Laws Against Price Gouging Won't Fix the Long Lines at the Gas Station
Don't punish businesses for raising prices during a crisis.
South Carolina
What's Worse Than Pumpkin Spice? Cops Pulling People Over To Give Them Gift Cards
This holiday season, police should give citizens the gift of just leaving them in peace.
The 5 (Mostly Libertarian) Candidates Who Might Get Blamed for Tipping Control of the Senate
Lindsey Graham just dodged a third-party bullet, but there are a handful of other tossup Senate races where third-party candidates could exceed the major candidates' margin.
This South Carolina City Is Crushing Its Own Food Truck Economy
Greenville has run its food trucks out of town.
Joe Biden Wins South Carolina Primary, Slowing Bernie Sanders' Momentum Before Super Tuesday
Biden's win in South Carolina gives his campaign new life, increases the likelihood of a brokered convention in Milwaukee, and ends Tom Steyer's campaign.
S.C. Judge Rules the Obvious: It's Unconstitutional for Police to Seize and Keep People's Property Without Proving They Committed Crimes
Law enforcement and prosecutors have seized millions from people they’ve arrested. That might be coming to an end.
Former S.C. Congressman Mark Sanford Launches Longshot Primary Bid One Day After GOP Cancels S.C. Primary
In Sunday morning announcement, Sanford says Trump is the "king of debt," and promises to champion fiscal issues.
South Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill After News Investigation Reveals Abuses
South Carolina would become the fourth state to abolish the practice of seizing property without a criminal conviction.
South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years
"The robber didn't get anything, but the police got everything."
Boston Suburb Fights Drunkenness by Requiring People to Buy Bigger Bottles of Booze
South Carolina used to mandate tiny bottles for the same reason.
South Carolina Island Seeks Chain Business Ban to Maintain 'Unique Character'
The ban may be well-intentioned, but it's misguided all the same.
2 Female Mental Health Patients Die in Back of Police Van Fleeing Florence Floods
But several questions remain unanswered.
Locals Carry Out Life-Saving Animal Rescues After Hurricane Florence
If you need help during a disaster, look to the locals before the government.
FEMA May Not be Prepared for Hurricane Florence, but Waffle House Is
The "Waffle House Index" shows some differences between the private and public sector when it comes to emergency preparedness.
Trump's Trade War Kills Another 126 Jobs
A South Carolina TV manufacturing facility will close its doors, and Trump's threatened auto tariffs could do yet more damage to the state's economy.
District Court Strikes Down Licenses for Tour Guides in Charleston
Prospective tour guides won't have to cough up nearly $100 and study for weeks to talk about their city anymore.
Local NIMBYs Hold Up Medal of Honor Museum Over Height Concerns
Designed by famed architect Moshe Safdie, a planned Medal of Honor Museum is 75 feet too tall for local zoning codes.
S.C. Bill Would Make It a Crime to Let Teenagers Drink Red Bull
A state legislator says energy drinks pose a deadly threat to minors.
Eye Doctor Law Puts South Carolina 'on the Leading Edge of Protectionism'
State faces lawsuit over new rule requiring in-person visits to refill prescriptions for eyeglasses and contact lenses.
Feds and South Carolina Both Want to Execute Dylann Roof
Do they plan to kill the Charleston shooter twice?
Cabbage 'Spills,' Hog-Hunting, and Farm Aid Vetoes: Three Food Policy Stories from the States
A trio of interesting stories aren't making national headlines.
Settlements in Tamir Rice, Zachary Hammond Cases Illustrate Elusiveness of Police Accountability
Police departments and cities admit no fault for the killings in such agreements.
No Street History in Charleston Without a License
Charleston law requires tour guides to pass a test and get licensed
If Gun Owners Can Be Licensed, Why Not Journalists?
A South Carolina legislator's stunt bill tweaks the press for failing to take the Second Amendment seriously.
The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a cop or the president
The Feds Shouldn't Prosecute Dylann Roof
Redundant charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.
The Secret History of Southern Medical Marijuana
The "lost" medical cannabis laws of the '70s and early '80s
How Common Are Church Arsons?
More common than you probably think, less common than they used to be
The Second Indictment of Dylann Roof Is Worse Than Redundant
New charges against the Charleston shooter highlight the unconstitutional absurdity of the federal hate crime statute.
Why John Houser's Psychiatric Record Did Not Block His Gun Purchase
Under current law, the Louisiana theater shooter was properly cleared.
Feds to File Utterly Irrelevant Hate Crime Charges Against Dylann Roof
He's never getting out state prison, assuming he doesn't get executed.
Why Was Dylann Roof's Gun Purchase Illegal?
Should "unlawful users" of "controlled substances" automatically lose their Second Amendment rights?
What's the Point of Charging Dylann Roof With Hate Crimes?
A federal prosecution would condemn his racism as well as his violence-one reason it's a bad idea.
Gun Rights Benefited Black Americans During the Civil Rights Movement and Still Do
People demand "gun control" while grieving over the racist massacre in Charleston, but gun rights have proven pivotal to black Americans' safety and freedom.
How Protecting Hatred Preserves Freedom
The State is required to protect hate but it has no business expressing opinions on anything-thus it has no business flying the Confederate flag.
Why Disarming the 'Mentally Ill' Is Not a Sensible Response to Mass Shootings
The dragnet would ensnare many harmless people without having a significant impact on gun violence.
