Hillary's Genius Amnesty Move
It'll prove the nemesis of Republicans if EmailGate doesn't derail her
Policy
No, the Cold War Didn't Teach us That Forcible Regime-Change Is Swell
David Brooks can't even learn from our Iraq mistakes right
"America's Most Awful Liberal is a #FloridaMan: Alan Grayson"
Members of Congress should be held to higher standards than regular voters.
A Young Woman's Shocking Encounter With Drug Warriors Disguised As Immigration Agents
How the Supreme Court allows drug dragnets while calling them unconstitutional
Block Biotech Progress or Embrace It? Bioethicists Debate What's to Come.
Is progress itself an ethical obligation? Opinions vary.
Dropped Charges Reflect Doubts About Legality of Freddie Gray's Knife
The fuzziness of Baltimore's switchblade ban helps the cops who say they were enforcing it.
For the Vatican, Climate Change Leads to … Abortion?
Archbishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo has got something he wants to say to you...
Obamacare's State Exchange Crack-Up
Hawaii's health insurance exchange teeters on the brink, and others struggle to find funding.
Thank Sid Blumenthal for Telling Hillary Clinton Benghazi Was a Planned Attack
What did she know and when did she know it? More important: WTF were we doing in Libya to begin with?
Glenn Beck Calls for the Repeal of Federal Drug Prohibition
"I'm moving deeper into the libertarian realm," says the talk show host.
Abolish Cash? Hell No, Says German Economist. Notes and Coins Are 'Printed Freedom.'
Evading state control is a feature, not a bug
Rand Paul Filibuster: 'Your Rights Are Many and Infinite… You Do Have a Right to Privacy'
The Kentucky senator tells conservatives to respect the Ninth Amendment.
The Tip of the Regulatory Iceberg
Pointless economic regulation cripples innovation and speeds the growth of big government.
10 Great Points in Rand Paul's Patriot Act Attack
It's not every day that a GOP presidential candidate talks about the drug war's 'disparate racial impact' while trying to run the clock out on blanket surveillance
GOP Should Side with Civil Libertarians Rand Paul and Mike Lee, Not Mitch McConnell and Tom Cotton, on Patriot Act Provisions
The Arkansas senator's commitment to a national security state and bellicose foreign policy seems like a fan fiction version of Dr. Strangelove.
More IRS Employees Abuse Access to Taxpayer Data to File Bogus Returns
Do you really think this is the worst of it?
Clinton Aide Sid Blumenthal is the Human Equivalent of a Semen-Stained Dress
He is a barely repressed reminder of a dark, gothic past that haunts Hillary Clinton and just won't stay buried.
Bitcoin's Regulatory Nightmare Is About to Get More Frightening
New York's BitLicense will further complicate an already byzantine regulatory regime.
Respected Virginia Prison Worker Fired for Accidently Hitting an Inmate
Yet plenty of cops who have gunned down innocent, unarmed citizens are still walking a beat.
Reason Roundtable: Is Reform Conservatism a Friend or Foe of Limited Government?
Advocates and critics debate the merits of a more populist approach to right-of-center politics.
Why Jeb Bush Can't Be Trusted With an Army
His reluctance to criticize his brother's war reflects a dangerous desire to forget the past.
Washington Driver Gets Six Months for 'Marijuana-Related' Crash That May Have Had Nothing to Do With Marijuana
The state's new standard for stoned driving can make innocent people guilty.
Parts of D.C.'s Concealed Carry Gun Permit Process Stopped by Federal Judge
Preliminary Injunction Gained by Second Amendment Foundation Against D.C. Requirement to Have "Good Reason" To Exercise Second Amendment Right.
Mitch Daniels Wasn't Kidding About Free Speech on Campus
As foreshadowed in his Reason TV interview, Purdue president gets free-speech 'green light' from FIRE
ACLU and Tea Party Patriots Try to Mobilize Majority Support for Surveillance Reform
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services
The former Indiana governor and current president of Purdue University gets real about making the public sector cheaper - and better.
Mitch Daniels on How to Cut Government & Improve Services
The former Indiana governor and current president of Purdue University gets real about making the public sector cheaper - and better.
Is Dianne Feinstein Responsible for the Amtrak Crash that Killed Eight? No, But Government Safety Mandates Can Have Tragic and Unintended Consequences.
Congress's decision to mandate an expensive and complicated safety system made American travelers less safe.
Does Torture Work?
Frontline examines the brutality detailed in the Senate's report on CIA interrogations.
Shikha Dalmia on a Federal Ban on Late-Term Abortions
Why Republicans pushing the ban are hypocritical
Please, Hillary Clinton: Don't "Make History" on Your Own as President. Just Don't.
If you become president, think less about history and more about restraining the size, scope, and spending of government.
How the Pro-Life Movement Endangers the Unborn
It is hubris to think that the government can improve on the moral choices of mothers.
Texas House Approves Cannabis Oil Bill That Seems Unworkable
The bill, which could be signed by the governor soon, requires "prescriptions" instead of "recommendations."
Make Amtrak Safer and Privatize It
The federal government should not be in the railroad business.
Do Sex Offender Registration Laws Do Any Good?
The Detroit Free Press takes a skeptical look at a system that treats public urinators like predators.
Watch Matt Welch Talk 2016 Race at 4:30 PM on MSNBC's NOW With Alex Wagner
Christie vs. Snowden, Rubio vs. Iraq, Loretta Sanchez vs. her own mouth, etc.
Alito Clashes With Scalia and Thomas Over Constitutionality of Maryland Double-Taxation Scheme
The conservative justices divide in Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne
