Policy

Politics

Nothing Left to Cut?

Federal lawmakers lack the imagination to live within their means.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.25.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Suspected Mass Shooter Elliot Rodger's Final Video is Chilling, Deeply Disturbed

Nick Gillespie | 5.25.2014 9:57 AM

Policy

NBC's Brian Williams Gets Exclusive with Edward Snowden

Nick Gillespie and Alexis Garcia | 5.25.2014 9:30 AM

Politics

Free Birth Control and Unfree Photographers

Dubious rights threaten true liberty.

Jacob Sullum | 5.24.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Free Hemp From Stupid Restrictions

Kentucky's lawsuit against the DEA may point the way to change.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.24.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Two Minutes Hate & Other Highlights From the Show's First Six Months!

Matt Welch | 5.23.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

Free State Project Leader Wins Victory Against Cops Trying to Punish Filming Them

Brian Doherty | 5.23.2014 8:17 PM

Policy

In the Market for a Chainsaw? It's Tax Free in Virginia Next Week

Ed Krayewski | 5.23.2014 4:35 PM

Policy

Philly School District Denies Children Access to Charter Schools, Because They Want the Money

Ed Krayewski | 5.23.2014 3:33 PM

Policy

Expensive Fusion Centers Tracked Occupy Movement with High-Tech Tools Like Google News Alerts

Scott Shackford | 5.23.2014 3:11 PM

Politics

Obama Administration to Quit Releasing Monthly Reports on Obamacare Enrollment

Peter Suderman | 5.23.2014 1:58 PM

Politics

What Thomas Piketty Gets Wrong About Capitalism

The French economist and his admirers perform an intellectual sleight of hand.

Brink Lindsey | 5.23.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

VA Woes Aren't New—You Can't Get Good Care From a Shitty System

J.D. Tuccille | 5.23.2014 12:06 PM

Policy

This Bill Turns Your State Into a Football Referee

California is tackling high school football practice.

Steven Greenhut | 5.23.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Where the War on Pot Will Go to Die

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2014 11:24 AM

Policy

How to Make Hash Brownies (Into a Life Sentence)

Jacob Sullum | 5.23.2014 11:00 AM

Policy

You Can Do Whatever You Feel

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: You Can Do Whatever You Feel

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

House Approves a Weakened Surveillance Reform Bill After Co-Sponsors Turn Against It

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2014 6:27 PM

Policy

NYPD Mulls Using Microphone-Equipped Drones

Zenon Evans | 5.22.2014 3:45 PM

Policy

The FCC's Net Neutrality Proposal Is About Giving the FCC More Power

Peter Suderman | 5.22.2014 3:42 PM

Policy

Workers Really Are Dropping Out of the Job Market

J.D. Tuccille | 5.22.2014 1:05 PM

Politics

Andy Levy, on his V.A. care: 'It was absolutely awful, and nothing horrible I hear about it ever surprises me'

Matt Welch | 5.22.2014 1:04 PM

Politics

How Scalia Helped Legalize Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania

Damon Root | 5.22.2014 12:55 PM

Policy

Martin J. Sklar, RIP

The man who coined "corporate liberalism"

Jesse Walker | 5.22.2014 11:19 AM

Policy

U.S. South Is Quickly Losing Abortion Access

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2014 11:15 AM

Policy

Another Study That Does Not Show Legalizing Pot Boosts Traffic Fatalities

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

Read This Chart About Job Recovery, Millennials, and Despair! Especially in Ohio!

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2014 10:22 AM

Politics

Is the IRS Imposing "Voluntary" Continuing-Education Requirements for Tax Preparers?

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2014 9:52 AM

Policy

En Garde

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: En Garde

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Nick Gillespie on CNN's Erin Burnett Outfront, Talking Life Sentence for Hash Brownies

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 4:47 PM

Policy

Jury Power Gets a Courtroom Nod in Possible Boost for Nullification

J.D. Tuccille | 5.21.2014 4:42 PM

Policy

The Answer to Detroit's Problems: Rich Guys Calling Each Other to Discuss Their 'Neat' Ideas

J.P. Morgan "rolls up its sleeves" and gets to work in saving Detroit.

Jim Epstein | 5.21.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

Patent Trolls Rejoice! Reform Bill Likely Dead As Sponsoring Sen. Patrick Leahy Takes It Off Agenda

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.21.2014 3:15 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Katherine Mangu-Ward, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody on Yesterday's Election, the Co-hosts on #StandWithRand2, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 5.21.2014 3:02 PM

Policy

Study Finds E-Cigarette Users Are More Likely to Stop Smoking Than People Who Use Other Methods to Quit

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

U.S. Sends Warship to Black Sea, Says Russia Hasn't Pulled Troops Yet

Zenon Evans | 5.21.2014 1:50 PM

Policy

Change to Surveillance Reform Bill Could Nullify Ban on Mass Record Collection

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 12:20 PM

Politics

Obama Administration to Release Drone Memo; #StandWithRand Sees Short Sequel

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 11:10 AM

Policy

It's Not Just the VA; Government Health System Waiting Lists Are Lethal in Canada, Too

J.D. Tuccille | 5.21.2014 10:25 AM

Policy

'I Have to Hire a Great Work Force to Compete With Those Cyber Criminals and Some of Those Kids Want to Smoke Weed on the Way to the Interview'

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.21.2014 10:06 AM

Policy

EU's Top Court Endorses Censorship of Embarrassing Facts

In the name of privacy, Europe expurgates the Internet.

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Spare the Rod

Charles Oliver | 5.21.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jeffrey Miron on the Stimulus, John Stossel on Good News, Deroy Murdock on the V.A., Mary Katharine Ham on the CIA & Life Sentences for Teen Hash Dealers, Plus Call-in Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

How You Can Get Life for Hash Brownies in Texas

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 7:43 PM

Policy

What It Takes for Cops to Break Into Your House, Kidnap You, and Steal Your Guns (Hint: It's Not a Warrant)

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 6:49 PM