Nanny State

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

Politics

Whatever Happened to Press Freedom and Free Speech? Nick Gillespie at Newseum on Wed

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 2:40 PM

Policy

Police Warnings Save Children From Pot-Laced Halloween Treats Once Again

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 1:37 PM

Politics

"Maiden trick-or-treater gets blade in candy bar": Hoax Countdown Begins…Now!

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 11:31 AM

Politics

What a 40-Year-Old-Cover of People Magazine Says About Progress

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 10:32 AM

Nanny State

Here's the Anti-Marijuana Tract Some Lady Gave My 3-Year-Old Trick-or-Treater

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.31.2014 12:41 PM

Politics

3rd Generation Kennedy Fears End of Prohibition Might Lead to People Making Lots of Money

Anthony Fisher | 10.31.2014 12:02 PM

Policy

Tykes Taking THC-Treated Treats From Tricksters on Halloween May Be an Urban Legend, but the Times Still Leads With It

Jacob Sullum | 10.31.2014 11:55 AM

Politics

Why We Eat Candy at Halloween: Virginia Postrel Investigates

Nick Gillespie | 10.31.2014 8:07 AM

Politics

Rand Paul: GOP Brand "Sucks" Like Domino's Pizza

Nick Gillespie | 10.30.2014 4:33 PM

Civil Liberties

FBI Knocks Out Hotel-Casino Internet, Agents 'Fix' It Without Warrant

Zenon Evans | 10.30.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has Ended

Nick Gillespie | 10.30.2014 1:13 PM

Censorship

College Wisely Acknowledges Game of Thrones Shirt Is Not a Violent Threat

Scott Shackford | 10.29.2014 4:40 PM

Politics

Poll: Millennials Rejecting Obama, Dems and Turning to GOP? Or Kicking Politics Altogether?

Nick Gillespie | 10.29.2014 3:20 PM

Politics

What Will Republicans Do If WHEN They Win the Senate? A Limited-Govt Scenario

Nick Gillespie | 10.29.2014 10:31 AM

Policy

Lawsuit Targets Idiotic Florida Ban on Beer Growlers

Damon Root | 10.28.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

"A Blatant Lie": Texas Prosecutor Rod Ponton Responds to Reason

Anthony Fisher | 10.28.2014 1:45 PM

Civil Liberties

British Authorities Drop 'Extreme Pornography' Charge When They Realize the Tiger Is Actually a Man in a Tiger Suit

The perils of the Extreme Pornography Act.

Jesse Walker | 10.28.2014 12:23 PM

Economics

The Thrilling, Chilling, SEXIST Economics of "Sexy" Halloween Costumes

Nick Gillespie | 10.28.2014 12:07 PM