Donald Trump Is Wrong About Sanctuary Cities
They are as safe or safer than other places and help make local law enforcement more effective.
Foreign Policy
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Oregon shooting, Planned Parenthood, Iran nukes, plus Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The War on Sex Trafficking is the New War on Drugs
Anti-trafficking efforts includes everything from offering or soliciting paid sex, to living with a sex worker, to running a classified advertising website.
Black Soldiers Were the Real Heroes at San Juan Hill. And They Got No Credit.
Author Jerry Tuccille on Teddy Roosevelt, 'buffalo soldiers,' and the legacy of racism in the military.
We Need to Stop Acting as Means to Politicians' Imperial Ends
The ruling elite's machinations bear no relationship to the general interest of Americans. Think what the American empire would be if we refused to cooperate.
Clinton Staffer: '60 Minutes assures me that they raised a number of questions and concerns we planted with them'
The Secretary of State's office says it sought to "balance" a CBS segment on WikiLeaks' Julian Assange.
No, Ben Carson and Donald Trump, the Majority of Syrian Refugees to the U.S. Are Not 'Young Males' [UPDATED]
It's stupid season for American political commentary about the refugee crisis
Russia Launches Airstrikes in Syria, Earns Criticism From U.S.
U.S. says it makes the conflict riskier
Edward Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA
The world's most famous whistleblowing fugitive makes his social networking debut.
President Obama Wishes The Libya Intervention Had Been More Full-Throttled
Lesson learned? Hardly.
Hillary Clinton & Lena Dunham Talk Police Abuse, Feminism, & "Cold Shoulder" Dresses
An exclusive Q&A with the Girls auteur subtly reveals why Clinton is dazzling fewer and fewer voters.
Taking Exception to Exceptional
Dick and Liz Cheney's unpersuasive new book says exactly what you'd expect it to say.
John McCain on Boehner's Resignation, Kim Davis, Drug Legalization, Planned Parenthood
Arizona senator says a Balanced Budget Amendment is the single-best thing to get done before 2016 election.
"Boehner is the type of guy who couldn't get laid in a monkey whorehouse with a handful of bananas."
Will the speaker's resignation lead to a better, more effective House of Representatives?
A Nation of Smugglers and Protectionists
Americans have always limited trade-and always defied those limits.
Pope Francis Says World Increasingly a Place of Violent Conflict—Not Quite
Taking for granted an improving world risks the improvements.
Maybe Pope Francis Doesn't Understand Capitalism Because He Confuses It with Argentine Corporatism
100 years ago, "rich as an Argentine" was a catchphrase. That hasn't been true for a long time.
The Global Carceral State
The U.S. isn't the only country to have seen a recent prison boom.
Obama Administration Still Figuring Out China Policy with Less Than 16 Months Left in Office
Were confused why taking a more confrontational stance led to China doing the same.
The Massive Hack of Government Personnel Data Just Got A Lot Worse
OPM now says 5.6 million fingerprints stolen.
The Secret Meaning of Yogi Berra's Life
The baseball great was a businessman who busted his ass and embodied his immigrant parents' American Dream.
Rand Paul and 10 Heedless Hawks
The Kentucky senator offers a desperately needed alternative to the GOP's mindless militarism.
"Faith Cannot Be Shoved into a Corner." But Can it Be Contained in Politics?
Religion in a free society will always cause controversy. Got a problem with that? Religious minority Ben Carson seems to.
French Win Right to Censor Internet All Over the World
French authorities says Google must apply "right to be forgotten" to international search-engine results.
Ben Carson Is Worried About Secret Muslims Running for President
Seventh Day Adventist's "Taqiya" paranoia shows a disturbing if familiar lack of faith in U.S. institutions.
Alexis Tsipras Stepped Down as Greek Prime Minister. Long Live Alexis Tsipras.
His Syriza party captured a plurality of the vote in a snap election yesterday.
If Pope Francis Wants to Help the Poor, He Should Embrace Capitalism
Markets and globalization have lifted billions out of poverty and lessened global inequality. So what's behind the pope's agenda?
Pope Francis Doesn't Understand Economics: Judge Andrew Napolitano
Pope is a "communist and a Marxist" who has "assaulted matrimony" in a "rejection of his papal role," says leading Catholic libertarian.
South Park's 19th Season Debuted on Wednesday. Here Are 3 Reasons All Kids Should Be FORCED Watch It.
We're super-cereal about this. Really.
LES LIBERTARIENS SONT PARMI NOUS!
"Libertarians Are Among Us!" sez French leftist paper Liberation. "Ultra individualist movement remains politically marginal but now swarming in pop culture."
Breaking: GOP Presidential Candidates Reject Hawkish Neocon Madness!
Republicans might not admit-or even understand-it, but they have finally given up on "dumb wars."
The Fact-Lite Iran Bashing at the GOP Debate
And can those who call Iran the Axis of Evil be too surprised at being called the Great Satan?
The Presidential Candidates and the Syrian Refugees
The only one saying much is Martin O'Malley.
Two Cheers for Rand Paul: The Kentucky Senator Brought the Libertarian in Debate
On foreign policy and drug policy, he staked out distinct and forward-looking policies.
How Ronald Reagan's Ghost Haunts the GOP
The Republican Party will never command the future unless it gives up its ridiculous nostalgia for its last great figure.
Did the Trump Party Hijack the Tea Party?
Glenn Beck, Rand Paul, and others with TP cred sure seem to think so
Bernie Sanders' Protectionism & Nativist Economics is Neither New Nor Smart
The Vermont socialist running for Democratic presidential nomination once launched war on Chinese bobbleheads.
Open Skies and Closed Markets
U.S. carriers complain of "unfair competition" from state-subsidized Persian Gulf airlines.
The Bogus Security Concerns Driving American Paralysis on Syrian Refugees
America's loss is Germany's gain.
Trump as Political Pick-Up Artist: The Donald is "Negging" His Rivals Brilliantly
The billionaire's insult-laced patter is straight outta a scurrilous dating scene.
