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• Does the Paul Ryan Choice Ensure a Real Housing Debate?
  Weighing the records of Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan
  Samuel Staley and Anthony Randazzo
  August 17, 2012
• Surveying the State of Global Freedom
  In 2010, the world stalled on the road to democracy
  Steve Chapman
  December 23, 2011
• Congress Plays Charades with Insider Trading
  STOCK Act gives appearance of crackdown but achieves little
  James Groth
  December 20, 2011
• Keeping Newt Undercover
  America doesn't need Dr. Strangelove dealing with Iran's mad mullahs
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 22, 2011
• Liberal Programs Deserve Blame for Income Inequality
  The Congressional Budget Office documents income gains for everyone, not just the wealthy.
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 8, 2011
• Don't Mind the Gap
  What matters is income mobility, not income inequality.
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 1, 2011
• Rick Perry Makes a Good Plan Sound Bad
  The Texas governor's energy pitch strikes all the wrong notes.
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 25, 2011
• Stop Mortgage Investor Bailouts
  An open letter to Occupy Wall Street
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 21, 2011
• Soak the Rich or Soak the Super Rich?
  Harry Reid's "millionaire' surcharge" is a new move in the old Democratic game of class warfare.
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 18, 2011
• Why Smart Presidents Do Stupid Things
  The GOP's growing anti-intellectualism is a response to intellectuals run amuck.
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 4, 2011
• Unions: The Cause of Michigan's Malaise
  The Great Lakes state's burgeoning right-to-work movement is a backlash against aggressive union demands.
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 27, 2011
• America the Exceptional?
  The 9/11 attacks did not kill liberty in America.
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 13, 2011
• The Watchdog That Didn't Bark
  Obama avoids scrutiny of his respect for civil liberties.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 7, 2011
• How Scared of Terrorism Should You Be?
  Not very. You are four times more likely to be killed by a lightning bolt than by a terror attack.
  Ronald Bailey
  September 6, 2011
• Virginia's Big-Government Conservatism
  Republicans in the Old Dominion hate government regulations—except when they don't.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  September 6, 2011
• What the Left Can Learn From the Tea Party
  Independence, not loyalty, is the way to push Democratic politicians on drug policy, civil liberties, and war.
  Matt Welch
  September 6, 2011
• An Economic Lesson from 9/11
  How capitalism helped save lower Manhattan
  Ira Stoll
  September 6, 2011
• India's Anti-Corruption Protests: All Sound and Fury
  Indian reformers miss an opportunity to address the real causes of corruption.
  September 6, 2011
• State of the Union
  Obama's approval of the American public slips to an all-time low.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  September 2, 2011
• Libertarians Hunt Humans—And Other Tales
  The latest hysterical response to libertarian ideas
  David Harsanyi
  September 2, 2011
• The Gay Marriage Debate
  Why the state should stay out
  John Stossel
  September 1, 2011
• Obama's Jobs Program: If the Choice is Between "Go Big or Go Home," Start Packing Now.
  Rhetoric, reality, and the Great Recession
  Nick Gillespie
  September 1, 2011
• The Conservative Reversal on Science
  Magical thinking is no substitute for verifiable facts.
  Steve Chapman
  September 1, 2011
• You Don't Have To Be “Smart,” Just Right
  Rick Perry’s intelligence isn’t the issue.
  David Harsanyi
  August 31, 2011
• "Mission Accomplished" in Libya?
  The Obama Doctrine is nothing to celebrate.
  Gene Healy
  August 30, 2011
• Michele Bachmann's Unholy Crusade
  The GOP presidential hopeful bashes unauthorized workers.
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 30, 2011
• Hurricane Irene and the Financial Crisis
  Two disasters, partially of the government's own making
  Ira Stoll
  August 29, 2011
• Russia's Struggling Democracy
  Marking the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the USSR
  Cathy Young
  August 25, 2011
• "Victory" in Libya
  Lessons from Obama's war
  Steve Chapman
  August 25, 2011
• Broken Windows Around the World
  The day after the East Coast earthquake, Bastiat's glazier is busy.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  August 24, 2011
• "Science" When It Suits Them
  Forget about creationism and start worrying about the left's faith-based devotion to government.
