Barack Obama

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Obama Says 'I Do' to Gay Marriage

The president changes his mind on gay unions. Again.

Jacob Sullum | 7.24.2012 12:00 PM

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Where are the Jobs? The Parallels Between Today and the Great Depression

Ted Balaker | 7.22.2012 10:30 AM

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Where are the Jobs? The Parallels Between Today and the Great Depression

Ted Balaker | 7.22.2012 10:30 AM

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Obama Campaign Outspent, Outraised Romney, Also Spent More Than It Brought In (Familiar?)

Ed Krayewski | 7.21.2012 3:23 PM

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Adam Smith vs. Barack Obama

Damon Root | 7.20.2012 1:37 PM

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Could Obama's Pot Crackdown Cost Him Colorado?

Matt Welch | 7.19.2012 3:37 PM

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Non-Liberals Live Amongst Liberals, Deceptively Wearing Their Guises: Noted with Alarm

Brian Doherty | 7.19.2012 3:16 PM

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Obama Administration Will Review Clarence Aaron's Commutation Petition and the Clemency Process

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2012 12:13 PM

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Obama Apologists Pounce on Mitt Romney "You Didn't Build That" Response

Ed Krayewski | 7.19.2012 11:43 AM

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Elizabeth Warren, Again: "Nobody got rich on their own. Nobody."

Matt Welch | 7.19.2012 10:53 AM

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How "You didn't build that" became "He didn't say that"

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.18.2012 3:42 PM

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Obama's "You Didn't Build That" Speech Out of Sync With American Public Opinion

Emily Ekins | 7.18.2012 11:14 AM

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Obama's "You Didn't Build That" Speech Out of Sync With American Public Opinion

Emily Ekins | 7.17.2012 10:27 PM

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You Own a Business? "You Didn't Build That," Says Obama

J.D. Tuccille | 7.17.2012 8:30 PM

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That Slam Against Pot Smokers Came Out of Nowhere, Man

Jacob Sullum | 7.17.2012 6:29 PM

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Obama Descends into Self-Parody

It's time for the president to give his hope-and-change act a rest.

Gene Healy | 7.17.2012 1:30 PM

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Obama's Shaggy Dog Story About the Golden Gate Bridge

Matt Welch | 7.17.2012 11:25 AM

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"[T]he legislation's penalties may end up killing more U.S. jobs than all the call centers in India combined"

Matt Welch | 7.17.2012 9:22 AM

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Obama's Misleading and Disrespectful Stump Speech

The president campaings on half-truths and distortions

Ira Stoll | 7.16.2012 4:30 PM

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Democratic Coalition Eats Self

Matt Welch | 7.16.2012 10:06 AM

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"No one in Youngstown, Ohio has a Swiss bank account"…Except for Maybe That Big New Swiss Employer in Town?

Matt Welch | 7.16.2012 9:36 AM

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FBI: Zimmerman Not Racist, Occupy Riot in L.A., Anybody Serious About the Deficit?: P.M. Links

Scott Shackford | 7.13.2012 4:30 PM

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"Interrogation Has Been Replaced by Assassination"

Jesse Walker | 7.13.2012 11:12 AM

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Green Party: It Still Exists!

Brian Doherty | 7.12.2012 8:42 PM

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President Obama: Not Being Outspent or Outraised By Romney

Peter Suderman | 7.12.2012 10:18 AM

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New Poll: Romney as Consultant-in-Chief

Emily Ekins | 7.12.2012 9:00 AM

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New Poll: Romney as Consultant-in-Chief

Emily Ekins | 7.12.2012 9:00 AM

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House Obamacare Repeal Passes

Tim Cavanaugh | 7.11.2012 4:09 PM

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Obama and Romney Are As Different as Two Peas in a Pod

For all the distinction-drawing, the candidates' visions often sound strikingly similar

A. Barton Hinkle | 7.11.2012 10:30 AM

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Hope and Spare Change: Obama Announces Bold New $5 Bumper Sticker on Twitter!

Nick Gillespie | 7.10.2012 9:49 AM

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Former Drug Czar Advisor Says Obama's "Third Way" Drug Policy Involves "Short Stints in Jail"

Mike Riggs | 7.9.2012 10:50 AM

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Mexico's New President Peña Nieto Is Probably Not Going to End the Drug War

Mike Riggs | 7.9.2012 8:35 AM

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Is Obama's Presidency More Imperial Than Bush's?

Jacob Sullum | 7.9.2012 4:44 AM

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Obama's New New Deal: As Bad as the Old New Deal

Michael Moynihan | 7.8.2012 10:30 AM

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Friday Funny

John Roberts and Nancy Pelosi

Chip Bok | 7.6.2012 7:00 AM

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Obama Scaled Back the War on Drugs, and I Missed It

Jacob Sullum | 7.6.2012 2:05 AM

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Do You Feel a Personal Connection to President Obama?

Ed Krayewski | 7.3.2012 9:04 PM

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Obama's Disaster-Prone Presidency

Would it shock you to hear that presidents play politics with disaster relief?

Gene Healy | 7.3.2012 1:30 PM

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How to Convince Drug War Skeptics That Obama Is Secretly On Their Side

Jesse Walker | 7.3.2012 11:30 AM

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"Drafting the Declaration of Independents": Nick Gillespie Talks Libertarianism with Arthur Kade

Nick Gillespie | 7.3.2012 10:50 AM

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Fury at Chief Justice John Roberts Is Misplaced

Lawyers and judges alone can't preserve Americans' freedoms.

Ira Stoll | 7.2.2012 4:30 PM

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Obama "Will Pivot to the Drug War" in Second Term, Claim Anonymous White House Sources

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 1:19 PM

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If Obama Really Believes Drug Addiction Is a Disease, Not a Moral Failing, Why Is He Putting Sick People In Prison?

Mike Riggs | 7.2.2012 12:50 PM

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5 Great Gifts to Send Obama in Lieu of Cash Contributions

Nick Gillespie | 6.30.2012 1:00 PM

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Obama's Secretive Drug War: DEA FOIA Rejections Have Increased 114 Percent Since End of Bush Administration

Mike Riggs | 6.29.2012 3:00 PM

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3 Essential Takeaways From the Obamacare Decision: Gov't is Still Unlimited, Romney's Still Lame, & Health Costs Still Set to Rise.

Nick Gillespie | 6.29.2012 9:42 AM

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How Judicial Restraint Shaped John Roberts' ObamaCare Decision

The chief justice's deferential stance saves the president's health care overhaul.

Damon Root | 6.29.2012 9:30 AM

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Attorney General Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress Over "Fast and Furious"

Brian Doherty | 6.28.2012 6:33 PM