U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson concluded that the alleged facts did not support penalty enhancements for violating the Fourth Amendment but left several other charges in place.
French police arrested Telegram founder Pavel Durov for failing to control his social media and messaging app.
As with Trump and his tariffs, Harris appears unwilling to acknowledge the obvious consequences of hiking taxes on businesses.
María Oropeza's arrest during a livestream highlights the dangers faced by opposition leaders in Venezuela and the regime's relentless efforts to silence dissent.
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Needing permission to travel hands a dangerous tool to authoritarians.
Thousands of people who helped the U.S. in Afghanistan are still looking for an escape.
Government pre-approval for every label could crush craft breweries. And do you really want to force the Carthusian monks who make Green Chartreuse to reveal their ingredients?
Author Annie Jacobsen envisions a swift end of the world after nuclear conflict erupts.
Kennedy said that Trump would be the superior candidate on his three major, "existential" issues of "free speech, the war in Ukraine, and the war on our children."
The official Democratic Party platform no longer endorses abolishing the death penalty, decriminalizing marijuana, or repealing mandatory minimums.
The independent candidate deserves credit for promoting some liberty-friendly causes.
The automaker is choosing to prioritize hybrids, which are more popular and provide a better option for many motorists. But the EPA only foresees a minor role for hybrids.
Susan Hogarth posted a photo of her primary ballot. In North Carolina, that's against the law.
Harold Medina made that argument during an internal investigation of a car crash he caused last February.
Federal Aviation Administration
Congestion and slowdowns in the airspace around New York City account for up to 75 percent of all airline delays, yet efforts to depoliticize its management remain stalled.
Both Israeli hostage families and Palestinian Americans want the war to end with a prisoner exchange. But that isn’t moving Democratic policy.
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We can't stop technological advancement, but we should limit government misuse of it.
The European Union is an engine of global control-freakery.
This is what 'democracy' looks like. Unfortunately.
And probably because Republicans have foolishly abandoned it as a unifying theme.
Judge Kenneth King is facing a lawsuit for punishing a 15-year-old who visited his courtroom with his "own version of Scared Straight.''
The New York Times contributor discusses the Democratic National Convention and the rhetoric of "freedom" on Just Asking Questions.
Dynamic economies operate independently of the political party of whoever was elected most recently.
Uncle Sam is resorting to some unusual methods to support the Israeli war effort.
Democrats campaigning both on their pandemic record and minding your own damn business: Pick one.
Both campaigns represent variations on a theme of big, fiscally irresponsible, hyper-interventionist government.
Americans need a politician dedicated to unwinding decades of government interventions that have driven up the cost of middle-class living.
The American economy is robustly competitive. The federal government could just mess it up.
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Harris has flip-flopped on many issues, but she's been consistent on her desire to spend more of your money.
An anticlimactic protest in Chicago reveals a tired approach to modern activism.
Sen. Bernie Sanders calls them "oligarchs," while Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets cheers when touting his own billionaire status.
The 2024 Democratic platform devotes five paragraphs to firearm restrictions but does not even allude to the Second Amendment.
Which is not the same as party politics at all.
It's an insane ask for someone convicted of just one nonviolent offense.
The rise of neopopulism means those who prioritize free markets have no political home.
The founder of Interintellect, a global online community for intellectual salons, advocates for a truly free and self-moderating market of ideas in the age of political polarization.
Now more than ever, people’s freedom lies in their ability to communicate and access information with privacy and security.
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A half-baked idea that is just as dubious as Donald Trump's tariffs.
