Thinking About Torture
Or is it really all that it is cracked up to be?
Civil Liberties
Civil Liberties and Enemy Combatants
Why the Supreme Court's widely praised rulings are bad for America.
Justice Department To America: Lock and Load!
But the shooting will continue in the political war over guns
Greenpeace Declares Victory Against Wheat Patent
Except it wasn't really a patent. And Greenpeace didn't really have anything to do with it
George Bush vs. Barry Bonds
The government's effective smear campaign against baseball's best player
Citizen Snoops Forever
The intelligence reform bill will turn car dealers into spooks, permanently
Everyday Acts of Resistance
Do brain scans prove that people are powerless against chocolate cake and porn?
Indefensible Internment
There was no good reason for the mass internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.
Love and Memory and Humanity
Magician and novelist Penn Jillette on censorship, sock monkeys, and Bullshit!
The Reluctant Planner
FCC Chairman Michael Powell on indecency, innovation, consolidation, and competition
Healers and Dealers
Prosecuting doctors for their patients' misuse of narcotics hurts people in pain
Defending Repression
Why are conservatives trying to rehabilitate McCarthyism and the Japanese internment?
Ripe for Condemnation
The Supreme Court should reject land grabs aimed at boosting tax revenue
Welcome to the Fun-Free University
The return of in loco parentis is killing student freedom.
John Kerry's Dark Record on Civil Liberties
The Democratic candidate is no friend to the Bill of Rights.
