California Gun Law Paves the Way for Confiscation
Starting in 2014, the state will keep a list of every gun owner and the specific guns each person buys.
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Is Skynet Inevitable?
Artificial intelligence and the possibility of human extinction
British Free Marketeers Should Welcome Romanian and Bulgarian Immigrants
Some self-described supporters of the free market in the U.K. wrongly oppose the free movement of people
Let's Make 2014 the Year of Freedom for Low-Wage Workers
Our regulations price low-income people out of greater job potential. That is a crime.
A Flurry of Lawsuits Involving School Choice
Nothing sparks court challenges like trying to expand education options.
Please, Congress, Do Much Less
Unpack the assumption behind the stories about congressional productivity, and you find a bias toward statism: the notion that government action is inherently good, and that more government action is inherently better.
Common Core: The Latest Flaw in One-Size-Fits-All Public Schools
When the federal government imposes a single teaching plan on 15,000 school districts across the country, that's central planning, which brings stagnation.
2013: The Year Defiance of the State Became Cool
The year saw many Americans rally behind rebels, explicitly siding with them over the government, in opposition to the powers-that-be.
2013: America's Gayest Year
From wedding bells to wedding cakes, gay issues were always on the cultural radar
The Year Government Lost Its Grip on Information
While the Internet can be regulated, and information can be controlled, it can only be done on an increasingly small margin, and at an increasingly high cost.
The Moral Case for Freedom Is the Practical Case for Freedom
The division of human life into the moral and the practical is of recent vintage.
Food Freedom Dodged Bullets in 2013
For food freedom, 2013 was a banner year that saw the defeat of several potentially awful laws and regulations.
Science, Not Mysticism, Will Save the American Chestnut Tree
Human ingenuity can restore these majestic giants to their rightful place in American forests
Does the Bell Toll for Excessive Public Pay?
Increasingly, the public may be seeing that the problem isn't a handful of officials who illegally gamed the system, but a system that allows a powerful minority to legally game the majority.
Don't Let Other Countries Declare War For America
The American people should know that a pending bill could commit the United States to go to war against Iran.
The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013
Caffeine conniptions, lethal LSD, pot-smoking punks, vaping vapors, and devouring dope
"Duck Dynasty" Pits Free Speech Against Shifting Cultural Taboos
The smartest thing A&E could do is wait out the controversy and then bring Robertson back once the show resumes filming.
Four Issues Republicans Could Embrace in 2014 To Stay Relevant
Trying to help the GOP move forward
Even Santa Can't Survive the Red Tape
Sooner or later, if we restrain the regulators, the market might even produce flying sleighs.
Fusion Centers: Expensive and Dangerous to Our Liberty
A new report says they're fraught with waste and abuse and have whittled away at civil liberties protections.
Vaping Gives Politicians the Vapors
New York extends its smoking ban to e-cigarettes because they look too much like the real thing.
Leave Room For the Mountain Men
There needs to be room for people who would seek, without hurting others, to exit a life that doesn't appeal to them.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's electrifying tale of sex and drugs and very dirty money.
Prostitution Freed From Legal Restrictions in Canada
Sex workers wanting to be left alone get a big boost from Canada's Supreme Court.
California Regulators Attempt to Kill Sriracha
Why did state regulators shut down the company's sales for a month and push the hot sauce's maker to consider leaving the state?
The NSA Recommendations: Preventing Turnkey Totalitarianism
The White House panel's recommendations for NSA reform are a start, but more needs to be done-and soon.
What Does Sriracha-geddon Say About California's Business Climate?
Perhaps Huy Fong officials will seek out locations that don't subject them to lawsuits and costly production stoppages.
Colorado: New Gun Laws Didn't Stop the Shooting
Colorado's post-Newtown gun laws don't work, and are likely unconstitutional to boot
Government's Eternal Excuses For Abuses of Power
Snowden should have known the Washington rule: Abuse power, and you'll be protected by those with power. Expose abuse, and you're on your own.
Federal Judge Finally Acknowledges NSA is "Almost Orwellian"
This is the first meaningful judicial review of the agency
Fox News Scores a Free Press Win in New York
Court rules shield law protections extend out of state
Rights Aren't Just for Humans, Anymore
From chimpanzees to artificial intelligence, science is raising important questions about just who, and what, has rights.
Are You Consenting to Surveillance Right Now?
A ruling against the NSA's phone record database highlights the perilous condition of privacy in America.
