Debating the Death Penalty
Jesse Walker vs. William Tucker
Politics
Sen. Rand Paul: "The war on drugs has had a racial outcome…and I want to try to fix it."
"Why are the prisons full of black and brown kids?"
We're Living in Kinky Friedman's America
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: 'I'm more Jewish than you think I am.'
Krist Novoselic's Alternative Politics
The Nirvana bassist on voting, farming, anarchism, heroin, and Kurt Cobain.
Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves: 90 Percent of Congressional Incumbents Will Win Re-election
All signs tell us that incumbents should be grabbed by their lapels and shoved to the curb-but most won't be.
P.M. Links: Pope Keeps Dopey Anti-Dope Stance, Paul Ryan Doesn't Believe IRS Just 'Lost' Lerner Emails
Pope Francis announced his total opposition to drug legalization, even decriminalization of marijuana.
The IRS Had a Contract With an Email Backup Company
The IRS had a contract with email backup service vendor Sonasoft starting in 2005
Authoritarian Library Demands Censorship After Publication of Anti-Clinton Files
U of A proves once again that libraries are vestiges of Soviet thinking.
Do College Students Really Need a Law to Say No to Sex?
How California Democrats are trying to get into your bedroom.
New York State Reaches Deal On Medical Marijuana, But There's A Huge Catch
What it took to get Gov. Cuomo to agree to sign the bill
Obama Sending Military 'Advisers' to Iraq; Insists Troops Will Not Follow, but Missiles Might
Bring on the 101st Airborne Consulting Division
Americans Are Not Serious About Government Debt
Every politician knows when it comes to the budget, people can accept being lied to. It's the truth they can't abide.
Steve Chapman on Voters' Deluded Attitudes About Government Debt
Americans, in short, are willing to do anything to cut the deficit and restrain the debt except what needs to be done.
Bobby Jindal Pulls Louisiana Out of Common Core, Is Obviously Running for President
Was Jindal's move a sincere change of heart or cynical political calculation?
Assange's Anniversary: Two Years Cornered, but Still World-Changing
From Iraq to SecureDrop, WikiLeaks remains an important tool for free speech, information, and action.
Will Anybody Really Miss Eric Cantor?
His stunning loss was built on a terrible record of big-government conservatism at its worst.
'Don't Do Stupid Stuff' Is Smart Foreign Policy Advice
It is a sound, even noble, foreign policy goal, one that can help us avoid further sacrifice of American blood and treasure.
The Kick-the-Can Approach to Obamacare
Obamacare problems? The administration will fix them later.
