Marijuana Taxes and Restrictions Recreate Prohibition by the Back Door
As marijuana is being legalized around the country, control freaks try new ways to control.
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Rand Paul's Massive Immigration Contradiction
The drug war dove becomes the GOP's leading immigration war hawk violating his own commitment to civil liberties
How Donald Trump Is Like John Hancock
The complicated political dynamics between rich presidential candidates and poorer ones far predate the 20th century.
Did Pot Contribute to Sandra Bland's Death?
Local officials implausibly suggest that marijuana played a role in her arrest and suicide.
Candidate Calls for Constitutional Amendments Are Phony
Don't treat demands for revisions seriously.
PRIME Act Would Steer Meat Processing in the Right Direction
A great new bi-partisan House bill would wrest control over intrastate meat slaughter from the USDA.
Bombs Drop in a Smithsonian Documentary and NBC Sit-Com
The ravages of Hiroshima; the misery of unfunny summer comedies
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and The End of the Tour
Tom Cruise blockbusts again, Jason Segel gives the performance of his career as the late David Foster Wallace.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
Jerry Brown, Climate Change Prophet of Doom
Governor attacks critics, fears human 'extinction' at climate-change confab.
How a Voice of America DJ Helped the U.S. Win the Cold War
Willis Conover and that Cold War jazz
The Obama Administration Should Stop Lying About Iran
Iran has not been seeking a nuclear bomb.
Planned Parenthood and Our Abortion Choices
The latest scandal probably won't lead to any changes, if American ambivalence is an indication.
The Negative Consequences of Raising D.C.'s Minimum Wage
Good intentions and unintended effects.
Hillary Keeps Lying
Why does Hillary lie? Because she thinks she can get away with it. Will American voters let her?
The Gay Marriage Case Against the Minimum Wage
Why should voters have a say in consensual relations between people?
The Second Indictment of Dylann Roof Is Worse Than Redundant
New charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.
Environmental Protection Agency
Zealots at the EPA
Creating environmental rules that defeat even environmentalists
San Francisco Sued Over Unconstitutional Soda Speech Restrictions
Three groups sued San Francisco to overturn a new city law that restricts the free-speech rights of those who make and market sweetened drinks like soda.
Campus Rape Expert Can't Answer Basic Questions About His Sources
The problem with David Lisak's serial predator theory of campus sexual assault.
The Government's Latest Attempt to Stop Hackers Will Only Make Cybersecurity Worse
"Cyberweapons" crackdown could be used to criminalize basic software-bug testing.
New Jersey Needs to End Its Anti-Prosperity Crusade Against Unlicensed Movers
A man, a van, a government plan
Hillary's Solar Scheme Is Central Planning at its Worst
Why privilege solar over all the other technologies, including some that may not even be invented yet?
Government Incentives to Business Distort Free Market Forces
Policies like Virginia's new corporate welfare for a local brewery are three sheets to the wind.
A Bogus Warrant, a Burned Baby, and an Immoral War
A cop's indictment casts light on a drug raid that nearly killed a toddler.
Coercion Is Bad Economics
Free markets generate value, deliver diversity, and spur better ways of doing things
How Human Are Monkeys?
Sunday night's National Geographic documentary shows warfare, lying.
Do Prosecutors Have an Unfair Advantage in Our Criminal Justice System?
Reagan-appointed judge questions fairness of criminal-justice system
Movie Review: Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal gets in the ring for a fierce but flawed boxing film.
'Sexist' Scientist Tim Hunt: The Real Story
The "Tim Hunt, misogynist scientist" narrative has been falling apart piece by piece over the past month.
Martin O'Malley: Unknown but Not Implausible
He may not be polling well, but the Democratic candidate made a good impression in Iowa.
International Attempts to Raise Corporate Taxes Hurt Everybody
Corporations provide an easy political target for tax-hungry politicians, but the burden of corporate taxes falls on ordinary citizens.
No, American Taxpayers Shouldn't 'Compensate' Israel for the Iran Deal
The Obama administration, of course, is amenable.
Republicans Have Waded Into the Fever Swamps
There's never been a greater need to keep America safe from current and aspiring Americans.
Speech Crimes in Wisconsin
How a campaign finance investigation became a war on conservative activists
The Politicians' War on Uber
When politicians threaten to destroy innovative companies, they're threatening us all.
College Students Adopt ISIS School of Art Criticism
The attempt to airbrush historical stuff from the present is the height of authoritarianism.
Privatizing Marriage Is a Terrible Idea
It won't end the culture war but will lead to even more government interference in families
It's Time We Learned from Sin Taxes' Impressive History of Failure
Advocates of new sin taxes would prefer to repeat same mistakes
What GOP Debate Moderators Should Ask Jeb Bush and Gov. Scott Walker
For starters, why spend more federal money on space exploration? And why subsidize the Milwaukee Bucks?
Obama Holds the Key For Imprisoned Drug Offenders
The president can do much more to correct unjust sentences, but time is running out.
Revisiting Murray Rothbard's Thoughts on Libertarian Strategy
Rothbard's For a New Liberty is an eloquent statement on how libertarians should grapple with political reality.
California Legislators Want to Pass a Law That Requires Less Oil, More Clean Energy Use
Could drive up costs of driving, manufacturing
Movie Reviews: Trainwreck and Ant-Man
Amy Schumer kills it in her big-screen debut. Paul Rudd stands small in an uneven Marvel super-movie.
