The 'Monster' Isn't the Drug, It's the Prohibition
Intoxicating drugs never do as much damage as the laws that impotently attempt to eradicate them.
Intoxicating drugs never do as much damage as the laws that impotently attempt to eradicate them.
Fifth Circuit judges slap the ATF for making up illegal rules against homemade guns.
Abortion and the shadow of Donald Trump hobble GOP prospects.
Who benefits from supporting students instead of schools? Everybody.
"The United States has about 20 years for corrective action after which no amount of future tax increases or spending cuts could avoid the government defaulting on its debt."
Commercial speech enjoys First Amendment protections, whether politicians like it or not.
Federal agencies frequently buy their way around the Fourth Amendment.
Americans are likely to be blamed no matter what happens.
Court says the warrant was “constitutionally defective” but grants police a “good faith” exception.
Social media overuse among teens may be a symptom, not the cause, of their distress.
Yet another year of low ratings for the apparatus of the D.C. leviathan.
“An emergency operation, in order to allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves.”
The tut-tutting class has retreated from pushing for a ban on DIY education to fretting over regulation.
Kids will grow up to value freedom only if they’re raised in an environment where it’s treated as good.
A zombie law, thrown out in court, continues to wreak havoc because it’s referenced in a contract.
A divided board recommends reforms as Congress debates renewing snooping authority.
We need less intrusive law enforcement, not the treatment of crime as a lark.
No place is truly safe for dissidents when governments see no limits to their authority.
Fiscal irresponsibility might eventually shut down the government, but at the moment it’s all for show.
Don’t count on that promise to not hike taxes on “people making less than $400,000.”
Labor actions largely respond to policies that cause widespread pain.
When talking heads say “no evidence,” they mean “no smoking-gun proof.”
When theories fail and economic rules reassert themselves, it’s human beings who feel pain.
No response to authoritarian government actions is quicker or more reliable than non-compliance.
Your ideal bug-out bag depends on your needs. Here's what J.D. Tuccille puts in his.
Research is promising, but drug warriors stand in the way.
Americans can decide for themselves where to live and which services they need or can do without.
Warrantless home invasions are intrusive and dangerous for those on the receiving end.
Our political leaders envision a future in which high-tech implants snitch about our use of painkillers.
There are already people responsible for regulating children’s online activity: parents and guardians.
Americans support tighter laws, but not as much as they distrust government and like owning guns.
Banks routinely snitch on customers and even deny services to people politicians don’t like.
“The whole woke movement, it’s obviously an echo of those times.”
The era of the internet could use a little of the discipline, moderation, and tolerance imposed by a familiar, physical community.
It may be part of a larger reassessment of subjecting all areas of life to ideological tests.
The only effective means of keeping tax collectors from misusing data is keeping it from them.
Federal officials ignore repeated warnings, and we all pay the price.
The feds routinely abuse people’s rights and claim they shouldn’t be held accountable.
The Democrats and Republicans seem ripe for replacement. But how and by what?
The legislation is also terrible on free speech and poses global risks.
Promoting impunity for violating rights as a policy tool? What could go wrong?
People see a continuing role for the space agency, but mostly in national defense.
The E.U.’s Digital Services Act will encourage censorship around the world and even in the U.S.
Balanced federal budgets aren’t even considered as a possibility.
Out with the old corruption and in with fresh scandals.
Breaking unions’ grip on schools benefits everybody who wants to guide their kids’ education.