How Germany Forgot the Horrors of Communism
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East Germany is seen as a quirk of history, not a monstrous police state.
Policy
Keep Vaccine Choice—So Long as Families Pay Their Own Way
Requiring that people vaccinate their kids if they want taxpayers paying their bills boosts immunization without making the treatment worse than the disease.
How Uncle Sam Became a Bank Robber
Civil forfeiture and money laundering laws let the IRS seize the accounts of legitimate businesses.
Job Training Ideas in Obama's Budget: Fewer Occupational Licenses but More Credentials. Huh?
Proposals call for $15 million to eliminate unneeded state occupational licenses, but $500 million to develop new credentials and training program.
Suspiciously Small Deposits Trigger Legalized Bank Robbery
The IRS seized $242 million between 2005 and 2012 based on allegations of "structuring."
Obama Slams 'Mindless Austerity' of Budget Caps His Administration Proposed
The sequestration process was the White House's idea in the first place.
Young People See More Wiggle Room on Vaccinations
Millennials are far more likely to think parents should get to decide whether to vaccinate their kids.
"Obama's 10 New Taxes": Collect 'em all!
President Obama's budget doesn't just propose spending more money than ever before. It also raises taxes all over the place.
Post Office Gets Lousy Customer Service Ratings (But Who Still Sends Mail?)
The future for the USPS involves competing to deliver packages, or dying.
How Affirmative Consent Threatens Liberty
The trouble with mandating "yes means yes" on college campuses.
"Snowball Fight/Gun" Video is Misleading, Says New Rochelle PD
Police Commissioner claims officers were responding to a 911 call reporting a teen with a gun.
Florida Tries to Make Teen Sexting a Crime, Actually Makes Teen Sexting Impossible to Prosecute
I think a "LOL" is appropriate here.
Why the GOP Should Emulate John F. Kennedy in the 2016 White House Race
It's time for the Republican Party to nominate a JFK-style conservative for president.
San Francisco Minimum Wage Law Claims Scalp of Great Science Fiction/Fantasy Specialty Bookstore
Yes, a higher minimum wage can kill small businesses.
Busted Over $80 Worth of Pot, College Student Turns Informant, Then Turns Up Dead
This is the way everybody does it, says the local police chief.
How Public School Administrators Endanger Special-Needs Kids
When faced with the choice between protecting children or protecting the public school system, the system's lawyers chose to protect the system.
Rand Paul Started His Own Medical Certification Board? He Attempted Every Doctor's Dream.
Doctors in multiple specialties perceive the existing system as favoring established players without improving the quality of care.
Don't Expect Foreign Policy Restraint from Scott Walker
And for now, don't expect foreign policy specifics either.
Jurors Can't Know Pot Growers Are Patients
Federal prosecutors are determined to hide the truth when they try the Kettle Falls Five.
Watch: Suburban NY Cop Points Gun at Kneeling Teens After Snowball Fight
The teens were frisked, no weapons were found.
Are Demographics Destiny?
Self-interest, sex, snakes, and the making of our political preferences
Too Much Public Health
A CDC focused on disease control, as opposed to every American's bad habits, would be better at controlling disease.
Can We Shut Up About the Weather? And Start Talking About Super-Bowl-Sized Corporate Handouts?
It's snowing, but it's winter. For the NFL and other sports leagues, it's raining taxpayer dollars every single day.
Supreme Court Gets Another Chance to Kill Crazy Raisin Regulations
The implications reach far beyond just raisins.
Colorado's Mysterious Marijuana DUID Numbers
With one year of data, it's hard to perceive a trend.
SAVE Act Would Hold Websites Criminally Liable for User-Generated Content
Lawmakers target classified ad sites
Is It Immoral for Men to Gestate? Transgender* Women?
Recent advances in uterus transplantation will soon make this possible
California Declares E-Cigarettes a 'Community Health Threat'
The state's Department of Public Health sees no upside to a product that can save smokers' lives.
Eager to Imprison Medical Marijuana Users, Prosecutors Hide the Truth From Jurors
The Kettle Falls Five still face 10 or more years behind bars, despite a congressional edict that arguably bars their prosecution.
Vergara Plaintiff Talks Landmark Decision on Teacher Tenure
Landmark court decision puts students' needs above ineffective teachers and the unions that protect them.
Obama Keeps Bowing in the Middle East
Why does every administration go out of its way to avoid insulting these illiberal dictatorships?
The Employment Benefits of Cutting Unemployment Benefits
Does a new NBER study prove that cutting unemployment benefits increases employment?
