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California's Only Meaningful Race: Democrats vs. Teachers Union
Can education reform triumph? Or will the union reign?
Welcome Back, SCOTUS: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in October 2014
The high court prepares to tackle aggressive police tactics, religious liberty for prisoners, and occupational licensing abuse.
Elizabeth Warren Sells Out to Her Corporate Masters
She is supporting the Ex-Im Bank for the worst reason possible.
Dangerous People and Deadly Force
The priority for government agencies is to push the development of safer, more reliable and more effective weapons that can spare law enforcement agents awful choices.
Obama Throws Intelligence Director James Clapper Under the Bus
President Obama is attributing the rise of ISIS to the intelligence community's failures in order to deflect criticism of his own incompetence.
A Visit to the Temple of Urban Progressive Leadership
At a major conference, city leaders embrace the growing dynamism of their communities but still resist giving up control.
Contra the Media, We're Safer Now Than Ever Before
We wax nostalgic about the past, but the past was much nastier than today.
How Liberals Became the New Book Banners
The First Amendment is under fire from the progressive left.
How Bureaucrats Tried and Failed to Make TV Suck
The history of all things televisionish has been one of fraught relationships between rising innovators and grasping regulators.
'Watching the Game' Has Found a Completely Different Meaning Online
A massive, worldwide audience has developed to watch people play video games, and it's worth billions.
PewDiePie, Jenna Marbles, CaptainSparklez: The Web's Biggest Stars
Meet the Johnny Carsons of the Internet
Black Women Profiled as Prostitutes in NYC
A new report from the Red Umbrella Project makes clear that NYPD profiling isn't only focused on men.
The Brightest Spot in Holder's Record
How the attorney general tried to make criminal justice less senselessly punitive
India's Prime Minister Should Go Home and Get to Work
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tasteless New York rally was embarrassing and demonstrated his warped priorities.
The Left's Populist Tax Agenda
Direct ballot initiatives are democracy at its best, but also at its worst.
Why Mark Warner Should Quit the Democrats and Run As an Independent
Let's take partisan hackery out of the Virginia Senate race.
New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares
As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.
Libertarians and the European Union: A Rejoinder to Petr Mach
Victory for the Eurosceptic forces would likely be a victory for protectionism, economic nationalism, immigration barriers, and Putin.
Obama Goes Rogue
Hey, why not? Neither Democrats nor Republicans in Congress see fit to stop him.
China and America Climate Change Blame Game
Discord on who's responsible for fixing the weather at U.N. climate confab.
Hypocritical Contractors Behind Intrusive New Law
Red tape is driving some workers underground, so already-licensed workers are calling for even more red tape.
The Equalizer and Jimi: All Is by My Side
Denzel Washington kickstarts a franchise, Andre Benjamin illuminates a Hendrix biopic.
How the Apple Watch Could Help Revolutionize Health Care
The next big political fix for our ailing health care system should be to get out of Silicon Valley's way.
Iranian President Rouhani Advises U.S. On How to Handle Terrorism
Also insists Iran is not building a nuclear bomb and ducks questions about arrests for a Youtube video, Washington Post journalists, and a 25 year-old woman watching a volleyball game.
Capitalism and Climate Change
The problem today is not that capitalism can't function without ruining the environment, but that the public isn't demanding serious action against global warming.
Raise a Glass: The Bill of Rights Was About Food Freedom
Congress passed the Bill of Rights 225 years ago today. Why the struggle for food freedom is at the heart of those amendments.
Iraq: Why Can't We Learn From Our Mistakes?
Obama wants to arm "moderate" Syrian fighters. But moderates can become fanatics with changes to the political and military moment.
Two Anti-Choice Parties
We should use law to punish those who harm others, not to micromanage their lives.
No Mercy for Macy's
To ascribe racist motives to Macy's officials is a leap in logic.
6 Ways Obama Contradicts Himself in Waging War on ISIS
The president's confused and confusing explanation of his new military campaign
NHTSA's Botched Oversight of GM's Cobalt Crashes
Still, the agency is demanding more money and power
Flood Wall Street Climate Change Protest Is a Washout
Imposing equality is the goal; climate change is the excuse
Drug War Propaganda Counts as State Police Training in Missouri
Sworn law enforcement officers fulfill state-mandated training requirements by learning the latest Reefer Madness talking points.
For Republicans, a Democratic Policy Playbook
The Party of Lincoln should take a page from the Party of Roosevelt and Kennedy.
Barack Obama, Imperial President
Both at home and abroad, Obama is setting a dismal new standard in executive overreach.
A Parade of Progressive Causes at the People's Climate March
No Nukes, No Fracking, No GMOs, and Certainly No Capitalism