Law & Government
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
Harmless Drones Get Federal Flak
The FAA is throwing its weight around, not protecting the public.
Issa Accuses Cummings of Colluding With IRS, House Committee Refers Former IRS Official to DOJ
Former director of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division at the IRS has pleaded the Fifth twice at Congressional hearings
Republican Bill Boosts 'Imperial Presidency' It's Trying To Squash
Rep. Eric Cantor is more interested in taking shots at Obama than actually fixing the monstrous executive office.
Ex-CIA Chief Testifies on Benghazi: Don't Know the Motivation Because Attackers Haven't Been Caught Yet
Michael Morrell testified in front of the House Intel Committee
Paul Ryan's Doomed Budget Proposal Is Typical GOP Establishment Stuff
Less social welfare spending, more military spending! Cuts trillions from federal spending, but doesn't actually reduce federal spending.
