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If a State Can't Get Out of the Marriage Business, Can It at Least Get Out of the Licensing Business?
Legislation in Alabama aims to do just that.
Marijuana Taxes and Restrictions Recreate Prohibition by the Back Door
As marijuana is being legalized around the country, control freaks try new ways to control.
Shorter Crack Sentences Help Reduce Federal Prison Population
After 2010 reforms, crack use fell along with prosecutions and penalties.
The Public Prefers Both Planned Parenthood and the NRA to Any Major Presidential Candidate
According to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll
Judge Strikes Down Idaho's 'Ag Gag' Law as Unconstitutional
Dairy protection legislation criminalized secret filming of abusive treatment of farm animals.
'Free speech is not about being sensitive,' Says Chapman University President
Jim Doti speaks out on campus free speech issues and the value of a liberal arts degree.
'Free speech is not about being sensitive,' Says Chapman University President
Jim Doti speaks out on campus free speech issues and the value of a liberal arts degree.
Police Union: No 'Just Cause' for Firing Ray Tensing, Ohio Campus Cop Who Shot and Killed Unarmed Man
Demands due process rights promised in his contract. Victim's due process rights promised in the Constitution, ignored.
3 Ways Congress Can Protect Economic Liberty and Curtail Occupational Licensing Abuse
Protecting economic liberty from state infringement.
Cop's Lawyer Says He Shot Unarmed Motorist 10 Times in Self-Defense
Did Jonathan Ferrell attack Randall Kerrick, or was it the other way around?
Suspended Cops Say Video of Them Eating Marijuana Edibles During a Raid Violated Their Privacy
Santa Ana officers want to stop their department from using the footage to investigate them.
Rand Paul's Massive Immigration Contradiction
The drug war dove becomes the GOP's leading immigration war hawk violating his own commitment to civil liberties
Time Smears Charles Koch in Headline; Changes Headline, Still Misses His Point
"Gross Domestic Product" measures that include warmaking are not a good measure of citizen well-being.
Drug Task Force Encouraged College Student to Go Deeper into Drug Trade, Then He Turned Up Dead
New video shows police dangling "quick cash" as further incentive to avoid 40 years in prison for selling 3.3 grams of pot.
How Bad Does Alleged Pro-Security Legislation Have to Be to Get DHS to Oppose It?
Federal agency sees the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) as harmful, not helpful.
SWAT Team Liable for Wrong-House Flash-Bang Raid on Grandmother, Teen Girl; Can Be Sued For Their Actions
Judge Richard Posner compares police action to Keystone Kops.
How Donald Trump Is Like John Hancock
The complicated political dynamics between rich presidential candidates and poorer ones far predate the 20th century.
Iran Cracks Down on Newspapers Opposing Nuclear Deal
Arguments against the deal are similar in the U.S. and Iran.
Kids Dig for Worms, Sell to Fishermen. Town Says Not So Fast: That's Illegal!
Better off indoors, eating gummy worms.
Worried About Rand Paul Falling in the Polls? Don't Be.
Numbers this far out mean little under the best of circumstances. And these are not the best of circumstances.
How Much Will Obama's Clean Power Plan Cost You?
Depending upon whom you believe, estimates range from net savings to hundreds of dollars more.
Meet the Man Helping Police Officers Get Away with Shootings
A psychology professor testifies that there's pretty much always a good reason.
Does Britain Owe India Reparations for Colonial Rule?
Only if India owes reparations to dalits for the caste system
Teen Locked Up for 40 Days Because He (Allegedly) Threw a Snowball Sues Cops, School
No eyewitnesses, no evidence he did it.
Congressional Research Service Releases Study of Mass Shootings
One criminologist's reaction: "This report should calm the fears that many people have that these numbers are out of control."
4 Prominent Ayn Rand Recanters
Sometimes famous people admit they admire Ayn Rand. And then sometimes they recant. Why?
Libertarians, Conservatives, and 'Useful Idiots for Progressive Statists'
A reply to National Review's Ed Whelan.
Growing U.S. Support for Book Banning and Book Ratings Systems
Is the trigger warning crowd to blame?
Why the U.S. Is the Next Greece: Doug Casey on America's Economic Problems
The global economy is in for a "catastrophe of historic proportions," says investor Doug Casey.
Did Pot Contribute to Sandra Bland's Death?
Local officials implausibly suggest that marijuana played a role in her arrest and suicide.
Candidate Calls for Constitutional Amendments Are Phony
Don't treat demands for revisions seriously.
Loathsome Federal Drug Warrior Melinda Haag Is Retiring. California's Cannabis Community Rejoices.
The departing Northern California U.S. attorney was responsible for shutting down more than 600 legal dispensaries.
Speech Police Back Down at University of New Hampshire, But War on Words Is Not Over
It doesn't end with the Bias-Free Language Guide.
