Charles Oliver | 5.21.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Spare the Rod

Charles Oliver | 5.21.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jeffrey Miron on the Stimulus, John Stossel on Good News, Deroy Murdock on the V.A., Mary Katharine Ham on the CIA & Life Sentences for Teen Hash Dealers, Plus Call-in Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 8:37 PM

Politics

No, Rachel Maddow Show and MSNBC, Dinesh D'Souza's Guilty Plea Did Not Make This Free Speech Defender "Reflect on [My] Error"

Brian Doherty | 5.20.2014 6:50 PM

Policy

What It Takes for Cops to Break Into Your House, Kidnap You, and Steal Your Guns (Hint: It's Not a Warrant)

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 6:49 PM

Policy

Sex Workers Ask Cali Lawmakers to 'Keep Adult Performers Safe' by Rejecting Mandatory Condom Bill

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.20.2014 4:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Get Gay-Married in Pennsylvania, If You Must

Scott Shackford | 5.20.2014 4:02 PM

Politics

Methodists Battle Over Accepting Gay Marriage

Amanda Winkler | 5.20.2014 2:00 PM

Civil Liberties

NRA Holding National Police Shooting Championships in Police Shooting Friendly Albuquerque

Ed Krayewski | 5.20.2014 1:49 PM

Politics

Let's End Congress's Blanket Authorization of Force

It's gone on 13 years too long

Gene Healy | 5.20.2014 12:30 PM

Policy

NSA Records All Cell Phone Calls in the Bahamas, Finds Some Guy Mailing Marijuana

Scott Shackford | 5.20.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Thomas Massie Eats Hemp on Live TV

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 10:22 AM

Politics

A.M. Links: VA Scandal Keeps Growing, Edward Snowden Gets His Own Comic Book, Russian Prime Minister Says 'Second Cold War' Approaching

Damon Root | 5.20.2014 9:00 AM

Policy

You Will Be Assimilated

Charles Oliver | 5.20.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: You Will Be Assimilated

Charles Oliver | 5.20.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Thomas Massie on Hemp, Julian Sanchez on the NSA, Christie's Saber-Rattling, Hillary's Age, Mrs. De Blasio's Parenting, Switzerland's Minimum-Wage Rejection, Plus Sexy After-show!

Matt Welch | 5.19.2014 8:33 PM

Policy

Ohio Jail Shows Pirated Movies to Entertain Inmates Jailed for Pirating Movies

Nick Gillespie | 5.19.2014 7:01 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge Strikes Down Oregon Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

Scott Shackford | 5.19.2014 4:15 PM

Culture

Anti-Pornography Coalition Says Porn 'Terrorizes Women,' Poses Serious 'Public Health Crisis'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.19.2014 11:25 AM

Politics

Supreme Court Orders New Hearings for Cop Who Tasered and Killed Handcuffed Suspect

Damon Root | 5.19.2014 11:12 AM

Policy

Router Company Begs Obama to Stop NSA Tampering as Feds Focus on Chinese Hackers

Scott Shackford | 5.19.2014 11:01 AM

Politics

Newark's New Mayor Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs…Maybe

Ras Baraka's comments on the drug war.

Jesse Walker | 5.19.2014 10:33 AM