Law & Government
As Obama's Power Fades, Americans Should Celebrate Hobbled Government
However limited the president's power and influence in Washington, they're about to shrink. And that's a good thing.
Why New Laws Are an Ineffective Response to Tragedies
To be effective, laws must be targeted at violations that are easily detected. And even then, you'll only deter those who care about the consequences.
What's at Stake in Today's 'Super Tuesday' Primaries?
Voters hit the polls today in six states.
Polls Say: Democrats Risk a Midterm Beating Over Obamacare
Democrats appear to be in no position to buck the midterm thumping the party in power power usually suffers at the polls.
Robert Sarvis: Libertarian for the U.S. Senate from Virginia
The surprisingly wavemaking L.P. gubernatorial candidate strives to be a surprisingly wavemaking Senate candidate
Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Done for the Year
Possibly finished until the end of Obama's term
Removing Bad Presidents From Office Should Be Easier
Monica Lewinsky's reemergence is a reminder that our presidential safety valve is broken.
The GOP's Immigration Problem
Republican candidates need to brush up on the laws of economics.
Rand Paul Wants Drone Killing Memos Released to Public, Patrick Leahy OK With Just Senate Seeing Them
Author of a number of memos providing legal basis for extrajudicially killing U.S. citizens has been nominated for a federal judgeship.
The Atheist-Scientologist-Satanist Coalition
What if the government sponsored a prayer and everyone came?
White House Praises NSA Reform Bill, Privacy Activists Still Have Concerns
It's called the USA Freedom Act, so it has to be great...right?
The High Price Tag of the Obama Library
Legislators in broke Illinois are considering approving $100 million for the Barack Obama Presidential Library.
Vidalia® Onion Fight Highlights Absurdity of Many State Food® Rules
The nation's largest grower of Vidalia® onions is fighting-and flaunting-a Georgia state law that says he can't ship onions until the state says so. Why do Georgia and other states have dumb laws like these on the books?
Farmworkers Battle Unions and Bureaucrats
The agency formed so workers have a voice won't let them use that voice.
Scalia's Factual Flub Is Part of a Long Supreme Court Tradition
Our addled Supreme Court justices.
Port Authoritarians
The shadowy bureaucracy behind Chris Christie's Bridgegate scandal is a signature failure of excessive government.
Obama Is Right on Clemency for Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Conservatives have no good reason to caterwaul this time.
Why Rich Women Have Great, Low-Cost Childcare, And Poor Women Pay Out the Nose
You can thank regulations and licensing rules for pricing child care out of the reach of many lower-income families while leaving wealthier women with gray market or black market solutions.
Amuse Yourself with Embattled Calif. State Sen. Yee's Voter Guide Statement
His job is to prevent corruption, he says.
"Automatic Government" is Leading to an Automatic Spending Disaster
Philip K. Howard, "The Rule of Nobody," and how technocracy is strangling the future.
The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government
Q and A with Philip K. Howard
