Barbara Boxer and Dean Heller Back Federal Legalization of Medical Marijuana in States That Allow It
The senators cosponsor a bill that protects patients and providers from federal harassment.
Policy
Guantanamo Detainee Becomes Best-Selling Author, Condemns Torture from Prison Cell
Mohamedou Slahi is still incarcerated even though a federal judge ordered his release in 2010.
The Squeal of the War Hogs
Why do Lindsey Graham and John McCain think half a trillion dollars is not enough to defend the country?
Obama Says Legalizing Marijuana Would Be 'Progress,' but Why the Rush?
The president thinks repealing pot prohibition should be young Americans' lowest priority.
Enhanced Penalties for Prostitution Patrons in New York's New Human Trafficking Measure
"Tough on crime" doesn't die, it just takes new forms
Missouri Set to Execute Man Who Is Literally Missing Part of His Brain
If this doesn't count as mentally disabled...
Reform Conservatism: Just Another Name For Big Government Activism?
The movement's vision raises troubling questions that NRO's Ramesh Ponnuru wants to avoid
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Proposal
It's a hodge-podge of pro-growth and budget-busting populist measures
Shikha Dalmia on the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Plan
It's conservative social engineering atop pro-growth reforms
Study: Airport Screenings Catch Less Than Half of Infected Passengers
Transportation officials are at the whim of self-reported data.
Bill De Blasio's Affordable Housing Shakedown
The latest economic nonsense from the mayor of New York City.
The 90% THC Candy Bar and Other Prohibitionist Fantasies
Nebraska sheriff says rising pot potency shows the folly of legalization.
Surprise: Cops Write More Tickets When Their Employers Get a Big Cut of the Cash
When it pays to crack down on Mickey Mouse offenses
Florida Moves to Eliminate Lifelong Alimony
The bill has been panned as "anti-woman, anti-marriage, and anti-traditional family."
Will Casino Country Become Cannabis Country?
Indian tribes mull marijuana business opportunities.
Sex-Trafficking Victims Hurt Most by Senator's Crusade Against Classified Ads
Closing sites like Backpage.com puts trafficking victims at even more risk.
Tremendous Victory for Wyoming's Bipartisan Food Freedom Act
"The free market is suddenly hip on the farm again."
Rubio-Lee's Problematic Tax Plan and the Coming Reformocon Class Warfare
A response to NRO's Ramesh Ponnuru
Flakka User Demonstrates 'Superhuman Strength' by Failing to Break Into a Police Station
Miami TV station warns that alpha-PVP is extremely dangerous and extremely popular.
Mistaking Peak Prices for "Peak Everything"
Economic Super-cycles and Falling Commodity Prices
From Casinos To Cannabis: Indian Tribes Eye Pot Profits
Tribal leaders explore the business opportunities created by the erosion of marijuana prohibition.
New York's $4 Billion Train Station: In 100 Years, Will Anyone Still Care About All That Wasted Money?
New York magazine's Andrew Rice defends Santiago Calatrava's "glorious boondoggle." Here's what he gets wrong.
Gangs in Control of American Prisons: "The Social Order of the Underworld"
Q and A with author David Skarbek.
The FCC's New Internet Rules Put the FCC in Charge of the Internet
New net neutrality rules give the agency veto power over ISP innovations.
5 Ways States Are Trying to Erode Abortion Access This Week
As a bonus, a few of the measures will also put women and abortion doctors in more danger.
Senate Republicans Push for War With Iran
If anything can persuade Iran's rulers to go for a nuke, it's these hardliners' lust for war.
Lindsey Graham: 'I would literally use the military to keep [Congress in session]…until we restore these defense cuts'
The 2016 presidential longshot wants to love American democracy to death.
The United States of Corporate Welfare
Which company got the most targeted tax breaks, subsidies, and grants in the state where you live?
Rand Paul's Plan for Kurdistan: 'Draw New Lines' and 'Promise Them a Country'
Kentucky's junior senator courts the hawks.
D.C. Might Use a Fiscal Loophole to Regulate Marijuana Businesses
Officials consider ways to circumvent a congressional spending restriction.
GOP's New Foreign Policy Hero Is a Surveillance-Loving Interventionist Nightmare
Freshman Sen. Tom Cotton wants to invade Iran and Syria, jail journalists and whistleblowers, eavesdrop on Americans, and keep the 'savages' locked up in Gitmo.
The OU Debacle and the Case for Private Institutions
Government isn't allowed to punish speech; should the same go for universities?
"Fascinating": Anti-Abortion Idaho Pol Says He Knew That Vagina & Stomach Aren't Connected
Anti-abortion legislators are using bogus safety concerns about telemedicine to win victories that they cannot via straight-up political arguments.
Darren Wilson's Friendly Trial
The rigged process that exonerated the cop who shot Michael Brown highlights the need for independent prosecutors.
