The Brussels Terror Attacks: When Security Theater Fails
There is no such thing as perfect security, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you snake oil.
Foreign Policy
Brussels Attacks Give Cruz Another Occasion to Slam Obama for Refusing to Say 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
The Texas senator seems to think the phrase has magical powers.
Before We Know Much of Anything About Brussels Attack, Encryption Fears Already Invoked
Rep. Schiff raises the issue in a statement.
Meet Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Team
A mixed bag of military contractors, a Jihad-panicked Middle East expert, and energy consultants doesn't tell us how a President Trump will do foreign policy.
Justice Dept. to Apple: Never Mind on That Encryption Thing, Maybe
In the 11th hour, feds ask to delay court hearing over access to terrorist's work phone.
Trump's Death-Eaters, Cuba's Freedom Fighters, and DiCaprio's Idiocies
Watch Matt Welch on tonight's Kennedy, Fox Business Network at 8 p.m. and midnight ET
No, Ted Cruz, Obama's Cuba Trip Is Not 'Appeasement'
Demagogic Cuban-American demagogues in support of a failed policy
The Paris Attackers Didn't 'Go Dark'—They Used Burner Phones
More reasons to be skeptical of demands for encryption back doors.
Is Liechtenstein a Libertarian Utopia?
Prince Hans-Adam II says open borders, low taxes, free trade, and small government should define "the state in the third millennium."
FBI Warns About Car Hacking. Encryption Security Helps Prevent That.
Beware of hatchback doors in your cybersecurity.
The Say-Anything Campaign
Donald Trump has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable American political speech
Trump and Cruz on War and Peace
Trump is more skeptical of foreign intervention, but both promise to boost military spending and destroy ISIS.
Sen. Tom Cotton's 'Brand' Depends on Americans Remaining Ignorant, Fearful of Apple's Encryption
Accusing Apple of "hyperbole" is pretty ballsy...and utterly wrongheaded.
Camp of Saints Is a Sick Racist Dystopia and Conservatives Shouldn't Have Anything to Do With It
Restrictionists should try making their case without reviving this vile French book
Rep. Thomas Massie: I Stand with Apple in Protecting Encryption
Americans have the right to privacy and security of their digital data.
The Toxicity of Trump's Aggrieved-Nation Shtick
The aggrieved-nation shtick has been the strongman's path to power many times in the past. We shouldn't discount it today.
The Last Honest Man in Congress
Rep. Justin Amash on Capitol Hill skullduggery, surveillance surprises, and how Donald Trump "could be very dangerous as president"
Apple Slaps Down the FBI's Encryption Hail Mary Effort: 'The Founders Would Be Appalled'
Both sides will be back in court next week.
Obama and the Justice Dept. May Be Losing the P.R. Battle over Encryption, but Watch the Larger War
Nobody believes it's 'just one phone.'
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
Russian, Chinese Foreign Ministers Complain About North Korea Missile Tests, U.S. Korean Missile Defense System
Dealing with the consequences of China's interventionist foreign policy.
A Vote for Trump Is a Vote Against American Consumers
Donald Trump's trade war on America.
A Communist Student Is Igniting a Liberty Movement in India
If India's free market Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets away with his campus crackdown, it'll be bad for Pakistan
The Most Ridiculous Argument for Hillary Clinton That You'll See Today
Take a bow, Jonathan Alter!
Can Rand Paul Become a New Leader for Republican Party Foreign Policy?
And can you accurately chart the GOP's foreign policy future without dealing with Trump?
Maybe This Time the Democrats Will Talk About Foreign Policy at the Debate
There were no foreign policy questions at the last debate
You Can't Say That on Chinese Television
China's Communist authorities have put out a laundry list of material they don't want to see on TV, from homosexuality to unpatriotic sound effects.
What Is Congress Hiding?
Legislators smuggled all kinds of questionable provisions into a last-minute, $1.1 trillion spending bill
Warmongers Hate Trump
Unlike Hillary Clinton, the bellicose billionaire is intermittently leery of foreign intervention.
Obama Renews Declaration that Venezuela is a National Security Threat
But it's more just a desperately poor nation suffering from socialist mismanagement and oppression.
Apple Finds It Has Many Friends in Encryption Fight Against FBI
Big names in tech file briefs in support.
Obama Is Guilty of Executive Overreach, Says Lawyer Who Authored Bush Torture Memos
John Yoo thinks the president should have virtually limitless war-making powers.
Finally! A Democrat in Congress Calls Out Hillary Clinton's Hawkishness
Iraq veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) quits DNC leadership to protest Hillary Clinton's foreign policy failures.
Republican Elites Are Frightened by Their Own Base
#NeverTrump comes after years of cynical pandering, hypocrisy, and inaction
Reps Skeptical of FBI in Encryption Fight Against Apple
Judiciary Committee members understand the precedent involved.
A New Central Plan for the Climate
Representatives of 195 countries hammer out an emissions accord in Paris.
Don't Trust the FBI's Ability to Keep an iPhone Back Door to Itself
Federal officials can't keep their own secrets. Would you really trust them with the ability to access yours?
Federal Judge Takes Apple's Side vs. Feds in New York
Says government has overstepped bounds
More Defense Dollars Don't Guarantee a Better Military
The truth about military spending.
Clinton on Libya: 'Too Soon to Tell'; Everyone Else: 'This Was a Disaster'
The former secretary of state does not learn from her mistakes, even when she admits them.
Connecticut's State-Backed Liquor Price Fixing Scheme
The governor thinks the state should stop conspiring with retailers to screw consumers.
The New York Times Accurately Portrays Hillary Clinton as an Unrepentant Warmonger
Who will call her on it?
Americans Have Always Been Obsessed With National Security
Since the beginning of the republic, nationalists have warned that because America is exceptional, it faces constant danger.
New Documentary Exposes How Montana's Milk-Expiration Rules Waste Food
Milk that's still fresh is declared "expired" and must be thrown away.