  David Harsanyi
  August 24, 2011
• Liberating Libya
  Presidential presumption and congressional cowardice lift the limits on military intervention.
  Jacob Sullum
  August 24, 2011
• China Derangement Syndrome
  Once again, an economic yellow peril is exaggerated.
  Ronald Bailey
  August 23, 2011
• The Contradictions of a Conservative
  The good, the bad, and the ugly in Rick Perry's Fed Up
  Gene Healy
  August 23, 2011
• Rick Perry: Economic Wizard?
  The truth about job creation and government spending in the Lone Star state
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 23, 2011
• The Real Hostages
  The trouble with Obama's favorite metaphor
  Ira Stoll
  August 22, 2011
• The Persistence of Fiscal Fantasy
  It's time to get serious about government spending.
  Steve Chapman
  August 22, 2011
• Gary Johnson Bets Big on New Hampshire
  Can a nice guy finish first in the Live Free or Die State?
  Mike Riggs
  August 19, 2011
• Airport Security vs. The Constitution
  Government critics deserve their day in court.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  August 19, 2011
• Rick Perry’s Superficial Extremism
  The Texas governor’s record doesn’t live up to his rhetoric.
  Peter Suderman
  August 19, 2011
• Strict Scrutiny
  ObamaCare and the long slow death of conservative judicial restraint
  Damon W. Root
  August 18, 2011
• The GOP Race Heats Up
  Surveying the 2012 Republican field
  John Stossel
  August 18, 2011
• How Long Will It Take Keynes to Die?
  You won't find out by reading America's newspaper of record.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  August 17, 2011
• Obama's Department of Failed Ideas
  The White House struggles against economic reality.
  David Harsanyi
  August 17, 2011
• Nixon's Big Government Legacy
  Remembering Richard Nixon's wage and price controls
  Gene Healy
  August 16, 2011
• The Clock Is Ticking
  We keep hearing that now is not the time for partisan politics. When would be a good time?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  August 16, 2011
• The Religious Test
  How will religion affect the 2012 presidential election?
  Ira Stoll
  August 15, 2011
• The Riot Act
  The media demonizes the Tea Party while making excuses for the British rioters.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  August 15, 2011
• Why Obama Looks So Bad
  It's the economy, stupid.
  Steve Chapman
  August 15, 2011
• Getting a Beer in Iowa Is Tougher Than You Think
  The Ames straw poll is on Saturday. You probably need a drink.
  Harry Graver
  August 12, 2011
• What Would You Do to Improve Job Growth?
  Reason asks economists, writers, and wonks for real ways to increase job growth
  Jeffrey Miron, Allan Meltzer, Walter Olson, Alex Tabarrok, Lucy Steigerwald, Robert Higgs, Amity Shlaes, Donald J. Boudreaux, Bruce Bartlett, John Berlau, Ira Stoll, Peter Schiff, Fred Smith, Deirdre McCloskey, John Stossel and Bryan Caplan
  August 12, 2011
• Michele Bachmann Finds Fortune's Favor
  At least one person is happy about the downgrade
  Steve Chapman
  August 11, 2011
• Two Types of Crazy
  The downgrade of America's credit rating reveals the nation's long-term fiscal insanity.
  Peter Suderman
  August 10, 2011
• The Crumbling Cult of Obama
  Sorry guys, there are no more kings
  David Harsanyi
  August 10, 2011
• Conflict Oil or Canadian Oil?
  A second dispatch from Alberta's oil sands.
  Ronald Bailey
  August 10, 2011
• The Great 9/11 Dust Debate
  Science finds no link between WTC dust and cancer. Politicians want to pay for treatment anyway.
  Jeff Stier
  August 9, 2011
• Obamaphiles Still Longing for Camelot
  Despite setbacks, failures, and outright betrayals, Obamaphiles in the intelligentsia are finding it hard to fall out of love with "the One"
  Gene Healy
  August 9, 2011
• Al Qaeda Psychos Butcher Newspaper Staff!
  Tea Party terrorists on the loose
  A. Barton Hinkle
  August 9, 2011
• Fiscal Hawks vs. Defense Hawks
  The potential defense cuts in the debt deal spell the beginning of the end of the neoconservative military agenda
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 9, 2011
• Obama Gets a Blank Check for Endless War
  Record numbers of U.S. troops are dying under Obama, but the anti-war movement is nowhere to be found.
