Pentagon Investigates UFO Sightings and an Interstellar Visitor Zips Through Solar System
Survey finds 47 percent of people believe in the existence of intelligent alien civilizations in the universe.
Immigration
Trump and Associates Can't Stop Scapegoating Immigrants
The concern about radicalization by Muslims in the U.S. is a red herring intended to make Americans distrust foreigners and immigration in general.
How Using Eminent Domain to Seize Land for a Border Wall Harms American Property Owners
A new study of border takings under the 2006 Secure Fence Act finds that many owners get inadequate compensation, and that the condemnation process is flawed in other ways.
No, Trump is Not Making Separation of Powers Great Again
He's more than happy to engage in power grabs when it helps his agenda.
Butterflies, Border Walls, and Property Rights
The North American Butterfly Association says Border Patrol agents have harassed employees and damaged property at the National Butterfly Center.
Prostitution Ad Ban Creeps Forward, Threatening Social Media and Sex Workers
The bill would gut Section 230 and make sex advertising a federal crime.
Posting or Hosting Sex Ads Could Mean 25 Years in Federal Prison Under New Republican Proposal
A related measure would open digital platforms to liability for past crimes committed by users.
Trump's Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Flunks the Constitutional Test
Why the Trump administration lost in federal court.
Tampa Bathhouses Become Latest Target of Sex-Trafficking Panic
The city council is considering a mammoth package of new rules that threaten Tampa bathhouses and those who visit them.
Mexican Radio in Los Angeles Crashes—And Down With It Comes An Anti-Immigrant Fable
It's a story of assimilation and plain old consumer choice.
Don't Freak Out About Falling Fertility Rates
There's an easy way to make more Americans: immigration.
Supreme Court Allows Trump's Travel Ban to Go Into Full Effect
But legal challenges to the ban are still ongoing.
American Professor Charged With Crime for Giving Speech to Danish Parliament
The speech amounted to an illegal side job, according to Danish officials.
Harvey Weinstein Sued for Sex Trafficking by British Actress Kadian Noble
Weinstein Company staff aided in the trafficking by arranging auditions for young female actors "using the code FOH"-for "Friend of Harvey"-the suit states.
Why Trump Deserves to Lose in Federal Court on Sanctuary Cities
The president's executive order is unconstitutional under the 10th Amendment and the separation of powers.
How Trump's (and Obama's) Immigration Crackdowns Screw Over "Real" Americans: Podcast
Law-abiding residents and business owners are among the biggest casualties in the war on illegal immigrants.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform, Shikha Dalmia on Deporting Americans
Listen to SiriusXM Insight (channel 121) from 9-12 AM ET as Matt Welch interviews Massie, Dalmia, Kevin Williamson, Bethany Mandel, and LSD enthusiast Daniel Miller
Stossel: Who Owns Your Body?
John Stossel confronts a prostitute, a pimp and an anti-prostitution crusader.
Hate Crimes in 2016: New FBI Numbers Show Little Change
The data should help dispel fears of a Trump-induced surge in American hate crimes.
The Right's Retrograde Quest for a Homogeneous America
Enlisting a Harvard liberal can't whitewash the problems with an anti-diversity agenda.
After Neighbor Gets Deported, Local Police Chief Rethinks Support for Immigration Crackdown
"He was real pro-law enforcement," says Flint Wright, police chief in Long Beach, Washington.
How Immigration Crackdowns Screw Up Americans' Lives
The war on immigration has taken a great toll on unauthorized aliens, its targets. But it is also badly affecting Americans themselves, its intended beneficiaries.
Is Silicon Valley Building the Infrastructure for a Police State?
New AI tools could empower the government to violate our civil liberties.
The Right's Incredibly Shallow Argument Against Immigration and Diversity
It depends on misusing the research of a liberal academic
Murderers Slip Through the Screen
Politicians have too much faith in background checks and extreme vetting as defenses against terrorism and mass shootings.
Would Extremer Vetting Have Stopped This Week's Attack in Manhattan?
It is hard to see how anyone could have predicted Sayfullo Saipov's seven-year journey from eager immigrant to Islamic terrorist.
While Politicians Call for Restricting Freedom After NYC Attack, This Immigrant Has Been Fighting For Yours
Carla Gericke, of Free State Project fame, first immigrated to America thanks to the Diversity Visa Program.
Trump Judicial Nominees Oppose the Trump Administration on Civil Asset Forfeiture and Birthright Citizenship
In the 5th Circuit, it's shaping up to be Trump vs. Trump's judicial picks.
Feds Keeping Homeland Secure with Fake Sex-Trafficking Busts
As America deals with terrorist attacks and mass shootings, DHS and the FBI are busy enforcing misdemeanor vice laws.
What is the Diversity Visa Lottery Donald Trump is Blaming for Yesterday's NYC Attack?
The president has already called for eliminating the program.
Trump's Assault on Legal High-Skilled Immigration
He even wants to chase out foreign STEM students.
Feds Crack Down on New National Security Threat: Unlicensed Massages
Massage-parlor panic is crushing small businesses, civil liberties, and people's lives. Here are eight examples from October.
No Forced Childbirth for Undocumented Immigrant Teen in Federal Custody
This was a simple choice: Compel the girl to give birth or let her get an abortion. The fact that she is undocumented doesn't change that reality.
GOP Anti-Flake Anti-Trumpers Just Want Trumpism Without Trump
Trump is crass and abrasive and toxic? So are the policies he adopted for a base that establishment conservatives cultivated.
Welcome to 'Extreme Vetting' of Refugees
Social media fact-checks, secondary scrutiny for 11 countries, and the lowest annual cap in modern U.S. history.
Senate Could Make It Easy for FBI to Spy on Teen Sexters, Black Lives Matter, and Other U.S. 'Criminals'
FISA reauthorization would majorly expand use of warrantless digital surveillance data against Americans.
Feds 'Rescue' Women from Freedom and Money in 11th 'Operation Cross Country'
Hear from the real victims of this cruel FBI charade.
ICE Jails and Deports College Student for Offering Spanish Tutoring Lessons
Christina Alonso spent 48 hours in the United States, all of them in an Oregon jail.
Nativists in the Trump Administration Are Demanding Ransom for Dreamers
Congress shouldn't hand it.
Cases Dropped Against California Cops Accused of Statutory Rape, Prostitution With Police Dispatcher's Daughter
Judge says Bay Area cops accused of sex crimes might not have known that Oakland teenager "Celeste Guap" was underage.
There Aren't Enough Beds in This Virginia Jail for All the Women Caught in Heroin and 'Human Trafficking' Dragnets
"We don't have enough space for them," said sheriff.
The Trump Administration Wants to Holds Dreamers Hostage to Advance a Sweeping Restrictionist Agenda
Nativists have taken charge of immigration in the White House
