Secret Memos Show the Government Has Been Lying About Backpage All Along
Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.
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That 'Vaping-Linked Lung Disease' Might Not Really Be Linked to Vaping
Plus: delusions about the First Amendment, hype about the Apple Card, and more...
Vaping May Be Driving Down Smoking, Says Federal Survey Report
That's the opposite of the fear underlying the FDA's crackdown on e-cigarettes.
It Wasn't Just a Chokehold That Killed Eric Garner
His death resulted from a violent confrontation that never should have happened.
Blaming Breathing Problems on 'Vaping' Is Like Blaming Food Poisoning on Eating
Two dozen patients hospitalized in the Midwest all reportedly had vaped something at some point, but we don't know what it was or whether it caused their symptoms.
Massachusetts Voters May Finally Get a Chance To Repeal the State's Awful Cap on Beer and Wine Sales
For too long, state lawmakers have played favorites with booze laws. Will they finally let voters decide where they can buy?
FDA Unveils Graphic New Warning Labels for Cigarettes
The same federal agency that has led a crackdown on vaping is now trying to make smoking even less appealing.
Man Fights City Hall for Ability To Keep 'Emotional Support' Pigs
Larry Johnson's pet pigs have run afoul of Minneapolis' ban on city swine.
FBI Rebrands National Sex Sting as 'Operation Independence Day'
The operation is still arresting sex workers and calling it a rescue mission.
New Research Shows There's One and Only Way To Combat Obesity
Or maybe not. We probably need more research.
Ashton Kutcher Helped Promote a Bogus Sex Trafficking Claim. Will We Ever Shake It?
The claim that 100,000 to 300,000 underage people were being sex trafficked in the United States was used in effort to destroy Backpage.com's founders.
Selling Drugs to Sex Workers Could Be Human Trafficking Under the Senate's New 'PROTECT Act'
The bipartisan bill says "using drugs or illegal substances to cause a person to engage in a commercial sex act" or in any kind of labor counts as human trafficking.
The Debate Hecklers Were Right; the Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Should Be Punished
Chanters demand NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing.
Under Venezuelan Socialism, There Is No Beer. (And No Democracy.)
Attempts to centrally plan an economy ruin both civic life and life's pleasures.
Scotch Whisky Makers Don't Want a Virginia Distillery Using the Word 'Whisky'
What's in a name? Money, apparently.
Anti-Vaping Researchers Claim E-Cigarettes Cause Heart Attacks Before Smokers Try Them
A study suggesting that e-cigarettes double the risk of a heart attack ignored crucial information on timing.
No Federal Charges in Eric Garner's Death at Hands of New York Police
Wednesday marks five years since an officer’s deadly chokehold was captured on video.
Dumb Minnesota Beer Law Punishes Successful Breweries
Castle Danger Brewing is the latest of the state's craft breweries to be victimized by a law that forbids all but the smallest operations from selling growlers on location.
San Francisco's Top Economist Confirms Vape Ban Means More Smoking
The city is banning e-cigarettes while actual cigarettes remain legal.
City of Everett Can Force Bikini Baristas To Cover Their Butts, 9th Circuit Rules
The law is an ass, cleft and all.
Backpage Prosecutors Want to Seize Assets First, Answer Questions Later
Aggressive asset forfeiture collides with First Amendment rights.
The 5 Dumbest Laws Restricting the Sale of Booze
R Street's Jarrett Dieterle explains five of the most absurd alcohol laws still on the books today.
New York City Officially Launches Absurd Ban on Adding CBD to Food, Coffee
Cannabidiol products are legal for sale and consumption, but adding it to other things is somehow forbidden.
Prominent Pornography Researcher Frames Defamation Claims As Sexual Harassment, Prompting a Defamation Suit by Her Target
Nicole Prause and Donald Hilton, longtime opponents on the subject of pornography, are now facing off in court.
Defense Department Computer Network Among Top Sharers of Child Pornography
Plus: Florida legalizes vegetable gardens, Facebook bans anti-voting ads, and more...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Want To Crack Down on Beer Gardens
The state's heavily regulated restaurant industry thinks beer gardens have it too easy
Utah Karaoke and Ax-Throwing Bars Are Using Pool Tables To Circumvent Stupid Liquor Laws
Karaoke and beer? No. Karaoke, pool, and beer? OK!
Neil Gorsuch Disappoints Libertarians, Votes To Uphold Protectionist Liquor Law
The conservative justice would have permitted a nakedly anti-competitive regulation.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Nonsensical Tennessee Liquor Law
Tennessee's residency requirement for retail license applicants "blatantly favors the state's residents and has little relationship to public health and safety," Justice Alito wrote.
San Francisco's E-Cigarette Ban Undermines Public Health in the Name of Protecting It
The city is favoring the most dangerous form of nicotine delivery over a potentially lifesaving alternative.
The War on Backpage.com Is a War on Sex Workers
The government's latest moral crusade shields traffickers, empowers pimps, and undermines free speech online.
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds a Decision That Forced a Teenager to Register As a Sex Offender for Swapping Nude Selfies
That result "may strike some as unfair," the court says, but it's what state law required at the time.
Some State Booze Laws Are Improving, Others Are Only Getting Worse
The moral arc of the universe is actually a squiggly line
Make Your Utah Vacation Better with Smuggled Booze
Short of rescinding ridiculous liquor laws, the best way to deal with such silly restrictions is to ignore them.
New Jersey Regulators Crack Down on Craft Beer
New Jersey’s lousy craft beer rules are an affront to free speech and consumer choice
Maryland Legalizes Medical Marijuana Edibles, With Caveats
Regulators are gearing up for a long debate about the size, shape, and other specifications of edibles.
D.C. Sex Workers Want Decriminalization—and City Council Members Agree
'We know what we want to do with our bodies, and we don't need government interference.'
Consenting To Be Paid for Sex Is Still Consenting!
Statists, both in and out of government, like to play Kafkaesque games with the idea of consent.
FDA Has 'Critical Questions' About Safety of CBD Products
The sale of cannabidiol-infused food and drink is still against the law, even as entrepreneurs flout those restrictions across the country.
A 16-Year-Old Girl Is Facing Child Pornography Charges for Making a Sex Video of Herself
A finding of guilt would be an attack on the autonomy and self-ownership of all young people
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Wrong About a Lot of Things. But She's Right About Fresh Juice in Cocktails.
This is why it's important to have subject matter experts in Congress.
Florida Makes Possessing Child Sex Dolls a Felony
The new law rests on unsupported premises and vague language to penalize a victimless crime.
