Policy
The Rise of Potentate Trump Shows That "Real" Americans Are the Big Threat to Limited Government
Can we quit blaming Hispanics for Big Government?
Why Are the Newspapers That Condemn Donald Trump's Free-Speech Rants Endorsing Hillary Clinton?
The Donald has lousy rhetoric, but Hillary has a long track record of anti-First Amendment initiatives
Mass Transit Meets Mass Surveillance
Maryland legislators want to limit the use of listening devices on public buses.
A 10-Year Mandatory Minimum Hinges on the Inartful Placement of Five Words
The law of the last antecedent beats the law of lenity.
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9 Times Ben Carson Compared Modern America to Nazi Germany
For months, the Republican Party considered this hyperbolic amateur a serious presidential candidate
Ayn Rand Warned Us About the Dangers of a President Like Trump
When we are all lawbreakers, vindictive asses in the executive power seat are all the more dangerous.
Republican Elites Are Frightened by Their Own Base
#NeverTrump comes after years of cynical pandering, hypocrisy, and inaction
When Conservatives Love Overregulation
Abortion opponents embrace the smothering power of pointless, picayune rules.
Donald Trump As Alfred E. Neuman's Slightly Smarter Brother
Just because he might be president doesn't mean he's not a joke.
A New Central Plan for the Climate
Representatives of 195 countries hammer out an emissions accord in Paris.
TSA Says These Shoes Are Made for Blocking
A traveler is forced to abandon "gun-themed" footwear and bracelets.
Vermont Senate Approves Legal Pot as Governor Cheers
Seven states could legalize marijuana for recreational use this year.
Clarence Thomas Suggests That Permanently Losing Your Gun Rights Is No Small Thing
Maybe Congress needs better reasons to bar people from owning firearms.
Top Kansas Court Overturns Criminal Penalties for Drivers Who Refuse Alcohol Testing
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
Clinton on Libya: 'Too Soon to Tell'; Everyone Else: 'This Was a Disaster'
The former secretary of state does not learn from her mistakes, even when she admits them.
Connecticut's State-Backed Liquor Price Fixing Scheme
The governor thinks the state should stop conspiring with retailers to screw consumers.
Hillary Clinton's South Carolina Victory Puts Her on Track to Win the Democratic Nomination
Clinton's win a sign that Democratic voters want to stick with Obama's policies.
The New York Times Accurately Portrays Hillary Clinton as an Unrepentant Warmonger
Who will call her on it?
Scalia May Have Supported Obama's Order to Legalize Undocumented Aliens
The justice got an unfair rap from liberals that he was an anti-immigrant bigot.
Drug Warriors Will Pay $3.6 Million for Maiming a Toddler
The parents of a boy who was nearly killed by a flashbang grenade settle the last of their legal claims.
New Documentary Exposes How Montana's Milk-Expiration Rules Waste Food
Milk that's still fresh is declared "expired" and must be thrown away.
Chris Christie's Trump Endorsement Proves He's an Authoritarian Who Never Really Cared About Entitlement Reform
Christie's campaign was built around reforms that Trump opposes.
Can Sheriff Arpaio's Dirty Endorsement Clean Trump's Illegal Immigration Problem?
Trump relied on undocumented workers to amass his non-fortune
Should the Government Stop You from Gene Editing Your Kids?
Ordering people to reproduce in only government approved ways is tyrannical and unethical.
Being Establishment Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry for Regime Change in the Name of 'Stability'
Media darling John Kasich wants to take out North Korea, too
Donald Trump Says He "Can't" Release His Tax Returns. But It Looks More Like He Just Won't.
There's no legal prohibition on releasing returns under audit.
Is Colorado Pot Tourism Driving an Increase in Cannabis-Related E.R. Visits?
Data from a hospital near Denver show the rate of marijuana mentions among patients from other states doubled in 2014.
Fearing 'Monsters' Like Total Wine, Liquor Sellers Want the State to Keep Prices High
Connecticut is the only state that sets minimum prices for wine and spirits.
Marco Rubio Has Trouble Remembering How the Debate Over Libya Went
The hawks' argument was not that Qaddafi's downfall was inevitable. It was the opposite.
Yet Another Tale of Death in Jail Over a Debt, in a Nation Officially Without Debtors Prisons
Taken from a hospital suffering from gastroenteritis straight to jail, Joyce Curnell died there of likely dehydration. All over an unpaid court debt.
Eric Holder's Views on Sentencing Evolved More Slowly Than He Remembers
The former attorney general supported mandatory minimums for drug offenses as a federal prosecutor in the 1990s.
Eric Holder Says Marijuana 'Ought to Be Rescheduled'
The former attorney general says cannabis does not belong in the same category as heroin.
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A Different Policy Agenda Won't Win Over Donald Trump's Supporters
New endorsements from GOP representatives make clear that Trump backers don't care about policy.
Your Next Campaign 2016 Immigration Controversy: Cubans on Welfare
As two Cuban-Americans fight their way toward the presidency, are Cubans about to lose their special immigration status?
Hillary Clinton Wants Benevolent Bureaucrats to Bring More 'Structure' to Poor Kids' Lives
The candidate calls for longer school days and school years.
How Scalia's Absence Could Protect the Exclusionary Rule
SCOTUS seems evenly divided on a drug search arising from an illegal stop.
No Debtors Prison in America--Technically, At Least
Still, a Utah man died after being jailed last month over not paying an ambulance bill.
Marijuana: From Societal Scourge to Small Town Salvation?
This California city wants to change its reputation from prison community to legal pot manufacturer.
The GOP Primary Race Demonstrates How Little Republicans Care About Governance
Trump has turned his lack of political experience into a virtue.
'Unfortunately we have not been able to trust the federal government when it comes to surveillance'
Kennedy and Matt Welch defend Apple against the FBI
