Cannabis Cash Conundrum, Continued
Serving marijuana merchants is still a big gamble for banks.
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Do We Need Corporal Punishment?
Most Americans were spanked as kids, believe their parents acted in their interest, and take this treatment for granted. But the wisdom of our ancestors is often wrong.
There Is No Libertarian Case for the European Union
There is, however, every libertarian case for secession from the European Union.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The Anti-Militarist Libertarian Heritage
As expressed by philosophers like Herbert Spencer
Who Rules America?
Joel Kotkin's new book fingers Silicon Valley as the new elite. Is he right?
The Slow Creep Toward Saner Alcohol Policies
Success stories, deregulation, and voter-led changes spell (mostly) good news.
Biden Gets Another Free Pass
There is simply no way a Republican could get away with the buffoonery Biden peddles almost daily.
Is the Shale Revolution a 'Ponzi Scheme' or the End of Peak Oil?
"Ponzi scheme" or the end of Peak Oil?
The Maze Runner and A Walk Among the Tombstones
More teen dystopia, and some middling Liam Neeson crime action.
America's Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds
The country may be limping along, but we did it to ourselves.
The Unlawfulness of Obama's ISIS Plan
Is the White House planning to run this war directly as LBJ did in Vietnam?
The ISIS Conspiracies
How a century's worth of anxieties about America's southern border are affecting the latest foreign-policy crisis.
The Hyped Up Western Jihadi Fear of ISIS
Don't freak out, America has endured worse subversives.
Make Legal Immigration Easier
Immigration bureaucracy makes life harder not just for the immigrants but for the rest of us.
Rand Paul: "If it was wrong not to protect the consulate in Benghazi, then it's wrong not to protect the consulate in Erbil."
Explains rationale for military action in Iraq.
We Need More Innocence Commissions
It's time to do something about all the innocent people locked up behind bars.
New NFL Policy Tougher on Wife Beaters Than Pot Smokers, But It's Close
The league had a chance to start changing this perception last week, but unfortunately it dropped the ball.
Why the Scottish Should Vote 'Yes' on Independence
Scotland gave the world the Enlightenment. It's time for the modern heirs of Adam Smith and David Hume to claim their freedom.
Obama's Dumb, Rash, and Unilateral War
Don't buy the president's lame excuses for attacking ISIS without congressional approval.
Steven Salaita and the Tyranny of 'Hate Speech'
"Hate" is in the eye of the beholder.
Naomi Klein Changes Nothing With This Changes Everything
The laws of nature do not mandate a progressive paradise.
The Return of Bill Clinton
After eight years of Obama, will the Clinton family be a refreshing change?
Get Ready for Keystone Pipeline 2?
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline proposal has the potential to become the Keystone XL of the East.
How Cops Became Robbers
Three features of civil forfeiture law and five Supreme Court decisions make it easy for police to take money from motorists.
Obama's Unnecessary, Unpromising War
We don't know how to conduct a successful war against the Islamic State.
Hiking the Minimum Wage Won't Help the Poor
Raising the price of labor is likely to do more harm than good.
First Annual Food Freedom Fest Offers Reasons for Optimism
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund's first annual Food Freedom Fest, which took place last weekend, was a fantastic event.
Actually, Senators, You're the Ones Who Threaten the Country
Americans' right to free speech should not be proportionate to their political power.
Will Superintelligent Machines Destroy Humanity?
In a thoughtful new book, a philosopher ponders the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
A Welcome Softening of California's Tough-on-Crime Approach
Stay tuned. If Proposition 47 passes, it will be another sign that the days are over of winning political points by promising to execute teens.
What Ken Burns' New Film Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Roosevelts
In his latest documentary, Ken Burns examines the tangled lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Skeleton Twins and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Them)
Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig get serious, Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy sail the sea of heartbreak.
Past the Primaries: What to Expect When You're Expecting Midterms
The final brackets have all been determined. What is there to learn from how the 2014 primaries played out?
Waging War Is a Decision for Congress Alone
If the political class ignores James Madison's warnings, it will do so at its peril.
3 Problems Libertarians Have with Rand Paul's Foreign Policy
Libertarians who take their ideas seriously have always judged even purported political allies by tough standards, and rightly so.
Terrorists Want Us to Overreact. Let's Not Give In, Mr. President.
Maybe it's time for America to stop taking the bait.
Is It Time to Indict Barack Obama?
The president's misdeeds look suspiciously like those of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
Nation Building Isn't Needed to Fight ISIS
The president should focus upon a narrow mission, and resist calls for yet another quixotic crusade in the Middle East.
Why Illinois Medical Marijuana Patients Still Have No Marijuana
Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on medical marijuana over a year ago, but you still can't buy it anywhere in the state.
The Libertarian Case for the European Union
EU break up would lead to more nationalism and protectionism
Americans Say: Curb Election Spending, But Absolutely No Curbs on Speech
The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds the public supports efforts to curb corruption in political elections but opposes methods that may infringe on free speech in the process.
What the Bruce Levenson Case Says About Race, Money, and the NBA
Understanding why the Atlanta Hawks owner is selling his stake in the pro basketball team.
