How a Crusading Chicago Sheriff Convinced Visa and Mastercard to Screw Sex Workers
Bitcoin is now the only means of paying for adult ads on the popular web classifieds site Backpage.com.
Economics
Federal Agent Investigating Silk Road Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Money Laundering
Carl Mark Force had also inked a $240,000 movie deal about tracking down "Dread Pirate Roberts."
Beyond the Export-Import Bank: This Is the Next Corporate Welfare Program We Should Cut
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is ripe for termination.
Crony-Capitalist Export-Import Bank Loses Authorization for First Time in 81 Years!
The reprieve is temporary, but it's still a victory against corporatism at its worst.
Rent Control Bomb Set Off in New York City by De Blasio Rent Guidelines Board
Neutron bombs could not have emptied and destroyed the Bronx more effectively than did rent control.
The Fight for the Millennial Voter
Change happens on the battlefield of ideas, not as the result of elections.
France Detains Top Uber Execs After Cabbie Riots Against Peaceful Ride Service
Street violence goads French officials into physically grabbing organizers of helpful services
Justice Roberts Monday Morning Revenge Against the Obama Administration
His Obamacare apostasy will help crush EPA's emissions tyranny
Environmental Protection Agency
In Mercury Case, Supreme Court Rules That the EPA Must Take Costs and Benefits Into Account
No regulation is "appropriate" if it does significantly more harm than good, argues majority opinion.
Pope Francis and Naomi Klein Both Hate Free Markets, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth
This coalition of the secular left and the religious left bodes ill for the poor and the climate.
Blood and Leviathan
A Stanford historian thinks war is the engine that drives civilization. Is he right?
Greek P.M. Tells Europe What It Can Do With Its Debt Repayment Deadline
Alexis Tsipras is officially calling for a referendum.
"How the Feds Asked Me to Rat Out Commenters" - And Why We Pushed Back
This sort of thing is one more reason why confidence in government is at all-time lows.
America's Coming Transfer of Wealth
How entitlement spending transfers wealth from the young to the old.
Piketty Is Wrong: Rich Families Don't Generally Get Richer
Corporate CEO pay is, however, way out of hand.
Instead of Replacing Alexander Hamilton, Replace Federal Reserve Notes With Private Currency
The central bank folly.
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Says Global Greenhouse Gas Cuts Would Save U.S. Economy $1.5 Trillion in 2100
That amounts to 1.6 percent of the economy in 2100
Give Jeb Bush Some Credit
The GOP presidential hopeful has ignited a debate about economic growth.
Heading Into Weekend With No Deal, Greeks Rush to Withdraw Cash
This is what a bank run looks like.
DC's First Cat Cafe Opens (No Thanks to Regulators)
How a cat-loving entrepreneur brought kittens and caffeine to the nation's capital
Fast Track Authority for Trans Pacific Partnership Trade Pact Passes in House (Again) Today
It already passed the Senate. Now it has to again.
Federal Debt to Exceed 100 Percent of GDP by 2040
Do ya think it's time to rein in the spending a tad?
Pope Francis Really Hates Modern Technology and Economic Progress
Which is unfortunate since only technological progress and economic growth can effectively address environmental problems
Hillary's So Old, She'd Be the Same Age as Ronald Reagan Was When He Entered the White House
Hillary Clinton is physically and mentally fit for the office. But her policies are absolutely tired, backward-looking & so last-century.
Rand Paul: "Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over"
The Kentucky senator outlines plans in WSJ, on same opinion page that blasts Marco Rubio's budget-busting proposal.
Deutschland 83 Brings Drama and Humor of Cold War Germany to American TV
New Cold War coming of age/spy thriller series premieres on SundanceTV.
"Why Libertarianism is Closer to Stalinism Than You Think": Except for, you know, mass murders, gulags, and all the rest.
Sociologist Alan Wolfe rants against Rand Paul & a philosophy that would legalize drugs, allow gay marriage, open the borders, and avoid non-defensive wars.
The U.S. Patent System is Broken: Derek Khanna on Trolling and Low-Quality Patents
Our current patent policy hurts our economy and hampers innovation.
Shikha Dalmia on the GOP's Diversity Dilemma
Unpopular candidates can't do effective outreach for the party
The Did-Something Candidate
Scott Walker stands out in the 2016 field for running on his record. How does it stack up?
Why the GOP's Rainbow Presidential Lineup Won't Solve its Minority Problem
It keeps picking candidates like Jindal with little credibility in their own communities
Hillary Clinton's Dangerous Student Loan Rhetoric
Bill Clinton offered a tradeoff, while Hillary Clinton may be offering a handout.
Colorado Supreme Court Says Businesses May Fire Cannabis Consumers
The justices rule that a state law protecting "lawful activities" does not cover marijuana use.
Libertarian Moment Update: "Wall Street is getting tired of funding socially conservative Republicans…"
The future clearly belongs to socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidates. Which means Dems and Reps have some growing up to do.
Expect Declining Living Standards From Decaying Economic Freedom, Warn Researchers
The poor may be hit hardest, and it doesn't look good for civil liberties either
GOP's Diverse Presidential Lineup Won't Solve its Minority Problem
It has a knack for picking candidates who are alienated from their communities
