Nanny State
Penn. Supreme Court Justice in Porn Scandal to Retire
Sent and received emails with naughty content
Libertarian Senate Candidate Sean Haugh Talks About Smoking Pot on the Campaign Trail, Drinking Underage in Gay Bars
The most open candidate in the North Carolina race.
If It Tastes Good to Kids, Ban It
Critics of marijuana edibles and flavored e-cigarettes would reduce adults to the level of children.
Minneapolis Is Micromanaging the Food Supply
The city is finding out that more rules don't equal healthier eating.
Lets Not Import Canada's Sex Work Bill
Canada's new proposals criminalize johns, while decriminalizing those engaged in prostitution.
The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
Ebola and the CDC's Dangerous Mission Drift
Controlling contagious diseases is just one of many items on the agency's to-do list.
Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid
A Rogue Prosecutor Makes the Drug War Personal
Guns, Drugs, and Money: Here's What's on State and Local Ballots in the 2014 Midterms
Ballot initiatives across the country offer more substance in the midterm elections than the battle for Senate control.
How to Solve the Campus Rape Crisis: Lower the Drinking Age
A lower drinking age might curb alcohol excess and sexual assault.
Crony Capitalism: Taxpayers Forced to Fund Virginia Brewery
Government handouts leave a bitter taste.
Government's Ongoing Effort to Shutter Mixed Martial Arts
How federal, state, and local authorities have tried, and failed, to shut down MMA.