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Obama 'Welcomes Debate on Terror' To Avoid Debate on Terror

One year after promising dialogue, his administration is silent.

Gene Healy | 5.27.2014 12:00 PM

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Police Who Used Deadly Force to End High-Speed Car Chase

Damon Root | 5.27.2014 10:59 AM

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Elliot Rodger, the UCSB Shooting, and 5 Rules for Coping with Tragedy

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2014 9:06 AM

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How Voting for Mitt Romney Led to Obama's Justice Dept. Cracking Down on Porn Stars (Joke)

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2014 8:40 AM

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Net Neutrality: Don't Let the FCC Control the Internet!

Nick Gillespie | 5.26.2014 2:28 PM

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The FBI Prospers by Feeding Fears

What begins as a temporary problem becomes a never-ending emergency.

Steve Chapman | 5.26.2014 7:00 AM

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Nothing Left to Cut?

Federal lawmakers lack the imagination to live within their means.

Veronique de Rugy | 5.25.2014 12:00 PM

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Suspected Mass Shooter Elliot Rodger's Final Video is Chilling, Deeply Disturbed

Nick Gillespie | 5.25.2014 9:57 AM

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Free Birth Control and Unfree Photographers

Dubious rights threaten true liberty.

Jacob Sullum | 5.24.2014 12:00 PM

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Tonight on The Independents: Two Minutes Hate & Other Highlights From the Show's First Six Months!

Matt Welch | 5.23.2014 8:37 PM

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Why Conservatives Shouldn't Boycott Chipotle

If conservatives want to boycott bad actors, there are plenty around who have committed far more egregious sins against America than asking customers to keep out guns.

David Harsanyi | 5.23.2014 4:30 PM

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Obama Administration to Quit Releasing Monthly Reports on Obamacare Enrollment

Peter Suderman | 5.23.2014 1:58 PM

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What Thomas Piketty Gets Wrong About Capitalism

The French economist and his admirers perform an intellectual sleight of hand.

Brink Lindsey | 5.23.2014 1:30 PM

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Where the War on Pot Will Go to Die

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2014 11:24 AM

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"Why Our Political System's Screwed, in One Very Basic Chart"

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2014 8:50 AM

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Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert: Just Talking About Immigration Reform Leads to Child Sex Slavery

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.22.2014 3:10 PM

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Andy Levy, on his V.A. care: 'It was absolutely awful, and nothing horrible I hear about it ever surprises me'

Matt Welch | 5.22.2014 1:04 PM

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How Scalia Helped Legalize Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania

Damon Root | 5.22.2014 12:55 PM

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Fascism Comes to Ukraine–From Russia

Debunking Putin's propaganda to the west

Cathy Young | 5.22.2014 12:00 PM

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Martin J. Sklar, RIP

The man who coined "corporate liberalism"

Jesse Walker | 5.22.2014 11:19 AM

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Read This Chart About Job Recovery, Millennials, and Despair! Especially in Ohio!

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2014 10:22 AM

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Is the IRS Imposing "Voluntary" Continuing-Education Requirements for Tax Preparers?

Nick Gillespie | 5.22.2014 9:52 AM

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Nick Gillespie on CNN's Erin Burnett Outfront, Talking Life Sentence for Hash Brownies

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 4:47 PM

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Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Katherine Mangu-Ward, TV's Andy Levy, Chris Moody on Yesterday's Election, the Co-hosts on #StandWithRand2, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 5.21.2014 3:02 PM

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How Libertarian is the UK Independence Party?

Tom Clougherty | 5.21.2014 2:18 PM

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U.S. Sends Warship to Black Sea, Says Russia Hasn't Pulled Troops Yet

Zenon Evans | 5.21.2014 1:50 PM

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Romney Republicanism, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Triumph in May 2014 Primaries

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.21.2014 1:00 PM

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Obama Administration to Release Drone Memo; #StandWithRand Sees Short Sequel

Scott Shackford | 5.21.2014 11:10 AM

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Rand Paul Stands Up for Civil Liberties Again. And Against David Barron

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 10:39 AM

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Tonight on The Independents: Jeffrey Miron on the Stimulus, John Stossel on Good News, Deroy Murdock on the V.A., Mary Katharine Ham on the CIA & Life Sentences for Teen Hash Dealers, Plus Call-in Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 8:37 PM

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No, Rachel Maddow Show and MSNBC, Dinesh D'Souza's Guilty Plea Did Not Make This Free Speech Defender "Reflect on [My] Error"

Brian Doherty | 5.20.2014 6:50 PM

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Atlantic City Wants to Bulldoze a Home to Benefit a Casino

Eminent domain abuse returns to the Atlantic City boardwalk.

Damon Root | 5.20.2014 4:31 PM

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Methodists Battle Over Accepting Gay Marriage

Amanda Winkler | 5.20.2014 2:00 PM

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What's at Stake in Today's 'Super Tuesday' Primaries?

Voters hit the polls today in six states.

Damon Root | 5.20.2014 1:00 PM

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Let's End Congress's Blanket Authorization of Force

It's gone on 13 years too long

Gene Healy | 5.20.2014 12:30 PM

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Gabriel Kolko, RIP

The death of a radical historian

Jesse Walker | 5.20.2014 12:16 PM

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Survey: Millennials Love Big Government?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.20.2014 12:09 PM

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Thomas Massie Eats Hemp on Live TV

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 10:22 AM

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A.M. Links: VA Scandal Keeps Growing, Edward Snowden Gets His Own Comic Book, Russian Prime Minister Says 'Second Cold War' Approaching

Damon Root | 5.20.2014 9:00 AM

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Erroneous Subsidies for Obamacare Coverage Nothing New for Feds, Who Make $100 Billion in Mistakes Per Year

Nick Gillespie | 5.20.2014 8:58 AM

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Tonight on The Independents: Thomas Massie on Hemp, Julian Sanchez on the NSA, Christie's Saber-Rattling, Hillary's Age, Mrs. De Blasio's Parenting, Switzerland's Minimum-Wage Rejection, Plus Sexy After-show!

Matt Welch | 5.19.2014 8:33 PM

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David Koch Ran for Vice President with the Libertarian Party in 1980. The New York Times Thinks You Should Care, Isn't Sure Why.

Brian Doherty | 5.19.2014 7:31 PM

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It's a Good Thing That Obama Reads the Paper Because Otherwise He'd Have No Idea What His Administration is Doing

Nick Gillespie | 5.19.2014 5:59 PM

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How Raising the Minimum Wage Destroys Jobs

Computer screens are replacing workers at restaurants and stores.

Ira Stoll | 5.19.2014 4:30 PM

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Five Promises Narendra Modi Will Have to Break

Shikha Dalmia | 5.19.2014 4:26 PM