Americans Like Drugs. Killing Drug Traffickers Won't Change That.
Most U.S. drug traffickers are Americans, but the president is ordering extrajudicial maritime killings while ignoring the domestic demand that drives the market.
Most U.S. drug traffickers are Americans, but the president is ordering extrajudicial maritime killings while ignoring the domestic demand that drives the market.
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The Trump Administration's recent abuses of the agency's powers lend weight to longstanding libertarian arguments for abolishing it, going back to Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase's classic 1959 article.
Individuals housed at state-run immigration detention centers frequently don’t show up in the online detainee locator system, making it hard for their family and their lawyer to find them.
Writer Freddie deBoer discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and his theory of "spectacular acts of public violence" on the final episode of Just Asking Questions.
What the Trump administration is doing to late-night comedy is clearly jawboning.
The right would likewise be smart in protecting speech on the left today.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.
America doesn’t have an official list of domestic terrorist organizations, but the declaration could mean heavier political surveillance and RICO prosecutions.
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The complaint suggests the Times showed "actual malice" because its reporters hated him. That's not how that works.
On the latest episode of Free Media, Amber Duke and I discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, cancel culture, and political violence.
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It’s mainly praise for Trump: “President Trump secured the greatest personal and political achievement in American history.”
But there doesn't seem to be any federal law actually authorizing such prosecutions (or civil lawsuits).
Rand Paul, who called for "a crackdown on people" who celebrated the assassination, was less careful in distinguishing between private and government action.
Under current First Amendment jurisprudence, more targeted harassment means it's more constitutional to fire a government worker.
The posts were "downplaying the severity of the COVID pandemic, promoting the use of ivermectin over a vaccine, and criticizing the government's response to the pandemic."
The attorney general is now getting called out by fellow conservatives.
Majorities on the left and on the right denounce political violence and its celebration.
Reason’s Jacob Sullum traces the shared failures of drug prohibition and gun laws, showing how both undermine civil liberties, racial justice, and commonsense safety.
The president's new approach to drug law enforcement represents a stark departure from military norms and criminal justice principles.
Gloria Gaynor had almost finished paying off her house in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. But she will not see a dime in equity.
In her memoir, the former NSA contractor details her journey from top secret security clearance to federal prison.
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A vast cancel culture campaign is a poor way to honor his legacy.
"Outside of certain narrow and presently inapplicable circumstances, federal lawsuits are public proceedings and members of the public are free to comment on them."
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All liberty involves tradeoffs. So does repressing liberty.
The alleged shooter was turned in by his family and roommates while the surveillance state remained clueless.
Freedom of speech cannot reliably protect conservatives unless it also protects people they despise.