The Cops Are Interested in Your Tattoos
The FBI hopes to track gang members with bio-metrics, but may be tracking innocent people too.
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Feds Nix NJ Municipalities' Practice of Painting Blue Lines in Road to Show of Support to Police
A county engineer asked the FHA for guidance about the practice, and found out it violated federal regulations.
Climate Intervention Finally Discussed in Latest National Global Change Research Plan Update
Way past time to experiment with geoengineering as an emergency backup plan to cool the planet
Porn, Abortion, Muslims, and Hillary Clinton: Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearings Begin
As attorney general, Sessions says he will prosecute "obscenity" and recuse himself from any Clinton investigations.
Cop Gives Man a $128 Ticket for Starting Car, Leaving It Running in His Own Driveway
How else are you supposed to warm up your car during winter in Michigan?
In Missouri, Kids Could Now Go to Jail for Getting into Fights at Recess
School-to-prison pipeline much?
The U.S. Intelligence Community Freaks Out About Russia
The declassified CIA report comes up short.
Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
Putting the Russian Bear in Perspective
Considering Russia's economic problems, the country may not be able to sustain its aggressive international posturing indefinitely.
Now, More Than Ever, We Need Fake ID
To evade legal restrictions on our actions and government monitoring of our movements, bogus documents are an irreplaceable boon.
Does Meryl Streep Speak for America, Will Trump Be Awful, and What's Obama's Legacy? (Reason Podcast)
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss and debate.
Obama: Clean Energy Future Is Irreversible and Will Outlast Trump
Still, it is always good to have some idea of what tradeoffs proposed policies would impose.
Rand Paul May Disrupt the GOP's Terrible Plan to Repeal and Delay Obamacare
The Kentucky senator says he doesn't support a rollback of the health law without a replacement in place.
Not All Interests Are Conflicts
The Washington conflict-of-interest game has become a gotcha charade.
Dallas Mayor Wants Someone to go to Jail Over Pension Disaster
The Texas Rangers (and possibly the FBI) are on it, but maybe we should consider a broader definition of pension crime?
Jeff Sessions Loves Asset Forfeiture. Will Congress Grill Him at His Confirmation Hearing?
Trump's nominee for Attorney General is at odds with many of his GOP colleagues on asset forfeiture and a host of other criminal justice issues.
Queen Mary University Students Want to Ban Newspapers in the Name of 'Diversity and Inclusivity'
Tabloids say mean things. We can't have that.
Worst Bathroom Bill Ever: Alabama Law Would Mandate Attendants in Public Restrooms
Because limited government means having someone around when you're using the toilet.
Let's Be Clear About Who Drained the Meaning from the Phrase 'Fake News'
Don't scapegoat the right for this. You can spread the blame a lot more widely than that.
If You're Freaking Out Over Donald Trump's Presidential Powers, Thank a Liberal!
Where were Democrats when Obama was going power-mad? Egging him on, mostly.
Vaping Is Not a Gateway to Smoking, New Study Shows
Crack downs on vaping often use the idea of it being a gateway as justification.
The Russkies Are Coming…to The Fifth Column
What happens when you add free whiskey to a discussion about the intel community's weak Russia-hacking report?
Calif. Legislator Wants to Expand Teen Driving Curfews to Some Adults
Under 21? Better have the proper papers to drive late at night.
Nice Little Company Ya Got There. Shame if Anything Happened to It.
Donald Trump puts the squeeze on companies looking to outsource.
Charlie Hebdo Journalist Quits On Two-Year Anniversary of Massacre, Says Magazine Went 'Soft' on Extremism
Zineb El Rhazoui doubts Charlie Hebdo still has the "capacity to carry the torch of irreverence and absolute liberty."
Cops Mistake Cat Litter for Meth in 'Massive' Drug Seizure
Harris County Sheriff's Office credited discovery to deputies' "powers of observation," but blamed the error on field tests.
What This Journalist Saw During a Holiday Detour Through Donald Trump's America
Few expressed a sense of apocalyptic dread on par with the media.
Federal Government Files for Certiorari to Supreme Court Over Its Loss in Second Amendment Case Binderup
The consolidated case overturned the application of U.S. Code 922(g)(1) in two cases where the convicted criminals' crimes were not serious enough to deny them Second Amendment rights, according to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
Donald Trump Is a Jerk, but That Does Not Make Meryl Streep an Underdog
The award-winning movie star implausibly portrays herself and her famous friends as vilified dissidents.
