Does This Study Prove That Vaping Is a Gateway to Smoking?
E-cigarette critics lean heavily on post hoc, ergo propter hoc reasoning.
Policy
Kim Davis Has No Right to Impose Her View of Marriage on Others
The defiant clerk's defenders dangerously blur the distinction between private action and state action.
Restrictionist Trump Fans Revolt Against Pro-Restrictionism National Review
Populist conservatism continues to eat itself in Campaign 2016
Could Trump Lead a Movement for White Racial Quotas One Day?
India's upper-caste quota wars suggest that racial quotas for whites are not so far fetched
Jeff Mizanskey Served 21 Years for Non-Violent Drug Crimes. Watch Him Walk Free.
Missouri man finally gets a second chance after "watching child molesters come and go and come again."
Peoria Mayor's Unconstitutional Vendetta Costs Taxpayers $200,000
Jim Ardis was determined to shut down a Twitter parody and punish the man behind it.
A Survey Not Designed to Measure Defensive Gun Use Finds Little of It
Do less than 1 percent of crime victims defend themselves with firearms?
Lawrence Lessig Enters the Presidential Race
The Harvard law prof said he'd enter the race if he could raise $1 million by Labor Day. This morning he hit his goal.
'The FCC Won't Let Me Be,' Say Some Open Source Programmers
Proposed Rules from the FCC have sparked a lively debate within the tech community.
Is It Finally Time to Get Government Out of the Marriage Business?
Elected officials cannot be fired, which makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.
The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery-from faith healing to homeopathy-right into the heart of the American medical establishment.
A Guide to Supreme Court Vacancies for GOP Candidates
"Reject clichéd calls for 'judicial restraint'"
Mayonnaise Conspiracy? Emails Show Egg Board Tried to Thwart Vegan Mayo Before FDA Stepped In
American Egg Board paid for pro-egg press, advised Hellmann's Mayo to contact the FDA about its eggless competitor.
Survey Data Highlight the Tenuous Relationship Between Drug Panics and Reality
Fear of meth, bath salts, salvia, MDMA, and heroin correspond loosely, at best, to actual trends in drug use.
Rand Paul Is Wrong About Kim Davis
By refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, the Kentucky county clerk is not "exercising [her] religious liberty."
Politicians, Leaders Stoke Division; Ordinary Americans Lead on Healing Racial Divides
"Instapundit" Glenn Reynolds explains why he's optimistic about the future.
Denver Initiative Allowing Marijuana Use in More Settings Is Nixed
The backers prefer to negotiate a solution with city leaders.
"There is no 'War on Cops'"; There is a Long-Overdue Conversation About Police Brutality
The increasingly bad image of police around the country is their fault and nobody else's.
Rand Paul and Five Expats Sue the Feds Over FATCA
Challenge asserts that the IRS can't rifle through the bank information of Americans just because they live abroad
As Republicans Go Batshit on Immigration, Democrats Turn Into Sweet Angels
Both sides have pulled a switcheroo to play identity politics with their base
Hillary Clinton's Kinder, Gentler War on Drugs Sounds Like Nixon's
The presumptive Democratic nominee promises to eliminate addiction once and for all.
Why It's Hard to Trust the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
When the economy is struggling, more people falsely apply for disability benefits.
Real Conservatives Prefer Dirty, Smelly, Bomb-Throwing Anarchists to 'Libertarian Youth'
Roll over, Friedrich Hayek, and tell G.K. Chesterton the news!
Scott Walker's Pandering, Cringe-Worthy Presidential Campaign
He started as a governor running on his accomplishments. He turned into a politician who couldn't describe what he'd do.
Yesterday's Taxi of Tomorrow, Today! (Whether you like it or not.)
The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission opts for one cab to drive them all.
Do Strict Firearm Laws Give States Lower Gun Death Rates?
National Journal reads too much into a correlation.
Liberland: A New Nation Founded on "Love and Freedom"
Can a country formed on limited government attain international legitimacy?
Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Charter Schools Have Made Real Improvements
New Orleans students have learned more and they are better-prepared for college and careers than they were before the city's education reform.
We Don't Need 'Decades of Research' to Know Vaping Is Safer Than Smoking
A chemical comparison shows e-cigarettes are far less hazardous than tobacco cigarettes.
5 Things to Know About Congress Taking On the Iran Nuclear Deal
There are two weeks left for Congress to act if it wants to try to stop the deal.
Plastic Bags Are Good for You
What prohibitionists get wrong about one of modernity's greatest inventions
County Clerk Still Refusing to Issue Gay Marriage Licenses—But This Isn't About Religious Liberty
There is no right to draw a paycheck for a job you refuse to do.
Life Without Parole for a First-Time, Nonviolent Drug Offender
"President Obama, Commute Sharanda Jones' Sentence."
In Defense of Asian Birth Tourism
Why Jeb Bush should pledge to roll out the welcome mat for them
4 Reasons This Article About E-Cigarettes Is Bad
Is vaping less dangerous than smoking? The Inquistr is determined not to tell you.
Union Scheme to Prevent Teachers from Leaving: Make Process Confusing, Set One-Month Time Limit
Michigan Education Association tries to get around Right-to-Work.
Hot August Fright: The Month Republicans Lost Their Minds Over Immigration
From deporting U.S. citizens to electronically tagging tourists, the top 14 Republican presidential candidates each said something insane about immigration this month
The New Republic Discovers the Libertarian Legal Movement
Libertarians are changing the face of legal conservatism.
Another 150 Classified Emails Found in Latest Hillary Clinton Communications Dump
Actually, there is classified material.
You Tune Into the VMAs for Miley Cyrus and Kanye West, You Get Pot Legalization Agitprop
...from Hillary Clinton supporters, no less.
The Fantasy Lives of Washington Post Columnists
The dream of a president who doesn't "worry about satisfying constituencies"
Top Massachusetts Court Rejects Local Banishment of Sex Offenders
Judges say Lynn ordinance is pre-empted by state law but also note "grave societal and constitutional implications."
The Roanoke Shooting and Forcible Psychiatric Treatment
A psychiatrist argues that "a vast majority of these tragedies" could be prevented by more aggressive mental health interventions.
