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Fear of a Muslim America
In the fight against radical Islam, conservatives are trying to limit the property and speech rights of peaceful American Muslims.
Cathy Young
July 18, 2011
Kody Brown and His Four "Wives"
Do anti-polygamy laws violate the Constitution?
Steve Chapman
July 14, 2011
Minnesota's Misguided Cigarette Tax
Minnesota failed to fix its budget with a cigarette tax in 2005. And the state will fail if tries again.
Anthony Randazzo and Carson Bruno
July 8, 2011
Smoked Out
Arizona’s unfortunate reliance on tobacco industry revenues to fund health insurance.
Peter Suderman
July 6, 2011
Unsafe at Any Speed
The government’s fuel-economy standards should come with a warning label.
A. Barton Hinkle
July 1, 2011
Stephen Colbert Lampoons the First Amendment
The Comedy Central host receives government approval to form a political action committee.
Jeff Patch
June 30, 2011
Nanny State Propaganda
How long before the government places graphic warning labels on junk food?
A. Barton Hinkle
June 29, 2011
Big Daddy
The government should let parents regulate their children's entertainment.
Jacob Sullum
June 29, 2011
All in the Gay Family
Same-sex marriage existed long before it was legalized.
Jesse Walker
June 27, 2011
Big Government Gets Ugly
Why the new cigarette warning labels won't stop people from smoking
Steve Chapman
June 27, 2011
Local Government Meets the New Media
Steven Titch
June 24, 2011, 1:27pm
A Disgusting Act of Censorship
The British Board of Film Classification freaks out over The Human Centipede II
Brendan O'Neill
June 24, 2011
A Suicide Pact
Can the U.S. afford the Bill of Rights?
A. Barton Hinkle
June 17, 2011
Fatma Caught Between Secularism and Liberalization
What the re-elected Turkish government should do about its headscarf ban
Stephanie Brewster and Anthony Randazzo
June 17, 2011
Tolerance for Me But Not for Thee
Freedom of association includes the right to discriminate.
A. Barton Hinkle
June 10, 2011
Ends and Means
Suicide is not a medical procedure.
Jacob Sullum
June 8, 2011
The Right To Be a Jerk
The First Amendment protects ugly speech.
A. Barton Hinkle
June 3, 2011
Wait and Hurry Up
The artificial panic behind the rush to extend the PATRIOT Act
Jacob Sullum
June 1, 2011
Does Disease Cause Autocracy?
New studies say that lowering the rate of infection helps lead to political liberalization.
Ronald Bailey
May 31, 2011
The State of Gay Rights
There's still a rocky road ahead.
Steve Chapman
May 26, 2011
Big Brother Is Watching You
Overreaching law enforcement puts privacy rights at risk.
A. Barton Hinkle
May 25, 2011
Moralizing Against McDonald's
The clownish antics of nanny state busybodies
Steve Chapman
May 23, 2011
Radar Love
The changing status of the radar detector in a hyper-surveilled world
Greg Beato
May 18, 2011
Obama's War on Fun
The president breathes new life into the Nanny State
Gene Healy
May 17, 2011
Louisiana HB 63 Goes Up In Smoke
Harris Kenny
May 16, 2011, 7:00pm
The Cost of Getting Bin Laden
Lost lives, lost dollars, and lost liberty
Andrea Millen Rich
May 4, 2011
Citing "Wrong Door" Cases, Judge Blocks Use of IP Addresses to Identify Individuals
Steven Titch
May 3, 2011, 12:05pm
Government Creates Poverty
Freedom leads to prosperity.
John Stossel
April 28, 2011
White House Takes Wrong Side on Police GPS Tracking
Steven Titch
April 25, 2011, 12:24pm
Watch the Watchmen
It shouldn't be a crime to record the cops.
John Stossel
April 21, 2011
Posturing Against Pornography
The government should stop trying to censor the Internet.
Steve Chapman
April 21, 2011
Poker Bars
Why should anyone go to prison for helping people play cards?
Jacob Sullum
April 20, 2011
Taxes Inducing Black Market Trade for Cigarettes
Harris Kenny
April 19, 2011, 2:10pm
Commit Yourself
Self-control in the age of abundance
Daniel Akst
April 18, 2011
It's a Mad, Mad World
Self-censorship and political correctness at Robert Morris University
Brendan O'Neill
April 15, 2011
Too Much Information
Conservatives should use state open records laws to go after the government, not individuals.
Shikha Dalmia
April 12, 2011
Constitutional Refuseniks
Stewart Rhodes on his controversial group the Oath Keepers and the orders they won't obey
Radley Balko
April 11, 2011
Free Speech for Terry Jones!
The idiotic reaction to a lunatic cult leader
Michael C. Moynihan
April 7, 2011
Gun Owners Have a Right to Privacy
The government has no business infringing on our Second Amendment rights.
John Stossel
April 7, 2011
Casinos Can’t Beat Online Poker, So They Join It
Steven Titch
April 1, 2011, 1:12pm
The Unconcealed Truth About Carrying Guns
What the gun control lobby doesn't want you to know
Steve Chapman
March 31, 2011
Fortune-Tellers in Salem, Mass. Didn't Foresee Greater Competition from Lifting Licensing Restrictions
Adam Summers
March 30, 2011, 6:46pm
Money for Moochers
Arizona's 'Clean Elections' system is doomed—and for good reason.
Jacob Sullum
March 30, 2011
Hypocritical Bureaucrats Stifle Entrepreneurship in Colorado
Harris Kenny
March 24, 2011, 9:07pm
The Loughner Panic
Breaking down the media/political breakdown over the Tucson massacre
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Brian Doherty, Radley Balko, Ronald Bailey, Jacob Sullum, Nick Gillespie and Jesse Walker
March 14, 2011
Google Deconstructed
Steven Titch
March 11, 2011, 12:44pm
The Lobster Underground
Food vendors vs. the state
Baylen Linnekin
March 10, 2011
Against ‘Incitement’
Political speech doesn’t kill people, people kill people
Matt Welch
March 7, 2011
Leviathan's Lawyers
Obama's stand against DOMA raises the question: Why don't presidents stick up for the Constitution more often?
Radley Balko
March 7, 2011
Does Federal Law Trump an Oath to the Constitution?
Obama’s decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act follows conservative precedent.
Damon W. Root
March 2, 2011