On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
War on Drugs
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Zero Tolerance Insanity: Gifted & Talented Kid Suspended for a Year for Maple Leaf
Want to know why school choice is spreading like wildfire? Because of idiot administrators like these ones.
How Ronald Reagan's Ghost Haunts the GOP
The Republican Party will never command the future unless it gives up its ridiculous nostalgia for its last great figure.
The Drug War Makes Border Enforcement More Difficult
Presidential candidates demand more action on illegal immigrants and illegal drugs, but the two goals conflict.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
Drug Dogs Sniffing the U.S. Mail at Burning Man, and Armed BLM Agents Becoming Impromptu Mailmen
Disturbing privacy-violating practice at Burning Man finds drug dogs once again striking out.
Trump as Political Pick-Up Artist: The Donald is "Negging" His Rivals Brilliantly
The billionaire's insult-laced patter is straight outta a scurrilous dating scene.
The 5 Craziest Things GOP Candidates Have Said About Immigration
Trump, Carson, Walker, et al turn their backs on Ronald Reagan in favor of nonsense, xenophobia, and outright cruelty.
Bill Bennett: 'Bring Back the War on Drugs'
The former drug czar thinks the solution to the "heroin epidemic" is simple: "attack the supply."
California Legislators Plan to Approve Medical Marijuana Regulation by Midnight
Spurred by a general legalization initiative, the bills would explicitly allow commercial cultivation and distribution for the first time.
The Fantasy of Stopping the 'Heroin Epidemic' by Stopping the Heroin
Bill Bennett wants to "bring back the war on drugs."
Radley Balko, Veronique de Rugy Named to 'The Politico 50' List of Visionaries 'transforming American politics'
Magazine cites their roles in freeing a death row inmate and shuttering the Ex-Im Bank
Go Bar Hopping…for the Sake of California's Disabled
Golden State lawmaker proposes nickel tax on mixed drinks to fund disability programs.
Jeff Mizanskey Served 21 Years for Non-Violent Drug Crimes. Watch Him Walk Free.
Missouri man finally gets a second chance after "watching child molesters come and go and come again."
Confidential Informants and a Lack of Accountability
If you work as an informant, law enforcement is unlikely to have your back.
Electronic Music Task Force Setting Up in Reactionary Los Angeles County
No one should die at a music event, government officials say while mulling options that would make that more likely.
The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks
The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery-from faith healing to homeopathy-right into the heart of the American medical establishment.
Survey Data Highlight the Tenuous Relationship Between Drug Panics and Reality
Fear of meth, bath salts, salvia, MDMA, and heroin correspond loosely, at best, to actual trends in drug use.
The Former Prosecutor Who Consistently Gets Criminal Justice Reform Wrong
Former prosecutor Bill Otis has been mistaken over and over again when advising legislators against reducing drug sentences.
Kasich: Drug Freedom Confuses Kids So You Can't Have Any
Governor opposes marijuana legalization, but may allow federalist experiments as president.
Denver Initiative Allowing Marijuana Use in More Settings Is Nixed
The backers prefer to negotiate a solution with city leaders.
"There is no 'War on Cops'"; There is a Long-Overdue Conversation About Police Brutality
The increasingly bad image of police around the country is their fault and nobody else's.
Hillary Clinton's Kinder, Gentler War on Drugs Sounds Like Nixon's
The presumptive Democratic nominee promises to eliminate addiction once and for all.
Real Conservatives Prefer Dirty, Smelly, Bomb-Throwing Anarchists to 'Libertarian Youth'
Roll over, Friedrich Hayek, and tell G.K. Chesterton the news!
Life Without Parole for a First-Time, Nonviolent Drug Offender
"President Obama, Commute Sharanda Jones' Sentence."
You Tune Into the VMAs for Miley Cyrus and Kanye West, You Get Pot Legalization Agitprop
...from Hillary Clinton supporters, no less.
10 Drug PSAs That Tried to Scare the Sh*t Out of Us (But Didn't)
Over-the-top, larger-than-life, waste of drug warrior dollars.
Watch Matt Welch at 8 p.m. ET on Stossel's 'Presidential Race 2016'
From Trump to Rand, Hillary to Webb, spending and guns and taxes and drugs and war!
Attn, LA Reasonoids: Happy Hour with Nick Gillespie This Friday!
Come out to our Los Angeles HQ for drinks, snacks, and conversation from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M.
When the Entire Democratic Party Was Like Donald Trump
Read (and weep at) the 1996 party platform on immigration, crime, drugs and "zero tolerance"
Could Legal Marijuana Lead to an Industrial Building Boom in Denver?
Warehouses in short supply.
Non-Violent Drug Offenders Are "Peddlers of Death," Says Law Enforcement Group President
Head of federal officers association says Obama commuting the sentences of 46 prisoners is "releasing the lions."
California Ready for End to Pot Prohibition
State officials are charting the regulatory and tax framework for a coming marijuana boom
Is Marijuana Causing More Car Crashes in Washington?
The presence of THC does not necessarily indicate impairment.
Pot Pubs in Boston?
By allowing on-site consumption, a Massachusetts measure would treat marijuana users more like drinkers.
Judge Rejects Cops' Argument That Their Behavior During a Medical Marijuana Raid Is a Private Matter
Santa Ana officers tried to suppress a video that seems to show them sampling a dispensary's wares.
Back to School, Back to Random Drug Tests for Kids Who Did Nothing Wrong
Teens deserve privacy.
Ohio Initiative's Cannabis Cartel Could Defeat Legalization
Pot prohibitionists appeal to libertarians by opposing economic privileges.
Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton's "Black Lives Matter" Problem in 10 Minutes
Leading Democratic presidential contender sloughs off complicity in mass incarceration, tells protesters they need to figure things out.
Surveys Say: America Still Trending Libertarian
The death of "the libertarian moment" is greatly exaggerated.
Instapundit: Markets Work to Transmit Bad News. No Wonder They're Unpopular.
But are they really? Large majorities of us prefer creative destruction to government-managed economies.
The Secret History of Southern Medical Marijuana
The "lost" medical cannabis laws of the '70s and early '80s
