Some Progressives Targeting the First Amendment, Too
It's not just the Second Amendment in their crosshairs.
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Trump, Slayer of Pushers
If drug dealers have blood on their hands, so do drug warriors.
4 Bad Arguments for Trump's New Tariffs
When it comes to trade, the president believes a lot of nonsense.
The First Amendment Applies to the FDA Too
Can the government prevent drug firms from telling patients true facts about the medicine they prescribe?
Trump and Trial Lawyers Target Drug Companies Over Opioid Addiction
Making drug-company shareholders foot the bill for a public health crisis is flaky and counterproductive.
Vilifying Gun Owners Doesn't Lead to a Better Society
Progressives push their luck with their totalitarian insistence that everybody is with them or against them on guns and so much else.
When It Comes to Pot, Pain, and Cancer, Jeff Sessions Is An Idiot
Our top federal law enforcement officer has no idea what real pain is really like-or what doctors do to manage it.
Food Trucks Still Under Attack from Regulators
Some cities have warmed to them, but protectionist policies still oppress.
Are We Experiencing Peak Gun Rights?
A look into a more restrictionist future for the Second Amendment.
Two New Sitcoms High on Concepts; Unfortunately Less So on Laughs
Life Sentence and Champions have interesting ideas, lackluster execution.
Trump Has Exposed the GOP's Shallowness on Fiscal Restraint and Free Markets
He's made the party's economic agenda an extension of the culture wars.
Public-Sector Unions Deserve to Be Destroyed
Mandatory fees are an assault on free association.
Are Health Advocates Finally Wising Up About the Nature of Risk?
Everything we do entails risk. The question is our tolerance for it.
Movie Review: Red Sparrow
Jennifer Lawrence sleepwalks through a turgid spy flick.
A Peaceful, Easy and Just Prescription for Growth
How fast will the economy grow under Trump? It depends on who you ask.
Politicians Deserve Oscars, Too
They deceive and manipulate actors just like actors do
Supreme Court's Silence Clouds Gun Control Debate
The justices have passed up one opportunity after another to clarify the boundaries of the constitutional right to arms.
Culture War Is All That's Left When Gun Policy Battles Become Pointless
Forget the debates over laws that can't make a difference; the heat and noise is really all about political tribes attempting to inconvenience each other.
USDA's 'Harvest Box' Food-Shipping Proposal Is Truly Absurd
Poor people are likely to make better food choices for themselves than the government.
The Men Who Saw Bin Laden Coming
Hulu adapts The Looming Tower into a 10-hour miniseries.
6 Points to Consider in the Debate About Homelessness
Policymakers need to focus more on harsh realities if they want real solutions.
Movie Review: Annihilation
Natalie Portman in a brilliant and semi-baffling fantasy.
The Federal Government's Finances Are a Total Wreck
And the biggest liabilities don't even appear on the official balance sheet.
Should Infrastructure Spending Be State, Local or Federal?
We shouldn't be raising the federal gas tax to pay for local infrastructure projects.
Searching for Gun Violence Solutions That Don't Collectivize Punishment
Are "gun violence restraining orders" the answer?
Doe-Eyed Youngsters for My Preferred Policies
The benefits and flaws of policy disputes get sidelined when activist movements adopt kids as human shields.
Supreme Court Case Could Spell End of Mandatory Public Sector Union Dues
Would extend "right to work" principles to government employment.
Don't Feed the Russian Troll Hysteria
The "information warfare" described in Friday's indictment is not an existential threat to American democracy.
Border Bouncers Don't Need Big Brother Spying Powers Over Americans
ICE and border patrol agents want access to NSA intel obtained without warrants.
After the Gun Ban
Looking back a few years after hypothetical new restrictions on semiautomatic weapons in private hands, we see a country grown more divided, but no less armed.
'Peace Through Strength' Is a Racket
The way to achieve peace is not to prepare for war but to reject militarism and empire, and embrace nonintervention.
A Cure for Mass Shootings Doesn't Exist
There are no plausible options that offer more than the faintest prospect of preventing the next massacre.
People Will Eat What They Want, Not What Government Prefers
Nanny efforts in the U.S. and Chile to shape eating habits continue to accomplish little.
Netflix Loves the '90s in New Teen Comedy Everything Sucks!
Generational coming-of-age storytelling conventions endure.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Unaccountable. Trump's Budget Tries to Change That.
The president's budget would give Congress more oversight over the agency's finances.
Movie Review: Black Panther
Marvel blockbuster might not change the world, but it could definitely change the movie business.
Lawmakers Should Avoid Rush to Ramp Up Gun Confiscations
California's gun registration program is a mess.
Trump Leads GOP in Turn Against Legal Immigration
The president's plan would slash legal immigration by as much as half, the most drastic cut in nearly a century.
The U.S. Should Welcome More Investor Immigrants
Immigration reform shouldn't be limited to reducing programs considered undesirable. It should also include expanding programs that are a proven success.
One Pentagon Agency Lost Track of $800 Million—But Now We're Spending Even More on Defense
Because national defense is our government's top priority, Pentagon spending demands close scrutiny
Trump's New Budget Plan Proves He Won't Even Pretend to Care About the Debt
The era of big government is far from over.
Success Academy Charter Schools Are a Big Success
The education establishment hates them.
Jeff Sessions' Cruel Prescription for Pain
The attorney general does not seem to understand how the drive to minimize opioid use hurts innocent people.
