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The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks

The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery—from faith healing to homeopathy—right into the heart of the American medical establishment. read more »
Is It Finally Time to Get Government Out of the Marriage Business?

Elected officials cannot be fired, which makes it that much harder to hold them accountable. read more »
A Quiet Hero of the 9/11 Attacks Speaks Out

Documentary recounts tale of Marine who braved rubble to rescue cops. read more »
"Hi, I'm President Obama and I'm here in Alaska to help fix the climate."

Will government solutions to global warming be worse than global warming? read more »
Remember the Law Is Only Sacred When It Furthers a Liberal Value

Liberals seem to have no regard for fundamental civil rights, just ones that help their agenda. read more »

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The Alternative Medicine Racket: How the Feds Fund Quacks

The NIH has spent $5.5 billion on bringing quackery—from faith healing to homeopathy—right into the heart of the American medical establishment.

Todd Krainin | 9.04.2015
Is It Finally Time to Get Government Out of the Marriage Business?

Elected officials cannot be fired, which makes it that much harder to hold them accountable.

Stephanie Slade | 9.04.2015

A Quiet Hero of the 9/11 Attacks Speaks Out

Documentary recounts tale of Marine who braved rubble to rescue cops.

Glenn Garvin | 9.04.2015
"Hi, I'm President Obama and I'm here in Alaska to help fix the climate."

Will government solutions to global warming be worse than global warming?

Ronald Bailey | 9.04.2015
Remember the Law Is Only Sacred When It Furthers a Liberal Value

Liberals seem to have no regard for fundamental civil rights, just ones that help their agenda.

David Harsanyi | 9.04.2015
Teen Boy Will Be Charged As Adult For Having Naked Pics of a Minor: Himself

Kafka-esque sexting nightmare

Robby Soave | 9.02.2015
Hope for California Body Camera Bill Fades Amid Special Interest Power

Forget about any civil liberties rebound, you're just California dreamin'.

Steven Greenhut | 9.04.2015
Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Marriage Licenses Found in Contempt, Taken Into Custody (UPDATE II: Clerk Won't Let Deputies Issue Licenses)

Kim Davis stands fast against acknowledging gay couples.

Scott Shackford | 9.03.2015
The Former Prosecutor Who Consistently Gets Criminal Justice Reform Wrong

Former prosecutor Bill Otis has been mistaken over and over again when advising legislators against reducing drug sentences.

Julie Stewart | 9.03.2015

Hillary Clinton's Kinder, Gentler War on Drugs Sounds Like Nixon's

The presumptive Democratic nominee promises to eliminate addiction once and for all.

Jacob Sullum | 9.03.2015
As Republicans Go Batshit on Immigration, Democrats Turn Into Sweet Angels

Both sides have pulled a switcheroo to play identity politics with their base

Shikha Dalmia | 9.03.2015
Immigration and the Constitution

The Constitution does not delegate to the federal government power over immigration, only over naturalization.

Andrew Napolitano | 9.03.2015
Why It's Hard to Trust the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund

When the economy is struggling, more people falsely apply for disability benefits.

Veronique de Rugy | 9.03.2015
Republicans Pander to Racial Fears

The times, they aren't a changin'

Steve Chapman | 9.03.2015
Hillary Clinton Is a Brazen Liar (in 30 Seconds)

"I have said repeatedly that I did not send nor receive classified material."

Matt Welch & Jim Epstein | 9.02.2015
Liberland: A New Nation Founded on "Love and Freedom"

Can a country formed on limited government attain international legitimacy?

Anthony L. Fisher & Matt Welch | 9.02.2015
'Remarks About Physical Appearance' Considered 'Sexual Violence' in Rutgers Student Survey

New study on campus sexual assault suffers same problems that plague so much research on this issue.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.02.2015
Scott Walker's Pandering, Cringe-Worthy Presidential Campaign

He started as a governor running on his accomplishments. He turned into a politician who couldn't describe what he'd do.

Peter Suderman | 9.02.2015
Plastic Bags Are Good for You

What prohibitionists get wrong about one of modernity's greatest inventions

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.01.2015
There's Nothing Mysterious About the Market

The mystery is why we keep letting government get in the way.

John Stossel | 9.02.2015
These Teens Kept Their Sexting Private, But Cops Found Out. Now They Face Sex Offender Registry, Jail.

