Nanny State

Civil Liberties

Liberal Feminists, Stop Smearing Critics As Rape Apologists

Robby Soave | 11.17.2014 2:42 PM

Policy

DEA Searches NFL Teams for Illegally Prescribed Painkillers, Drugs

Nick Gillespie | 11.17.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Americans Trust Government Less and Less Because We Know More and More About How It Operates

Nick Gillespie | 11.16.2014 10:09 AM

Politics

Philae Lander: One Small Step for Science, One Giant Sexist Shirt for Mankind?

Nick Gillespie | 11.15.2014 4:56 PM

Politics

Real World DC (Obamacare Transparency Edition)

Meredith Bragg | 11.15.2014 3:00 PM

Culture

Adult Porn

A newer world where sex and sexual expression is for all

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.15.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Separate School Lunch and the State

The USDA's school lunch program has earned a failing grade.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.15.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Anthony L. Fisher Talks Grubergate, Sexism in a Scientist's Shirt, and Adult Underoos on Red Eye Tonight at 3 a.m. ET/Midnight PT

Anthony Fisher | 11.14.2014 6:00 PM

Policy

Smoking by Teenagers Continues to Fall As Vaping Continues to Rise

Jacob Sullum | 11.14.2014 4:52 PM

Nanny State

Baby Becomes Briefly Underweight, Mom Loses Custody for Five Months

Religious beliefs against feeding your child animal products? That apparently counts as child abuse in Florida.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.14.2014 3:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Anti-Censorship Groups Tell Senate to Stop the 'Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation' Act

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.14.2014 12:30 PM

Culture

Friday A/V Club: Too Hot for Sesame Street

Happy 45th birthday, Big Bird.

Jesse Walker | 11.14.2014 10:46 AM

Politics

Justin Amash: The New GOP Majority May Be Better Than You Think

Matt Welch | 11.13.2014 4:43 PM

Politics

Mark Cuban on Net Neutrality: "The Government Will Fuck the Internet Up"

Nick Gillespie | 11.13.2014 11:35 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Justin Amash, Jeffrey Miron, TV's Andy Levy, and Your Host Matt Welch!

Matt Welch | 11.12.2014 8:52 PM

Politics

Obama Lost *Because* of His Early Legislative Wins, Not Despite Them

Nick Gillespie | 11.12.2014 6:08 PM

Politics

Scott Walker's Repellent, Unconstitutional Call to Drug-Test Welfare Recipients

Nick Gillespie | 11.12.2014 5:09 PM

Politics

What is the Biggest Barrier to Innovation in US? Government, Government, and Government.

Nick Gillespie | 11.12.2014 3:46 PM

Culture

Porn Star James Deen Is a Raging Libertarian, Hates Affirmative Consent

On Rand Paul: 'I don't vote for absurd people.'

Robby Soave | 11.12.2014 2:58 PM

Politics

Internet Sales Tax Won't Happen in Lame-Duck Session, But Should It Ever?

Nick Gillespie | 11.12.2014 2:22 PM

Policy

Foodie Elite Push Obama to Create National Food Policy

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.11.2014 12:35 PM

Policy

A Republican Congress Should Make Obama Lower the Drinking Age

Robby Soave | 11.10.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Guns and Pot: Which States Are Friendly to Both?

The guns 'n' dope Venn diagram

Jason Keisling and Jesse Walker | 11.10.2014 11:50 AM

Culture

Our Boston TSA Heroes: 'Even if Some of These Items, Such as Toy Guns, Weren't Deemed Dangerous…'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.10.2014 10:48 AM

Politics

The Democrats Got Crushed in the Midterms. But "the Republican Brand [Still] Sucks." Here's What's Next.

Nick Gillespie | 11.9.2014 2:00 PM

Politics

How Republicans Can (or is That Will?) Blow Their Midterm Victory

Nick Gillespie | 11.9.2014 11:03 AM

Politics

How Food Fared at the Voting Booth

Tuesday was a mixed bag for food policy.

Baylen Linnekin | 11.8.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Canada Enacts Bill C-36, Making Prostitution Legal As Long As Nobody's Buying

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.7.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Friday A/V Club: Legalizing Liquor-By-the-Drink

A drive to preserve a Prohibitionist relic

Jesse Walker | 11.7.2014 10:58 AM

Politics

Must-See *Broadcast* TV?: "Fisting, Anal Sex, Penis Pictures"

Nick Gillespie | 11.7.2014 9:54 AM

Policy

90-Year-Old Serial Feeder of the Homeless Arnold Abbott Re-Arrested in Florida

Brian Doherty | 11.6.2014 4:17 PM

Politics

Midterms' Real Winner? Independent Voters and (Maybe) Fiscal Sanity

Nick Gillespie | 11.6.2014 1:20 PM

Politics

Tiny Teetotaling Tyrannies Topple. Or Not.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 4:11 PM

Politics

Midterm Election Results Are In. Who Cares?

Neither Republicans nor Democrats consistently protect something far more important than either party: individual liberty.

John Stossel | 11.5.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Berkeley Passes Sin Tax on Soda

But San Francisco rejects a similar measure.

Jesse Walker | 11.5.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

Meet the New, Big-Spending GOP Senators! Same as the Old, Big-Spending GOP Senators?

Veronique de Rugy | 11.4.2014 4:05 PM

Politics

A Selfie in the Voting Booth? We've Got a Felony For That

Anthony Fisher | 11.4.2014 12:50 PM

Politics

"Taming the Messenger: New Threats to Press Freedom" with Nick Gillespie, Wed, 11/5

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 12:24 PM

World

Russian Proposal: Marry a Prostitute, Avoid Criminal Penalties

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.4.2014 10:45 AM

Politics

Relax! Even if You Lose Big Today, Both Parties Are Going Extinct!

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:44 AM

Politics

Gary Johnson: "I'll Run in 2016 to Provide Libertarian Option" That Rand Paul Doesn't Offer

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:19 AM

Politics

Head Scratcher: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Raised Taxes, Increased Spending, Demonized Guns. So Why Isn't He More Popular?

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 3:13 PM