Obama Says 'I Do' to Gay Marriage
The president changes his mind on gay unions. Again.
Columns
How Rail Screws the Poor
As Los Angeles spends billions on light rail, transit use declines.
The Internet vs. the NEA
Is Kickstarter a secret right-wing plot to undermine the National Endowment for the Arts?
Are Atheists Worse Than Rapists?
Polls find that godless Americans are (still) wildly unpopular.
Use a Computer, Go to Jail
How a federal law can be used to prosecute almost anyone who visits a website
How Many Americans Are Really Out of Work?
A new bill aims to change the way we report unemployment.
Tear Down This Paywall
Court records are expensive and inaccessible. It's time for information liberation.
Separating Church and State Money
If religious institutions want to be left alone, they should stop begging for alms from the government.
Can Censorship Stop Bioterrorism?
Open science is the best defense against a deadly avian flu attack.
Taxation, American Style
The U.S. tax code is more progressive and European than you think.
Medican't
Pilot programs fail
Weed and Weapons
Patients lose gun rights
Women vs. the State
It's time to liberate ladies from unequal and unjust government policies.
Kicking the Can on Climate Change
Surprise! Nations agree to keep talking about emission reductions for another year.
Indefinite Detention
Does the president have the power to imprison anyone he says is a terrorist?
Aliens vs. Bureaucrats
Our costly, record-breaking system for dealing with illegal immigrants
Skyscrapers As Spaceships
The "rampant individualism" and surprising environmentalism of really tall buildings
A Policy of Lying
Why does the most open and transparent administration in history lie about government records?
For Richer and for Poorer
Millionaires get poorer while the poor get richer. So what's all this talk about the income gap?
Who's More Anti-Science: Republicans or Democrats?
Comparing the applied ignorance of our two major political parties
Executive Kill Switch
Should the president have the power to kill anyone he considers an enemy?
Asset forfeiture follies
Motel Hell
The Quantified Self
What will life be like when every aspect of your existence is as easy to access as the latest Lady Gaga single?
Why Does Keynesian Success Feel Like Failure?
The most terrible thing about the bailouts is that they worked.
Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
Republican presidential contenders scare seniors with some simple truths.
Amending the 10th Amendment
Rick Perry's infidelity to federalism is more troubling than his fidelity to Christianity.
