Law & Government
Chuck Schumer, Serial Over-Legislator, Is Your New Senate Minority Leader
The ranking Senate Democrat wants to legislate everything-but balked at creating a federal database to keep track of bad cops.
What Trump Can Do for Us
Will a ridiculous president encourage Americans to take the presidency less seriously?
Chicago's Airbnb Rules Are Unconstitutional Many Times Over, Lawsuit Argues
Regulations are "draconian and unintelligible," lawsuit says. Other have described them as "literally incomprehensible" and "dizzyingly complex."
Politicians vs. Tasty, Delicious Food: Q/A with "Food Freedom" Advocate Baylen Linnekin
New book Biting the Hands that Feed Us says too many dumb laws get in the way of a sustainable, freer, better food system.
Democrats Got Wrecked Again in State Legislative Races, and it Matters More Than You Might Think
The GOP has Donald Trump, a congressional majority, the majority of governorships, and full control of 33 state legislatures.
President Donald Trump Could Make Military Interrogations Medieval Again
The next commander-in-chief could legally bring back torture.
'I've Got a Pen and I've Got a Phone': Obama's Executive Overreach Becomes Trump's Executive Overreach
The dangers of unchecked executive power.
Do #CalExit Supporters Realize Many Californians Have Been Trying to Escape Them?
A secession movement thinks (incorrectly) the state is just one big progressive playground.
More Californians Voted for Ballot Initiatives Than for a Senator
More than a million didn't bother, given the 'choice' of two Democrats.
Democrats Abandoned the Rule of Law. Under President Trump, Will They Help Restore It?
Libertarian legal scholar Randy Barnett on what Trump's victory means for the Supreme Court and our constitutional rights.
Independent Voters, Keep an Eye on Maine's Coming Election Experiment
Initiative introducing 'ranked-choice' voting passes.
Congressman Threatens Major Networks With Hearings On 'Media Bias'
Rep. Kevin Cramer proves it's never too early for Congress to waste time.
Could Trump Lose the Way Gore Lost?
Electoral College math makes victory a challenge.
If You Want To Understand Politics in 2024, Watch Statehouse Races Tuesday
They're not sexy, but they're more important than you realize. Republicans can thank state-level races for their congressional majority.
Imprisoned on Drug Charges, Michigan Man Claims He Was Forced Into Sex by Prison Counselor Who Wanted to Get Pregnant
Steven Moerman claims the counselor used him as "a virtual sex slave, demanding sexual gratification at her whim."
On Transgender Students, Do the Right Thing in the Right Way
Don't make excuses for even more unchecked executive power.
Nightmare In Deep Ellum: How Pension Obligation Bonds Ruined Dallas Employees' Retirement Dreams
Dallas' pension crisis is another example of why cities and states shouldn't use pension obligation bonds.
'We Have Two Parties Right Now That Have Abandoned All Pretenses at Realism About Our $20 Trillion National Debt and About Our Entitlements'
Matt Welch assesses Hillary Clinton's absurd "I do not add a penny to the national debt" claim on Stossel
Sen. Jeff Flake: If Hillary Clinton Wins, GOP Should Vote Quickly on Merrick Garland's SCOTUS Nomination
What happens to Merrick Garland after the November election?
Eye Doctor Law Puts South Carolina 'on the Leading Edge of Protectionism'
State faces lawsuit over new rule requiring in-person visits to refill prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses.
VA Clinic Leadership 'Reform' Really Just Shifting Managers Around
Reupholstering the deck chairs on a sinking ship
Costa Mesa Private Eye's Guilty Plea Offers Hope for Accountability
Private detective pleads guilty in relation to scheme to frame two local pro-pension reform councilmen.
NYPD Detective Who Got Bonus Pension for Being 'Disabled' Now Working As Security Guard
When retired NYPD cops are accused of abusing the NYPD's disability pension fund, the NYPD investigates. What could go wrong?
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A Limited Victory for Limited Government as CFPB's Structure Ruled Unconstitutional
Tuesday's federal court ruling won't stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from acting, but will give the president more control over its activities.
Trump's Call for Clinton's Prosecution Is Only Deemed 'Outrageous' Because of the Target
The nominee can protect herself with ease. What about everyday Americans?
Ignoring Pension Past, California Risks Future Problems
Lawmakers don't want to re-litigate prior bad decisions even as they keep making them.
Rep. Charles Boustany, Accused of Patronizing Murdered Sex-Workers in Louisiana, Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Reporter
The congressman is suing the author of Murder in the Bayou over claims the congressman patronized sex workers who were later killed.
SCOTUS Won't Hear Illinois Sheriff's Appeal of Order to Stop Threatening Credit Card Companies for Working With Backpage
Visa and Mastercard had ceased serving the site under threat of sanction from the Illinois sheriff.
Pension Mess Can't Go On; That's No Reason to Ignore It
You can deal with it now or deal with it later, but eventually you will have to deal with it.
Lawsuit Challenges TSA To Prove Body Scanners Aren't Killing People
Body scanners make some people choose driving over flying, but does that mean the TSA is responsible for deaths caused by traffic accidents?
Congress May Have Transformed US-Saudi Relations While Overriding Obama's Veto
Bill allows 9/11 families to sue Saudi government, might be beginning of the end of U.S.' "special relationship" with the Kingdom.
Republican Senators (Including Mike Lee) Again Attempt to Blockade Online Gambling
Bill would subvert legal interpretation of Wire Act.
Yelp Refuses to Remove Reviews Ruled Defamatory—With Good Reason. Will California Supreme Court Agree?
The precedent-setting case could have major implications for all sorts of online publishers.
Taxing Human Waste Won't Get Chicago's Pension Fund Out of Deep Doo-Doo
Residents of the city will pay $57 annually as part of a rescue plan that hinges on several questionable assumptions.
Dallas Cops Get Wise to Impending Public Pension Catastrophe, Start Yanking Their Money Out of the System
Dallas' police and fire pension fund is $5 billion in debt, so officers are making the smart decision to invest privately.
Obama's Anti-Profit Crusade Targets Colleges
The administration imposed a death penalty on ITT technical colleges, which had not been convicted of any wrongdoing.
The Case for Pardoning Edward Snowden
Will Obama salvage his legacy on protecting whistleblowers?
Lawmakers Offer Snowden Film Cross-Promotion with Report Blasting Him
House Intel Committee says he was no whistleblower.
NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Suggests that Obama Pardon Him
It's a good idea and the right thing to do.
Trump's Putin Praise Highlights His Authoritarianism
The strength the Republican nominee admires is the strength of an autocrat.
Climate Change Subpoenas Versus Free Speech
Constitutional rights threatened by the legal storms over global warming
Pennsylvanians Will Have To Pay For Gov. Chris Christie's Bad Spending Habits
With $80 billion in pension debt and after handing out $1.5 billion in corporate welfare, Christie looks across the Delaware River for a bail-out.
