The 'Whack Jobs' Were Right
Plus: A listener asks the editors to weigh in on a hypothetical executive order to establish an American Climate Corps.
Dianne Feinstein
On Guns, Drugs, and National Security, Dianne Feinstein Was Consistently Authoritarian
The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.
D.C.'s Premier Elder Care Community
Where your final years are active, dignified, and pretty much permanent.
Happy Trails: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Won't Run for Reelection
The longest-serving California senator was a hardline drug warrior, a surveillance hawk, and no friend of freedom.
Rep. Adam Schiff Seeks Dianne Feinstein's Senate Seat
They both share in their authoritarian desires to censor online speech and violate citizen privacy.
Dianne Feinstein and the Dangers of Gerontocracy
Plus: Wikipedia vs. crypto, Elon Musk takes on Twitter, and more...
Anti-Tech Antitrust Bill Draws Criticism From All Sides
Plus: CBD could prevent COVID-19, gun owner privacy is at risk in California, and more...
Could Mandating Vaccines for Air Travelers Cost More Lives Than It Saves?
TSA security screenings led to more driving and thus more auto deaths. Mandating vaccines on airplanes could have a similar effect.
Dianne Feinstein's Latest 'Assault Weapon' Bill Is Just As Illogical As All the Previous Ones
As usual, the senator and her allies want to ban guns based on arbitrary distinctions.
Watch Dianne Feinstein Lecture Increasingly Crabby Kids Demanding a Green New Deal NOW!
If our politics cannot be sensible, they might as well be enjoyable. This confrontation easily clears that hurdle.
The Whimsical Illogic of 'Assault Weapon' Bans
The category is defined by politicians, who focus on looks rather than function.
Assault Weapon Bans Are All About Appearance
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's latest bill classifies firearms not by what they do but based on how they look.
Dianne Feinstein Wants to Ban Parts That Make 'Assault Weapons' Legal Again
The latest version of the senator's "assault weapon" ban targets products that highlight the irrationality of "assault weapon" bans.
Partisan Hackery, Supreme Court Confirmations, and the Decline of Public Trust
The Kavanaugh hearings are a great example of why voters rightly hold Congress in contempt.
Dianne Feinstein Wants Brett Kavanaugh to 'Reconcile' His Second Amendment Reasoning With 'Hundreds of School Shootings' That Never Happened
The senator is miffed that the SCOTUS nominee thinks people have a right to own the guns she wants to ban.
'Judge Kavanaugh Was Not Responsible for the Parkland School Shooting'
Parents of school shooting victims lash out over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but the more troubling responses are from U.S. senators.
Congress Wants To Give Jeff Sessions Unprecedented New Drug War Powers
The SITSA Act would turn the attorney general into the chief arbiter of what substances Americans can buy, sell, and put in their bodies.
Feinstein Breezes to Victory, Collapsing that 'Challenged from the Left' Narrative
But once again, California voters will get a choice between two Democrats for the Senate in November.
'Assault Weapons,' Explained
How a scary name for an arbitrary group of firearms distorts the gun control debate
Feinstein Finally Catches Up with Her Voters, Abandons Her Opposition to Marijuana Legalization
Even the nanniest of Nanny Staters are coming around.
Dianne Feinstein Touts Research Claiming the Assault Weapon Ban Reduced Mass Shootings
How to make an assault weapon ban look effective: include handgun murders
Dianne Feinstein Ignores GOP Lawmakers, Blames #ReleaseTheMemo on Russians and Social Media Instead
Any excuse to try to censor the internet
Sen. Feinstein's New Assault Weapons Ban Proposal Is the Perfect, Pointless Response for the 'Do Something' Crowd
We have to do something about mass shootings. This is something. Therefore, we must do this. Or something.
Sen. Feinstein's Threat to 'Do Something' to Social Media Companies Is a Bigger Danger to Democracy Than Russia
Do not ignore the self-interest of elected officials in controlling online political messaging.
If Sen. Feinstein Loses Re-Election, It Certainly Won't Be Because She's Not 'Left' Enough
California's top-two primary system helps protect her, but what's her appeal outside of her own party?
Sen. Feinstein: Protecting College Free Speech from Violent Protests Is Too Much of a Burden
Also, she thinks the Kent State shootings are an argument for censorship.
The Business of Government Is Hysteria
Sessions hearing brings out the worst in senatorial statism, Matt Welch argues in the L.A. Times
No, New York Times, the FDA Should Not 'Have the Power' to Mandate National Recalls of Shampoo
Bill by Sens. Feinstein, Collins would give FDA more authority over cosmetics than it has over food.
Sen. Feinstein Will Not Be Giving Up the Drug War Anytime Soon
Despite legalization successes in other states, senator declares opposition to marijuana initiative in California.
Don't Be Deceived: Democrats' Gun Control Push Is Not Limited to Those on No-Fly List
Feinstein's bill would affect hundreds of thousands of people, not just suspected terrorists.
Sen. Feinstein's Response to Terrorist Arrests: Ban Things from the Internet
Another round of complaints about the evils of information.
Getting Away With Torture
Regular Americans are held accountable for their actions. Why aren't government officials?
Rand Paul in Berkeley
It doesn't roll as trippingly off the tongue as "Ted Cruz in Takoma Park," but...
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.
White House Knew About CIA's Complaint Against Senate, Did Nothing
CIA accused of spying on intelligence committee computers, accusing staffers of hacking CIA computers
