Paris, Fear, and Freedom
It is in times of fear when we need to be most vigilant about our liberties.
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NRA Slammed for Not Supporting Law Giving Attorney General Arbitarary Power to Deny Rights [UPDATED]
Daily News sees "sick jihad" behind not letting an unelected official deny rights largely at will.
Obama's Right, Anti-Syrian Refugee Sentiment a Powerful ISIS Propaganda Tool—So Are Obama's Wars
Accepting refugees would go a long way to win hearts and minds. So would ending stupid interventions.
John Kerry's Shamefully Familiar Victim-Blaming: Matt Welch on Tonight's Kennedy
Fox Business Network at 8 p.m. ET. Show also includes Glenn Greenwald!
Ben Carson Lives in a Different America (One That Includes Vermonticut)
Leading the Republican presidential field, the good doctor flubs basic geography.
What Bernie Sanders Won't Say in His Socialism Speech Tomorrow
In which we relate the strange saga of Jasper McLevy, because he probably won't turn up in Sanders' speech
Texans Go Naked as Rates Rise Under Obamacare
Sign-ups are lagging as Americans opt to drop their coverage and pay a fine instead.
In Defense of Yik Yak, "The Crack Cocaine" of Social Media!
Demonized as catering to racists and stalkers, the social media service actually provides comfort and the good kind of safe spaces.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Proposes Forever War with ISIS, Wherever It May Lead
'No geographical limits. … No expiration date.'
Culture Police Target Bloomingdale's Holiday Catalog
Seasonal outrage is not just for Christians. It has a secular face as well.
Why Student Activists Need Free Speech: What to learn from Mizzou and Yale
Student attacks on the First Amendment are misguided and counterproductive.
Why Student Activists Need Free Speech: What to learn from Mizzou and Yale
Student attacks on the First Amendment are misguided and counterproductive.
Drunken Recklessness May Be Genetic
A "relatively common" genetic mutation may trigger poor impulse control, especially when drinking.
Donald Trump Proves Once Again That He Is Both a Bully and an Authoritarian
The GOP frontrunner's call to close mosques shows he doesn't understand how the First Amendment works.
Increasing the Minimum Wage Does Create Jobs! For Government Employees.
L.A. County creates enforcement squad, considers more business licensing.
What Would Reagan Do About Refugees?
The Gipper handled several influxes of asylum-seekers greater than the trickle of Syrians who have come to America so far
Candidates Court the Fringe
Yes, the Republican Party base includes a large share of conservative Christians. But there is a grim double meaning to the word "base."
Chicago Is Making Coding Education Mandatory. Is That a Good Idea?
A school computer science program developer explains the pros and cons.
Law Enforcement Loves Legal Larceny
Legislators should ignore the self-interested fearmongering of cops and prosecutors who oppose forfeiture reform.
John Kerry Suggests Killing Cartoonists Is Less Appalling Than Killing Concertgoers
The secretary of state says there was "perhaps even a legitimacy" to the Charlie Hebdo massacre-no, strike that.
Ben Carson's Own Advisers Admit He Doesn't Have a Clue About Foreign Policy
Will it matter during a time of international crisis that the GOP's co-frontrunner is just stone making it up as he goes along?
Lawyer in Waco Biker Case Challenges the Government to Put Up or Shut Up with Trials
See if they can make their silly charges stick on one guy, then either drop charges or likely see the other 105 plea out.
US Police Have Killed 1,000 People (And Counting) This Year
The Guardian and other sites are collecting the data on deadly force that the government won't.
Man Jailed for Soap Sues Pennsylvania Troopers
A field test supposedly identified the white powder in the trunk as cocaine.
Terrorism Today: Boko Haram Bigger Than ISIS; Most Western Deaths Have Nothing to Do With Islam; & More
The Global Terrorism Index charts 80 percent increase in terrorism deaths, with 33,000 killed in 2014.
The Paris Attacks Shouldn't Cause Us to Escalate the War Against ISIS
Learn from our interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Banning Syrian Refugees Won't Make America Safer, Only More Ashamed of Itself
If ISIS victims are banned from America, only ISIS will get in
This Isn't America's First Freakout Over Refugees
Before anyone was afraid of ISIS terrorists disguised as Syrian refugees, Americans were afraid of Nazi agents disguised as Jewish refugees.
Sex-Trafficking Rescue Op in Virginia Netted Fewer 'Pimps' Than Initially Advertised But More Prostitution and Drug Arrests
The biggest outcome of this costly and time-consuming FBI mission seems to be the arrest of 30 adults on old-fashioned vice charges.
Can Pot Save This Colorado Town?
A new marijuana greenhouse campus could bring Walsenburg, CO a lot of green.
Can Pot Save This Colorado Town?
A new marijuana greenhouse campus could bring Walsenburg, CO a lot of green.
