Trump Is Trying To Fire Most of the White House's Civil Liberties Watchdog
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board should be Trump's ally in a battle against the deep state. So why is he undermining it?
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board should be Trump's ally in a battle against the deep state. So why is he undermining it?
Many have started to recognize a need to focus on their core business rather than virtue-signaling.
Like many of his other "Day 1" decrees, the order seems more concerned with scoring points in the culture war than advancing sensible policy.
The Fraternal Order of Police mistakenly thought that the president "supports our law enforcement officers" and "has our backs."
A thicket of red tape has made the island's rebuilding efforts painfully slow.
If a central bank has to exist, it has to be independent.
The Libertarian Party national chair talks about the role the party played in securing a presidential pardon for Ulbricht on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
A unanimous Supreme Court decision established as much in 1965.
The dawn of a new golden age?
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We have too much rule by decree by whoever currently holds the office of president and a pen.
Biden’s preemptive pardons and Trump’s blanket relief for Capitol rioters both set dangerous precedents.
Fulfilling a campaign promise to libertarians and the bitcoin community, the Silk Road founder's life sentence without parole is now over.
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The president drew no distinction between people who merely entered the building and people who vandalized it or assaulted police officers.
Mike Pesca reacts to Trump's inauguration and slate of executive orders on the latest Just Asking Questions.
The order directs the attorney general to ensure that states have the drug cocktails to carry out lethal injections.
The most important thing in any name is not what some official institution or a collection of old maps says. Spontaneous order tends to rule the day.
Children could be denied citizenship even if their parents are here completely legally.
Lawmakers across the country introduce bills to strengthen private property rights, crackdown on out-of-control regulators, and get the government out of micromanaging stairways.
But that doesn't mean he's embracing the doves.
The move "seeks cheaper food for Argentines and more Argentine food for the world."
Domestic deregulation will decrease the cost of living. Trade barriers will do the opposite.
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The president plans to suspend refugee resettlement and declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Designating cartels as terrorist organizations could allow the feds to prosecute people who pay protection money—and might pave the way for undeclared war.
Trump is wrong to threaten an ally and prepare to tear up a treaty over a nonexistent threat.
Trump may not be able to revoke the rules outright, but polls show that most Americans don't support a mandate.
His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.
Trump promises to "tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens." That's not how it works.
Outgoing FTC Chair Lina Khan sues Pepsi for violating Robinson-Patman Act.
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What Elizabeth Warren has achieved.
Remote work is a plus for many people and businesses, but that’s not necessarily true of D.C.
A life sentence for facilitating peaceful transactions among consenting adults is hard to fathom, let alone justify.
DOGE won't necessarily have to kill any of Republicans’ sacred cows—but they will have to be put on a diet.