Is it possible for two teens to sexually exploit each other?

Robby Soave | 9.01.2015
Denver's Unconstitutional Harassment of Jury Nullification Activists

The city treats handing out pamphlets near a courthouse as a crime.

Jacob Sullum | 9.02.2015
Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Charter Schools Have Made Real Improvements

New Orleans students have learned more and they are better-prepared for college and careers than they were before the city's education reform.

Savannah Robinson | 9.02.2015
The Freeman's Max Borders: Libertarians Should Be More Optimistic About the Future

Bitcoin and other disruptive technologies are having an important impact on developing countries.

Alex Manning & Nick Gillespie | 9.01.2015
In Defense of Asian Birth Tourism

Why Jeb Bush should pledge to roll out the welcome mat for them

Shikha Dalmia | 9.01.2015
Culture Warriors Invade Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Mutiny at the Hugo Awards

Cathy Young | 9.01.2015
Republicans LOVE Comparing Immigrants (and Tourists) to FedEx Packages

Anatomy of an authoritarian GOP meme, from Newt Gingrich joke to Chris Christie proposal

Matt Welch | 9.01.2015
Europe's Restrictive Gun Laws Disarm Victims, Not Terrorists

A thriving and unbeatable black market makes weapons available no matter what officials intend.

J.D. Tuccille | 9.01.2015
What the TSA Should Learn from Disney World, But Won't

Compare the lines at the Magic Kingdom with those at the Orlando International Airport and behold the advantage of free markets over government monopolies.

Ira Stoll | 8.31.2015
Cops Shutdown Jerry Seinfeld; What's Up with Lemonade Stands? (Nanny of the Month, Aug ‘15)

Ted Balaker | 8.31.2015
Hot August Fright: The Month Republicans Lost Their Minds Over Immigration

From deporting U.S. citizens to electronically tagging tourists, the top 14 Republican presidential candidates each said something insane about immigration this month

Matt Welch | 8.31.2015
Misleading Data Fuels Campus Rape Terror, But Why Won't Everyone Admit Controversy?

A recent Atlantic article ignores the dispute over David Lisak's serial predator theory.

Robby Soave | 8.31.2015
For Progressives, First Amendment Comes in Second

Many see it as merely a means to certain ends.

A. Barton Hinkle | 8.31.2015
The New Republic Discovers the Libertarian Legal Movement

Libertarians are changing the face of legal conservatism.

Damon Root | 8.31.2015
Gun Myths and the Roanoke Shootings

Time for another round of half-baked statistics.

Steve Chapman | 8.31.2015
A British Lesson on Vaping for the CDC

Tom Frieden should listen to what English public health officials say about e-cigarettes.

Jacob Sullum | 8.31.2015
Prison Nation

How America's incarceration system is like a distinct nation

Daniel J. D'Amico | 8.30.2015
Why Are There Any Jobs Still Left?

Technology eliminates jobs, not work

Ronald Bailey | 8.28.2015
Gov't Tried to Shut Down Rap in Straight Outta Compton, and They're Still Doing It.

Aspiring rappers trying to emulate the success of N.W.A. end up having their rap lyrics used against them in criminal proceedings.

Paul Detrick | 8.28.2015
Scott Walker Thinks He Might Want a Wall on the Canadian Border Too (UPDATE: Or Did He Misunderstand the Question?)

You know, just in case

Jesse Walker | 8.30.2015
Maryland Man Fined $50 for Picking Berries in Park

A Maryland man received a $50 ticket for picking raspberries. The ticket charged him with "destroying/interfering with plants to wit: berries.”

Baylen Linnekin | 8.29.2015
The Muddied Racial Histories of Our American Presidents

The lengthy history of applying the one-drop rule to our chief executive

Charles Paul Freund | 8.28.2015
A Century Later, People Still Want to Unmask Jack the Ripper

Pair of documentaries give their best efforts

Glenn Garvin | 8.28.2015
The Next Front in the War on Religious Freedom

Stop bellyaching about Washington. All the country's best fascists are on your local city council.

David Harsanyi | 8.28.2015
Stop Saying Women Are More Likely Than Men to Be Murdered at Work

Very few people are victims of workplace homicide—and the ones who are are mostly men.

Stephanie Slade | 8.27.2015

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