Scandals at NSA and IRS Are Equally Alarming
Both agencies reveal a government that's out of control.
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Why Somalia Matters
A new book is a powerful antidote to the view of Somalia as the locus of cartoonish violence and exotic pirates.
What the Red Sox Can Teach Congress About Immigration Reform
The case for bringing the world's best talent here.
Gay Marriage Is Not a Threat to Freedom
The right to marry a person of the same sex fits perfectly within Thomas Jefferson's conception of freedom.
Big Government Is the Problem, Not Edward Snowden
If the media spent half the time investigating the NSA that they spend sneering at whistleblowers, Americans might demand an end to spying.
How Obamacare Empowers the IRS
The president's health care overhaul requires a massive expansion of the controversial tax agency.
Obama's Climate Five-Year Plan
The president proposes ecological central planning to solve global warming
Let's Divorce Marriage from the Government
Government neutrality is the best way to ensure fairness and social peace.
Is Rand Paul Really Worried About Inter-Species Marriage?
No, but his party sure seems to be. And that's a problem even for those of us who aren't Republicans.
The Voting Rights Act Was Made for a Simpler Time
That day is gone, and fortunately, it's not coming back.
Congress Killed Our Privacy and Empowered the NSA
The very people in whose hands we have reposed the Constitution for preservation, protection, defense and enforcement have subverted it.
Modern-Day Puritans Want to Ban Things That Make Us Happy
The government bans fun, not danger.
George Zimmerman's Excuse
Why do critics of "stand your ground" laws keep resorting to a phony example?
Edward Snowden Doesn't Like Authoritarian Regimes—He's Trying To Avoid Prison
Given what awaits him back in the U.S., we should not be surprised by Snowden's recent travel choices.
Spying's the Real Story, Not Edward Snowden
The NSA presents a grave threat to liberty, but the pundits just talk about the Snowden sideshow.
Hypocritical Class Warfare in the Massachusetts Senate Race
Billionaire hedge fund Democrats attack "Wall Street insider" Republican.
Meet the Libertarian Running for Governor of Virginia
Robert Sarvis, a lawyer-turned-economist-turned-techie, aims to be Virginia's next governor.
No, the NSA Leaks Aren't Putting Americans at Risk
It shouldn't be impossible to give Americans some sense of how the disclosures will help the terrorists.
Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us
We may have more to fear from spies acting out of patriotic zeal than those acting out of power lust or economic interest.
The Quiet and Growing Success of Private Food Labeling
Most mandatory government food labeling schemes stink. Private ones usually don't stink. Problem, meet solution.
Federal Regulations Have Made You 75 Percent Poorer
U.S. GDP is just $16 trillion instead of $54 trillion
Easy Credit Is Inflating a Massive Student-Loan Bubble
Those degrees are about to cost taxpayers a lot of money.
Car Buyers Get Hijacked by Crony Capitalism
Bad auto laws keep costs high and stifle competition... even in Texas.
Where's Fidelity to the Constitution When We Need It?
The NSA scandal is the tip of the iceberg.
Obamacare Backers: Ignore What Obamacare Says!
Supporters defend subsidies for federally operated exchanges, even though the law only allows them through the states
The War on Drugs Is Worse Than NSA Spying
We've simply become accustomed to older, more ingrained abuses.
Feminism Can't Cure India's Rape Epidemic
The country's progressive laws mask a broader institutional failure
NSA Scandal: How Leaks Advance Liberty and Resist Tyranny
Using technology to keep the government in check.
5 Alarming Things We Should Have Already Known About the NSA, Surveillance, and Privacy Before Ed Snowden
A few reminders about the general state of surveillance and privacy in the U.S.A.
Nothing But Blood in Syrian Intervention for U.S.
The Obama administration doesn't understand what the average citizen does: Stay out of the Middle East.
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
How Cuomo's "Tax-Free New York" Will Hurt New York Taxpayers
Ordinary New York taxpayers, watch out.
Citizens and the State: The Problem Is Bigger Than You Think
The NSA scandal is the tip of the iceberg.
Why Women Should Be Able to Buy Birth Control Without Seeing a Doctor
There is no obvious explanation why something used safely over half a century by hundreds of millions of women should remain so restricted.
How Should We Classify the Sandy Hook Killings?
The social construction of a mass shooting epidemic
Obama Speaks with Forked Tongue on Surveillance
Does he think we're stupid enough to believe ever-changing official claims about the NSA?
Female Breadwinners and the Power of the Market
Fox got it wrong. Freer markets have made freer women.
Eyeing the Calorie-Watcher Researchers
A new study on the impact of calorie information at fast food and chain restaurants raises more questions than it answers.
NSA Scandal Separates Liberty Lovers from Poseurs
Party lines play no role in the fight for privacy rights.
