Law & Government
The Congress That Cried Wolf
It's time for lawmakers to stop abusing the emergency-spending loophole.
Who's Going to Pay for New Highways?
Our Interstates are wearing out. Here's what we need to do to fix them.
Congress Can Help Fight Police Abuse by Ending Incentives to Seize Assets
The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act would help take the profit motive out of law enforcement
United States of Emergency
What powers the president gains from having 30 national emergencies in effect.
How a Bipartisan Majority in Congress Shredded the Constitution, Again.
Hidden in the Cromnibus was a clause allowing the NSA to gather your private data and share it with law enforcement and foreign governments.
Why Obama's Immigration Policy Is Constitutional
Obama's immigration order does not undermine the rule of law-but the expansion of federal criminal law does.
The Lame Liberal Case for Expanding Executive Power
So much for the constitutional system of checks and balances.
Congress Talks GMO Labeling, Actually Makes Sense
The early results of this bipartisan effort, it may surprise you to learn, aren't half bad.
Demographic Changes Threaten Pensions
New report: There eventually will be more retirees collecting pension checks than there will be employees paying into the system
How Torture Became Just Another Government Bureaucracy
The battle isn't about morals or ethics, but rules and control.
