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Supreme Court Word Games Saved ObamaCare

There's no victory for liberty in the health care case.

Sheldon Richman | 7.4.2012 12:00 PM

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Why the Acquittal of Roger Clemens Should Mean the End of Washington's Steroid Witch Hunt

Sorry, Ty Cobb, but it's time for you to stop making players and fans miserable.

Rob Bibelhauser | 7.4.2012 9:00 AM

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Roberts' Rules of Meddling

Calling a regulation a tax does not make it any less intrusive.

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2012 7:00 AM

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Do You Feel a Personal Connection to President Obama?

Ed Krayewski | 7.3.2012 9:04 PM

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Cops Shoot Dog During Foot Chase; Petition Started for "Justice for Monkey"

Ed Krayewski | 7.3.2012 7:09 PM

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Beltway Storm: Blame Global Warming…Or Obama?

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.3.2012 5:35 PM

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You Have an 85 Percent Chance of Being Poor

But don't worry, you also have a 77 percent chance of being affluent

Ronald Bailey | 7.3.2012 4:30 PM

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Heather Has Two Mommies and a Daddy

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2012 4:19 PM

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Report: John Roberts Wrote the Bulk of the Dissenting ObamaCare Decision That He Voted Against

Peter Suderman | 7.3.2012 4:04 PM

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ThinkProgress Thinks Justice Thomas Might Be a Bit Leaky

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2012 2:31 PM

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They Don't Have Enough Problems? Jewish Demonic Possession Returns

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.3.2012 1:53 PM

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Obama's Disaster-Prone Presidency

Would it shock you to hear that presidents play politics with disaster relief?

Gene Healy | 7.3.2012 1:30 PM

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Florida Cop Told Teenager: "I am the law…I can fuck you up and no one will say anything about it"

Melanie Kruvelis | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

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The Case Against Judicial Restraint: ObamaCare Edition

Damon Root | 7.3.2012 12:57 PM

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James V. DeLong on Ending "Big SIS" (The Special Interest State)

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 7.3.2012 12:45 PM

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Florida Judge Orders Release of Elderly Man Serving 20 Years for Firing Two Warning Shots

Mike Riggs | 7.3.2012 12:40 PM

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How to Convince Drug War Skeptics That Obama Is Secretly On Their Side

Jesse Walker | 7.3.2012 11:30 AM

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"Drafting the Declaration of Independents": Nick Gillespie Talks Libertarianism with Arthur Kade

Nick Gillespie | 7.3.2012 10:50 AM

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NYPD Flyer Warns Cops About 'Professional Agitators' Armed With Cameras

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 10:20 AM

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If the U.S. Can't End Sugar Subsidies, the Ex-Im Bank, "Essential Air-Service," and So Much Other Pure Crap, We Ain't Broke Yet

Nick Gillespie | 7.3.2012 9:01 AM

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Detroit Has Run Out of Other People's Money

If there is a cure for Motown's fiscal woes, it's bankruptcy.

Shikha Dalmia | 7.3.2012 7:00 AM

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If Julian Assange Should Be Prosecuted for Espionage, Why Not The New York Times?

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2012 4:06 AM

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Rand Paul: Shouldn't Legislators Have Time to Seriously Read the Bills They Sign?

Brian Doherty | 7.2.2012 6:43 PM

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Drug War Foes, Don't Expect Much From Mexico's New President

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2012 5:05 PM

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United States: 114th Out of 143 on the Happy Planet Index

Ronald Bailey | 7.2.2012 4:54 PM

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Did John Roberts Switch His ObamaCare Vote? If So, Why?

Peter Suderman | 7.2.2012 4:34 PM

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Fury at Chief Justice John Roberts Is Misplaced

Lawyers and judges alone can't preserve Americans' freedoms.

Ira Stoll | 7.2.2012 4:30 PM

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Who's the Alpha? Nevada K9 Drug Unit Lawsuit Is About Pack Leadership, Control

Scott Shackford | 7.2.2012 4:26 PM

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Islamists Destroying Mosques and Graves in Timbuktu

Ed Krayewski | 7.2.2012 2:08 PM

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Obama "Will Pivot to the Drug War" in Second Term, Claim Anonymous White House Sources

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 1:19 PM

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If Obama Really Believes Drug Addiction Is a Disease, Not a Moral Failing, Why Is He Putting Sick People In Prison?

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 12:50 PM

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Burmese Python Ban Ruins Magician's Grand Finale

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 7.2.2012 12:03 PM

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Lingering Anxiety, Regulatory Fears, Better Productivity: Why Businesses Aren't Hiring

Nick Gillespie | 7.2.2012 11:53 AM

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5 Reasons the California High-Speed Rail Project Shouldn't Get More Money

Gov. Brown asks for billions in borrowing even as train system gets slower, shorter, and more expensive.

Adrian Moore, Joseph Vranich, and Wendell Cox | 7.2.2012 10:30 AM

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Was Replacing a Boundless Commerce Clause With a Boundless Tax Power a Stroke of Genius?

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2012 9:33 AM

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"State and Local Governments Are Hiring at the Fastest Pace in Four Years"

Nick Gillespie | 7.2.2012 9:28 AM

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Library of Congress Picks 88 Unobjectionable Books that "Shaped America"

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.1.2012 11:41 PM

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Did Liberal Pressure Bully John Roberts Into Voting for ObamaCare?

Peter Suderman | 7.1.2012 6:35 PM

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Peter Suderman on How to Think About The Obamacare Decision

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 7.1.2012 10:54 AM

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The Power to Tax Is The Power

Understanding the Supreme Court's ObamaCare ruling

Sheldon Richman | 7.1.2012 8:00 AM

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5 Great Gifts to Send Obama in Lieu of Cash Contributions

Nick Gillespie | 6.30.2012 1:00 PM

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The Sickening Nature of Many Food-Safety Regulations

Food-safety regulations don't always mean safer food.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.30.2012 8:00 AM

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HuffPo Blames Media for Failure of All New Solyndras

Tim Cavanaugh | 6.29.2012 11:06 PM