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Texts transformed

Brian Doherty | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Suspiciously Polite

An unconstitutional search

Jess Remington | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

NSA Spurs Secrecy

Privacy protections

J.D. Tuccille | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Maternity Leave Hype

Extended leisure time

Ronald Bailey | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Smoked Out

Banning e-cigarettes

Jacob Sullum | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Friday Funnies: Obama and the Minimum Wage

Henry Payne | 2.28.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Fair Use

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Fair Use

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Bitcoin: If It Ain't Dead, It Should Be Because It's All About "White Privilege"

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2014 6:40 PM

Politics

Smash the Surveillance State Google Glass!

Zenon Evans | 2.27.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

A Shocking Number of States Still Allow Public School Teachers to Spank Students

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.27.2014 6:25 PM

Policy

E-Cigarettes Sow Confusion—Among Anti-Smoking Activists

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2014 5:47 PM

Policy

American Flag Ruled a Disruptive School Influence

At least on Cinco de Mayo

Scott Shackford | 2.27.2014 4:17 PM

Politics

FDA Cigarette Regulations Protect Big Tobacco, Not Public Health

Tobacco Control Act? More like Marlboro Monopoly Act.

Jacob Grier | 2.27.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Nicholas Kristof Says Busting Johns Is the Key to Shutting Down the World's Oldest Profession

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2014 1:21 PM

Politics

Video: What's Wrong with American Politics? "Of By For" Director Christopher Kay

Sharif Matar | 2.27.2014 1:21 PM

Economics

No, It Isn't Surprising That Ghostbusters Mocked the Government

Anti-authoritarian movies and anti-authoritarian public policy

Jesse Walker | 2.27.2014 1:21 PM

Politics

Bitcoin Roundup: Senator Wants to Ban It, Chinese Still Excited, Price Still Stable

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2014 12:28 PM

Politics

Obamacare's Failed State Exchanges

The federal government spent more than $1.2 billion on state-based online insurance portals that remain broken.

Peter Suderman | 2.27.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Some Conservatives Aren't Happy About Rand Paul's Comments on Russia

Matthew Feeney | 2.27.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

Kane on Rothbard, Greenwald on Government Smear Campaigns

Matt Welch | 2.27.2014 11:11 AM

Policy

South Carolina Cop Shoots 70-Year-Old Man Pulling Out His Cane From Truck Bed

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2014 10:55 AM

Policy

'70s Rock Style Make You Shudder? Blame Swedish Tax Laws.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.27.2014 8:56 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Nick Gillespie! Glenn Greenwald! KANE!

Matt Welch | 2.26.2014 8:29 PM

Policy

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Vetoes SB 1062– Update

Move was expected

Scott Shackford | 2.26.2014 7:51 PM

Politics

South Dakota House Passes Pointless Ban on Sex Selective Abortions

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.26.2014 7:45 PM

Politics

House-Approved Cell Phone Unlocking Bill Doesn't Permit Bulk Unlocking

Zenon Evans | 2.26.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

And There Goes Texas – Lone Star Gays Win Round in Marriage Fight

Federal judge rules recognition ban unconstitutional

Scott Shackford | 2.26.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

Secret Execution Drugs Used Again in Missouri

Lauren Krisai | 2.26.2014 2:47 PM

Politics

Security Exec: 'First World Outrage' About Privacy Is a Joke

Zenon Evans | 2.26.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

Five Senators Demand Unconstitutional Restrictions on E-Cigarette Ads—for the Children

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Allows State Class Actions to Proceed Against Security Fraud 'Ponzi Scheme'

Damon Root | 2.26.2014 1:18 PM

Policy

SCOTUS Rules Against Anti-War Protester Removed from 'Protest Area' By Military

Damon Root | 2.26.2014 1:06 PM

Politics

Rand Paul: Some in GOP 'Stuck in the Cold War Era'

Matthew Feeney | 2.26.2014 12:26 PM

Policy

Should We Thank Michelle Obama for Making Kids Thinner?

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 12:23 PM

Policy

The U.S. Military Budget Is Bigger Than the 10 Next Biggest Military Budgets Combined

Peter Suderman | 2.26.2014 12:05 PM

Policy

Calif. Police Officials Charged with Seizing Cars of Poor Latinos and Selling Them

Policing for personal profit

Scott Shackford | 2.26.2014 12:05 PM

Politics

Obama's Bogus Budget

Our long national austerity nightmare is finally over.

A. Barton Hinkle | 2.26.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Addicted to Brain Scans

The debate about sex addiction reflects a larger cultural confusion.

Stanton Peele | 2.26.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

Pakistan Warns U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Could Lead to Civil War — Update

Civil war could happen either way

Matthew Feeney | 2.26.2014 8:09 AM

Policy

Guantanamos Across America

Indefinite detention of sex offenders flouts the rule of law.

Jacob Sullum | 2.26.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Unmentionables

Charles Oliver | 2.26.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Unmentionables

Charles Oliver | 2.26.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: President Garrett Walker, Arizona's Gay Discrimination Law, BitCoin's Bummer, Young Americans for Liberty's PAC, George W. Bush's Art, Ask a Commie About Venezuela, and Sexy Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 2.25.2014 8:33 PM

Policy

Heartbreaking Video Released of Woman Watching Cops Kill Her Husband in Oklahoma

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2014 6:33 PM

Policy

Parking Fines Are Unconstitutionally Excessive, Violate Due Process, Claims Class Action Suit

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2014 6:01 PM

Politics

Citing Joke, Annapolis Police Chief Testifies That Pot Killed 37 People on the First Day of Legalization in Colorado

Jacob Sullum | 2.25.2014 5:30 PM