Drone Strike in Afghanistan Results in Deaths of 30 Civilian Pine Nut Farmers
The war on terror leaves more dead civilians in its wake.
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A Michigan Man Has Been Acquitted by a Jury for Criticizing a County Judge on Facebook
It took a jury 26 minutes to decide that Jonathan Vanderhagen wasn't guilty.
Cops Accused of Stealing Over $225,000 Can't Be Sued, Thanks to Qualified Immunity
A court ruled that officers did not have enough information to know whether or not stealing violates the Constitution.
Fall's New Primetime Shows Launch with an Inconsequential Whimper
The crumbling remains of network premiere season tumble out of the gate Monday.
Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom Against China's Authoritarianism
"If we lose...we will lose a generation."
Appeals Court Rejects Qualified Immunity Claim by Dallas Transit Cop Who Arrested a Photographer for Taking Pictures
Officer Stephanie Branch arrested Avi Adelman for criminal trespass even though he was not doing anything illegal.
Trump Exempts Plastic Straws From His Sucky Tariffs
The much-maligned drinking utensil is saved from the ravages of Trump's trade war.
Josh Hawley Says Libertarians Who Defend Tech Are Enamored with Power. He Should Look in the Mirror.
The populist senator's campaign against social media addiction is unscientific and anti-freedom.
Detroit Police Sued Yet Again for Shooting a Woman's Dogs During a Warrantless Search
The lawsuit claims two cops yanked a woman's door open, then shot her two dogs when they ran outside.
Congress Plans To Vote on Marijuana Banking Bill Next Week
The SAFE Banking Act will be the first stand-alone marijuana legalization bill to reach the floor of the U.S. House.
Capitalism Is the Key to Fixing Climate Change
Slowing or stopping economic growth will only delay solving the problems caused by man-made warming.
How Can The Libertarian Party Effect Real Change? A Soho Forum Debate
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ballot, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Survey Suggests Lung Disease Misinformation Has Compounded Confusion About the Hazards of E-Cigarettes
If that confusion drives vapers back to smoking or discourages others from making the switch, it will have deadly consequences.
Don't Worry, Partisan Politics Isn't Getting in the Way of Government Spending
Climate strikes, "Medicare for All," national security whistleblowers, and Canadian blackface scandals are all distractions from D.C.'s core function: spending more money than we have.
Michigan Health Care Regulators Just Restricted Access to Promising New Cancer Treatments
The state's largest hospital chain didn't want the competition.
Bill de Blasio Exits the 2020 Democratic Presidential Race
Plus: The UAW is on strike, Josh Hawley meets with Mark Zuckerberg, and more...
V.I. Lenin, Psychedelic Mushroom
Friday A/V Club: A prank from the final days of the Soviet Union
Don't Destroy the Constitution To Fight Drag Queen Reading Hour
Putting up with some drag-queen storytelling seems like a small price to pay to live in a relatively free society.
Reviews: Ad Astra and One Cut of the Dead
Brad Pitt’s outer-space daddy issues and a look behind the scenes at the zombie apocalypse.
Here Are the Problems With the Attorney General's Plan To Expand Background Checks for Gun Buyers
It would not do much to protect public safety, but it would magnify the injustice of existing restrictions on gun ownership.
The Supreme Court's Next Big School Choice Case
What’s at stake in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.
Did California Just Abolish Single-Family Zoning?
The Golden State now allows homeowners to build up to two accessory dwelling units on their property by right.
Compelling Testimony Against Michigan's Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Highlights the Deadly Folly of the Vaping Crackdown
The real "public health crisis" is not underage vaping but the one that Michigan, New York, and the FDA are about to create.
What Is the Ideal Strategy for the Libertarian Party? A Soho Forum Debate
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ticket, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Government Employees Think People Hate Them. Increasingly, They're Right
Many arms of government are unpopular with large swathes of the American population.
The Growing Right-Wing Threat to Campus Free Speech
Conservatives deploy state power to go after speech they don't like.
Justin Trudeau Apologizes for Brownface Photo
Plus: A former judge loses a coaching job, Mayor Pete proposes "Medicare for All Who Want It," and more...
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates After Trump Calls for Zero Interest Rates
The rate cut is too little, too late for Trump, who says after the move that his Fed chair lacks "guts, sense, vision"
Trump's Bizarre Meeting With Corey Lewandowski Suggests a Consciousness of Guilt
Again and again, the president tried to interfere with the Mueller investigation in a roundabout way.
John Bolton Is Mad That Trump Wouldn't Let Him Bomb Iran
Trump's recently fired national security adviser fumed about the president's unwillingness to launch another half-cocked war and says U.S. should stay in Afghanistan basically forever.
Felicity Huffman's 14-Day Prison Sentence Is Too Harsh
The U.S. incarcerates people for petty crimes at an alarming rate.
Navy Confirms Authenticity of UFO Videos Published by Blink-182 Frontman's Extraterrestrial Research Organization
The videos show a U.S. military jet's encounter with what appears to be a fast-moving, unidentified object.
How the FBI Abets White Supremacists and Terrorists
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
Climate Activists Around the World Will Take to the Streets on Friday. Will Their Protests Matter?
Or, will global leaders ignore them just like they did the People's Climate March in 2014?
Sandy Hook Promise Ad Hypes the Danger of School Shootings, Fostering Irrational Fears and Bad Policies
Official responses to these extremely rare crimes are grossly disproportionate in light of the risk they actually pose.
A Grieving Father Is Standing Trial for Criticizing a Judge on Facebook
Jonathan Vanderhagen believes a judge doomed his son to an early death. The judge says Vanderhagen's Facebook posts were intimidating.
DOJ Gives Edward Snowden's New Book Free Publicity With Lawsuit Demanding Its Proceeds
Snowden didn’t subject his autobiography Permanent Record to pre-publication review by the federal government that’s also trying to throw him in prison.
This Hawaiian Hotelier Hates Airbnb So Much He's Willing to Destroy the Internet To Kill It
The bad news is he's a congressman now. And he's trying to stomp all over Section 230 in order to attack home-sharing apps.
Corey Lewandowski, House Democrats Clash During Wild Trump Impeachment Prelude Hearing
Plus: Screen addiction is not really a thing and New Mexico embraces tuition-free college.
Why Is the Media So Negative?
"Everything that's bad is politics; everything that's good is the market."
The Alarming Epidemic of Misguided Meddling With E-Cigarettes
Banning the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer is a strange way to protect public health.
