Policy

Policy

Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.

Andrew Napolitano | 3.20.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Los Angeles Cannot Find Funds in Its $7-Plus Billion Budget to Care for Roads

Scott Shackford | 3.19.2014 6:50 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Attacks Obama on NSA Spying: "Martin Luther King was spied upon, civil rights leaders were spied upon"

Damon Root | 3.19.2014 5:08 PM

Policy

Why Flounder Over Ukraine When We Can Be Frustrated by Venezuela?

At least this strife-torn country is closer to home, though no easier for outsiders to fix.

J.D. Tuccille | 3.19.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Joke Article Earns Writer a Secret Service Interrogation

Zenon Evans | 3.19.2014 1:39 PM

Policy

Cops Say Any Change in Mandatory Minimums, Including Retroactive Application of Previous Reductions, Threatens Public Safety

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 12:48 PM

Policy

Free Speech Not So Free on BBC Free Speech Show

Matthew Feeney | 3.19.2014 12:35 PM

Policy

How Racist Is Your State's War on Weed? Compare!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.19.2014 12:03 PM

Politics

Democrats' Empty Obamacare Fix-It Strategy

Peter Suderman | 3.19.2014 11:37 AM

Policy

Health Insurers Say Premiums Under Obamacare Will Be Much Higher In Some Places Next Year

Peter Suderman | 3.19.2014 10:18 AM

Policy

Cellphone Justice and the Killing of Kelly Thomas

Fullerton cops go free after beating an innocent man to death.

Paul Detrick | 3.19.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

"I don't want to demonize cream, butter, sugar and eggs": White House Pastry Chef Quits

Nick Gillespie | 3.19.2014 9:24 AM

Politics

Don't Republicans Abuse Executive Power?

A flawed indictment of presidential lawlessness

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: NSA Spying, Rand Paul's GOP, Putin's Saber-Rattling, EPA Victim Speaks Out, Kennedy Propositions Akon, Plus Sultry Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 3.18.2014 8:23 PM

Policy

NYPD Claims Secrecy For Its Freedom of Information Request Criteria

Alyssa Hertig | 3.18.2014 5:46 PM

Policy

Rhode Island Wants Moms To Urge Their Kids To Get Health Coverage Via Dating, Hookup Apps

Matthew Feeney | 3.18.2014 5:45 PM

Policy

Regulating Our Way to Prosperity

According to government math, issuing new rules is the same as minting money.

Roger Meiners | 3.18.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Biden Says US is Considering Military Exercises in the Baltics

Matthew Feeney | 3.18.2014 3:02 PM

Policy

Challenge to Barring Medical Marijuana Licensees from Buying Guns Loses in Federal Court [UPDATED]

Brian Doherty | 3.18.2014 2:23 PM

Policy

"Security Is Always a Choice Between Different Sets of Risk"

Politico profiles the maverick security specialist Bruce Schneier.

Jesse Walker | 3.18.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

New York and California Suck For Taxpayers, and For Freedom

J.D. Tuccille | 3.18.2014 12:48 PM

Politics

Three Years After US Intervention, Libya's an Even Bigger Disaster

Are these the "#results" Obama wanted?

Gene Healy | 3.18.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Progressive Activists MoveOn.org Sued by Louisiana For Using State Tourism Slogan on Billboard

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.18.2014 11:41 AM

Politics

"Go Fruve Yourself!"; Sad-Sack Govt Attempt at Nutritional Advice Just May Start Revolution.

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Putin Signs Treaty Making Crimea Part of Russia in Wake of US and EU Sanctions

Following Sunday's referendum in Crimea

Matthew Feeney | 3.18.2014 11:19 AM

Politics

Obama Says Obamacare's Limited Doctor Networks are About Choice—But In Some Cases There Isn't One

Peter Suderman | 3.18.2014 11:11 AM

Policy

Kid Posts Something Stupid on Instagram. What Happened Next Will Amaze You!

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.18.2014 10:33 AM

Politics

Five Gun Rights Cases to Watch

What the courts still have to decide about the Second Amendment

Brian Doherty | 3.18.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

In Defense of "Generation Selfie": Nick Gillespie at The Daily Beast

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 8:38 AM

Policy

One Pizza, With Extra Federal Handouts

The pork in your favorite pizza isn't just pepperoni.

Paul Shapiro | 3.18.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obamacare GIF-Fail, Airbnb Orgies, Vaccine Madness, Scene of the Crimea, Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian, Canadian LP Party Animal Tim Moen, Horrid St. Paddy's Day Footage, and Sexy Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 3.17.2014 8:01 PM

Policy

U.S. Attorney in Washington Probably Won't Crack Down on Dispensaries but Will Treat Marijuana Regulators Like Teenagers

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 6:53 PM

Politics

Gary Johnson on Why the LP Is Better Than GOP-Lite; Ralph Peters and Stephen Hayes on Why Libertarians Are 'Naive' About Foreign Policy

Matt Welch | 3.17.2014 5:04 PM

Policy

Tennessee's Gay Marriage Recognition Ruling Narrow But Important

State ordered to acknowledge three same-sex weddings from other states.

Scott Shackford | 3.17.2014 5:03 PM

Politics

Obama's Corporate Bully Pulpit

Should the White House announce an American version of royal warrants?

Ira Stoll | 3.17.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

David Cameron Outlines Proposed Changes to UK-EU Relationship

Matthew Feeney | 3.17.2014 4:25 PM

Politics

Massachusetts Health Exchange is Still Broken—and Won't Be Fully Functional Until Next Fall

Peter Suderman | 3.17.2014 3:39 PM

Politics

Vid: How to Keep 30 People From Dying Everyday: Q&A with The Kidney Sellers' Sigrid Fry-Revere

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 3.17.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Reported Blockade in Eastern Ukraine, Russian State TV Suggests Nuking US

Zenon Evans | 3.17.2014 2:51 PM

Policy

Former Marijuana Regulator Joins Cannabis Consulting Firm

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 2:17 PM

Politics

AWESOME NEW OBAMACARE SITE SHOWS THE WHITE HOUSE REALLY "GETS" MILLENIALS

No, I'm not a narc. Why do you ask?

Jesse Walker | 3.17.2014 2:07 PM

Politics

All About the Missing Malaysian Pilot, Zaharie Shah

Nick Gillespie | 3.17.2014 12:59 PM

Politics

Weaponizing the IRS

New IRS rules will restrict free speech.

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.17.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Obama Administration Continues to Stick Its Info Where the Sun Doesn't Shine

"Transparency" continues to elude feds.

Scott Shackford | 3.17.2014 11:41 AM

Politics

EU, US Impose Sanctions, Asset Freezes, Travel Bans in Wake of Crimea Referendum

Matthew Feeney | 3.17.2014 11:30 AM