Nanny State
Opponents of Private Liquor Sales Claim State Monopolies Serve Customers Better
Pennsylvania's governor and his allies say privatization would raise prices and reduce selection.
Man Jams Out to 'Star Spangled Banner' on 4th of July, Gets Arrested for Breaching the Peace
"I'm getting arrested for this after I was told I could do it?" asks befuddled musician.
Michigan Woman Jailed for Failing to Renew $10 Dog License On Time
Does anyone really wonder why attitudes toward government are in the shitter?
Backpage.com Says Screw Off to Squeamish Credit Card Companies by Dropping Fees For Adult Ads
Score one for sex workers, capitalism, and common sense.
Did Amy Schumer's Jokes About Hispanics Cause Dylann Roof's Shooting Spree?
"Rhetoric that breeds the fear that results in soaring gun purchases, that 'inspires' monsters like Dylann Roof to craft a manifesto with deadly consequences."
It's 2015, and the British Government Is Considering Expanding the Drug War Faster
U.K. wants to be able to ban chemicals more quickly. That's going to be a disaster.
Arizona Cops Publicize All Phone Contacts of Suspected Sex Businesses
A prostitution witch hunt in Tucson uncovered ample police corruption, yet it's the civil liberties of citizens suffering a blow.
Flamin' Hot Cheetos Are the American Dream
I disapprove of what you eat, but I'll defend to the death your right to eat it.
By the Declaration's Logic, Is It Time for Another American Revolution?
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit weighs in with a provocative prevarication.
Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism
RU Sirius and Jay Cornell have literally written the book on what's coming next in self-directed evolution.
Vetoing Liquor Privatization, Pennsylvania's Governor Says Competition Would Raise Prices
Tom Wolf claims a state monopoly benefits consumers.
How a Crusading Chicago Sheriff Convinced Visa and Mastercard to Screw Sex Workers
Bitcoin is now the only means of paying for adult ads on the popular web classifieds site Backpage.com.
Federal Agent Investigating Silk Road Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Money Laundering
Carl Mark Force had also inked a $240,000 movie deal about tracking down "Dread Pirate Roberts."
Indoor Smoking Ban Halts Scientific Research on Smoking (Nanny of the Month, June 2015)
This month's Nanny of the Month award goes to the Garden State for its anti-smoking zealotry.
The Future of Sex Is Terrifying
Proposed changes to U.S. sex-crime laws seek to set new sexual norms by criminalizing ordinary behavior.
Could a Hypertension Drug Rewire the Brains of Addicts?
A new study shows a blood pressure medication's potential to prevent relapses by erasing mental associations with alcohol and cocaine.
Trigger Warning: "Trigger Warning" is By Definition Triggering and Should Be Replaced with "Content Warning"
Where did the need to bubble-wrap every conversation come from? And will it ever end?
How Liquor Licenses Sparked the Stonewall Riots
Gay bars were crucial in the fight for equal rights, which is why they kept getting shut down by the government.
WATCH: 6 Reason TV Videos Nominated for Southern California Journalism Awards
Greater Los Angeles Press Club Honors Reason TV
Ohio Politician Caught in Prostitution Sting Swears He Was Just Delivering Note From Old Chinese Man He Met at Frisch's Big Boy
Filed under: You cannot make this stuff up.
Farting Drummer Leads to $500 Fine for Popular D.C. Blues Bar
Musician cracked open window "for five minutes" at the wrong time of night.
"How the Feds Asked Me to Rat Out Commenters" - And Why We Pushed Back
This sort of thing is one more reason why confidence in government is at all-time lows.
Educator and Porn Star Conner Habib Gets Campus Thoughtcrime Treatment
Habib has been disinvited from college talks and had student supporters bullied by "liberal" professors and administrators.
Government Study Casts Doubt on Legal Definitions of Stoned Driving
Simulator tests also confirm that marijuana impairs drivers less than alcohol.
Two Surveys Find That Almost All Regular Vapers Are Smokers
Fears that e-cigarettes lure nonsmokers into nicotine habits seem to be unfounded.
The Feds Took 182,000 Tons of Raisins from U.S. Farmers. This Insane Flowchart Shows What Happened Next.
Spoiler Alert: SCOTUS wasn't having it.
John Oliver Wants to Make 'Revenge Porn' a Federal Crime. Why That's a Terrible Idea
Do we really need the FBI & Homeland Security going after teens who share their girlfriends' boobs on Reddit?
D.C. Budget Would Hike Taxes on E-Cigarettes to 70 Percent
Taxing e-cigs the same as analogs will put local vape shops out of business, and still won't discourage vaping-or increase revenue.
Hillary's So Old, She'd Be the Same Age as Ronald Reagan Was When He Entered the White House
Hillary Clinton is physically and mentally fit for the office. But her policies are absolutely tired, backward-looking & so last-century.
"Why Libertarianism is Closer to Stalinism Than You Think": Except for, you know, mass murders, gulags, and all the rest.
Sociologist Alan Wolfe rants against Rand Paul & a philosophy that would legalize drugs, allow gay marriage, open the borders, and avoid non-defensive wars.
UPDATED: Detroit Rejects Four-Night Curfew Plan
But a curfew will still be in effect Monday night.
Teen Recruits Friend for Sex Work With Her, Gets Slapped With Federal Sex-Trafficking Charges
Another reminder who really gets targeted under U.S. sex trafficking statutes.
Giving Government 'Backdoor' Access to Encrypted Data Threatens Personal Privacy and National Security
The War on Terror is providing plenty of rhetorical ammunition to anti-encryption officials, but they are dangerously wrong.
Not All Drunk Sex Is Rape: What WaPost Study Gets Wrong (and Right)
Binge drinking is the real problem
PornHub's Space Sex Tape: An Awesome Idea That's Probably Not Going to Work
The online porn repository is crowdfunding a giant leap for sexploration.
This Counts as a Microaggression: "America is the Land of Opportunity"
So does "WTF ever happened to the University of California system?"
No Virtual Reality Porn for Oculus Rift
This week in weirdly futuristic sex: virtual reality porn out, sex robots in
Libertarian Moment Update: "Wall Street is getting tired of funding socially conservative Republicans…"
The future clearly belongs to socially liberal, fiscally conservative candidates. Which means Dems and Reps have some growing up to do.
Iowa Supreme Court Says Porch Drinking Is Not a Crime
The ruling absolves a woman arrested for intoxication on the front steps of her own home.
