From Yuck to Yippee
The public learns to love a once controversial technology-again.
Columns
The Municipal Debt Bubble
As cities and states boost their debts by 800 percent, a housing-like crisis looms.
Watching What You Eat
Why has the USDA been plumping up the food stamps program like a factory chicken?
Obama's Show Trials
Why prosecute a terrorism suspect if life imprisonment is the only possible outcome?
The Well-Pilfered Clavier
Does copyright protection prevent creators from making stuff and selling it?
Stimulus: Still Not Working!
Unbelievably, the administration and its allies keep insisting that a failed policy was a success.
Selected Skirmishes: Homelessness
The movie
Strange Love
How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the equal protection argument for gay marriage
Egg Recall Hatches More Regulations
More FDA regulations don't always mean greater food safety.
The Government's License to Steal
Indiana's law barring police departments from enriching themselves through asset forfeiture would be more effective if it weren't ignored.
The Small Business Myth
When the government tries to help small businesses, it hurts businesses (and taxpayers) of all sizes.
The Return of Debtor's Prison
Collection agencies use the criminal justice system to pocket credit card debts.
Cartoon Truth
Animated recreations may be the next big thing for the news biz.
Confirmation Theater
Senate hearings on Supreme Court nominees keep the public as ignorant as possible.
Public Employees vs. the Public Will
Government workers get more powerful as they grow less popular.
Austerity Agonistes
Why left-wing economists' warnings against austerity programs are wrong
Invasion of the Invasive Species!
Local biodiversity is increasing because of man, not despite him.
Got an Environmental Catastrophe?
Blame the government.
Peak Everything
Forget peak oil. What about peak lithium, peak neodymium, and peak phosphorous?
A Drug Raid Goes Viral
A violent police raid posted on YouTube sparks outrage-but the only thing unusual was that it was caught on video.
Mystery Train
How has California's high-speed rail project survived for 14 years without a plan, a budget, or a single accomplishment?
Red Ink and Green Jobs
Citizens of the Golden State get nervous about carbon rationing plans made in flusher times.
Police Blackout
Law enforcement agencies in Northern Virginia say you have no right to know what they're doing.
Unfaithful Friend of Liberty
John Paul Stevens' spotty record as a defender of individual rights
Who's Afraid of Subliminal Advertising?
"Behavior placement" in television programming is neither new nor alarming.
Cutting the Pentagon Budget
Reductions in military spending are both necessary and possible.
What's a Diploma Worth?
Americans have always loved college and real estate. So why do these assets need government support?
