Policy
Feds and South Carolina Both Want to Execute Dylann Roof
Do they plan to kill the Charleston shooter twice?
Crashes Caused by Negligence Are Still Accidents
The movement to stop calling car crashes "accidents" blurs an important distinction.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Has Abandoned Non-Urban America: Bug or Feature?
Imagine what will happen to flyover country under even more wage regulations.
How Gun Politics Could Hurt Hillary
Matt Welch talks 2016 politics on tonight's Kennedy at 8 p.m. ET
NYC Police Commissioner Says Marijuana Trade Is Too Violent to Be Legalized
William Bratton cites a problem created by prohibition as a reason to keep it.
Cabbage 'Spills,' Hog-Hunting, and Farm Aid Vetoes: Three Food Policy Stories from the States
A trio of interesting stories aren't making national headlines.
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs in Pigs?
Fomenting another useless moral panic over biotechnology
Meet the Hawks for Hillary!
A running list of military interventionists who have declared preference for the long-hated Democrat
The Petty Tyranny of Beer Label Censors
Flying Dog Brewery's successful battle to sell Raging Bitch in Michigan illustrates the capriciousness of alcohol regulation.
William Weld Isn't a Softcore Libertarian—He Just Isn't a Libertarian At All
If Weld wants the Libertarian Party to nominate him for the vice presidency, he'll have to explain his positions on Iraq, guns, and eminent domain.
Meet the Libertarians!
While #NeverTrumpers flail, America's third party readies an unprecedentedly newsworthy 50-state run
Watch Matt Welch Bash Workplace Drug Testing and Trump's Ferguson Affect on Red Eye
Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m. ET for ugly Pennsylvanians, cultish Bernie fans, sexist Marvel casting, and more
Europe's Proto-Trumpism, Venezuela's Useful Idiots, and Kmele Foster's L.P. Ambivalence
The Fifth Column discusses whataboutism, third-party challenges, J.K. Rowling's defense of Trump's free speech, and more
Privatize the Damned TSA Already!
Matt Welch calls for an end to federalized airport screening on Fox Business Network
Federal Judge Tells D.C. to Stop Demanding a 'Good Reason' for Carrying a Gun
A preliminary injunction upholds the Second Amendment right to armed self-defense outside the home.
'Opioid Epidemic' Myths
Prescription painkillers are not as deadly or as addictive as commonly claimed.
The Unholy Anti-Immigration Alliance Between Pro-Life Conservatives and Population Control Weirdos
National Review is the sole link to respectability for neo-Malthusian, ultra-restrictionist outfits that enviros are shunning.
Appeals Court Says the Second Amendment Protects Firearm Sales
The 9th Circuit reinstates a challenge to a California ordinance that blocked a gun store.
Very Few Prisoners Seeking Commutations Meet DOJ's Picky Criteria for Consideration
Only 4 percent of cases reviewed by volunteer lawyers have made the cut so far.
Anti-Pot Analyst Claims Fatal Crashes in Washington 'Have Risen 122 Percent'
That exaggerates the actual change by a factor of 72.
Why Vape? E-Cig Companies Are Not Allowed to Say.
The FDA is suppressing potentially lifesaving information about the health advantages of e-cigarettes.
No, the U.S. Is Not an Oligarchy
The middle class is just as likely to get its way as are the rich, a new paper finds.
The FDA's Push to Define 'Natural' Food is an Exercise in Futility
Let consumers, advocates, and courts decide.
Sliding Down the Super-Cycle: Resource Doom Postponed Indefinitely
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham admits he was wrong about "peak everything."
Trump: An Elephant Man for the Beauty Pageant
Trump supporters hold up a funhouse mirror to a political class they find even more disgusting
Trump's Threat Against The Washington Post Is Yet Another Reminder That He is a Bully and an Authoritarian
Trump's lack of respect for freedom of speech is deeply worrying.
First Lawsuit of Its Kind Blames Marijuana for Murder
Kristine Kirk's family say her husband would not have killed her if he had been properly warned about THC side effects.
The FDA's Deadly Censorship of Lifesaving E-Cigarette Information
Regulators won't let manufacturers of vaping hardware and e-liquids tell their customers the truth.
A California Bill Trump the Developer Would Love
Would make using eminent domain even easier.
Federal Court Rules That Obamacare Subsidies Were Illegally Funded
Only Congress has the power to appropriate funds.
FBI Director Blames 'Viral Videos' for Rising Murder Rates
James Comey says watched cops are not aggressive enough.
The 'Conservatarian' Collapse, Obama's 'Narrative' Dishonesty, and the Real Estate Anguish of Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fifth Column welcomes Charles C.W. Cooke to talk #NeverTrump, idiotic writings, and more.
John McCain Decries the Trumpian 'Nativism' That He Depends on to Stay in the Senate Forever
79-year-old senator wants you to know he feels very bad about the presidential candidate he made possible, yet still won't join Neocons 4 Hillary because he has to win another re-election
Enviros Shun While Pro-Life Conservatives Embrace Population Control Restrictionists. Go Figure.
Immigration makes the strangest bed fellows
Rep. Thomas Massie: 'Republicans Want to Spend More Money Just as Much as Democrats Do.'
The Kentucky Congressman on Trump, House of Cards, and the plot to kick out Boehner.
Arkansas Trooper Steals $20,000, Because Nobody Innocent Carries That Much Cash
Prosecutors tried to drop the forfeiture case, but the judge would not let them.
The FDA's Deadly E-Cigarette Regulations
The agency's new rules threaten products that offer a much safer alternative to smoking.
AAA Finds No Basis for Equating THC Blood Levels With Driver Impairment
Traffic safety trends in Washington after marijuana legalization are ambiguous.
Social Conservatives Call for Stricter TV Ratings
Why the V-chip will never please everyone, and soon will hardly please anyone at all
Maine Legalization Initiative Would Force Merchants to Hide Marijuana Magazines
MPP, which decried the behind-the-counter rule as "absurd" and "unconstitutional" in Colorado, is backing it in Maine.
The Zombie Drug That Wasn't
Four years after the "Miami cannibal attack," a critique of the press coverage reveals familiar patterns.
Are Facts Turning the Tide Against Soda Taxes?
New data out of Mexico pour cold water over heated rhetoric.
