Daily Brickbat
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What Is It About This Japanese Fad That Enthralls Children And Leaves Their Parents Totally Befuddled?
Plaintiffs' lawyers declare themselves the "fourth branch of government" and go after firearms.
Is the Nobel Peace Prize winner complicit in murder? What the Brits can teach Americans about libel law.
Rep. Christopher Cox talks about his committee's report on Chinese espionage, his long-term campaign for budget reform, and the connection between freedom and encryption.
In which our man in Washington checks out various political preachers
The FCC may change the way it licenses stations. But even if it does nothing, radio will never be the same.
In which our man in Washington contemplates the virtues of urban planning, literacy, and marriage
In Wyoming, there are a few bigots who don't like gays. In the media, there are a lot more bigots who don't like Wyoming.
How to turn cultural progress--and good, clean fun--into racist calamity
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain certainly is a man of honor. But is he a man of principle?
If you think tax simplification is difficult in D.C., just try Albany, Annapolis, Atlanta, Austin...