Policy
Friday A/V Club: A Younger Ron Paul and a Younger Reason
Then-Rep. Paul speaks at the magazine's 15th anniversary celebration.
Who Should Pay to Fix Cracked L.A. Sidewalks? You!
City official suggests pushing cost of city mismanagement on property owners.
A Swingers Club Is Rebranded a Church To Evade Local Busybodies
"It will have the same rules that many churches observe" except adultery is OK.
NSA Surveillance Programs Are a Cancer on the Constitution
Will Congress act decisively to end unconstitutional executive branch overreach?
Paul and Cruz Are Running to Clinton's Left on Sentencing Reform
The presumptive Democratic nominee wants to do something about mandatory minimums but won't say what.
A Swingers Club Is Rebranded a Church To Evade Local Busybodies
"It will have the same rules that many churches observe" except adultery is OK.
Amtrak Has Problems, But a Lack of Federal Funding Is Not One of Them
The railroad's problems are political, not operational.
Make the Feds Get a Warrant to Listen to Our Phone Calls
If section 215 of the Patriot Act expires next week, the feds will need individualized search warrants to spy on us.
Let the Clock Run Out on the NSA
If nothing happens, the NSA metadata collection program will die at midnight on Monday.
Nebraska's Republican-Dominated Legislature Abolishes Death Penalty
Nebraska becomes first predominately Republican state to abolish capital punishment in more than 40 years
Is On the Run Flawed Sociology or Interesting Impressionistic Journalism?
There may be a touch of Hunter S. Thompson in Alice Goffman's tale of inner-city life
Will Washington's Liquor and Cannabis Board Be More Efficient Under Its New Name?
The historically slow LCB is now charged with licensing medical as well as recreational suppliers.
Camera-Stealing Cop: 'How Do You Stop Your Phone?'
Police in Wake Forest, North Carolina, admit an officer was wrong to bust a bystander for recording a friend's arrest.
Bobby Jindal: 'Senator Paul Unsuited to Be Commander-in-Chief'
The anti-Rand bandwagon is getting crowded
Democrats Want to Force Religious Pregnancy Centers in California to Offer Abortion Info
Some crisis pregnancy centers are shady. But the point should be making them be honest about what they are, not trying to turn them into something they're not.
L.A. Unions Seek Exemption from Minimum Wage Hike They Helped Push Through
Corrupt labor leader has the gall to call his rule-bending 'freedom'
How Virginia Lawmakers Are Harassing Short-Term Renters
The sharing economy faces big government obstacles.
The Unjust Law That Led to Freddie Gray's Death
If cops and prosecutors can't agree on whether his knife was legal, how was he supposed to know?
Court Refuses to Let Obama's Immigration Executive Action Proceed
The only winner ultimately might be Hillary: Republicans and Latinos will both lose
How to Tell When the Latest Drug Scare Story Is Just the Usual BS
Five hallmarks of anti-drug hysteria
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Bill Provokes Irrational Ire on the Left
Subsidized birth control pills for some women shouldn't come at the expense of easing access restrictions for all.
Hillary Clinton's Brilliant Amnesty Move
Republicans are screwed no matter how they play now
GOP Hawks: Rand Paul is a 'misguided ideologue' and 'liberal Democrat'
National security conservatives go ballistic over Paul's Patriot Act obstruction
Family Leave Policies Are Supposed to Help Women. Instead, They Trap Them.
Yes, there are unintended consequences to requiring employers to offer family leave benefits.
Anti-Immigration Conservatives Hit a New Low
What's wrong with letting undocumented immigrants serve in the U.S. military?
The Border Patrol's Unconstitutional Drug Dragnet
How immigration checkpoint stops lead to illegal detention and searches
Self-Driving Cars Are Coming Fast, So Why Should We Spend a Dime Rebuilding Amtrak?
Trains were cutting-edge technology. In 1825.
Benjamin Lawsky, Wall Street's Latest "Sheriff," Trades in His Badge To Take Money From the Companies He Used To Regulate
New York's top financial regulator prepares to turn his Rolodex into gold.
Is Alan Grayson Congress' Most Awful Representative?
No, but is it too much to ask for representatives - even those from Florida - to not be jackasses *all* the time?
Should Libertarians Embrace Reform Conservativism? Should Conservatives?
"Reformocons" reject technocratic, top-down government solutions to pressing policy issues. What could be wrong with that? Well, for starters...
Missouri's Governor Commutes a Marijuana Offender's Life Sentence
After 21 years in prison, Jeff Mizanskey is eligible for parole.
The Libertarian Moment is Everywhere Around Us (Increasing Social Tolerance Edition)
Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and liberals want to keep the world tightly sorted into two categories that describe fewer and fewer Americans.
Liberal Writer Worries Large Minimum Wage Hike Could Hurt Poor People. You Don't Say.
Government intervention is never the panacea some on the left want to believe.
