Feds Keeping Homeland Secure with Fake Sex-Trafficking Busts
As America deals with terrorist attacks and mass shootings, DHS and the FBI are busy enforcing misdemeanor vice laws.
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Feds Crack Down on New National Security Threat: Unlicensed Massages
Massage-parlor panic is crushing small businesses, civil liberties, and people's lives. Here are eight examples from October.
Rand Paul Worries Whether Surveillance Reform Will Even Be Debated in Senate
Will snooping reauthorizations just get quietly dumped into a spending bill?
Feds 'Rescue' Women from Freedom and Money in 11th 'Operation Cross Country'
Hear from the real victims of this cruel FBI charade.
Police Deaths Up for 2016, but Are Already Trending Back Down
An increase in ambush deaths feeds a "war on cops" narrative, but the numbers remain small.
The CDC, Like the FBI, Dramatically Undercounts Deaths at Hands of Police
Due to lack of information from death certificates, only half are properly recorded.
Pot Busts Rose Last Year After Hitting a Two-Decade Low in 2015
The total was still 25 percent lower than the 2008 peak, although it was three times as high as the number of marijuana arrests in 1991.
Violent Crime Rose in 2016 for the Second Year in a Row
Criminal justice experts say the rise is worrying, but still far below the crime rates of the '80s and '90s.
The Juggalos Are the Forgotten Men and Women of America: Podcast
They "have their own language, leaders, and ways of talking to each other," says Reason's Paul Detrick.
The Juggalos March on Washington
Juggalos protested a gang label given to them by the F.B.I.
Wiretapping Sex Workers, Punishing Pre-Crime, and National Strategy to Stop Sex-Buyers Approved by Senate
Congress moves to grant Trump administration vast new policing powers, because "sex trafficking."
Congress to Trump: Reform Surveillance Authorities or Lose Them
FBI, Intel want broad snooping powers to stay intact. That may not be an option.
Insane Clown Posse: 'We're First Amendment Warriors' for Juggalo Nation
"Juggalos are being fucked with, so we have to do something about it."
Do Americans Have a Right to Know If Their Government Is Incompetent?
A Senate report on Trump administration leaks overstates national security risks.
Shooting at Robert Lavoy Finicum and Lying About It is Business as Usual for the Feds
His colleagues having escaped consequences again and again, Special Agent W. Joseph Astarita might be asking why he's been singled out.
FBI Agent Indicted For Lying to Investigators About Shooting at Oregon Occupation Protester LaVoy Finicum
The law still considers the killing of Finicum justified.
God and Man at the FBI
Dissident and offbeat religious groups have faced more than a century of surveillance.
Mueller Probe Could Set the Stage For Hillary's 2020 Return
Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election could take the blame off Clinton for losing.
Where Are All the FBI's Files on Dungeons & Dragons?
How a silly record request revealed a deeper problem with FBI transparency.
D&D Creator Gary Gygax's FBI Records Make Him Sound Like a Badass
"He is known to be a member of the Libertarian Party."
Unnamed Sources: Trump Now Being Investigated for Obstruction
Let's not overreact in any particular direction.
Defending His Honor, Jeff Sessions Highlights His Dishonesty
The attorney general dodges questions about his phony excuse for firing the FBI director.
A Presidency Consumed by Pettiness
By fixating on his election victory, Trump may ensure it's his most impressive accomplishment
Trump May Commit a Felony to Cover Up Nonexistent Crimes
The president's implausible and gratuitous contradiction of Comey could be a crime if he repeats it to federal investigators.
Rand Paul on Blocking Indefinite Detention and Saudi Arms Sales
The Kentucky senator laments that "there's very little of this attorney general, this Department of Justice, doing anything favorable towards criminal justice or towards civil liberties"
What the Hell Was John McCain Trying to Say When He Questioned Comey?
In comparing Trump and Clinton, the senator apparently meant to highlight the distinction between impropriety and criminality.
Comey Tells Senate He Believes Trump Wanted to Stop Flynn/Russia Investigation
But is it obstruction? That's a tougher question.
James Comey's Lackluster Civil Liberties Record Shows Washington's Failure to Police Itself
Comey stood up to the Bush administration over illegal snooping, but as FBI director he defended surveillance.
Comey to Testify that Trump Tried to Shut Down Flynn Investigation
The Senate Intelligence Committee releases Comey's prepared statement in advance of tomorrow's hearing.
Trump Wants to Replace James Comey with Someone a Lot Like Comey
A surprise tweet to announce a thoroughly conventional new FBI director
Trump's First Leak Arrest: An Old War on Leakers, Not a New War on the Press
Imprisoning people who reveal top-secret reports has become business as usual. Should it be?
People Who Called Snowden a Traitor Shocked to Learn About All This Domestic Surveillance
Welcome to the club! Now let us tell you how to fix it.
Did Trump Know Enough to Obstruct Justice?
The charge implies that the president realized he was doing something wrong.
Report: President Trump Asked Top Intelligence Officials to Push Back Against FBI
Unnamed sources tell The Washington Post that Trump approached the director of national security and head of the NSA to publicly denounce FBI's Russia probe.
996 Sex Workers Busted in FBI's Last 'Operation Cross Country,' Says Comey
That's 332 times as many sex workers arrested in the stings as people indicted on federal charges involving a minor.
Senate Committee Wants Comey's Testimony and Memos on Trump (UPDATE: Special Counsel Appointed)
The research over whether the president attempted to block an FBI investigation kicks in.
Is Ignorance Trump's Excuse for Obstructing Justice?
Maybe the president doesn't know enough to break the law.
Times Claim: Trump Asked Comey to Drop Flynn Investigation
The impeachment cries will grow louder. The White House denies allegations.
Are the Wheels Coming Off Our 20th Century Political Institutions? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss Comey, Trump, Sessions, and the Rock.
Resisting Nixon Comparison, Trump Provokes Tempest Over Secret White House Tapes
Republican senators say they want the probably nonexistent recordings of the president's conversations with James Comey.
Trump Admits He Would Have Fired Comey Regardless of What the DOJ Said
The president abandons a cover story that made liars of his spokesmen.
Comey's Dismissal Shows Trump Is Really Bad at Cover-Ups
The president's ham-handed efforts to stifle interest in Russia's election meddling have only drawn more attention to it.
Trump Makes Himself Look Guilty
By firing the FBI director who was in charge of the Russia investigation, Trump fed the flames licking at his administration.
Here's What Libertarian Legal Scholars Think About Comey's Firing
And why they're worried about what might come next
Rand Paul Doesn't Want a Special Prosecutor on Russia
"I think a lot of the uproar is concocted," the libertarian senator tells CNN.
Maybe Donald Trump Isn't Actually a Master Media Manipulator
When the president reprised his you're-fired shtick last night, this wasn't the outcome he expected.
