Civil Liberties
The Costs of Doing Business
A World Bank report ranks the world's most business-friendly countries
John Edwards vs. the Lobbyists
A presidential candidate promises to clean up Washington--by trashing the First Amendment
Medical Marijuana
When it comes to medical marijuana, voters in 12 states agree with Drew Carey that "People who need it should be able to get it--safely and easily." The feds, however, disagree. More than 10 years after California legalized medical marijuana, the DEA routinely raids medical marijuana dispensaries, depriving people of medicine that can help treat the effects of cancer, AIDS and other serious illnesses.
We Don't Need Another Hero
Former Bush speechwriter Michael J. Gerson's new book unintentionally reveals why Dubya is in the dog house with voters.