Federalism

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Phony Federalism

The Republican Party is a fickle friend to the 10th Amendment.

Steve Chapman | 8.4.2011 7:00 AM

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Rick Perry's Fair-Weather Federalism

The Texas governor backtracks on his 10th Amendment support for New York's gay marriage law.

Mike Riggs | 7.29.2011 1:30 PM

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Brewer Regrets Letting Voters Approve Medical Marijuana, Settles for Frustrating Their Will

Jacob Sullum | 7.29.2011 1:11 PM

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Cannabis Capitulation

The marijuana exception to Jan Brewer's federalism

Jacob Sullum | 7.27.2011 7:00 AM

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New Jersey Proceeds With Medical Marijuana Dispensaries While Arizona Hangs Back

Jacob Sullum | 7.19.2011 5:05 PM

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Does Holder Know That Congressional Hearings Are Recorded?

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2011 2:37 PM

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Does the New Medical Marijuana Memo Signal Tolerance for Small Dispensaries?

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2011 10:34 AM

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DOJ Says Prosecuting State-Authorized Medical Marijuana Suppliers Is 'Entirely Consistent' With Not Prosecuting Them

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2011 2:21 AM

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Tim Cavanaugh Talks Fed Audit, Union Rules on Fox Biz

Reason Staff | 6.27.2011 6:37 PM

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What Will Holder Say About Medical Marijuana?

Jacob Sullum | 6.22.2011 5:20 PM

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Supreme Court Allows 10th Amendment Challenge to Chemical Weapons Conviction

Jacob Sullum | 6.20.2011 10:54 AM

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Holder Promises to Lift the Marijuana Haze He Created

Jacob Sullum | 6.13.2011 12:29 PM

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These Are the Charges That Require the Department of Education to Send a Dozen Armed Agents to Kick Through Your Front Door

Matt Welch | 6.9.2011 11:45 AM

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Debating Federally Funded School Lunches on Federally Funded Radio

Jacob Sullum | 6.3.2011 10:47 AM

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Vermont to Federal Drug Warriors: Mind Your Own Business

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2011 2:37 PM

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Washington Medical Marijuana Bill Dead for Now

Jacob Sullum | 5.24.2011 4:39 PM

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Obama Courts Old Republican Church Ladies

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2011 12:44 PM

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Now Delaware Can Enjoy Medical Marijuana Raids Too

Jacob Sullum | 5.13.2011 5:49 PM

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ACLU Asks Holder to Clarify His Medical Marijuana Policy

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2011 6:23 PM

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False Forbearance

Obama breaks his promise to respect medical marijuana laws.

Jacob Sullum | 5.11.2011 7:00 AM

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Feds Threaten to Prosecute Medical Marijuana Providers 'Whose Actions Are in Clear and Unambiguous Compliance' With State Law

Jacob Sullum | 5.4.2011 2:33 PM

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Fort Sumter and the Impending Crisis: Reason Writers on the Civil War

Reason Staff | 4.12.2011 9:20 AM

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Another Day, Another Chance to Interfere in State Law Enforcement

Jacob Sullum | 3.16.2011 1:14 PM

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You Can Have Sex With Them; Just Don't Photograph Them

A former cop's 15-year prison sentence illustrates the absurdity of federal child porn laws.

Radley Balko | 2.28.2011 12:00 PM

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"Justice Thomas Emerges As Surprising Ally for Progressives"

Damon Root | 2.28.2011 11:37 AM

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If Obama Is Right, How Can State Bans on Gay Marriage Be Constitutional?

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2011 11:38 AM

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A Case That Belonged on Maury, Not in Federal Court

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2011 12:28 PM

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Passive Resistance

Excluding inactivity from the Commerce Clause still leaves Congress with far too much power.

Jacob Sullum | 2.9.2011 7:00 AM

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Will Kennedy Vote Against the Health Insurance Mandate?

Jacob Sullum | 2.8.2011 5:43 PM

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Rand Paul: Laser Pointers Not Federal Business, the Life of the Unborn Is

Brian Doherty | 2.7.2011 11:24 AM

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The DEA Searches for Ambiguity in Michigan

Jacob Sullum | 12.28.2010 5:59 PM

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High Speed Rail Goes Loco

Tim Cavanaugh | 12.3.2010 7:31 PM

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Stop Smearing Federalism

From consumer advocacy to gay marriage, liberals routinely embrace federalism. So why do they keep comparing it to slavery?

Damon Root | 11.10.2010 4:30 PM

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How a Chemical Cat Fight Became a Federal Case

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2010 12:58 PM

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Federalism and Medical Marijuana

Let the states serve as experimental laboratories.

Patri Friedman | 9.24.2010 4:30 PM

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Is This Really the Best Prohibitionists Can Do?

Jacob Sullum | 9.21.2010 6:20 PM

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Is Proposition 19 Unconstitutional?

Jacob Sullum | 9.14.2010 6:10 PM

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Rogue States

The revolt against ObamaCare

Peter Suderman | 9.14.2010 12:00 PM

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The Shifting Limits of Obama's Marijuana Tolerance

Jacob Sullum | 8.18.2010 2:54 PM

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Who Is to Blame for the DEA's Medical Marijuana Raids?

Jacob Sullum | 7.22.2010 12:08 PM