Nanny State
Helpful Hackers vs. College Regulators
Why are state governments cracking down on innovative coding academies?
Rand Paul, Foreign Policy, and Republican Delusions of Interventionist Grandeur
The GOP operative behind Swiftboat Veterans for Truth is gunning for the senator's scalp.
Scotland: The Most Nannying of Europe's Nanny States
Forget a blue-painted Mel Gibson yelling "freedom!" Now it's all about the mandatory salad bar.
Top 5 Pointless Congressional Hearings on Baseball
Celebrate MLB's 2015 Opening Day with grandstanding federal legislators!
VID: Larry King on Drugs, Cryonics, Politics, Airplane Sex Orgies, and Half-Libertarianism
The broadcast legend talks about new media, his online shows, and how he would have interviewed Osama bin Laden.
What is it Like to Have Brunch with Sex Offenders?
Josh Gravens went to prison when he was 12 for touching his sister's vagina. Now he's fighting to change the laws that destroyed his life.
Be Sure to Score Some Smuggled Kinder Eggs for Easter
Caution! Toy-filled confection ahead.
Friday A/V Club: D.W. Griffith and the Censors
A tale of movies, racism, censorship, and zombies
Georgia Lawmakers Say Strip Clubs Cause Men to Rape Children So Club Owners Must Pay for State's Fight Against Sex Trafficking
A stripper is a sex-trafficker is a source of state revenue right?
Teens Who Filmed Themselves Having Sex Charged as Child Pornographers 'To Send a Message'
Who benefits from branding these teens sex predators for life?
"Everybody's Lost Their Goddamn Mind Over Religious Freedom"
Both conservatives and liberals aren't being straight about the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
How a Business Owner Becomes Criminally Liable for How Customers Spend ATM Withdrawals
When is an ATM an "interstate commerce facility"? When the FBI needs to make federal prostitution charges stick.
Hundreds of French Sex Workers March in Paris Against Laws Making Buying, Selling, and Looking Like You Might Sell Sex a Crime
In France, looking a little too slutty to a police officer is punishable by six months in prison and a fine of €3,750.
UPDATED! Meet Chuck Schumer, One of the Most Trivial Pols Ever. And Your Next Senate Minority Leader
A partial listing of some of the things that the New York senator has tried to ban over the years.
1 in 20 U.K. Students Has Engaged in Sex Work
While money was one motivating factor, students also cited flexible scheduling and personal enjoyment as reasons for choosing sex work.
How a Former Drug Czar Debates on Twitter
John Walters praised Chris Christie's comments about tax dollars from legal pot sales being "blood money." Then things got...interesting.
That Time Chris Christie Called Taxes From Legal Pot Sales "Blood Money"
And that time he brushed off a father whose daughter benefits from medical marijuana...
Stalled Senate Sex-Trafficking Bill Should Stay That Way
This is one time that lawmakers using abortion as a political tool may be a boon for civil liberties.
Is Sheldon Adelson's Online Gambling Ban Unconstitutional, or Is It Constitutionally Required?
An anti-gambling activist testifies that a protectionist bill is needed to guarantee equal protection.
Virginia's Out of Control Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
It's time to rein in this abusive state agency.
