Civil Liberties
Government Power Rests on Violence and Coercion
From police brutality to the events in Ukraine, we're reminded daily that government power is based on violence.
Homeland Security Is, Fittingly, Moving to an Old Insane Asylum
It's running at least a decade late and over a billion dollars short.
The Head of the Group That Gave Us 'This Is Your Brain on Drugs' Thinks Legalized Marijuana Is 'Happening in America'
He doesn't plan to push back against legal pot in Colorado and Washington.
White House Leaks Proposed NSA Reforms; Can't President Obama Act on His Own?
Obama administration, House Intelligence Committee float proposals
The Supreme Court Probably Won't Restore Real Freedom of Association, But It's Nice to Dream
Public accommodation disputes treated as a First Amendment issue instead.
Mass Death Sentence in Egypt Over Death of One Police Officer To Be Appealed, Not Final
529 sentenced to death for the killing of one police officer
Trigger Warning: Free Speech Ahead
From college campuses to political protests, free speech is under attack.
In Defense of Millennials and Individualism
Forget Justin Bieber. Don't Hate on "Generation Selfie"
Ukraine and the American Interventionist Disease
America cannot live in liberty with a government equipped to meddle in foreign countries.
Throwing Down with The Lost Sisterhood: Amazons, Academics, and Adventure
Anne Fortier's novel envisions women "who live outside of society"
Big Brother Is Watching You Eat
The federal government wants to use your technology to change what you eat. In the meantime, they're surreptitiously posting your data online.
Contraceptives, Corporations, and Obamacare
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. reaches the Supreme Court.