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Politics

How a Poster Boy for Commutation Falls Through the Cracks

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2012 1:39 PM

Politics

Gallup: Majority Say Gay/Lesbian Relations Morally Acceptable

Emily Ekins | 5.14.2012 1:31 PM

Politics

Gallup: Majority Say Gay/Lesbian Relations Morally Acceptable

Emily Ekins | 5.14.2012 1:31 PM

Politics

Taco USA

How Mexican food became more American than apple pie

Gustavo Arellano | 5.14.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

And On This Week's Ludicrous Newsweek Cover…

Jesse Walker | 5.14.2012 8:55 AM

Politics

"Happy Mother's Day from The Affordable Care Act"

Scott Shackford | 5.13.2012 2:16 PM

Policy

Moms Say, "No More Drug War!"

Zach Weissmueller | 5.13.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

Moms Say, "No More Drug War!"

Zach Weissmueller | 5.13.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

Tom Easton on Dodd-Frank: "A Terrible Law"

Anthony Fisher | 5.12.2012 1:00 PM

Policy

Tom Easton on Dodd-Frank: "A Terrible Law"

Anthony Fisher | 5.12.2012 1:00 PM

Politics

The Case Against Taxpayer-Funded Crop Insurance

It's time to abolish this costly government boondoggle.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.12.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

California Woman Permanently Blinded by Police Officer's High-Velocity OC Gas Weapon

Lucy Steigerwald | 5.11.2012 7:05 PM

Politics

Bloomberg Likens the NYPD's 'Stop and Frisk' Program to Random DUI Checkpoints

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2012 4:36 PM

Policy

3 Reasons Obama Should End the Federal Crackdown on Medical Marijuana

It's time for the president to keep his word.

Mike Riggs | 5.11.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Water Declared Safe in Fracking Town, SEC Investigates JPMorgan Losses, Edwards Wants Case Tossed Out: P.M. Links

Scott Shackford | 5.11.2012 4:28 PM

Politics

Ford vs. GM and the Auto Bailout Experiment

Shikha Dalmia | 5.11.2012 2:56 PM

Policy

Government Encourages Hospital Consolidation, Sues Hospitals for Consolidation

Peter Suderman | 5.11.2012 2:50 PM

War on Drugs

How Many Law Enforcement Agencies Does it Take to Shut Down Three Podunk Head Shops?

Mike Riggs | 5.11.2012 2:48 PM

Politics

Former Polish President "Evolves" on Drug Policy, Doesn't Apologize For His Awful Drug Law

Ed Krayewski | 5.11.2012 2:46 PM

Politics

States' Rights Aren't the Enemy in Gay Marriage Battle

Scott Shackford | 5.11.2012 2:41 PM

Policy

What's an Intersection? The Definition Can Mean Big Bucks.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.11.2012 1:19 PM

Politics

Is Romney Vulnerable on Gay Marriage?

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2012 12:40 PM

Politics

How the Kelly Thomas Killing Sparked a Citizen Revolt

The bipartisan movement to reform a broken California city

Steven Greenhut | 5.11.2012 12:00 PM

Policy

You Can't Buy a Coke With Your Debit Card Anymore: Yet More Unintended Consequences of Fee Regulation

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.11.2012 11:19 AM

Politics

Feds to California: Spend That Money You Don't Have on High-Speed Rail

Scott Shackford | 5.10.2012 8:19 PM

Politics

Thank the Influence of Money in Politics for President Obama's Gay Marriage "Evolution"

Ed Krayewski | 5.10.2012 7:11 PM

Policy

She Stole His Heroin, So She Was the Victim

Jacob Sullum | 5.10.2012 6:47 PM

Politics

Tim Cavanaugh on PJTV Talking Romney, Unemployment and Krugman: Updated with Kelly Thomas Palaver

Reason Staff | 5.10.2012 5:09 PM

Politics

Will Oregon's Next Attorney General Uphold Its Medical Marijuana Law?

Jacob Sullum | 5.10.2012 3:19 PM

Politics

Gay 'Marriage' vs. 'Civil Unions': What's in a Name?

Jacob Sullum | 5.10.2012 12:43 PM

Policy

Creating a Risk-Free World

Let's start treating people as though their bodies belong to them, not to a controlling and "protective" government.

John Stossel | 5.10.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Is Not An "Issue of Significance" to Mitt Romney

Peter Suderman | 5.10.2012 11:33 AM

Politics

The Strength of a Movement Is More Important Than the Warmth of a President's Heart

Jesse Walker | 5.10.2012 9:56 AM

Policy

As 25 More Denver Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Their Doors To Keep the Feds Away, There's Talk of the Need to "clean up the industry" and Help "the kids" by Banning Sign Spinners, or Banning Medical Pot Advertising Entirely

Lucy Steigerwald | 5.9.2012 10:28 PM

Policy

New York's Highest Court Says Merely Looking at Kiddie Porn Is Not a State Crime

Jacob Sullum | 5.9.2012 6:09 PM

Policy

Vampire Nutritionists!: Florida Warns Citizens About the Menace of Unlicensed Undead Diet Gurus

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.9.2012 4:58 PM

Politics

Milwaukee Police Chief Fires Four Officers This Month, Unrelated to Sweeping Investigation of Police Sexual Assault and Civil Rights Violations

Ed Krayewski | 5.9.2012 4:14 PM

Politics

The Technocratic Mind

A hagiography of the Obama administration's most powerful wonks reveals more than it intends.

Peter Suderman | 5.9.2012 4:00 PM

Science & Technology

Twitter Goes to Court To Defend User Privacy

J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2012 3:51 PM

Politics

Brian Doherty: Why Young People Love Ron Paul

Sharif Matar | 5.9.2012 3:10 PM

Politics

Obama Endorses Gay Marriage

Jacob Sullum | 5.9.2012 2:57 PM

Policy

Were McAfee Raid Tactics Born in the Third World or the U.S.?

J.D. Tuccille | 5.9.2012 1:37 PM

Politics

New Jersey Supreme Court Reviewing Kyleigh's Law Requiring Young Drivers to Display Red Decals

Ed Krayewski | 5.9.2012 12:38 PM

Policy

Licensing Requirements: The Level Grinding of the Small Business World

Peter Suderman | 5.9.2012 10:20 AM

Politics

City of Austin Ruins Man's Home, Gives Him the Bill for the "Service"; He Now Sues

Brian Doherty | 5.9.2012 9:54 AM

Politics

Sympathy for the President

Jesse Walker | 5.9.2012 9:48 AM