  Ira Stoll
  August 8, 2011
• Flights from Nowhere
  Why does a flight from Ely, Nevada, to Denver cost taxpayers $3,720?
  Steve Chapman
  August 8, 2011
• Breivik and the Anti-Zionist Smear
  The Norway terrorist was no friend of Israel
  Cathy Young
  August 5, 2011
• The War of the Debt-Ceiling Analogies
  Politicians quibble while real disaster looms
  Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
  August 4, 2011
• Balancing the Budget
  It's time to get serious about cutting government spending.
  John Stossel
  August 4, 2011
• Phony Federalism
  The Republican Party is a fickle friend to the 10th Amendment.
  Steve Chapman
  August 4, 2011
• Do the Terrorists Win If We Balance the Budget?
  The debt ceiling debate takes an ugly turn.
  David Harsanyi
  August 3, 2011
• Kinda Cuts
  Where are these government-slashing Republicans I keep hearing about?
  Jacob Sullum
  August 3, 2011
• Where Are the Reality-Based Candidates?
  Surveying the 2012 Republican presidential field
  Gene Healy
  August 2, 2011
• We're from the Government and We're Here to Help
  The government created our current health care mess. So why do progressives want to give the state more control?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  August 2, 2011
• Obama's Top Four Power Grabs
  The president stretches executive power to expand the warfare state and the regulatory state.
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 2, 2011
• Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
  The real political debate is between optimists and pessimists.
  Ira Stoll
  August 1, 2011
• Why Art Failed Us After 9/11
  Trying to make sense of senselessness
  Nick Gillespie
  August 1, 2011
• Washington's Budget Theater
  Spending cuts and the debt
  Steve Chapman
  August 1, 2011
• Rick Perry’s Fair-Weather Federalism
  The Texas governor backtracks on his 10th Amendment support for New York's gay marriage law.
  Mike Riggs
  July 29, 2011
• Too Cute to Fail?
  Surveying the 2012 Republican presidential field
  Terry Michael
  July 29, 2011
• What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us
  Setting the historical record straight
  John Stossel
  July 28, 2011
• The Danger of Snap Judgments
  Lessons from the Norway attacks
  Cathy Young
  July 28, 2011
• Obama the Immoderate
  The facade of our supposedly temperate and judicious leader falls for good.
  David Harsanyi
  July 27, 2011
• Cannabis Capitulation
  The marijuana exception to Jan Brewer's federalism
  Jacob Sullum
  July 27, 2011
• Lessons from Norway's Horror
  Don't use a tragedy to score partisan points.
  Gene Healy
  July 26, 2011
• Is the Tea Party Crazy or Just Nuts?
  The media praises far-left politicians while demonizing advocates of limited government.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  July 26, 2011
• Five Facts About the Debt
  Setting the economic record straight.
  Ira Stoll
  July 25, 2011
• The Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
  The feds erect a bureaucracy to combat a questionable threat.
  Jerry Brito and Tate Watkins
  July 25, 2011
• 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
• The Obsolete Alliance
  Has NATO outlived its usefulness?
  Steve Chapman
  June 20, 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
• Republicans vs. the Environment
  Does the GOP have any solutions for environmental problems?
  Steve Chapman
  June 16, 2011
• Less Time, Less Crime
  Conservatives lead a movement toward “tough and smart” sentencing policies.
  Julie Stewart
  June 15, 2011
• Unfair Labor Practices
  Boeing gets hauled before the National Labor Relations Board for opening a new plant in a business-friendly state
  Damon W. Root
  June 15, 2011
• What Would Ayn Rand Do?
  Religious conservatives have plenty to learn from the Objectivist author.
  David Harsanyi
  June 15, 2011
• The Price of Prohibition
  Forty years after Nixon declared war on drugs, it's time to give peace a chance.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 15, 2011
• Perverted Justice
  Sex offender laws represent the triumph of outrage over reason.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 14, 2011
• Obama's War on the Rule of Law
  The Bush administration's worst policies live on in Obama's White House.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  June 14, 2011
• Medicare's Least Bad Fix
  Why RyanCare beats ObamaCare in a knockout
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 14, 2011
• The Guilt Market
  Criminal snitching threatens the integrity of the justice system.
