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Tonight on The Independents: The United States of Welfare, With Peter Suderman, Tim Carney, and an All-Star Cast of Experts

Matt Welch | 8.22.2014 2:01 PM

Policy

Environmentalism and the Fear of Disorder

Greens engage in rituals to allay their anxieties.

Ronald Bailey | 8.22.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

IRS Doesn't Know Who Owes Obamacare Medical Device Tax, Collects Less Than Expected

J.D. Tuccille | 8.22.2014 1:05 PM

Politics

Ferguson, Black Rage, and The Libertarian Critique of State Power

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2014 12:20 PM

Policy

Anything You Don't Say Will Be Used Against You

California just decided your silence sounds awfully guilty.

Steven Greenhut | 8.22.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

The Shooting of Michael Brown and the Phantom Menace of Drug-Crazed Blacks

Jacob Sullum | 8.22.2014 11:19 AM

Politics

Does America Need a White Republican to Promote Racial Justice?

Shikha Dalmia | 8.22.2014 10:50 AM

Policy

'The US military's involvement is not over' in Iraq, Says Secretary of Defense

So...this is Iraq War the Third?

J.D. Tuccille | 8.22.2014 10:05 AM

Politics

Why Are We So Overprotective of Our Kids? Is it Because They Cost So Damn Much?

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2014 9:37 AM

Politics

Did Ferguson Cop Darren Wilson Suffer Broken Eye Socket in Struggle With Michael Brown? Apparently No.

Nick Gillespie | 8.22.2014 8:47 AM

Politics

Hillary Clinton, ISIL, and the Interventionist Bias

Let's stop training fighters whom we end up fighting, OK?

Christopher Preble | 8.22.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

Because Bob Tyrrell Prefers Scotch, Marijuana Should Be Banned

Jacob Sullum | 8.21.2014 6:36 PM

Politics

Do Self-Driving Cars Make Speed Limits Obsolete?

Zenon Evans | 8.21.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

Bergdahl Swap for Guantanamo Detainees Violated Law, Says GAO

J.D. Tuccille | 8.21.2014 4:33 PM

Politics

Sexism, Racism, Violent Threats and Other Tales from the Education Policy Wars

Where even distinguished professors wield spiked bats.

Jim Epstein | 8.21.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Grenade Launchers, Helicopters, and…Popcorn Machines? Highlights of the Ridiculous Items Given to Police by the DoD

Lauren Krisai | 8.21.2014 3:57 PM

Policy

Petty Law Enforcement and Its Effect on Ferguson

Brian Doherty | 8.21.2014 3:52 PM

Policy

"If we aren't viewed as legitimate…we aren't going to be effective," Says Police Chief

J.D. Tuccille | 8.21.2014 2:43 PM

Politics

Police Department Says Cop Camera Footage Not Public Record

Anthony Fisher | 8.21.2014 2:01 PM

Politics

ISIL Crisis Could Improve U.S.-Iran Relations

A silver lining on a bad situation.

Zenon Evans | 8.21.2014 2:00 PM

Politics

Are Baby Boomers and GenXers Breeding Monsters?

Nick Gillespie | 8.21.2014 1:17 PM

Policy

How to Make Health Insurance Less Expensive: Stop Requiring More Expensive Plans

Peter Suderman | 8.21.2014 12:36 PM

Policy

What About 'Black-on-Black' Crime?

Raising "black-on-black crime" right now is not a sincere attempt to improve the lot of African-Americans.

Steve Chapman | 8.21.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Consolidating Governments Would Leave Black Ferguson With Even Less Power

The wrong road to empowerment.

Jesse Walker | 8.21.2014 10:57 AM

Politics

The Libertarian Moment in Ferguson: Birth of New Politics?

Nick Gillespie | 8.21.2014 8:55 AM

Politics

From School Cupcake Bans to Ferguson to Iraq: George Will's Unified Field Theory of Contempt for Govt

Nick Gillespie | 8.21.2014 8:24 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: After the Beheading, Ferguson Stupidities, United States of Welfare, Charlamagne Tha God, TV's Andy Levy, Julie Borowski, and a Celebration of Mo'ne

Matt Welch | 8.20.2014 8:07 PM

Policy

Polls Show Hawkishness on Iraq, But Doubt About Obama's Prowess

Zenon Evans | 8.20.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

Source: Ferguson Cop Who Killed Michael Brown Was "Beaten Very Severely" Before Shooting

Nick Gillespie | 8.20.2014 4:34 PM

Politics

Former Auburn Cop's Ticket and Arrest Quotas Case Dismissed

Tracy Oppenheimer | 8.20.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Let Obama Golf. No President Can Be Mr. Fix-It (and We Shouldn't Let Him Try).

J.D. Tuccille | 8.20.2014 3:53 PM

Politics

Deadspin is Crowdsourcing a Police Shooting Database

Anthony Fisher | 8.20.2014 3:47 PM

Politics

Former NYPD Chief Bernard Kerik Discusses Ferguson and Police Militarization

Nick Gillespie and Amanda Winkler | 8.20.2014 3:03 PM

Policy

As a U.S. Attorney, Eric Holder Did Not Seem to Worry Much About Fishy Police Shootings (or Excessively Harsh Sentences)

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

New York Cops Know People Have a Right to Record Them; They Just Don't Care

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 12:37 PM

Politics

Top Federal Health Official to Spokesperson While Obamacare Website Crashes: "Please delete this email…"

Peter Suderman | 8.20.2014 12:34 PM

Policy

Jail Guard Beats Inmate to Death, Fibs, and Nothing Else Happens

Zenon Evans | 8.20.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

"Pension Smoothing" Helps Feds, Corporations Avoid Reality for Just a Little While Longer

Nick Gillespie | 8.20.2014 7:32 AM

Policy

Must Conservatives Be Cop Lovers?

Rand Paul challenges fellow Republicans to rethink their reflexive support of law enforcement.

Jacob Sullum | 8.20.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: ISIS Beheads U.S. Journalist, More Trouble in Ferguson, LP Senate Candidate John Buckley, Michael Moynihan, Plus Online Aftershow

Matt Welch | 8.19.2014 8:04 PM

Policy

Chicago Cops Chasing a Robber Shoot a Dog in a Backyard the Suspect Never Entered

Jacob Sullum | 8.19.2014 5:37 PM

Politics

Watch: Anthony L. Fisher Discussing End of Gaza Ceasefire on Huffpost Live

Anthony Fisher | 8.19.2014 3:57 PM