Nanny State

Policy

Don't Blame Me

The year's highlights in buck passing

Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

As the Campus Rape Narrative Unravels, Will Due Process Strike Back in 2015?

Why 2015 could be another rough year for students' rights.

Robby Soave | 12.30.2014 4:30 PM

Culture

4 Ways Neo-Victorianism Reared Its Ugly Head in 2014

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.30.2014 3:54 PM

Politics

Looming Cuts to Medicaid Docs "Threaten Access to Care" Sez NY Times

Nick Gillespie | 12.29.2014 2:59 PM

War on Drugs

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

A deluge of drunks, deadly synthetics, ecigs and smoking, heroin hype, and THC-tainted treats.

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2014 12:01 AM

Politics

Eleanor Roosevelt Had a Carry Permit, So Why Can't You?

Nick Gillespie | 12.28.2014 10:55 AM

Policy

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2014 10:42 AM

Politics

Have Yourself a Very Remy Christmas

Meredith Bragg | 12.24.2014 3:30 PM

Disease

Ebola, Smoking, and Mission Creep at the CDC

Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

An Up-Lyft-ing Christmas Tale

Reputation protects better than regulation.

John Stossel | 12.24.2014 12:01 AM

Policy

Legislators Say E-Cigarette Companies Are Bound by an Agreement Reached Before They Existed

Jacob Sullum | 12.23.2014 3:36 PM

Nanny State

If You Have Nothing to Hide

Charles Oliver | 12.23.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

The Night Before the Shooting of 2 NYPD Officers, Pro-NYPD Protesters Rallied Outside City Hall

Anthony Fisher | 12.22.2014 6:31 PM

Politics

The Great School Lunch Fight Now With SCIENCE!

Nick Gillespie | 12.22.2014 10:37 AM

Politics

NYPD Freakout: "We've Become a 'Wartime' Police Department"

Ed Krayewski | 12.22.2014 9:32 AM

Policy

Are E-Cigarettes Displacing the Real Thing?

As more teenagers vape, fewer smoke.

Jacob Sullum | 12.22.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

In the Rush to Blame Everyone for the Shooting of NYPD Cops, Don't Forget to Include the Actual Shooter

Nick Gillespie | 12.21.2014 10:09 AM

Policy

What Obama's Cuba Deal Means for the Future of Cuban Cigars

Don't stop hoarding those Cuban cigars just yet.

Jacob Grier | 12.21.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Understand Regulatory Capture. That's a Problem for a Would-Be Regulator.

Nick Gillespie | 12.20.2014 9:51 AM

Policy

Cops Seized Couple's $160,000 Wine Collection—And Want to Destroy It All

When it comes to alcohol laws, Pennsylvania is about as close to Saudi Arabia as you can get in America.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.20.2014 8:00 AM

Culture

Porn Panic Alert: Smut Becoming 'Marriage Substitute,' Warn Conservatives Who Can't Tell Correlation From Causation

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.19.2014 3:44 PM

Politics

Q&A: Judge Andrew Napolitano on how America is becoming a Surveillance State

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 12.19.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

As Vaping Rises to Record Highs, Smoking Falls to Record Lows

Jacob Sullum | 12.19.2014 1:02 PM

Nanny State

That Takes Balls

Charles Oliver | 12.19.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Elf on the Shelf Isn't Just Creepy, It's Teaching Kids to Accept Surveillance State

Anthony Fisher | 12.18.2014 5:40 PM

Nanny State

Legal Abortion Would Require Man's Permission Under New Missouri Bill

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.17.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution

Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization

Jesse Walker | 12.17.2014 4:30 PM

Nanny State

Help End Violence Against Sex Workers by Decriminalizing Prostitution, Activists Say

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.17.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

Vaping Rises to Record Highs, Smoking Falls to Record Lows, and Activists Insist 'E-Cigarettes Are a Gateway to Smoking'

Jacob Sullum | 12.17.2014 1:58 PM

Nanny State

Capitalism Does Much More for Poor People Than Government Playing Santa Claus

Government creates loyalty in the minds of citizens by pretending to be Santa Claus.

John Stossel | 12.17.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

On The Independents: John Bolton on Torture Popularity and Sony Terrorism, Timothy Sandefur on Sony's Free-Speech Claims, Deroy Murdock on Jeb & Hillary, Plus Heroes of Freedom, E-Cigs, De Blasio Hypocrisy and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 12.16.2014 8:12 PM

Politics

Should Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Face Jail Time?

Amanda Winkler | 12.16.2014 1:00 PM

Nanny State

Woman Jailed for Saying 'Fuck the Police' Wins $100,000 Settlement

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.15.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

Ferguson to Increase Ticket Fine Collection by "About a Million" Dollars

Zach Weissmueller | 12.13.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

The Government's Mandatory Calorie Counts May Be Hazardous to Your Health

For some people, calorie counts fuel shame and send them chasing after numbers instead of listening to their bodies.

Pamela Singer | 12.13.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

The Sony Hack Will Define Hypocrisy Downwards

Nick Gillespie | 12.12.2014 6:57 PM

Policy

Texas Craft Brewers Fight for Ownership of Their Distribution Rights

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2014 4:44 PM

Culture

To Catch a Predator for Sex Workers Coming to A&E

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.12.2014 3:55 PM

Policy

Marijuana Kills! But Not Very Often. Especially When Compared to Alcohol and Tobacco.

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2014 12:35 PM

Nanny State

'Sit on Santa's Face,' and Other Scenes from the U.K. #PornProtest

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.12.2014 9:50 AM

Politics

BJS: Rate of Sexual Assault Shows Sharp Decline, Lower Among College-Age Women

Nick Gillespie | 12.11.2014 12:27 PM

Politics

On Stossel Tonight: Be REASONable, with Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie

Nick Gillespie | 12.11.2014 11:46 AM