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Libya: It Was About Regime Change, and It Was a Disaster
Hillary Clinton was part of a campaign to mislead us about the purposes of the Libyan intervention.
Why Donald Trump's Foreign Policy Team Baffles the GOP Establishment
Conservative foreign policy counsels are stacked with status quo hawks, so Trump's less interventionist crew draws from the fringes.
Clinton, the Worst Warmonger Running for President, Warns That Trump or Cruz Might Start a War
Clinton and Cruz both condemn Trump's "isolationism," code for asking why America must police the planet.
How Rock Music (Mostly) Defeated Castro's Censorship
The Rolling Stones prepare their historic concert in a country that once banned the Beatles and still harasses artistic free expression
Paul Ryan's Refusal to Criticize Donald Trump By Name Gives Trump a Pass
The House Speaker's speech on the state of American politics made no direct mention of the GOP frontrunner.
Dear Conservatives: Don't Peddle Racist Garbage If You Are Not Racist
Their growing flirtation with the sick anti-immigration dystopia, Camp of Saints, is disturbing
The Case of the Catfish Cartel
Why Mississippi's catfish industry asked the government to regulate it more tightly
Appeals Court Rejects Cops' Hunch-Based Theft of $271,080
The 7th Circuit demands actual evidence of drug trafficking to justify the forfeiture of two brothers' savings.
The Perils of Merrick Garland's Moderation
The Supreme Court nominee's deference to government should disturb progressives as well as conservatives.
China Bashing Is a Bipartisan Sport and It's Back With a Vengeance
American working class is spurning jobs, but somehow that's the fault of trade liberalization
The Brussels Terror Attacks: When Security Theater Fails
There is no such thing as perfect security, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you snake oil.
Brussels Attacks Give Cruz Another Occasion to Slam Obama for Refusing to Say 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
The Texas senator seems to think the phrase has magical powers.
Federal Judge Stops Nebraska From Forcing 13-Year-Old to Register as a Sex Offender
He committed his offense when he was 11.
Trump's Death-Eaters, Cuba's Freedom Fighters, and DiCaprio's Idiocies
Watch Matt Welch on tonight's Kennedy, Fox Business Network at 8 p.m. and midnight ET
No, Ted Cruz, Obama's Cuba Trip Is Not 'Appeasement'
Demagogic Cuban-American demagogues in support of a failed policy
SCOTUS Turns Away Oklahoma and Nebraska's Challenge to Legal Pot in Colorado
Perturbed by smuggling, the two states had demanded an end to their neighbor's licensing and regulation of marijuana merchants.
SCOTUS Declines Opportunity to Limit Random Border Patrol Stops
The Court's decision leaves motorists vulnerable to the whims of armed government agents who can stop them at will.
The Real but Exaggerated Danger of Stoned Driving
A new study indicates that marijuana's impact on crash risk is much smaller than prohibitionists claim.
No Street History in Charleston Without a License
Charleston law requires tour guides to pass a test and get licensed
Here's a Federal Program That Actually Does Prevent Foodborne Illnesses
It's based on research and sharing information, not on more regulations.
Why Don't Tech Innovators Solve America's Gun Problems?
Maybe because what tech could do for gun violence would affect only a tiny portion of an overall falling public health problem.
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
Justice Dept. Attempts to Block Newspaper Sale for the Absurdest of Reasons
Fears of media 'monopolies' over the joining of two chains that have separately declared bankruptcy
You Put Your Politics Into My Sports!
Listen to Anthony Fisher and Matt Welch talk about the bloody intersection between policy and sports on Sirius XM channel 121 at noon ET
New Study Suggests Marijuana's Impact on Crash Risk Has Been Exaggerated
Driving after toking is not safe, but it's not as dangerous as prohibitionists claim.
The Say-Anything Campaign
Donald Trump has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable American political speech
Donald Trump's Say-Anything Campaign
How the billionaire populist has blown apart the boundaries of acceptable political discourse
Trump and Cruz on War and Peace
Trump is more skeptical of foreign intervention, but both promise to boost military spending and destroy ISIS.
Confiscating Guns, More Costly and Difficult than Legislators Think
California's door-to-door gun confiscation program on the "prohibited" runs into funding problems.
Obamacare's Weak Enrollment Numbers
Health law exchanges face 25 percent attrition rate in 2015.
Camp of Saints Is a Sick Racist Dystopia and Conservatives Shouldn't Have Anything to Do With It
Restrictionists should try making their case without reviving this vile French book
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon, on Chicago's New Tobacco Ban: 'I'm not into over-legislating the human race'
Grown man in uniform makes considerably more sense than Chicago politicians
Merrick Garland Helped Uphold the DEA's Refusal to Reclassify Marijuana
But the case, which hinged on the DEA's broad statutory discretion, does not say much about the SCOTUS nominee's drug policy views.
Uber Seems to Be More Efficient Than Taxis in Time Spent Ferrying Passengers
Economists find more social benefits from ridehailing apps.
Donald Trump Is the Political Equivalent of the Financial Crisis
He's the culmination of multiple problems and factors, all exploding at once.
Feds Say You Are Now Free to Smoke Cubans Outside the U.S.
The old rule notionally exposed Americans to criminal penalties for buying and consuming Cuban cigars while abroad.
What's John Kasich Thinking? And Who Is Merrick Garland?
Listen to Matt Welch, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Damon Root, and Matt Kibbe on Sirius XM channel 121 at Noon ET
CDC Prescription Guidelines Will Leave More Patients in Pain and Drive More Addicts to Heroin
To shrink the supply of opioids, the agency encourages doctors to be suspicious and stingy.
Cruz's Constitutionalism Trumps Trump's Trumpism
Why the Texas senator is the least scary of the remaining major-party candidates
On Trade, Sanders is More Dangerous and Trump More Illiterate
The duo represents America's worst protectionist spasm since Hoover.
Cops Caught on Camera Eating Dispensary's Snack Bars Charged With Theft
Prosecutors say there was "no evidence" the bars contained cannabis.
Is it the Ides of March for #NeverTrump?
Listen to Election Day commentary from Kyle Smith, Liz Mair, Patrick Ruffini and Matt Welch on Sirius XM Channel 121 at Noon ET
Was the 'Libertarian Moment' Wishful Thinking? Cato Debates This Wednesday
Come see Matt Welch, David Boaz, Conor Friedersdorf, and Ramesh Ponnuru March 16 at 6 p.m. ET
On Commutations, DOJ Blames Volunteer Lawyers for Failing to Do Its Job
A big backlog of prisoners seeking shorter sentences has gotten a lot bigger.
Where Should Pro-Speech Sympathies Lie When Protesters Shut Down Trump?
Listen to Matt Welch, Michael Moynihan, Greg Lukianoff and Jeffrey Blehar on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 at Noon ET
Proposed Massachusetts Stoned Driving Rule Is Better Than Washington's but Worse Than Current Law
With a "permissible inference" based on THC levels, innocent people can still be convicted.
The Darker Side of 'Just Say No'
Nancy Reagan demanded that everyone-not just schoolchildren-parrot her all-or-nothing, black-and-white approach to drugs.
