Let People Choose Their Own Drug Policies
What if we just allowed people to take drugs in a supportive social milieu that clearly signals appropriate behavior?
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Why the GOP Should Emulate John F. Kennedy in the 2016 White House Race
It's time for the Republican Party to nominate a JFK-style conservative for president.
How Public School Administrators Endanger Special-Needs Kids
When faced with the choice between protecting children or protecting the public school system, the system's lawyers chose to protect the system.
Jurors Can't Know Pot Growers Are Patients
Federal prosecutors are determined to hide the truth when they try the Kettle Falls Five.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The Consequences of Liberty
Whether you're a libertarian for consequentialist or deontologist reasons, freed markets are good for prosperity.
Supreme Court Gets Another Chance to Kill Crazy Raisin Regulations
The implications reach far beyond just raisins.
Is It Immoral for Men to Gestate? Transgender* Women?
Recent advances in uterus transplantation will soon make this possible
Still Alice and Wild Card
Julianne Moore at a new peak, Jason Statham in search of action.
In California, Another Silly Plan to 'Reinvent' the Government
The Little Hoover Commission examines why Californians don't trust their government. Media and lack of funds, not corruption and inefficiency, cited as causes.
Obama Keeps Bowing in the Middle East
Why does every administration go out of its way to avoid insulting these illiberal dictatorships?
The American Sniper Was No Hero
Despite what some people think, hero is not a synonym for competent government-hired killer.
How the Feds Bungled the Ali Saleh al-Marri Case
President Obama cannot undo the mess his predecessor created by his fixation on torture.
Just Say No to Big Government
It's OK to oppose government policies without offering an alternative.
Obama Disses Religious Liberties in India
His visit missed an opportunity to speak up against the Modi government's assaults on religious minorities
Hasty Drug Warriors Are a Menace
Prompted by a raid that gravely injured a toddler, Georgia considers limits on no-knock search warrants.
Owning Ideas—An Outdated Idea?
Maybe intellectual property in its current form has outlived its expiration date.
How Obama Could Champion a Real Middle-Class Agenda
Soaking the rich is not a good way to help the middle class
No, Mass Surveillance Won't Stop Terrorist Attacks
The continued use of digital dragnets is a virtual guarantee of more lethal intelligence failures.
How the Left Wages War on the Family
Big government is a threat to both the individual and the family.
How Bureaucracy and Big Government Ruined American Health Care
The price system works. Our health care system does not.
Charlie Hebdo and the Horrible History of Suppressing 'Blasphemy'
An unwelcome blast from France's oppressive past.
Cops Are Still Robbers
Eric Holder's new forfeiture policy affects only a small share of seizures.
An Iran Deal Is Nothing to Fear
Such an accord would shelve the option of attacking Iran, a longtime dream of neoconservatives.
Are Libertarians Looking for Results or Self-Congratulation?
There's a big difference between trying to win people over and merely trying to feel good about ourselves.
Mortdecai and Black Sea
Johnny Depp's sad career slide continues, Jude Law goes for the gold.
California Mulling More Government Access to Cars' On-Board Computers
Will Big Brother monitor our driving habits?
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
Hyphenated Americans Don't Undermine America
Their hyphen makes them appreciate America in a way that natives can't
Income Inequality Is a Problem—When Caused by Government Meddling
Political-economic systems throughout the world are built on deeply rooted and long-established systems of privilege for the well-connected.
Conservatives Rethink Liberty vs. Order
The authoritarian element of conservative thought persists, but it may be getting weaker.
In the Era of High-Tech Law Enforcement, Who Will Keep Our Privacy Safe?
More than 50 American law enforcement agencies possess a new handheld radar device that can spy through walls.
How Government-Funded Stadiums and Museums Harm Taxpayers
A few lessons in crony capitalism from the state of Virginia.
The Persistence of Policing for Profit
Eric Holder's forfeiture reform is welcome but does not go nearly far enough.
What Both Pauls Got Wrong About the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
Ron Paul's blowback didn't cause the attack and Rand Paul's war on immigration won't cure it.
Beware Obama's State of the Union Tax Hike
The president's new tax plan will wreak economic havoc.
Aversion to Truth Isn't Specific to Any Ideology
When it comes to the truth, the real bias is thinking any one side has a monopoly on it.
Cancel the State of the Union
You may want to skip the State of the Union address and prepare for something humbler, like the Super Bowl.
Does Legalization Make Marijuana-Detecting Dogs Obsolete?
What use is a pot-sniffing canine when pot is no longer contraband?
I Learned It by Watching You: How Television Distorts Drug Addiction
Fictional dramas aid leading medical historians in misrepresenting what happens when people get hooked on cocaine and other substances.
The Open Society and Its Worst Enemies
One can have an open society or a militarist foreign policy, but not both.
EPA Reform: 6 Crucial Areas Congress Should Investigate
Proper investigations could help publicize the agency's looniness and yield further details about the agency's questionable methods and relationships.
American Sniper and Blackhat
Bradley Cooper commandeers Clint Eastwood's powerful war movie, Chris Hemsworth withers in Michael Mann's cyber-crime misfire.
California Spending Big to Halt School Reform Lawsuit Backed by Republicans and the ACLU
The state is challenging, rather than resolve, a lawsuit brought by low-income students who say they are deprived of their right to a quality education.
What Pope Francis Got Wrong About Free Expression
The right of people to be critical of religion-even their own-is a defense of the common good.
