Paul Ryan's Donald Trump Endorsement Is a Total Capitulation to Trumpism
The House Speaker will end up supporting Trump's agenda, not the other way around.
Policy
Artificial Robot Brains Take Over the World
A review of The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth
As Fear and Intolerance of Marijuana Declined, So Did Adolescent Use
Prohibitionists warned that loosening legal restrictions on cannabis would encourage teenagers to smoke pot.
Trump University Court Documents Make Clear that the GOP is Willingly Supporting a Fraud
Former employees say the presumptive GOP nominee's real estate seminar program was a scam. So is his campaign.
Thaddeus Russell vs. Michael Moynihan on Blowback: The Fifth Column Returns
Besides foreign policy, the quartet yaks about Kristolean futility, L.P. stripteases, America's new four-party system, and more. Â
Bill Kristol's Clownshow Has Made the Moobs-Stripper Party Look Sane
While #NeverTrumpers continue playing Fantasy Election-ball, Libertarians do the hard work to compete
The IRS Warned the Obama Administration That Its Decision to Pay Obamacare Subsidies to Insurers Was Illegal
Tax agency risk officer was shown dubious legal justification in secret 2014 meeting.
Canadian Businesswoman Says Three Male CBP Officers Sexually Assaulted Her
They searched her body cavities for drugs, which they did not find.
Hillary's Habits of Haughtiness
The email controversy recapitulates themes from Clinton's handling of health care reform.
Wake Up, Trump-Hugging Peaceniks: Trump's Tony Soprano Trade Policy Means More War
Being against NATO doesn't mean he's for peace.
Lawsuit Says Detroit Cops Shot Confined Dog Through Bathroom Door
Owners say the officers, who were serving a drug warrant, also killed two other dogs who posed no threat.
Clueless Legislators Deter Smokers From Vaping
California undermines public health by arbitrarily classifying e-cigarettes as tobacco products.
6 Reasons Libertarian Party Delegates Are Wary of William Weld
And 2 reasons why he may yet win the VP nomination of a party that lustily boos its own likely presidential pick
Food Policy and the 2016 Presidential Election
Farm subsides, GMO responses, and regulatory overreach should prompt some discussion.
New British Law Makes Psychoactive Substances Presumptively Illegal
Food is exempted, but what about catnip and flowers?
Trump Is Emboldening the Illiberal Hindu Fringe in India
America may survive a Trump presidency. But will the rest of the world?
California Undermines Public Health by Treating E-Cigarettes Like the Real Thing
Classifying vaping devices as tobacco products will deter smokers from making a switch that could save their lives.
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."
