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Chicago's Disgusting New Food Truck Regulations
The Windy City's treatment of mobile food vendors is a case study in how to stifle entrepreneurship and innovation in the name of protecting powerful, entrenched interests.
The Misguided Assault on Chick-fil-A
Banning a business because of the owner's beliefs is a terrible abuse of political power.
Anaheim Riots Spotlight Need for Broad Police Reform
The city's law enforcement culture values aggressiveness over community policing.
Ruby Sparks and The Watch
An indie gem with Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and Hollywood yocks with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.
Don't Let the Aurora Shooting Curtail the Right of Self-Defense
Gun control isn't the answer.
Futile Remedies for Mass Shootings
The urge to find a cure is powerful. As a rule, though, those that emerge are sugar pills.
Government Did Not Build Your Business
Obama is wrong-entrepreneurs, not bureaucrats, created "this unbelievable American system."
Whitewashing John Steinbeck
Why partisan politics and virulent racism were cut from the celebrated "non-fiction" road book Travels With Charley
America, the Law-crazed
America's zeal for legislating has turned us all into criminals of one type or another.
Feds Want to Help You--Whether You Want Help or Not
The FDA is trying to give food stamps to people who do not want or need them.
Outrage Is Not an Argument
Politicians should resist demands to do something about guns in response to the Aurora massacre.
Why America Needs Gov. Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates
Two parties with the same bad ideas don't represent the extent of electoral choices in 2012.
Public Safety Officials Evade Salary and Pension Reforms
Cops and firefighters can face dangerous situations, but the reality is those occupations are much safer than many others.
How the 2012 Olympics Are a Triumph of Capitalism
Corporate money, freely spent, can benefit both athletes and spectators.
Barack Obama, the Not-So-Great American Storyteller
A dog walks into a bar...
The Fizzy Math Behind Bloomberg's Soda Ban
New York City's proposed ban on sodas greater than 16 ounces rests on shaky premises. But proponents think those trump "trivial issues of personal freedom".
War Is Still a Racket
They say war is a fight between forces seeking victory. But sometimes the conflict is more complicated than that.
To Escape Regulations and Taxes, People Hide in the Shadows
Economic freedom is the key to reducing shadow economics.
California Goes Bankrupt
One California city after another becomes insolvent as the state's economic crisis worsens.
The Dark Knight Rises
A surprisingly limp conclusion to Christopher Nolan's celebrated Batman trilogy.
Turning Comic Books Into Art
The world of high art celebrates pioneering comics creator Daniel Clowes.
Are Obama's Ideas Un-American?
If not un-American, the ideas that propel Obama's re-election campaign are certainly unprecedented.
All Three Branches of Government Are Acting Above the Law
What do we do about it?
Why Are Politicians Killing Off "First Jobs"?
From raising the minimum wage, to regulating internships, Washington doesn't allow young people to get experience.
Nation's Worst Outsourcer? You
If Obama and Romney really want to create jobs, then they should propose a ban on interstate trucking
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
Obamacare's Unenforceable Linchpin
The mandate to buy health insurance becomes an easily avoided tax.
Caitlin Moran Knows How To Be a Woman and You Don't
Popular feminist yuk-fest is really a class-based etiquette book.
The Paradox of Energy Efficiency
How more efficient cars and appliances often lead to more energy use.
Obama Descends into Self-Parody
It's time for the president to give his hope-and-change act a rest.
