Trump Should Expand Audits of Programs That Waste Taxpayers' Funds
Wouldn't that be nice?
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Why Is Twitter a For-Profit Platform, Anyway?
The idea that Twitter should be run by the federal government is silly. But perhaps the platform isn't best operated as a for-profit public corporation.
The Two-Headed Monster of White House Leaks
Leaking privileged information helps keep the powerful accountable, but it also undermines the president's ability to do his job.
Trump's Hard Choices in Afghanistan
America has been trying to have it both ways for too long.
Trump's Economic Illiteracy on Display in Address to Congress
The president takes a reckless stance on free trade, entitlements, and debt reduction.
Liberals Can't Decide if Trump Is an Autocrat or Anarchist
The president has a complicated take on big government, based on grievances not philosophy.
The Bloated Military
Donald Trump promises massive military spending increases, but he used to say military cuts didn't go far enough.
The Marijuana Exception to Federalism
If Jeff Sessions tries to shut down state-licensed cannabusinesses, he will betray his own principles.
In Praise of Jurisdictional Competition: The Case of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa
Zambia sees Zimbabwe's economic missteps as South Africa looks to repeat them.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
How My Father, Jerome Tuccille, 'Failed' His Way to Success
The libertarian author of "It Usually Begins With Ayn Rand" and many other books died February 16.
The Solutions Are Sitting Around a Campfire, Not In Congress
Everything's going to be more or less ok.
Conservatives Made Their Bed With Milo, Now They Have to Lie In It
Disinviting him from CPAC won't wash their sins.
Don't Look Now, But Michigan's Restricting Wine Shipments Again
Michigan lawmakers and the Twenty-First Amendment stink.
Herbert Hoover's Radio Malware Turns 90
The Radio Act of 1927 has enjoyed a nice, long life. It's past time for a retirement party.
Movie Review: Get Out
Jordan Peele launches his movie career with an instant horror classic.
Stop Belittling the Holocaust With Your Stupid Nazi Analogies
Not everything is 1933 redux.
Pot-Shop Cop Reinstatement Gives Police Black Eye
Police union-backed rules protect bad cops.
Outlandish Trump Hysteria Mirrors Obamaphobia
The thin line between reason and delirium.
Revenge of the Deep State
The unseen government within the government has so much data on Americans that it can reward or punish at its own discretion.
How Trump Affects the Presidential Rankings
Eisenhower and Jackson now perceived differently. What's going on?
Don't Strangle AirBnb; Cut Its Competitors Some Slack!
If there is an unjustified asymmetry between bed and breakfasts and Airbnb rentals, why not relax regulations on the former?
The NEA Today, Entitlements Tomorrow
Is the OMB's kill list a sign of fiscal seriousness or the opposite?
Fake News, Misleading News, Click-Bait and the Media's Biases
The media rarely fabricate anything, but they are blind to their biases.
Trump's Fake News Attack on Sweden, Immigrants, and Crime
The president talks nonsense about refugees, immigrants, and crime.
Virginia's 2017 Governor's Race Will Make Trump-Clinton Look Dull
Virginia chooses a governor in 2017.
Reforming Our Awful Medicaid Program Requires Massive Doses of Political Courage
Republicans don't know how to roll back Obamacare's massive expansion of this lousy program.
Deregulation of Local Foods Is a Winning Idea That's Spreading
New bills in Montana and California would make it easier for small food entrepreneurs to thrive and for consumers to have more choices.
Great Balls of Fire, Sun Records Puts on a Show
CMT explores rock's roots, while CBS presents a spinoff to a popular legal drama.
Why the Resistance Is the Best Thing That's Happened to President Trump
The "you're with us or you're with him" binary approach alienates potential allies.
Oroville Dam Threatens Valley After Warnings Ignored Long Ago
Government failed to pay attention to concerns brought up more than a decade ago.
Why Trump Should Reject Calls for a Carbon Tax
If we accept the models, entirely eliminating all U.S. carbon emissions would have less than a negligible impact on temperatures by the end of the century.
President Trump's Travel Ban Requires Intellectual Honesty and Political Indifference on the Part of Judges
The president has the right to set policy, and the judiciary has the duty to prevent the trampling the rights of an unpopular minority.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wants to Weaken Attorney-Client Privilege
The federal agency is attacking the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.
Is it Religious Liberty or Discrimination? Yes.
State-level attempts at religious liberty laws pose difficult questions.
Study Confirms Health Advantages of Vaping
Why do U.S. officials insist on obscuring them?
South African President Wants To Be More Like Zimbabwe
Jacob Zuma promising accelerated "land reform."
When the Hotel Industry Places a Hit on Airbnb, Politicians Happily Take the Contract
Government is a weapon old industries use to squeeze out entrepreneurs.
Trump Faces Delicate Foreign Policy Choices on Eve of Netanyahu Visit
How can we judge Trump's foreign policy? Perhaps we'll know it's succeeding if our friends are happy and our enemies are worried.
How the Travel Ban Helps Terrorists
America offers ISIS a useful propaganda recruitment tool.
