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Steve Chapman on Iran and the Recurrent Fear of Arms Control
The question is not whether the agreement works miracles to soften the hearts of the Iranian rulers.
Sheldon Richman on Property Rights
Libertarians hold that taking or using resources without consent constitutes initiation of aggression.
Baylen Linnekin: The Supreme Court Must Rule on Mandatory GMO Labelling
Congress, the states, and courts all vie to decide the future of GMO labeling.
David Harsanyi Is Offended by Your Offense
If both sides are going to prosecute entertainers for thought crimes and failed jokes, our culture is going to become even more tedious.
Ronald Bailey Asks: What Would Convince You That Man-Made Global Warming Is Real?
Scientific evidence does not mandate any particular policy.
Kurt Loder Reviews Furious 7
Vin Diesel is back behind the wheel in a pretty terrific sequel.
Steve Chapman: An Old New Way To Stop AIDS
When invited to trade filthy used needles for sterile new ones, drug users often take the safer route.
Sheldon Richman on How U.S. Foreign Policy Puts Us In Danger
If the first duty of government is to protect us from foreign threats, why have American leaders embroiled us in the Middle East?
Andrew Napolitano: Indiana's RFRA Is Constitutionally Unsound
Indiana is free to look the other way in the face of discrimination based on sexual orientation but not to encourage it or to make it lawful.
Small Biz Burden
Medical device fees
Steve Chapman: Afghan Gratitude, American Folly
If you believe the U.S. is winning in Afghanistan, I've got some oceanfront property in Kandahar to sell you.
Sheldon Richman: 'We Have Only One Right'
All further "rights" are simply applications of our basic right not to be aggressed against.
Baylen Linnekin: Wine Cork Makers Set Out to Prove Their Stoppers Are Safe
Wine, Thomas Jefferson, and the Precautionary Principle.
David Harsanyi: We Should At Least Act Like God Gave Us the Constitution
Divine or secular, natural rights are universal.
Ronald Bailey Scores Six Republican Presidential Wannabes on Science Issues
The results are pretty disappointing
Kurt Loder Reviews While We're Young and Get Hard
Ben Stiller and Adam Driver in dueling generations. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in a familiar comedy raunch-fest.
Brendan O'Neill on Elton John vs. Dolce & Gabbana
Both sides claim to be pro-free speech. But those protesting D&G better exemplify the "tyranny of prevailing opinion."
Sheldon Richman: Making Voting Mandatory Is Absurd
Forcing people to exercise a right makes no sense.
Andrew Napolitano: Government Spying Is the New Normal
Where is the outrage?