If Trump Doesn't Want a War With Iran, He Should Stop Pushing Iran Towards War
Demanding capitulation from Tehran is a recipe for disaster
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His Father Was Murdered. He Helped End the Death Penalty Anyway.
“I wanted to be more than somebody who is the son of a murder victim.”
Do the Hatch Act's Restrictions on Kellyanne Conway's Commentary Violate Her First Amendment Rights?
The president's spokeswoman is doing what she has always done on TV, unencumbered by the legal distinction between partisan pundit and executive branch employee.
City on a Hill Is Boston's Answer to The Wire
Crime, dysfunction, and corruption in Beantown
Democrats Are Fighting Over Socialism, and the Socialists Are Winning
Bernie Sanders' Democratic rivals may laugh at his socialist pretensions. But in important ways, he's winning.
Joe Biden Said Amazon Doesn't Pay Enough Taxes. Amazon Wasn't Having It.
The Democratic presidential hopeful tweeted that the company pays "a lower tax rate than firefighters and teachers."
To Hold but Not to Have: California's Marijuana Laws Get Weird When You're in Jail
It's not illegal for inmates to have marijuana, but it's still a felony if they try to smoke it.
Elizabeth Warren Is Starting to Beat Bernie Sanders in the Polls
But the progressive share of the 2020 Dem field has been remarkably stable, at just 30 percent.
Young Radicals Against Free Speech: Reason's Robby Soave on His New Book, Panic Attack
The 30-year-old journalist talks before a live audience about his new book on millennial activism in the Trump era.
Mick Mulvaney Turns His Back on Fiscal Responsibility
"Show me the majority for cutting spending," he says.
George Will's Uphill Battle Against Trump's GOP and the Democratic Socialist Left
A defense of the conservative sensibility in an era of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Violent Crackdown In Hong Kong as Residents Protest Bill Allowing Extradition to Mainland China
Also: Mike Lee says Congress must reassert power over the presidency. And so long to Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Rising Conservatives Are as Hostile to Freedom as the Leftists They Disdain
Republicans, who have gleefully warned the public about Democratic flirtations with socialism, shouldn't be quick to gloat given the emergence of an anti-freedom movement on the Right.
Reviews: Men in Black: International and The Dead Don't Die
The unrequested return of a vintage comedy franchise, and a brand-new brain-dead zombie riff.
Trump Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Is Leaving the White House
The embattled press secretary will return to Arkansas, according to President Donald Trump.
Can the Fourth Amendment Save Us from the Coming Era of Pervasive Biometric Surveillance?
New technologies mean new crimesolving techniques—and new threats to privacy and liberty.
Biden Is Turning Trump's Trade War Into a Major Campaign Issue. More Democrats Should Follow His Lead.
A majority of Democratic voters now favor free trade. Some of the party's presidential candidates are starting to notice.
Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders Claims to Love 'Economic Freedom'
I do not think that means what you think it means.
San Francisco Developer Proposes Private Housing Project in 2014. City Delays For Years Before Deciding to Spend Millions Developing the Site Itself. Construction Might Start by 2022.
Delaying housing projects for years will not make cities more affordable.
Is Accepting Information About a Political Opponent From a Foreigner 'an Assault on Our Democracy'?
Nancy Pelosi's overwrought take on Donald Trump's receptiveness to "oppo research" is hard to take seriously.
St. Louis Ordered to Stop Keeping People Imprisoned Just Because They Cannot Afford Bail
People charged—but not convicted—of crimes often have to wait weeks to see a judge if they’re too poor to pay for their freedom.
Veterans Who Work In the Legal Cannabis Industry Are Being Denied Benefits
"After all our service members have sacrificed, how can we penalize them for working in their state's legal economy?"
The City of Vallejo, California, Has a Police Problem—and It's All Being Caught on Camera
A small city in California has been plagued by police shootings, costly civil rights lawsuits, and incidents of excessive force.
Democrats Have Never Been More Pro-Immigration, Thanks to Trump
The benefits of a backlash
We're From the Government and We're Here to 'Ghost' Read Your Emails
Habitually untrustworthy snoops still demand we trust them to monitor our communications.
Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Join Push for Over-the-Counter Birth Control
Plus: an Arizona newspaper is beholden to prosecutors, and what does "economic freedom" mean to socialists?
These People Are Risking Prison To Help Philadelphia's Drug Users
"All we want to do is save some young people from dying needlessly," says former Gov. Ed Rendell, who's on the board of Safehouse, the nation's first supervised injection site to operate out in the open.
Did Craig Hicks Murder His Neighbors Because They Were Muslims? Should It Matter Legally?
The debate about whether the killer should have been prosecuted for federal hate crimes shows how the Justice Department targets defendants based on the opinions they express.
Trump's Tariffs Hurt American Freedom and Prosperity
Each tariff the president imposes is a tax on Americans.
Senators Rand Paul and Ron Wyden Pitch New Limitations on Presidential Emergency Powers
The United States is currently operating under 32 different national emergencies. This proposal would require Congress approve those declarations within 72 hours, and again after 90 days.
Asset Forfeiture Funding Has Little Impact on Solving Crimes, Says New Study
A new study by the Institute for Justice says federal asset forfeiture funds have little to no impact on solving crimes, suggesting police are more interested in the revenue it generates
Trump's Deep Misunderstanding of Trade Policy Is Threatening the American Economy
The president's bizarre and counterproductive obsession with tariffs could spell economic catastrophe.
Muscular Content Moderation Is a Really Bad Idea That's Impossible To Implement Well
Be afraid as more journalists and politicians start calling for stronger policing of online speech.
Shock Poll: Amash Down 16 Points in Republican Primary
First survey since the libertarian’s impeachment comments shows big lead for pro-Trump challenger
Jury Refuses to Convict Scott Warren for Showing Kindness to Immigrants
Warren faced up to 20 years in federal prison for providing humanitarian aid to two undocumented immigrants.
1,051 Crack Sentence Reductions Illustrate Painful Progress Toward a Less Mindlessly Punitive Justice System
On average, crack offenders who have benefited from the FIRST STEP Act will serve 14 years instead of 20.
Understanding the Failure of 'Globalism' Is Key to Understanding Donald Trump's Appeal
Us vs. Them author Ian Bremmer says that worldwide populism is a response from people who are being left behind economically.
How Oakland Cops Gamed the System To Earn $30 Million in Overtime Pay
A new audit reveals how poor oversight and structural problems allowed one Oakland cop to earn $2.5 million in overtime pay in five years.
City of Miami Beach Wants To Spend $100,000 on 'Instagrammable' Recycling Can
The artsy new waste receptacle is intended to make recycling "fun and cool."
Scott Daniel Warren Is Free (for Now) After Jury Can't Reach Verdict on Charges for Aiding Migrants
Plus: Amash says the "two-party system is hurting America," Zuckerberg gets deepfaked, Wonkette's lame defense of Harris, and more...
Texas Legalizes Lemonade Stands Run by Children
The state previously required that kids get a permit.
The Case for Designer Babies
We already give our kids music lessons, braces, and tutoring. Why not also give them better genes?
The Costs of Monitoring Your Prescriptions
State databases that track the medications we take invade our privacy without reducing opioid-related deaths.
