Nanny State
The Quantified Citizen
Engineering happiness might sound good, but it will leave us all less free.
Judges Find Federal Child Porn Sentences Are Much Longer Than Jurors Consider Just
In one case, the term sought by prosecutors was 17 times longer than the jury recommended.
VID: Sledding Bans Have Spread to Capitol Hill
Sledding bans are all the rage. Who knows if they actually work.
Fifty Shades of WTF
Everybody hates E.L. James' bondage fantasy except for hundreds of millions of readers and moviegoers. Maybe, just maybe, the fans are onto something.
Sheri's Ranch Versus Sugar Babies: Why 'Legalizing' Prostitution Doesn't Work
Brothel wants state to screw everybody over equally instead of getting a little less grabby with everyone.
E-cigs Under Fire, Despite Likely Benefits
Anti-vaping campaign is more about ideology than public health.
U.S. Dietary Panel Advocates Sweetened Drink Tax, More Labeling, and Not Adding Cream & Sugar to Your Coffee, Gosh Darnit
"Care should be taken to minimize the amount of calories from added sugars and high-fat dairy or dairy substitutes added to coffee."
Fun-Killing D.C. Cops: No Sledding on Capitol Hill
We can't have another 9/11, after all
These Parents Were Scared to Let Their Kids Walk Alone in New York City. They Did It Anyway.
Lenore Skenazy gives a lesson on free-range parenting.
The Measles Outbreak and the Precautionary Principle
How U.S. public health authorities helped fuel the anti-vaccine movement
Libertarian Lawyer Offers 'This One Trick' for Dealing with DUI Checkpoints
Police aren't happy about it.
Arkansas Politician Tries to Make It Harder to Quit Smoking
One state rep has proposed jacking up taxes on e-cigarettes, discouraging a safer alternative for those looking to quit tobacco.
Colleges, Please Don't Criminalize Drinking, Sex, or Drunk Sex
You don't know what you're doing
San Antonio Gets Tough on (Butt) Crack
Strippers could be jailed for revealing "the crevice of their buttocks"
Montana Bill Would Ban Some Tight Clothing But Stop Short of Criminalizing Yoga Pants
"Yoga pants should be illegal in public anyway," said GOP Rep. David Moore.
How Central Planners Kill Innovation
It's no coincidence that most innovation happens in cities far from Washington, D.C.
Chaffetz Reintroduces Ban on Internet Gambling, a.k.a. the Sheldon Adelson Protection Act
Supporters claim Congress meant to prohibit online betting in 1961.
Kid Rock: "Fiscally, I'm Republican. But the social issues kill me — gay marriage and abortion. It's like, Come on, man, get off it."
When you've lost Kid Rock, GOP, you might as well go home already.
Will Cigarettes Someday Replace Marijuana in the Drug War?
States see big increases in smuggling as taxes jump.
Concrete Consequences From Sex Work Stigma
Criminalization really isn't the root of the problem that sex workers face.
Could a Single Food-Safety Agency be the Answer?
If a new federal food-safety agency would help eliminate inefficiencies, it might earn widespread support.
Ronald Bailey Debunks New Minimum Wage Hocus Pocus
Magical thinking that hurts job seekers
Florida Bill Would Make Using Opposite-Sex Bathroom a Crime
Business owners who don't gender police their restrooms could be sued.
