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Ron Paul: The Notion That Charlie Hebdo Was Attacked Over Free Speech Is 'fantasy'

To make room for blowback arguments, some libertarians and progressives are denying that slaughtering a newsroom is a free-speech issue

Matt Welch | 1.13.2015 11:23 AM

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Warrior Cops Use Pepper Spray, Tear Gas on Celebrating Ohio State Students

School spirit never hurt this bad.

Anthony Fisher | 1.13.2015 11:05 AM

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Nick Gillespie to Interview Ron Paul and Judge Napolitano at Students for Liberty Conf. 2/13

Nick Gillespie | 1.13.2015 11:03 AM

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Gov. Bobby Jindal Says 'We Have Tried Everything and Now It Is Time To Turn Back to God.' No It's Not.

Nick Gillespie | 1.13.2015 10:14 AM

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Will American News Organizations Reprint the Most Newsworthy Cartoon of the Year?

The New York Times had 9 years to come up with a better justification for not running images of Mohammed

Matt Welch | 1.13.2015 12:02 AM

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SCOTUS Grills Arizona Town Over Treatment of Church Signs

Justices appear to find free speech violation.

Damon Root | 1.12.2015 4:51 PM

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Hangover Cures for Government Spending, Police Overreach, Fourth Amendment-Shredding…and Also Booze

Matt Welch | 1.12.2015 4:21 PM

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Missouri Offers to Hand Out $500 Million to Multibillion-Dollar NFL Team

Jim Pagels | 1.12.2015 3:55 PM

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Matt Welch on 'The Right to Offend'

Matt Welch | 1.12.2015 3:34 PM

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Egypt's al-Sisi, Other Muslims Speak Out Against Islamic Terrorism

In wake of Charlie Hebdo massacre Muslims are speaking out against religious extremism and terrorism.

Nick Gillespie | 1.12.2015 11:07 AM

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SCOTUS Holds Its Fire on Gay Marriage—For Now

Damon Root | 1.12.2015 10:14 AM

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Matt Welch Talks Charlie Hebdo on WHYY at 10 a.m. ET

Matt Welch | 1.12.2015 9:46 AM

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Congress Should Let These Three Things DIE Already!

Nick Gillespie | 1.12.2015 9:34 AM

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"Time Magazine hits all time low with pathetic @nickgillespie article on #foiegras. Will he vote back #slavery too? @TIME shame"

Nick Gillespie | 1.10.2015 6:45 PM

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Can the Government Force Medical Treatment?

Amanda Winkler | 1.10.2015 6:00 PM

Politics

Transparency is a Pro-Government Policy

Secrecy breeds mistrust among the public, an assumption that the government is doing things it shouldn't

Anthony Fisher | 1.10.2015 12:00 PM

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Justin Amash Explains Keystone XL Vote, Shows Why He Should Be CLONED

Nick Gillespie | 1.10.2015 11:59 AM

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"An Alt-Weekly For the Upper Crust": Q and A with New York Observer Editor-in-Chief Ken Kurson

Anthony Fisher | 1.10.2015 9:30 AM

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Tonight on The Independents: New Year's Hangover, Featuring TV's Andy Levy, Supermodel Carol Alt, Money-Maker Charles Payne, Michael Malice, and More!

Matt Welch | 1.9.2015 6:49 PM

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Feds Will Prosecute David Petraeus for Leaking Documents to Mistress

Robby Soave | 1.9.2015 6:43 PM

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He's Back? Mitt Romney Says He's Considering A Third Presidential Bid

Peter Suderman | 1.9.2015 4:59 PM

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The End of California's Foie Gras Ban is a Win for Food Freedom

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 4:27 PM

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Rand Paul v. Hillary Clinton: Will Pot Give Him the Electoral Edge?

Brian Doherty | 1.9.2015 3:48 PM

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Boston Nabs U.S. Olympics Nomination. Sucks to Be Boston.

Jim Pagels | 1.9.2015 2:36 PM

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House Republicans Just Voted to Change Obamacare For the Worse

Peter Suderman | 1.9.2015 12:04 PM

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Charlie Hebdo Murders Do Not Justify NSA Domestic Spying

Ronald Bailey | 1.9.2015 11:47 AM

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The Man on Charlie Hebdo's Cover: Michel Houellebecq's Novel of France Turned Muslim

Charles Paul Freund | 1.9.2015 10:30 AM

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"How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech" in America

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 9:27 AM

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Rand Paul to Hannity: "I'm seeing Christians beheaded"; Wants "Civilized Islam" to Fight ISIS

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2015 9:05 AM

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Obama Wants to Make Community College Free, Because Why the Heck Not?

Robby Soave | 1.8.2015 7:59 PM

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Will 2015 Be the Year the FCC Regulates the Internet Back to 1934?

Peter Suderman | 1.8.2015 2:03 PM

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One-Third of Americans - and 51 Percent of Democrats - Favor Hate Speech Laws

Nick Gillespie | 1.8.2015 1:44 PM

Congress

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Nanny State) Will Step Down in 2016

Scott Shackford | 1.8.2015 1:10 PM

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Charlie Hebdo Massacre Reactions: 'I'm All for Free Speech and Murder is Wrong, But…'

Anthony Fisher | 1.8.2015 11:40 AM

Policy

Criminal Justice Reform Will Be 'Centerpiece' of Congressional Black Caucus Agenda in 2015

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.8.2015 11:35 AM

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On The Independents: The Charlie Hebdo Massacre, Plus Katherine Mangu-Ward, John Tierney, Michael Weiss, Tim Carney, Driverless Cars, Green Nukes, Pot PSAs, and a New Enemy of Freedom

Matt Welch | 1.7.2015 8:30 PM

Free Press

Md. Legislator Kirby Delauter Doesn't Know How Rights Like Free Speech Work, Knows Threatening to Sue is the American Way

Ed Krayewski | 1.7.2015 2:20 PM

Politics

Did Scott Walker Just Deal an Obamacare Legal Challenge a Major Blow? An Architect of the Case Says No

Peter Suderman | 1.7.2015 2:12 PM

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Have Legal Marijuana Prices in Washington 'Plunged' by 40%?

Jacob Sullum | 1.7.2015 12:33 PM

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Virginia Tramples Property Rights

Fundamental rights should trump government whim.

A. Barton Hinkle | 1.7.2015 10:30 AM

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On The Independents: Our Legislative Agenda, Boehner Lives, FBI Stingrays, Emptying Gitmo, More Clinton Sex Scandals, Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 1.6.2015 8:15 PM

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Why Do We Let Joe Biden Out of the House Anymore?

Nick Gillespie | 1.6.2015 4:59 PM

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What Cops and Protesters Both Get Wrong: Police-Related Violence in New York City Has Been Falling For Decades

Jim Epstein | 1.6.2015 4:31 PM

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Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!

Kiko the chimpanzee denied legal rights in NY.

Nick Gillespie | 1.6.2015 4:30 PM

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Here are the 25 Republicans Who Voted Against Boehner as Speaker

Nick Gillespie | 1.6.2015 2:31 PM

Politics

Watch Thomas Massie Explain Why He Revolted Against John Boehner

Matt Welch | 1.6.2015 1:30 PM