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The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Memo to Rubio: We Already Spend Far More on 'Defense' Than Any Other Country
If Congress cut the Pentagon's budget in half, the U.S. would still be "the strongest military power in the world."
The Real Sexting Scandal
Teenagers who swap nude photos of themselves should not be branded as sex offenders.
Indian Nonprofit Brings Medical Training to Rural 'Quacks'
Naturally, the established doctors object.
The Environmental Case for School Choice
Allowing parents to stay in cities can help families and alleviate traffic congestion.
Obama's Cynicism Just Screwed Over Undocumented Latinos Big Time
A 5th Circuit panel just blocked the implementation of DAPA, effectively killing the program
5 Substantive Policy Questions to Ask the GOP Candidates at Tonight's Presidential Debate
Tonight's debate is also the first to come in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction from the campaigns about the ways the debates have been handled.
Tuscaloosa Cops Manhandle, Tase, Beat, and Cuff Students Whose Music Was Too Loud
The police chief says he was "deeply disturbed" by video of the incident.
Today at SCOTUS: The Sixth Amendment, Asset Forfeiture, and the Right to Counsel
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Luis v. United States.
A DMV for Drones? Inside the FAA's Clumsy Push to Regulate Flying Computers
A series of poor proposals from the Federal Aviation Administration threatens to ground much of the commercial drone industry before it even takes flight.
John Kasich Explains "The Problem with Marijuana"
Well, you see, it's just like alcohol, and so sends a confusing message about...whatevs.
When He Called for an End to the War on Drugs, Trump Claims, He Meant It Should Be Waged More Aggressively
The Republican presidential contender is keen to pretend he never said drugs should be legalized.
Washington's Marijuana Regulators Give Up Cap on Pot Stores
Central planning of the cannabis market did not quite work as intended.
Where Hillary Clinton's Marijuana Proposal Falls Short
Moving pot to Schedule II is weak tea compared to Bernie Sanders' support for repealing federal prohibition.
Why Ohio's Marijuana Initiative Went Down in Flames
Bad timing and objections to crony capitalism helped defeat Issue 3.
What Donald Trump Gets Wrong About the Border
El Paso Rep. Beto O'Rourke explains what the GOP frontrunner misses about Mexican immigrants (and everything else).
UPDATED: Donald Trump on SNL: That Giant Sucking Sound Isn't Job Loss to Mexicans
The billionaire candidate's hosting of SNL is a reminder of the show's long, weak (WEAK!) history of political satire.
The Gloves Are On in Fight Over Misguided New York Restaurant Rules
Requiring chefs to wear gloves doesn't make food safer and generates mountains of waste.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Challenge to Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
Obamacare is headed back to SCOTUS.
Friday A/V Club: You Are Watching LSD-TV
There was a time when psychedelics could get friendly coverage on a commercial TV news show.
Ben Carson Admits His Story About Being Awarded a Scholarship to West Point Isn't True
The story makes a prominent mention in his bestselling memoir, Gifted Hands, but the military academy found no record of his application.
Don't Be Afraid of Those 6,000 Felons Just Released From Prison
Families Against Mandatory Minimum's Kevin Ring makes the case for even more wide-ranging and far-reaching sentencing reform.
How "Militarized" Is Your College?
From Harvard to Duke to Rutgers to University of Phoenix, here's a ranking of top universities favored by the military-industrial complex.
Watch Matt Welch Talk About Ben Carson's Weird Day on MSNBC at 6:30 p.m. ET
Pyramids, rap songs, intensive & inconclusive investigations into childhood events from a half-century ago, etc.
Trump's Radical Isolationism and the Crisis of White Middle-Class America
He's succeeding because he has both a scapegoat and a solution for hurting Americans
Free Boob Jobs for Teachers & Other K-12 Clusterf*cks
Kyle Olson of the Education Action Group (EAG) shines a spotlight on wasteful public-school spending.
Ben Carson's Blackness, Legal Weed Fail, and Criminal Justice Reform Backlash: Matt Welch and Kmele Foster on Sirius XM at Noon ET
Call 877-974-7487 to heckle the former Independents co-hosts!
Mexican Supreme Court Says People Have a Right to Smoke Pot
The decision could ultimately lead to decriminalization of cannabis consumption and home cultivation.
Bernie Sanders Unveils Legislation to Repeal Pot Prohibition
The bill, the first of its kind in the Senate, would let states decide whether to ban or regulate marijuana.
Representative Government Is Fiction
If we really live under a representative government, how can a president take the country to war in Syria without even a show vote in Congress?
Left and Right Should Condemn Crony Capitalist War on Herbalife
William Ackman's self-serving activism is shameful.
Donald Trump's Putrid Embrace of Eminent Domain Abuse
Another day, another shameful defense of eminent domain abuse by Trump.
Did the NYPD "Execute" a Mentally Ill Man in His Home?
New evidence contradicts officers' claims that they shot Mohamed Bah because he stabbed one of them.
Despite All Issue 3's Flaws, It Felt GREAT Voting for Legal Pot in Ohio
It will feel even better the next time around with the full force of a 58 percent majority moving on from one of the great failures of the past 100 years.
San Francisco's Horrible Anti-Airbnb Initiative Rejected
Proposition F would have been a lawsuit factory for NIMBY neighbors.
Obamacare Could Have Been Even Worse
The federal government's new health plans are a case study in how bad the public option would have been.
Affirmative Action, Unions, Asset Forfeiture: 3 SCOTUS Cases To Watch
The Supreme Court may end mandatory union dues for California school teachers and limit state taking of property.
2 Reasons Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Rejected Marijuana Legalization
Low voter turnout and revulsion at crony capitalism contributed to the defeat of Issue 3.
Donald Trump Finally Sees the Light On Foreign Techies
After maligning Rubio, he now says they are economic assets and shouldn't be sent packing.
Kentucky's Incoming Republican Governor Supports Medical Marijuana
His Democratic opponent said letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief would produce a "lost generation" of adolescent potheads.
Camera-Shy Cops Can Relax
The exoneration of the officer who killed Zachary Hammond shows police have strong defenses against viral videos.
