How the L.A. Riots Changed Nothing
Celebrating 20 years of "doing it to the people"
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Why I Mock "Attachment Parenting" and the Kids It Produces
Or, The case for libertarian parenting.
Shark Fin Bans Lack Bite
Misguided state laws threaten to ban the sale or possession of shark fins. Fishermen, chefs, and diners will suffer the consequences.
Can Mutually Beneficial Exchanges Be Exploitative?
The importance of context-keeping in libertarian thought
How Big Government Is Killing California
When you've lost the entrepreneurs, free-spirits, and dreamers, you've lost the Golden State.
On Obamacare, McDonnell Issues Resounding "Heck Maybe"
If states don't create an exchange, then the federal government will step in and do it for them.
Headhunters, The Five-Year Engagement, and The Raven
Love and laughs and quite a few corpses
The Assault on Food
If we must control diet to balance the government's budget, will the health squad next ban skydiving and extramarital sex?
Rick Perry Was Right About Social Security
Perry did not succeed this time in his quest for the Republican nomination. But he did succeed in articulating a hard truth.
The Right Running Mate
The prospective Republican nominee will have a tough time living up to recent standards.
Health Care Reform Isn't Entitlement Reform
Despite administration promises, ObamaCare hasn't helped Medicare.
Obamacare's Newest Fraud
If Obama expended as much creative energy saving taxpayers money as obscuring the costs of Obamacare, we might have a program worth saving.
Self-Defense Under Attack
Critics of Florida's "stand your ground" law refuse to retreat, regardless of the evidence.
Let's Not Broaden the 'War on Despair'
Our Constitution envisions a narrower role for the U.S. military than one that would have it responding to "trouble alerts" worldwide.
It's Everyone's Favorite Time of the Year Again
Public radio pledge drive season has begun.
Obama's Taxing Psychology
Obama needs the Gandhi Rule, not the Buffett Rule, if he wants the rich to pay more taxes.
Obama's College Tour
The students and professors may be cheering on campus, but there are plenty of people in the private sector who are getting tired of paying for them.
4 Industries Getting Rich Off the Drug War
Several industries owe their profit margins, market shares, and-in some cases-very existence to the war on drugs.
India's Misguided Push for Food Security
Will India's right to food bill actually put food in the mouths of the poor?
The Medicalization of Rebellion
The long, shameful history of using science to stigmatize dissent
On the Set of Atlas Shrugged Part II
Production is now underway on the second installment of the movie adaptation of Ayn Rand's famous novel.
Are We Sliding Toward a Police State?
Law enforcement officials should not behave like an invading army.
Should We End Sex Segregation in War and Sports?
Any discussion of women's "place in society" surely ought to touch on the two places in society where women remain distinctly unequal.
The Economy Needs No Conductor
We spend too much time waiting for orders-and money-from Washington.
Mixing Ignorance and Democracy
Many Americans won't learn the most rudimentary facts about the people running for office and the policy issues they will have to address.
The 5 Dumbest Things the Obama Administration Has Said About Mexico's Drug War
How the Obama administration talks to its neighbors about drugs.
Let the Private Space Race Begin!
The founders of Amazon, Virgin, & PayPal will boldly go where NASA didn't.
The Limits of The Limits to Growth
Contemplating 1972 predictions of environmental doom, just in time for Earth Day
Another Day, Another Administration Witch Hunt
So many imaginary villains and so little time.
From Hackers to Slackers
How a federal law can be used to prosecute almost anyone who uses a computer
Even a Creep Like John Edwards Gets the Benefit of the Law
His case is an object lesson in how dangerous ambitious federal prosecutors can be.
Can Wal-Mart Scale L.A.'s Great Wall of Regulation?
Opponents claim local Asian-Americans oppose the big-box store. Locals tell a different story.
