Soliciting Sex Could Lead to 10 Years Prison in Connecticut
State also mandates that hotels keep all guest records for six months, train staff on how to spot prostitution.
Nanny State
Here's Why It's Dumb to Tell a Restaurant How Much Booze it Can Sell
Virginia and other states force receipts to equal a high percentage of food sales. That's foolish.
Women's March Waffles on Sex-Worker Rights, Disinvites Women Who Oppose Abortion
The Women's March claims to be for anyone "who believes women's rights are human rights." And yet...
Politicians Make Bootlegging Great Again
Prohibition may be over, but high taxes and stupid restrictions create plentiful smuggling opportunities.
California Legislator Doubles Down on Dubious Child Prositution Claims
California Republicans risk being taken even less seriously.
Arizona Republicans Demand a Safe Space from 'Social Justice' Classes at Public Colleges
Conservatives want to legislate free speech in higher education, too.
Florida Could Repeal Nonsensical Rule Limiting Sales By Small Distilleries
Big liquor makers and distributors convinced the legislature to impose the limits in 2013 to prevent competition from small distillers.
Backpage Backed Into Corner Over Adult Ads. Is Government's Goal a Goodbye to Sex Trafficking, or Free Speech?
As Congress puts Backpage on trial, Section 230 is the big fish in this barrel of red herrings.
England's Creeping Nanny State
How excessive regulation into every aspect of life is ruining the English country lifestyle.
Is Jeff Sessions Ready to Ban Internet Gambling by DOJ Fiat?
Prohibitionists want the next attorney general to criminalize online betting by rewriting federal law.
Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
Now, More Than Ever, We Need Fake ID
To evade legal restrictions on our actions and government monitoring of our movements, bogus documents are an irreplaceable boon.
Calif. Legislator Wants to Expand Teen Driving Curfews to Some Adults
Under 21? Better have the proper papers to drive late at night.
A Virginia Legislator's Progressive War on Porn
Bob Marshall wants to treat pornography as a public health crisis.
Treat Porn 'Epidemic' Like We Did Tobacco, Utah Republican Proposes
Bill would let people sue porn websites for damages if they think they're addicted
Calif. to Treat Smart Phones in Cars as Just Slightly Less Dangerous than Loaded Guns
Don't drive and … touch … anything?
Feds' Rules Tell Cider Makers to Shut Up About Vintage Years on Labels
Producers prohibited from sharing information with consumers about the year their apples were harvested.
'The Review Board' Bust: 12 More Men Face Felony Charges for Posting to Seattle Web Forum
The area has previously prosecuted more than a dozen men in 2016 for online speech related to prostitution.
Denver Police Can No Longer Take Blankets From Freezing Homeless People. For Now, Anyway
Mayor temporarily suspends the confiscation of survival gear from homeless during cold weather months.
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
Sherri Papini Sex-Trafficking Evidence Almost as Flimsy as PizzaGate Proof
While the particulars of Pizzagate are especially outlandish, it's not a narrative that sprung up in an alt-right vacuum. Just look at the coverage of Sherri Papini's case.
61-Year-Old Ban on Pinball in Indiana City Set to be Repealed
In 1955, pinball machines were considered "against peace and good order, encourage vice and immorality and constitute a nuisance."
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
50 Days in Jail for Waiting on a Ride
"You got people who just want to ride around and randomly take people to jail for nothing."
Anti-Smoking Paternalism Infantilizes Adults
The anti-tobacco crusade says it wants to reduce smoking, but it's also interested in increasing revenue, a competing interest.
Detroit Cops Arrested Teens for Warning Relative About Prostitution Sting, Made Them Walk Out of City, Lawsuit Claims
The cops are accused of driving the boys around the city at high speeds and dropping them off on a random corner and ordering them to walk home.
The United Kingdom Authorizes Broad Mass Surveillance on Its Citizens
A level of snooping every autocrat in the world will admire.
A Republican Ban on Internet Gambling Would Repeat a Costly Democratic Mistake
Obvious cronyism vs. the 10th Amendment
Alabama Bans Publishing of Prostitution Mugshots, Allows Cops to Hold Suspected Sex Workers for 72 Hours
Constitutional violations abound in Alabama "Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act."
Colorado Regulators Ban Marijuana Use in Businesses That Serve Alcohol
Denver's newly approved pilot program won't include bars or restaurants with liquor licenses.
Surgeon General's Report Mistakenly Treats All Drug Use As a Problem
Vivek Murthy does not acknowledge the possibility that nonmedical consumption of psychoactive substances could be beneficial.
Judge Says Backpage Protected by First Amendment, Rejects Pimping Charges for CEO… Then Backtracks a Few Hours Later
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this court, to revisit." Except for maybe later this afternoon...
Politicians vs. Tasty, Delicious Food: Q/A with "Food Freedom" Advocate Baylen Linnekin
New book Biting the Hands that Feed Us says too many dumb laws get in the way of a sustainable, freer, better food system.
Biting the Hands that Feed Us: Food Laws vs. Culinary Reality
"Food Freedom" advocate Baylen Linnekin says fewer, smarter laws would make our food system more sustainable.
The FBI May Have Run Not Just One But 24 Dark Web Child-Porn Websites
The sites are thought to have accounted for roughly half of all child porn websites on the dark web.
Californians Reject Condoms in Porn, Defeat Proposition 60
Proposition 60 was defeated 54 to 46 percent. Here's how the porn industry is reacting.
Porn-Regulating Prop 60 Faces Final Showdown Tonight in California
Condoms-in-porn measure pits adult-film industry and public-health groups against public hysteria and a would-be porn czar
Porn Site Offers Tits for Votes in Clever Marketing Gimmick—Thanks, First Amendment!
CamSoda is offering voters free site credits if they snap a selfie at the polls and post it to social media.
Nick Gillespie on Stossel Tonight at 9 PM, Talking "Sin Taxes," Marijuana Legalization, and More
Have you heard about California's initiative that would require condoms in all porn movies?
Chicago Cop Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Child Porn, Accused of Paying Teens—Including Braces-Wearing 14-Year-Old—for Sex
A 26-year veteran of the department, William Whitley's record reveals 28 complaints against him, going back to 1991.
