Tonight: Nick Gillespie Debates Former DEA Head Asa Hutchinson on Drug Legalization
I'm taking part in an Intelligence Squared debate in New York City tonight.
Nanny State
Supreme Court Declines to Tackle Prosecutorial Misconduct Case
Decision protects bad federal behavior as long as they have probable cause to try a case
Former Intelligence Officer Can Sue Pentagon For Censoring Book on 9/11, Afghanistan Failures
A federal judge has ruled Anthony Shaffer has standing to sue on first amendment grounds over the censorship of his book
Ham-Burgled: Los Angeles Council Pushes 'Meatless Mondays'
Los Angeles City Council leaders have voted 14-0 in favor of endorsing the internationally led "Meatless Mondays" campaign.
States, Municipalities Tackle Booze-Related Regulations
Several communities loosen up the rules
George Will Says GOP Should Turn Libertarian While David Frum Bromances Social Cons
Over the weekend at the Wash Post, George Will says that the GOP needs to channel its inner libertarian.
Cuomo Looking for $30 Billion in Federal Money for Storm Relief
Our government leaders don't know what saving for a rainy day means
Denmark Discovers the Dangers of Nanny State Food Taxes
Taxes on food inflate food prices, threaten jobs. Imagine that.
Prohibition: The Real Reefer Madness
The nation's drug warriors plow ahead, driven by fear of a world where addicts clog the gutters.
LA City Council Declares "Meatless Mondays"
They promise they can't force residents to abstain from meat on Mondays.
FEMA: Welfare Masquerading as Disaster Relief
FEMA's head defends the agency's post-hurricane response by saying that emergency relief is not its job.
Libertarians vs. Conservatives: "We've seen some real progress"
Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds, responding to wailing and gnashing of teeth among many conservatives in the wake of last week's election.
How Misguided USDA Regulations Harm Consumers and Restrict Food Freedom
Unnecessary regulations force a popular food entrepreneur to close its doors.
Why Mitt Romney Lost—and the GOP Will Continue to Lose
The party's message is confused, contradictory, and unconvincing.
FEMA Closes Due To Weather, NYC Buildings Department Preventing People From Returning Home
They're from the government and they're here to help
Proposed DC Food Truck Regs Could Wreck Industry
Popular vending locations would not fit with placement restrictions
Kansas Upholds Ban on Sex Between Teacher, Adult Students
30-year-old choir teacher charged with relationship with 18-year-old
Montana Bans Health Insurance Mandates
Approves tighter regulations on medical marijuana use
Thinly Disguised Measure to Restrict Political Freedom Fails, Better Disguised Measure to Restrict Sexual Freedom Passes
Proposition 32 loses, Proposition 35 wins.
Food Labeling Bill Failing in California
Proposition would mandate special labeling on foods that contained certain genetically modified ingredients
Libertarian Legal Theorist Randy Barnett on "The Mistake That is The Libertarian Party"
Libertarian intellectual and Georgetown professor of law Randy Barnett - one of the architects of the legal challenges to Obamacare - writes in today's Wall Street Journal that if you care about liberty, you should vote for the Republicans.
Giuliani blasts FEMA Response, Obama
Doesn't think feds have improved their disaster response since Katrina
Porn Actors Rally Against Condom Law in LA
Beware the ripple effect (not the nipple effect)
It's Against the Law To Give Free Stuff to Voters
That free cup of coffee might ... nobody even knows. There's a law, though!
New York Man Arrested for Buying Gasoline For Neighbors
The containers the man used to store and transport the gas--five gallon Home Depot buckets--are unsafe, says the law. Both the man and the gasoline station owner who sold him the gas face misdemeanor charges for that reason.
The Sorry State of Food-Related Public-Health Research and Journalism
Bad research. Bad reporting on bad research. What's the deal with food-related public-health research and reporting?
Motorcycle Curfew Hurting Prostitutes in Congo
Motorcycle cabs are a popular form of transportation in the African country
