Elderly Man Ends Up Topless, On His Knees, and Handcuffed After Cops Mistake His Collector Car for a Stolen One
Nevada highway trooper didn't enter the license plate number correctly, and then a dispatcher entered the VIN number incorrectly.
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Gary Johnson Disputes Rand Paul's Libertarian Cred
"Who's a bigger supporter of liberty?" would make for a great election year debate.
Jeb Bush and the Gospel of Economic Growth
Jeb Bush defends himself on Common Core and immigration while talking up economic expansion.
New Books! A Libertarian Syllabus for Early 2015
12 new books of potential interest to libertarians
The Genie Killed My Girlfriend
If you're going to blame the deed on a supernatural beastie, you have to do it right
Atheist Group Makes CPAC Debut
There may be no nonbelievers in a foxhole-but there were some this year at CPAC.
Netanyahu Does The Impossible: Divides Congress on Israel
Bibi's speech to Congress threatens the uniquely rock-solid bipartisan support for Israel.
Mexico Condemns Death of Unarmed Immigrant in Texas Police Shooting; Second Illegal Immigrant Shooting of the Month
Rubén García Villalpando was reportedly unarmed with his hands up, but, say police, approaching them when they shot him twice in the chest.
Are Gun Accidents More Dangerous Than Bathtubs to Kids? Depends on the Definition of "Kids"
The politicization of "fact checking" in media and that Daily Show List of Fox Lies
The Human Right to Offend
Self-censorship in the face of intimidation has another name: cowardice.
Ronald Bailey Defends Free Speech and the Right to Offend
A review of of The Tyranny of Silence by Flemming Rose
Senate Passes A Clean DHS Funding Bill while House Republicans Consider "Options"
House Republicans don't grok that there is no way to win this fight
He Lived Long and He Prospered: R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy, the Man Who Was Spock
His role on Star Trek paved the way for decades of geek culture.
Frank Underwood Cares: A House of Cards Political Ad
Could Frank Underwood Beat Vladimir Putin? Bitch, Please.
Frank Underwood Cares: A House of Cards Political Ad
Could Frank Underwood Beat Vladimir Putin? Bitch, Please.
Dare to Dream: IRS Subject of Criminal Probe Over Missing Emails
They were "missing" much like a box shoved in a closet is "missing."
Big Bang Denialism?*
Climate change, evolution, vaccines, genetically modified crops, and now the origin of the universe!
Friday A/V Club: Uncle Sam Reminds You to Visit Your Local Draft Board
An artifact from the age of peacetime conscription
Feminists Have No Right to be Pissed Off at Patricia Arquette
She's only playing the identity politics oppression card that they handed her
Half the Number of Kids Die Before Age Five Now Than Did In 1990
Global life expectancy up more than six years too.
Kurt Loder Reviews Focus and Maps to the Stars
Will Smith outshone by Margot Robbie, David Cronenberg in Hollywood hell.
Focus and Maps to the Stars
Will Smith outshone by Margot Robbie, David Cronenberg in Hollywood hell.
California Unions' Double Standard on Flex Time
State's rigid overtime rules squelch choice and innovation while politically connected unions are exempt.
Forget Scott Walker's ISIS/Unions Comments: Today's Republican Foreign Policy Scandal Is That GOP Elites Still Agitate for Pre-Emptive War
Judging by a conservative "debate," the options range from overthrowing the Ayatollahs to replacing them with explicitly pro-American leaders.
The FBI and Domestic ISIS Arrest: Keeping Fear Alive as a Government Mission
A continuing pattern of domestic terror, courtesy of our FBI.
Shoot and Kill No One, Get Charged with Murder Because Compatriot in Crime is Shot and Killed by Someone Else
"Elkhart Four" case highlights the curiosity of "felony murder" charges.
Today Ted Cruz Is a Marijuana Federalist—a Year Ago, Not So Much
The likely presidential candidate now says states should be free to legalize.
Analytics Expert Dispels Major Myths of Legalized Sports Gambling
Those who oppose legalization often bring up groundless fears like widespread addiction and fixed matches. Don't believe them.
Head Transplant in 2 Years, Proposes Surgeon
Better to be the donor than the recipient in this case
Jeb Bush Appears to Be Making a Push for the Gay-Friendlies on the Right
Or so gay-friendly conservatives hope
