Of Course the Law Should Tolerate Plural Marriages
A legal battle in Utah shows how misguided a crackdown on polygamy can be.
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Vaccines and the Responsibility To Not Put Others at Risk
Ronald Bailey responds to Dr. Jeffrey Singer's "Vaccination and Free Choice"
David Brooks' Paean to Presidential Power Is Year's Worst Op-Ed
You'd think it's nearly April Fools' Day, not Christmas.
Vaccination and Free Choice
Vaccination is a wise idea, but in a free society, we must tolerate bad choices.
Office Pool 2014
Predicting the next Senate, the fate of several dictators, President Obama's next push, and more
The Coming Robotic World
The future world of autonomous agents is likely to be as glorious and messy as we are.
Your Guilty Plea or Your Life
How mandatory minimums punish drug defendants for exercising their right to a trial
Minimum Wage Hikes Are Too Good To Be True
Despite high-flying promises, government can't decree the price of labor without killing jobs.
Rand Paul Won't Be Able To Save Detroit
Economic Freedom Zones can't survive the regulatory state.
The Architect of Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization Speaks Out
"Current drug policy is disastrous. Doing nothing is not an option anymore," says Julio Calzada, one of the men behind Uruguay's drug revolution.
Linda Tirado and the Politicization of Poverty
Like millions of Americans, Linda Tirado will overcome temporary poverty. Unlike most of them, much of her success comes from a message that perpetuates the poverty trap.
Irrational Exuberance or Irrational Policies?
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan seems blind to his role in the housing bubble, the financial crisis, and the recession.
India Moves In the Wrong Direction on Gay Rights
India's Supreme Court set aside a 2009 Delhi High Court ruling decriminalizing private sexual acts between consenting adults.
In Praise of An Unpopular Congress
What's wrong with Congress? Absolutely nothing, that's what.
Kill Off Software Patents
The Supreme Court has a chance to strike a blow for innovation and justice.
Court Pension Ruling Gives Detroit New Hope
We shouldn't have to wait for a city to crumble before it can get control of its debts.
Reason-Rupe Poll: 72 Percent Favor Raising the Minimum Wage but 57 Percent Would Oppose If It Costs Jobs
Americans like the idea of hiking the cost of labor, but only if it doesn't price workers out of jobs.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, American Hustle, and Saving Mr. Banks
Dragons and dirtbags and Disney revisited.
The Obamacare Sign-Up Scam
The administration is over-counting Obamacare insurance sign-ups-and is still unlikely to meet its own enrollment targets.
Driving a Motor City Revival
Detroit can only improve from here, if city officials change a lot of bad habits and policies.
Nelson Mandela Wasn't Radical Enough
Although he and his movement eliminated apartheid, they left in place a government powerful enough to control the economic system to the detriment of working people.
The NSA's Vast Conspiracy Against Our Privacy
In the six months since Edward Snowden made his revelations, the scandal has only grown.
How Government Officials Doom Gun Registration Laws
The problem for gun control advocates is that they keep promising that no way will registration lead to confiscation of firearms, even as it does just that.
Celebrities Are Economic Hypocrites When They Attack Free Markets
It's easy to be a socialist when you have $100 million.
More Contraception, Less Conscription
In a rational world, women in the U.S. would be able to buy birth control over the counter.
Sandy Hook Sympathy and Secrecy
The frivolous arguments for suppressing the 911 calls placed during the Newtown massacre.
Detroit's Bankruptcy Ruling Doesn't Spare the Pensions
But it's up to politicians and voters to fight for reforms
It's Not Isolationist For America To Mind Its Own Business
Is it really a bad idea to oppose lobbing Tomahawk missiles at people?
Health Care's Third-Party Spending Trap
Contrary to "conventional wisdom," health insurance-private or otherwise-does not make health care more affordable.
Universal Pre-K: Mozart for Babies All Over Again?
Education myths can be pervasive and costly.
China Meets Its Own Worst Enemy: Itself
Excessive nationalism threatens the country's potential.
Big Labor's Big Mac Attack!
Doubling the minimum wage for fast-food workers is delusional and counterproductive.
The FDA Stifles the Advance of Modern Molecular Medicine
Wall Street Journal review of the new book, The Cure in the Code, by Peter Huber
Mexicans and Medicine: A Grand Bargain?
What if Republicans decide they dislike Mexicans less than they despise Obamacare, and Democrats realize immigration liberalization is more attractive than illusory healthcare "reform"?
Stupid Laws Cause Dangerous Hospital Shortages
Despite popular misconception, this is not a pro-choice vs. pro-life situation.
How Writers Coped Without Copyright
What would happen if copyright didn't protect against piracy? The answer can be found in history.
New Washington, DC, Food Truck Rules Are (Mostly) Good (So Far)
One week in, I'm cautiously optimistic about the District's new food truck rules.
California Agency Plans 'Green' Car Vouchers for the Poor
Remember how well Cash for Clunkers worked out?
In Afghanistan, People Died for No Good Reason
And keeping the troops there won't change that.
Inside Llewyn Davis and Out of the Furnace
The Coen brothers unplugged, Woody Harrelson unchained.
