Civil Liberties
Supreme Court Weighs 'Qualified Immunity' for Cops Who Use Deadly Force to End Car Chases
Aggressive police tactics go on trial at the high court.
Rand Paul Files Suit Against Obama Over NSA Surveillance
Joined by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli
Member of Federal Advisory Board: NSA Has Been Operating Outside of the Law
Says "the words just don't add"
Why Mass Shootings Haven't Ushered In a New Age of Gun Control
And why people think mass shootings are more common than they actually are
Federal Court Rules NC Pro-Life License Plates Unconstitutional
Because there are no vanity plates for the other side
Ukraine's Revolution Beyond the Chaos
It is fueled by a demographic-defying desire for democracy.
It's 'The Day We Fight Back' Against Mass Surveillance
Tell the NSA to get a warrant
Obama Administration Under Pressure in Wake of Reports American is To Be Assassinated
The possible target has not be accused charged with any crime
TSA Criticized After Cancer Patient is Humiliated at Checkpoint
Wife of the patient, who wears a diaper because of prostate cancer, claims a TSA agent laughed at him
Man Gets 30 Years in 'Operation Fast and Furious' Murder Case
Killing of border patrol agent revealed the government gun-running scandal
California Given Two More Years to Fix Prison Overcrowding
This problem has been dragging on for years
Activists Plan Online Protest Against NSA Surveillance Tuesday
"The Day We Fight Back"
Gay Couple Sues Ohio to Force Marriage Recognition
How many states aren't being sued at this point?
Flying Spaghetti Monster Banned from London University Grounds
Mascot for atheists deemed "religiously offensive"
San Diego Officer Arrested for Sexual Battery While on Duty
Several alleged victims have come forward
Greenwald's New Media Venture Launches
"The Intercept" premieres, publishing stories based on Edward Snowden's intelligence files
The Right To Take (Even Really Stupid) Risks
The value of life is determined not by the mere drawing of one breath after another, but by the freedom to make our own decisions.
When Faith and Politics Don't Mix
From hunting and liquor laws to public education and marriage.
The Myth of 'Traditional Marriage'
Conservatives shouldn't think of gay marriage as a repudiation of the past. They should think of it as starting a new tradition.
The Totalitarian Crusade Against Second-Hand Smoke
There are few issues that are as riddled with outright claptrap as the scare about what smokers' puffing is doing to innocent non-smokers.