How a Heartwarming 'Hero Flight Attendant' Meme Helps Donald Trump Deport People
A viral tale of Alaska Airlines staff saving a sex-trafficked teen turns out to be propaganda for federal immigration enforcement.
Federal government
Why We Don't Need a Department of Technology Policy
Let's focus on overturning existing government policies that undermine security.
Border Patrol Union Ousts Pro-Reform Chief For One Of Their Own
The union opposed Mark Morgan's efforts to increase transparency, accountability, and clearer guidelines on use of force by Border Patrol agents.
The Problem With Block Grants
The block grant provides an opportunity for government spending unconnected to the act of revenue-raising.
Trump Brings Back Ban on Funds for Groups That Promote Abortion, While Congress Reconsiders Global Anti-Prostitution Pledge
Here we go again, and again, and again...
Trump's First Week
Four federal departments and one agency that could be shut down first.
Sessions Offers Unclear, Useless Answers on Marijuana During Confirmation Hearing
Says he won't commit "to never enforcing federal law" but that doesn't tell us much of anything.
Climate Intervention Finally Discussed in Latest National Global Change Research Plan Update
Way past time to experiment with geoengineering as an emergency backup plan to cool the planet
How Crony Capitalism Works
Higher political contributions equals more government contracts on even better terms
Number of Killings By Police Doubles Because Feds Finally Put Some Effort Into Counting Them
Turns out the Justice Department is capable of accurately reporting on police use of force, it just never tried before.
Trump Versus the Bureaucracy
The civilian bureaucracy voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump. These people can make a lot of trouble for the next president in a lot of ways.
Trump Voters Were Four Times Less Likely To Be 'Enthusiastic' About Federal Government
Trump voters were also drastically less likely than Clinton voters to say the government should do more.
U.S. Taxpayers Have Been Forced to Pay Over $3.2 Billion on Sports Stadiums
Public financing of private boondoggles isn't just a local issue, according to new report from Brookings Institution.
Federal Charge Against Native American Teen Over a Gram of Marijuana To Be Dropped
Following outcry over seemingly arbitrary nature of the charge, federal prosecutor comes to his senses.
Ridiculous Rules For Swordfish, Ceiling Fans, Grain Barges Help Make 2016 The Most Highly Regulated Year In History
Registry of federal regulations surpasses 50,000 pages, on pace to break annual record.
Journalist Matthew Keys Faces Prison Time Over a Law You've Probably Broken
Keys tells Reason the federal prosecutor railroaded him with felony charges in order to justify his own job.
Donald Trump: Security, Health Care, and Education Top Three Roles for Federal Government
Your Republican frontrunner
A U.S. Department of the Future Is a Really Bad Idea
Unfortunately, there is no shortage of would-be Secretaries of the Future.
Obama's Phony Aid to Flint Lead Poisoning Victims
The president told them he has their back when he's showing them his back
Decades of Big Government Result in Massive Doubts It Fixes Anything
So why is more big government on the menu for the election?
Behold the Best Selling Federal Government Books of 2015
Ahhhh, bureaucracy in action....
Armed Protesters in Oregon Occupy Remote Federal Outpost at Wildlife Refuge After Marching Against Sentence of Father and Son Ranchers
Justice Department appealed the sentence to get it extended to the mandatory minimum, which the district chief judge thought was "grossly disproportionate."
Federal Employees' Wages Growing Faster Than Everybody Else's
Pay freeze over, for government types anyway.
DEA Agents Engaged in Serious Misconduct—and Nothing Else Happened
It's as hard to fire bad federal agents as it is bad police officers.
'Sexual Rights' Now Part of U.S. Foreign Agenda
The change emphasizes a commitment to "equality between men and women in matters of sexual relations and sexuality."
What Will Emails Clinton Thought She Destroyed Reveal?
Some 33,000 emails Hillary Clinton thought she destroyed probably still could be recovered.
Behind Trump's Appeal? 'You're Fired!'
Compare the ruthless accountability imposed within the televised Trump world with the lack of accountability in the federal government.
Senior Commerce Official Saw Nothing Wrong With Bringing Home Seven Government Computers for Her Kids to Watch Porn On
She's still working for the federal agency, obviously.
The Art of Incremental Change
Imagining an effective strategy aimed at social transformation is an intrinsically complex matter, and no single method will succeed.
How the Feds' Subpoena of Reason and Gag Order Went Public
Popehat.com's Ken White on how he broke the subpoena story and what government overreach means for open expression online.
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
Ronald Bailey on the Feds' Epic Cybersecurity Fail
Encrypt everything - inhibits data breaches and government domestic spying.
Federal Cybersecurity: Not Even Good Enough for Government Work
Epic government fail, yet no one is responsible.
Remembering When the American Government Made Gay Citizens the Enemy
Wedding cakes were once the least of their problems.
From the Drug War and Asset Forfeiture to Police Militarization, Why Does the Left Still Support Federal Control of Local Policing?
At USA Today Glenn Reynolds explains some of the problems with federal control of local police.
The Government's "Truthy" Squad Monitors Political Speech on Twitter. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The reference to Stephen Colbert is cute, but the feds' unbridled passion to monitor our communications is surely no joke.
Sen. Coburn Takes Aim Again at Wasteful Federal Spending
His last annual analysis before he retires
Federal Prosecutors Break Rules, Wreck Lives, and Get Promoted
Washington's overlords protect their own.
The DIY Drug Prize
The federal government should offer prize money for the creation of a safer, better high.
