Scott Walker's Olympic Quality Immigration Flip Flop
How the right-wing pundits paved the way for Walker's labor protectionism
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Shikha Dalmia on Scott Walker's Reactionary Turn on Immigration
Even labor unions have abandoned the labor protectionism that he has embraced
Mitch McConnell Still Thinks the NSA Should Keep Its Haystack, Because There Must Be a Needle in There Somewhere
A brief history of a misbegotten metaphor
Cody Wilson's Lawyers Explain Why State Department Should Stop Violating His Rights Right Now
Threatening the 3D weapon guru over gunmaking files on the Internet violates his First Amendment rights--and everyone's Second Amendment rights
You'll Never Guess Which 2016 Candidate Penn Jillette Likes Best After Watching Their Awful Campaign Videos
Libertarian magician looks at political propaganda so you don't have to
Barack Obama vs. Elizabeth Warren on Trade
An economic clash emerges between two liberal titans.
Cuomo Reads Times Nail Salon Series, Starts Writing Lame New Regulations Posthaste
Reactionary policy tends to be bad policy.
If Freddie Gray's Knife Was Legal, Does That Mean His Arrest Wasn't?
Did police reasonably think he was carrying a switchblade?
How Virginia's Attorney General Puts the State Before the Citizenry
Why is Mark Herring carrying water for a state agency when he should be securing the rights of the people?
Obama is Against Dumb Wars But is Always Willing to Start His Own
The United States won't help fix all the problems in the world until it realizes that it can't fix all the problems in the world.
Why Is That Cop's Finger in Your Butt?
The war on drugs now features roadside sexual assaults.
VID: No Asylum: Immigrants Locked Up in U.S. after Fleeing Violence (UPDATED)
"When people knock on your door, and they are fleeing abuse, the United States is obligated morally and legally to let them in."
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Will Austin Proposal to 'Control' Barbecue Cause Beloved Food Scene to Go Up in Smoke?
Poorly thought-out rules against odors, emissions could devastate restaurants, food trucks.
Edward Snowden Statue's Co-Creator Talks With Reason About Political Art, 3D Printing, and Going Legitimate
Artists wanted to "draw a parallel between what Snowden was fighting for and the ideals that the American revolutionaries were fighting for."
14 Americans Per Day Are Now Renouncing Their Citizenship
Passport-burning sets yet another new record, thanks to terrible tax law that the GOP-led Congress should repeal
20 Years for 6 Grams of Pot
A suspended sentence for a $40 crack sale + a probation violation = two decades in prison.
Good News! Ben Carson Is Campaigning Against the Debt. Bad News? Well….
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
The War on Drugs Encourages Roadside Sexual Assaults by Cops
Why did Texas troopers think probing the anuses and vaginas of motorists was reasonable?
By Feeding Bogus GMO Fears, Chipotle Treats Customers Like Idiots
The food chain tries to profit from anti-biotech propaganda
Does Your College Really Need a Large, Foam, Third-Gender Mascot? Or Any Mascot at All?
Rutgers University is looking for more diverse mascots to represent its mediocre sports teams. Can you make the cut?
Urban Redevelopment in California Back With Few Protections
Bill does little to limit agencies' ability to float debt, use eminent domain
Cody Wilson Sues State Department Over Threats About Spreading Digital Gun-Making Files
Free Speech and Right to Bear Arms Both Violated by Keeping Him From Spreading Software that Helps People Make Guns At Home, Wilson insists.
Challenging Affirmative Action and Gerrymandering: AEI's Edward Blum
Pending court cases pertaining to race-based legislation.
Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances in Texas
Medical cannabis and decriminalization of possession also win committee approval.
Behind the Jade Helm 15 Conspiracy Theories
Why would people not want a military training exercise in their community? Well...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Transhumanism and the Singularity…
...but were afraid to ask. Q&A with R.U. Sirius & Jay Cornell, authors of Transcendence: The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism & the Singularity.
Carly Fiorina Is Not the Anti-Hillary
Fiorina may thrill fans of "private enterprise," but beware.
Were the Cops in the Freddie Gray Case Charged Too Quickly or Too Much?
Law professors worry that fear of riots could compromise justice.
Scott Walker: The Labor Protectionist
After supporting legalization for undocumented aliens, he now opposes even legal immigration
How the 11th Circuit's 'Wooden Application of the Third-Party Doctrine' Threatens Privacy
The court's cellphone decision implies that remotely stored information has no Fourth Amendment protection.
Oh, No—These Teachers Aren't Licensed! Wait, Are They Any Good?
Whether students are actually learning doesn't seem to factor in.
Abolish the Family? Or Just Hobble Parents So They Don't Give Kids 'Unfair' Advantages?
"Harrison Bergeron" was not intended as a how-to manual
