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Tim Pawlenty's Illusion of Dullness
The former Minnesota governor has a solid conservative record.
Steve Chapman
July 25, 2011
Death to the Living Constitution
Can "progressive originalism" become the Next Big Thing on the legal left?
Damon W. Root
July 21, 2011
A Businessman for President?
Herman Cain aims for the White House.
John Stossel
July 21, 2011
The Real Effects of Gambling
Don't believe the hype. The epidemic of pathological gambling is hugely exaggerated.
Steve Chapman
July 21, 2011
When Ignorance Is the Best Excuse
Eric Holder's only defense of the ATF's "Fast and Furious" program is that he didn't know it existed.
Mike Riggs
July 20, 2011
Good Idea, Wrong Time
The trouble with the debt ceiling debate
David Harsanyi
July 20, 2011
The Eternal Fallout Shelter
We’re still living in the wake left by Cold War civil defense hysteria.
Greg Beato
July 20, 2011
Sneak Surrender
McConnell's "Plan B" is a humiliating abdication of legislative responsibility.
Jacob Sullum
July 20, 2011
Return to Normalcy
When Al Qaeda is defeated, can we have our liberties back?
Gene Healy
July 19, 2011
Erasing the "I" from Marriage
Conservative candidates pledge to uphold the Christian version of Shariah.
Shikha Dalmia
July 19, 2011
Fundamentalists vs. the First Amendment
Stop worrying about Shariah. Christian fanatics are the ones using the government to restrict individual liberty.
A. Barton Hinkle
July 19, 2011
The Declaration of Independents
Meet the future of American politics.
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
July 19, 2011
Distorting Reagan's Record
Did Ronald Reagan raise taxes or cut them?
Ira Stoll
July 18, 2011
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
Temptations of Empire
Two new studies reveal the inherent instability of imperialism.
John Payne
July 15, 2011
Fair Tax or Foul?
The promise and peril of changing the way we pay for government
Tim Cavanaugh
July 14, 2011
David Mamet's Right Turn
Why the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright abandoned the left.
John Stossel
July 14, 2011
The Red/Blue Paradox
Why do liberal states give while conservative states take?
Veronique de Rugy
July 14, 2011
The Cautionary Tale of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Understanding the collapsing case against the former I.M.F. chief
Cathy Young
July 13, 2011
Plane Truth
If Obama were serious about tax reform, he'd stop obsessing about corporate jets.
Jacob Sullum
July 13, 2011
The Ultimate Bridge to Nowhere
Saying goodbye to the space program
Gene Healy
July 12, 2011
Cut the Debt By Cutting Government
The first Reason-Rupe Poll shows a country more radical than its politicians.
July 12, 2011
The Day Everything Continued to Change
An overlooked lesson of 9/11: America’s strength is based on dynamism.
Matt Welch
July 11, 2011
The Great Basketball Swindle
A riveting new documentary takes on New York's shameful eminent domain abuse
Damon W. Root
July 11, 2011
Five Uncomfortable Facts About the Wonderful, Horrible Debt-Limit Debate
Don't believe the hype. And it's all hype.
Nick Gillespie
July 8, 2011
Wal-Mart and Gender Discrimination
The Supreme Court revives a longstanding debate about workplace disparities.
Cathy Young
July 8, 2011
The Price of Big Government
Do the benefits ever outweigh the costs?
A. Barton Hinkle
July 8, 2011
The Turkish Model and Jasmine Revolution
Turkey is not a perfect blueprint for Arab nations seeking reform
Amanda L. Patterson and Anthony Randazzo
July 7, 2011
Romney Strikes a Blow Against Romney
Why does the Republican presidential hopeful keep contradicting himself?
Steve Chapman
July 7, 2011
The Week of Lying Dangerously
Obama displays a Clintonian desire to have things both ways.
Jacob Sullum
July 6, 2011
The Pernicious Perp Walk
What the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case reveals about spotlight-hungry prosecutors
Gene Healy
July 5, 2011
Give Peace a Chance
Why does the media keep downplaying the violence at left-wing protests?
A. Barton Hinkle
July 5, 2011
The Devil’s Bargain
How plea agreements, never contemplated by the Framers, undermine justice
Tim Lynch
July 5, 2011
Free Trade, Without Apologies
The benefits of unfettered global capitalism
Steve Chapman
July 4, 2011
A July 4th Postcard to the President
Is there a way forward for America?
Terry Michael
July 1, 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
A New Day in Politics
How libertarianism can fix what's wrong with America
John Stossel
June 30, 2011
Elena Bonner's Rich Legacy
Remembering the life and accomplishments of a Soviet dissident
Cathy Young
June 28, 2011
All in the Gay Family
Same-sex marriage existed long before it was legalized.
Jesse Walker
June 27, 2011
The Return of E-Verify
State governments embrace a dangerous employment verification database.
Mike Riggs
June 23, 2011
Who Is Gary Johnson?
What the libertarian Republican brings to the 2012 race
John Stossel
June 23, 2011
Another Texas Republican for President?
Why Rick Perry could be a serious contender for the White House
Steve Chapman
June 23, 2011
No, Senator, They're Not Isolationists
What’s wrong with the GOP criticizing Obama’s undeclared war?
David Harsanyi
June 22, 2011
Margarine Bootleggers Sent to Federal Prison
...and other stories of what happens when the government plays with your food.
Katherine Mangu-Ward
June 22, 2011
War Counsel
Obama shops for Libya advice that lets him ignore the law.
Jacob Sullum
June 22, 2011
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
The peril of vague criminal statutes
Harvey Silverglate
June 21, 2011
Harold Koh Is the Gollum of Foggy Bottom
What Obama's undeclared war in Libya reveals about the corrupting effects of power
Gene Healy
June 21, 2011
It's Not the Oil, Stupid
Humanitarian concerns are driving America's involvement in Libya
Shikha Dalmia
June 21, 2011
Rape Factories
Why is the government doing so little to end sexual assault in prisons?
Lovisa Stannow
June 20, 2011