Nanny State
District: Sorry Kids, No More Birthday Cake In School—Try a Delicious Pencil Instead
Just let them eat cake.
Jay Rockefeller's Vaping Vapors
A Senate hearing highlights irrational hostility toward e-cigarettes.
Legendary Actor Gary Oldman Outs Himself as a 'Libertarian'
Also Upset That He Can't Call Nancy Pelosi the C-Word
Krist Novoselic's Alternative Politics
The Nirvana bassist on voting, farming, anarchism, heroin, and Kurt Cobain.
California's Absurd Intervention Over Dorm Room Sex
Legislators and activists just don't trust adults to navigate issues of consent without them.
Report: Food Freedom Under Attack
A new Institute for Justice report on food freedom, which I co-authored, makes clear that your right to grow, raise, produce, buy, sell, share, cook, eat, and drink the foods you want is under attack.
Is Obesity a Disability?
If the European Court of Justice labels obesity a disability, it would be binding throughout the European Union.
Will Anybody Really Miss Eric Cantor?
His stunning loss was built on a terrible record of big-government conservatism at its worst.
The FDA's Unpalatable Cheese Crackdown
Did the FDA really back down? There are holes in that argument.
Online Poker's High Stakes Game in California
Casino moguls and their powerful interests are feigning moral outrage to crush competitors.
'Innocence Stolen?' Maybe Not. Suspicion Cast on Sex-Trafficking Tale at Heart of Eden
Another high-profile sex trafficking yarn is coming unraveled.
Beware a Government That's Here to Help
President Obama, most congressional Democrats, and many congressional Republicans are ardent progressives-they believe government is the chief engine of human progress.