Movie Reviews: The Martian and The Walk
Matt Damon conquers space, Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets high.
Web Articles
We Need to Stop Acting as Means to Politicians' Imperial Ends
The ruling elite's machinations bear no relationship to the general interest of Americans. Think what the American empire would be if we refused to cooperate.
Is a 'Black Silent Majority' Responsible for Some of America's Harshest Drug Laws?
A new book argues that black America helped pave the way for the War on Drugs.
Hillary Clinton's Transparent Lies
How the Democratic presidential candidate kept an email controversy alive
The Cult of Victims
Attaching attention and moral status to "victimhood" is changing the character of the nation.
Why Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Private Prisons
Closing private correctional facilities would make life worse for prisoners and taxpayers.
In the UK, Like America, Cash is King—of the Growing Shadow Economy
In an age of digital transactions, demand for British banknotes and coins continues to grow to satisfy off-the-books work.
In Trump, Sanders, and Pope Francis, a Warning About the Politics of Crowds
All three of these political stars of the moment are drawing big crowds by the dangerous old method of blaming a minority.
Did Marijuana Make Him Do It?
The Denver homicide that became a prohibitionist cautionary tale
Taking Exception to Exceptional
Dick and Liz Cheney's unpersuasive new book says exactly what you'd expect it to say.
Dynasty Runs in Blood & Oil's Veins, and That's a Good Thing
Also new next week: Quantico, Code Black, The Grinder, and Grandfathered
Liberals Are Done Debating
When a group confuses its politics with moral doctrine, it may have trouble comprehending how a decent human could disagree with its positions.
California Legislators Lag Behind Voters on Pot
'Historic' marijuana bill spotlights the importance of initiatives.
General Electric Should Stop Bullying Congress Over the Ex-Im Bank
Let GE whine. The company doesn't need a subsidy.
Virginia Education Report's Mission Unaccomplished
Spending review became spending advocacy.
Rand Paul and 10 Heedless Hawks
The Kentucky senator offers a desperately needed alternative to the GOP's mindless militarism.
Social Media Helps Food Vendors Dodge Regulators and Find Customers
When what you want is an illegal treat from a favorite underground source, Facebook may be the place to look
Bernie Sanders Says He Spoke at Liberty U to Find Common Ground, But There's a Darker Possibility
Are young Americans actually being seduced by the lure of socialism?
Fall TV Premieres Bring Sorority Girl Slash-fests, Sci-Fi Drug Conspiracies
A look at four more dramas launching this week: Scream Queens, Limitless, Rosewood, and The Player.
An Honest Talk About Guns
The most popular gun-control proposals would have little effect, while the most effective measures would be immensely unpopular.
Marijuana Legalization: Disaster or Catastrophe?
Drug warriors are desperate to show that repealing pot prohibition in Colorado was a terrible mistake.
The Return of Roger Fuckebythenavele
Oldest use of the word fucke sexually in writing pushed back 150 years.
'Je Suis Charlie' Now? Of Course
To those of us who have a genuine commitment to freedom of speech, it's not only nice stuff that should be publishable.
Fall Television Season Kicks Off, Regardless of Whether Networks Admit It
Three new shows premiere Monday.
Forget Justice: Cops Just Want Money
Police lobbyists swarm the California Capitol to derail popular asset-forfeiture reform bill.
Movie Reviews: Sicario and Black Mass
Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro take on the drug cartels and Johnny Depp bids for a comeback.
What Will Emails Clinton Thought She Destroyed Reveal?
Some 33,000 emails Hillary Clinton thought she destroyed probably still could be recovered.
Unauthorized Discussion of Politicians Strictly Prohibited
Office-holders want to control what people can say about them, who can say it, when they can say it, and whom they can say it with.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
The Drug War Makes Border Enforcement More Difficult
Presidential candidates demand more action on illegal immigrants and illegal drugs, but the two goals conflict.
This Catholic Magazine Thinks There's a Libertarian Way to Ride a Bicycle. What?
Commonweal's Alan Wolfe calls libertarianism "a total ideology, one that addresses every aspect of how people live."
The Bogus Security Concerns Driving American Paralysis on Syrian Refugees
America's loss is Germany's gain.
Bernie Sanders, First Libertarian Socialist?
Could he be two thirds of the way there?
How A Legal Squabble Could Change the Way the Government Collects Personal Data
The U.S. "would go crazy if China did this to us," says Microsoft about DOJ attempt to compel email data stored overseas.
Why Boston's Sports Fans Rejected the Olympics Boondoggle—and L.A. Said Bring It On
The long, sad history of overspending on the international games.
Millions of Americans Who Avoid Banks Offer a Peek at the Underground Economy
Much of the country buys, sells, and makes a living outside official scrutiny
Corporate Political Spending Is Helping Bernie Sanders Succeed. Why Does He Want To Ban It?
To progressive campaign finance reformers, freedom of speech depends on who you are or what you say.
How the Federal Government Is Ruining College Education
Federal financial aid programs hurt graduation rates and encourage colleges and universities to jack up tuition.
Bill Bennett: 'Bring Back the War on Drugs'
The former drug czar thinks the solution to the "heroin epidemic" is simple: "attack the supply."
This Is Why America Should Take More Syrian Refugees
We contributed to the problem. But we've barely allowed any in.
