Treat the Tax-Me-More Crowd to a Voluntary Additional Tax
Leave rates and rules where they are, but add a line to tax returns for a VAT-a voluntary additional tax.
Policy
Price Controls Favor California Cheese Makers, Hurt Everybody Else
Don't even try to make sense of the rules
Forensic Science Falls Far Short of Its Public Image
Abilities and procedures don't live up to the hype
At Secret Government Lab, Highly Paid Staff Plan America's Energy (Maybe) Future
We may pay no attention to them, but we do pay them
Woman Hit With $100K in Parking Fines for Car She Didn't Own
It's like being mugged, but by the authorities
Cyber-Monday Crackdown Targets Sites Peddling Counterfeit Goods
Some of those deals really are too good to believe
The Supreme Court Should Tackle the Federal Government's "Naked Economic Favoritism"
A New Deal price-fixing scheme reaches the High Court. Will the justices take the case?
Pro-Life Virginia Lawmaker Offers Pro-Choice Bill
Legislation would let most employers opt out of the contraception requirements
The Future of Financing the Arts: An Interview with Adam Huttler of Fractured Atlas
"We must abandon the notion that a strong arts policy begins and ends with public funding."
M23 Leader Heading to Uganda For Talks
The rebel group recently captured a city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Electronic Monitoring of Women in Saudi Arabia Criticized By Activists
Male guardians can receive texts telling them of their dependent's locations abroad
Florida Weighs Corporate Welfare for New Sports Stadium
Tampa Bay taxpayers already funded one baseball stadium. Will they be forced to subsidize another?
Supreme Court Rules Against Law That Prohibits The Filming of Police
Win for free speech rights
Jersey City Spends $15 Million On "Longevity Pay" While Touting Pay Freeze
Good work if you can get it
Filmmaker Behind "Innocence of Muslims" Has No Regrets
Might be worth putting some of the blame for the riots on the rioters
Judges Split on Cell Phone Searches
Apparent constitutional puzzle over whether police need a warrant to look at text messages causing headaches in courts across the country
Most People Are Pessimistic Over Fiscal Cliff Deal
Two-thirds are predicting that lawmakers will act like spoiled children, as per usual
Maine Police Set to Release More Names of Clients in Prostitution Case
Former Mayor and former minister among the alleged clients already named
Supermax Prison Addresses Mental Health Concerns
Lawsuit accused officials at ADX Florence of being indifferent to the needs of mentally ill inmates
Human Rights Activists Slam White House Drone "Rulebook"
Upset rules on drone strikes were codified and not reformed
Israel Successfully Tests Iron Dome Successor
Magic Wand is an upgrade from the current anti-missile defense system and is expected to be operational in 2014
The Five-Step Regulatory Guide to Converting a World-Class Beach Town into a Pile of Shit
Step 1: Be a lovely California seaside town with gorgeous bluffs and rocks that everybody (this author included) loves walking and sitting on.
Russia Has Been Keeping Assad's Regime Running With Cash Injections
Over 200 tons of "bank notes" have been shipped to Syria from Moscow
Obama Could Hold Public Meetings on Fiscal Cliff
Trying to rally support for tax increases on high-income earners
Irish Republican Terrorist Group Preparing For New Campaign
Expelling scores of suspected informers and enforcing rules on communications and meetings
Changes to Drone Program Motivated By Potential Romney Win
Constitutional concerns taking a back seat to politics
E.U. Ministers to Discuss Next Greece Bailout Installment
Disagreements on how to deal with the debt crisis still to be resolved
FBI Looking At Social Media For Tips on Insider Trading Investigations
Part of "Operation Perfect Hedge"
Case Before Colorado Court of Appeals Could Impact Recent Pot Legalization
Ruling could allow employers to fire workers who smoke while off duty
British MP Recommends Patients Pay For Drugs Used to Treat Lifestyle Related Conditions
Says the move would save money and encourage personal responsibility
Top Republicans Abandoning Norquist
Fiscal worries are making some GOP lawmakers ready to accept tax hikes
No Students Have Chosen to Move into University of Colorado's "Gun Dorms"
New dorms are for students with a concealed-carry permit
British Regulator Fines UBS $47.6 Million
Bank failed to stop rogue trader from losing more than $2 billion dollars
Administration Officials Want to Keep Troops in Afghanistan After End of Combat Operations
Would like to see 10,000 troops remain after NATO mission finishes in 2014
Israeli Defense Minister Announces Resignation From Politics
Ehud Barak will step down after a new government is formed following the election in January
