Here is Why Edward Snowden Couldn't Have Gone Through 'Proper Channels'
Snowden's lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, explains why whistleblowers are the targets of government prosecution.
Nanny State
The Gloves Are On in Fight Over Misguided New York Restaurant Rules
Requiring chefs to wear gloves doesn't make food safer and generates mountains of waste.
Don't Be Afraid of Those 6,000 Felons Just Released From Prison
Families Against Mandatory Minimum's Kevin Ring makes the case for even more wide-ranging and far-reaching sentencing reform.
How "Militarized" Is Your College?
From Harvard to Duke to Rutgers to University of Phoenix, here's a ranking of top universities favored by the military-industrial complex.
NFL *Says* It Will Pay Pentagon Back for Patriotic Halftime Shows
That stirring multi-million-dollar display of patriotism you saw at halftime was brought to you by...your own tax dollars!
Free Boob Jobs for Teachers & Other K-12 Clusterf*cks
Kyle Olson of the Education Action Group (EAG) shines a spotlight on wasteful public-school spending.
Charges Dropped Against #KillAllWhiteMen Tweeter Bahar Mustafa
"There is not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction," says British law enforcement.
Despite All Issue 3's Flaws, It Felt GREAT Voting for Legal Pot in Ohio
It will feel even better the next time around with the full force of a 58 percent majority moving on from one of the great failures of the past 100 years.
Affirmative Action, Unions, Asset Forfeiture: 3 SCOTUS Cases To Watch
The Supreme Court may end mandatory union dues for California school teachers and limit state taking of property.
How Colleges Rip Off Students to Pay for Mostly Awful Sports Teams
Virtually no Division I programs pay for themselves, with many getting half their revenue from students and taxpayers.
Is There Really Any Way to Stop College Students From Wasting Money on Their Edumications?
You can go to college for $60,000 total or $160,000. Is that really a tough decision? And what school should accept you if you pick the latter?
New CDC Data Suggest E-Cigarettes Are Helping Smokers Quit
The same survey finds that never-smokers rarely become regular vapers.
Why I'm Voting For Pot Legalization (Issue 3) in Ohio
It's not a perfect law by any stretch, but it would mean the end of the war on pot
Should There Be *Any* Limits to Self-Fashioning?: Al Roker as Charlie Brown Edition
The Today Show tests the limits of tolerance and pluralism. And movie tie-ins.
Las Vegas Cops Pay Out After Unconstitutional Prostitution Stop
City pays more than $80,000 to woman detained and searched in The Cosmopolitan casino.
San Francisco Wanted Info on Gun Owners. This Gun Shop Refused.
High Bridge Arms, founded in the mid-1950s by Olympic shooter Bob Chow, shuts down rather than give local police its customer list.
Gloria Steinem Believes in 'Bodily Integrity,' Just Not for Sex Workers
Feminist icon holds human rights in the highest regard-as long as they're for the right kind of people.
Bush Gets Slapped Down by Christie After Calling for Fantasy Sports Regulation
'We have people out of work. We have ISIS and al Qaeda attacking us. And we're talking about fantasy football?'
GOP Debate: Somewhere in That Blob of Candidates Beats a Libertarian Heart
Nobody went full libertarian, but belief in limited government started to show around the edges.
Batman Wants Bacon!
Let's put the whole "don't eat cured meats" hoo-ha in perspective, please.
Anti-Pot Group Names Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders Worst Candidates on Marijuana
Can you guess who Smart Alternatives to Marijuana (Project SAM) thinks are the best candidates? Probably, even if you're tripping balls right now.
Feminist Groups Say Using Social-Media App Yik Yak Without Seeing Mean Words Is a Civil Right
Someone somewhere on the Internet is mean! Call in the federal government!
"Reagan Allowed Himself to Imagine a World Without The Soviet Union"
Novelist Thomas Mallon on the Cold War, gay Republicans, Facebook vs. the novel, & why "95% of writers he knows are liberal Democrats."
Should Daily Fantasy Sports Be Regulated by the Government?
Regulators want their own piece of the action at FanDuel and DraftKings. But if they win, consumers will be the biggest losers.
The New York Times Exposes the Futile Stupidity of Banning Online Sports Betting
There's always a way around.
How Sexual Harassment Codes Threaten Academic Freedom
'Gender justice' warriors in the Department of Education are pushing campus officials too far.
Nick Gillespie Talks Hillary, Trump, Libertarianism w Hot Air's Jazz Shaw & OTB's Doug Mataconis
...and much, much more on the Politinerds podcast.
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 20, 30, 40 Years Ago?
Declinists who focus on inequality and stagnant wages miss increased freedom and opportunities.
Nick Gillespie Talks Smack About Joe Biden & Paul Ryan…
On HuffPost Live, no holds are barred and no quarter is given. And I really let it rip regarding how lucky we are Biden isn't running.
California Assemblyman: 'We Have to Distinguish Between' Prostitution and Sex Trafficking to Help Victims
Cali legislators heard diverse views on sex work and sex trafficking Tuesday.
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
[Updated with Ryan's Statement!] Paul Ryan's Conditions to Serve as Speaker Should Disqualify Him
Irony alert: GOP running aground as it reaches its most zenith of historic power.
How Should Libertarians Think About Intellectual Property?
Brink Lindsey, Sasha Moss, Wayne Brough, Eli Dourado, and Nick Gillespie talk patents and copyrights in the digital age.
Is America the New Weimar Republic? Yeah, no.
Extremist politics, fashion choices galore: Life really is a cabaret, old chum. Or just more prosperous, fun, and free.
That Time the UN Almost Called for Decriminalizing Drug Use
Virgin CEO Richard Branson leaks document to Drug Policy Alliance.
How Hate Speech Laws Work In Practice
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard).
Reason Happy Hour in Chicago Thursday!
Join us for a celebration of free minds and free markets (and free booze!) in Chicago on October 22.
Why Not Let E-Cigarette Companies Tell the Truth?
The problem is too much FDA regulation, not too little.
The People We Trust to 'Save' Women From Prostitution Keep Paying Them for Sex—and Worse
How can cops be trusted to enforce prostitution laws fairly when they can't keep their dicks in their pants?
Just How Bad Would Joe Biden Be as President? Really F*cking Bad.
The vice-president is an unrepentant drug warrior and has promised "no changes" to old-age entitlements that screw the young.
