Maybe the Government Won't Screw Up Bitcoin After All
Regulators seem to recognize the need for restraint.
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Trump's New Budget Plan Is a Fiscal Disaster
The administration's spending blueprint continues the fiscal decline that began during the Bush era.
Can We Talk About Something Besides Trump?
At some point, maybe we should just take Trump's antics as a given
Rob Porter Debacle Caps Off One Year of Needless White House Turmoil
Porter's record of domestic abuse elicited scant notice or concern from his superiors.
Raining on Trump's Military Parade
We must find a way to rekindle the antimilitarist spirit that hysteria about imagined enemies has extinguished.
The Tea Party Is Officially Dead. It Was Killed by Partisan Politics.
I helped make the grassroots activist movement a reality. But now the party's over.
California Food Nannies Shutter Startup for Home Cooks
Josephine, in the Bay Area, linked aspiring food entrepreneurs with hungry neighbors.
CNN's Patty Hearst Docuseries Shows Surprising Depth
Jeffrey Toobin's book on the kidnapped heiress was a mess. This telling is much better.
Our Infrastructure Is Not 'Crumbling.' Repeat: Our Infrastructure Is Not 'Crumbling'
The number of structurally deficient bridges, never high to begin with, has been dropping over the past 30 years.
Trump's Orwellian Plan to Make America's Immigration System 'Merit Based'
He is trying to get foreign techies to self deport or not come at all.
What Jimmy Carter and Jerry Brown Can Teach Us About Deregulation
As we prepare for a new "era of limits," Democrats may need to reclaim their party's forgotten history of rolling back government.
Movie Review: The Cloverfield Paradox
Space is not the place for J.J. Abrams' stumbling franchise.
Perris 'House of Horror' Allegations a Bad Pretext for Regulating Homeschooling
Every awful situation cannot be remedied by government regulation.
The Olympics Can't Transcend Politics. Just Ask the Nazis.
Sports, and sport broadcasting, can never be apolitical when nations are going head-to-head on the field of play.
Donald Trump Shouldn't Talk to the Feds. And Neither Should You.
When the feds interview a subject or target, their goal is not fact-finding or "clearing a few things up." Their goal is the hunt.
Don't Count on Institutions to Stop Trump
Our institutions are strong enough to restrain a president, but they're also strong enough to empower him.
Rising Tax Rate Can't End Illinois' Economic Drought
Yet leading candidates to replace Gov. Bruce Rauner think the only problem with the state's income tax rate is that it doesn't go high enough.
Making the Federal Government Lean Again
With trillion-dollar deficits on the horizon, now is the time to start talking about government austerity.
Silk Road's Founder Is in Jail for Life, but the Dark Web Only Grows
Making popular things illegal rarely diminishes their use.
There's Still No Big 'There' in the Russia Probe
The FBI's disappointing surveillance of Carter Page illustrates the difficulty of implicating the president in illegal collusion.
Governments Hate Bitcoin and Cash for the Same Reason: They Protect People's Privacy.
Officials want to track every financial transaction you make, and they see cryptocurrencies and cash alike as barriers to achieving that goal.
What Is Virginia Commonwealth University Doing to the Animals?
Two pieces of legislation from Virginia lawmakers target animal research.
Trump's NAFTA Antics Will Drive America's Auto Industry Into a Ditch
With friends like Trump, U.S. car makers don't need enemies.
No Freedom From the Church of America
The religion this church administers is Americanism, a species of nationalism.
Woman Still Getting Civil-War Survivor Benefits Shows How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future
Abraham Lincoln couldn't have dreamed that 21st-century Americans would still be paying for pensions created under him.
The Super Bowl, Brought To You By Taxpayers
The National Football League is propped up by a wide range of public subsidies.
FDA Begins Implementing Awful Food-Safety Law
FSMA will put many small farmers out of business.
The Puffy Coat Makers at Patagonia Want You to Subsidize Their Rich Customers
There are better ways to pay for hiking trails.
Showtime Documentary Highlights Drug War's Futility
The Trade offers access to cartels, addicts, and cops alike.
Renewed War on Marijuana Spurs Congress to Defend Federalism
Next week's budget showdown will include a fight over an amendment prohibiting the DOJ from preventing states from legalizing medical marijuana.
When the Constitution Was 'At War With Itself,' Frederick Douglass Fought on the Side of Freedom
A new appreciation of the great abolitionist on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Stockton's 'Basic Income' Plan Diverts City From Its Real Duties
The city wants to spend a grant it got giving residents $500 a month for two years.
Movie Review: May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers
The greatest little band that's never gone platinum.
Restrictionists Are Misleading You About Immigrant Crime Rates
Restrictionists are inflaming public opinion to justify a harsh crackdown
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Undermine Tax Reform Gains
America needs both low taxes and free trade to thrive in the 21st century.
Sadly, America's Not the Freest Country in the World
The U.S. used to come in second or third in rankings, but according to the latest Human Freedom Index it's at 17.
Poland's Holocaust Bill Is a Hate Speech Ban
The bill's backers say talking about Polish complicity in Nazi genocide is a form of group defamation.
Free Banking for Bitcoin? How the Lightning Network Could Help
How do we scale the system for broad use?
FBI's Unsavory History Casts Shadow Over Debate About Political Meddling
The FBI has a long history of playing at politics, and many of the officials complaining the loudest keep handing the feds more tools to do just that.
Trump's 'America First' Plan Is Naked Special-Interest Policymaking
When anyone says, "I'm for free trade, but it must be fair trade," they are really saying: "I am not for free trade."
Science Group Calls for a National Crackdown on Booze to Achieve 'Zero' DUI Deaths
A new report calls for a coordinated federal, state, and local crackdown on all drinkers.
No, Russians Bots Aren't Responsible for #ReleaseTheMemo
But partisan Democrats tried to use a fake news scare to quash it anyway.
Republicans Who Think Trump Has Gone Soft Have a Plan: Criminalize Dreamers, Slash Legal Immigration, and Invade Americans' Privacy
The Securing America's Future Act is a nativist nightmare.
R.I.P. Ursula K. Le Guin, Author of One of the Greatest Novels About Freedom Ever Written
How libertarians learned to stop worrying and love The Dispossessed
Wormwood's Bad Trip Peddles CIA Conspiracies
The facts don't add up in re-enactment of famous LSD death of Frank Olson.
California Budget in Decent Shape, but Jerry Brown Missed Vast Opportunities
The governor often talks about fiscal frugality, responsibility and reform, but there isn't much follow-up action.
Movie Review:Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Over and out.