  Alexandra Natapoff
  June 13, 2011
• Muddled Masses
  The immigration detention system treats suspected illegal aliens like criminals, but with fewer rights.
  Jesse James DeConto
  June 13, 2011
• Obama and the Pursuit of Endless War
  There's nothing humble about the president's foreign policy.
  Steve Chapman
  June 13, 2011
• That ’80s Show
  Did Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox invent modern individualism?
  Jesse Walker
  June 10, 2011
• Tolerance for Me But Not for Thee
  Freedom of association includes the right to discriminate.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  June 10, 2011
• Ron Paul’s Radical Vision
  The libertarian Republican warns of impending disaster, reaches out to the left, and prepares for a presidential campaign.
  Brian Doherty
  June 9, 2011
• The Persecution of John Edwards
  The only thing worse than Edwards’ ugly behavior is the government’s effort to put him in jail for it.
  Steve Chapman
  June 9, 2011
• The Trouble with ObamaCare
  Counting the problems with the president's health care plan
  David Harsanyi
  June 8, 2011
• The Lessons of Weinergate
  Politicians are less responsible and much dumber than those they seek to rule.
  Gene Healy
  June 7, 2011
• Locked Up, Locked Out
  The social costs of incarceration
  Bruce Western
  June 6, 2011
• The Ends Didn’t Justify the Means
  Our complicity in the devastating war on crime
  Matt Welch
  June 6, 2011
• Planet Burma
  No, global freedom isn't in a free-fall.
  Jesse Walker
  June 3, 2011
• Hayek in Tuscaloosa
  How talk radio, local churches, and concerned citizens spontaneously organized to help tornado victims
  David Beito
  June 3, 2011
• America Pays for Villaraigosa’s Transit Legacy
  You can’t say no to federal funds for L.A.’s empty trains, fake transit hubs, and unfixed potholes.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  June 2, 2011
• Government Against Blacks
  How the state perpetuates poverty
  John Stossel
  June 2, 2011
• David Mamet's Conversion Story
  The Pulitzer-winning playwright explains his turn to the political right
  Kurt Loder
  June 2, 2011
• A War Fit for a King
  Obama's "kinetic military action" in Libya violates the Constitution
  Steve Chapman
  June 2, 2011
• "Buy American" Is Un-American
  We need more competition in the auto industry, not less.
  David Harsanyi
  June 1, 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
• Obama's Imperial Presidency
  Executive power continues to expand.
  Gene Healy
  May 31, 2011
• Big Trouble in Little Hoover
  Why does the nonpartisan, good-government consensus sound so radical?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  May 31, 2011
• The State of Gay Rights
  There's still a rocky road ahead.
  Steve Chapman
  May 26, 2011
• Obama's Success Hinges on Turkey's Upcoming Election
  What the June 12 Turkish elections mean for the Middle East and global finance
  Anthony Randazzo
  May 25, 2011
• There's Something About Marriage
  Is the institution of marriage dying out or simply readjusting?
  David Harsanyi
  May 25, 2011
• Illegal War? Congress Doesn't Care
  Capitol Hill still hasn't authorized Obama's war in Libya.
  Gene Healy
  May 25, 2011
• General Motors Will Never Repay Taxpayers
  Obama's spin on GM's latest profit report is pure baloney
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 24, 2011
• "Everything We Do Has an Unintended Consequence"
  Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson on Obama's Middle East speech, U.S. relations with Israel, and his recent PAC setback.
  Mike Riggs
  May 23, 2011
• The New Goldwater?
  As the GOP presidential field churns, Ron Paul remains Ron Paul.
  Brian Doherty
  May 19, 2011
• Poisonous in Pakistan
  Should America stop providing aid to Pakistan?
  Steve Chapman
  May 19, 2011
• Wither Medicare?
  Newt Gingrich jeopardizes reform by exaggerating small differences.
  Jacob Sullum
  May 18, 2011
• Obama's War on Fun
  The president breathes new life into the Nanny State
  Gene Healy
  May 17, 2011
• The Difference Between a Tax Break and a Subsidy
  Exposing economic confusion on the left and right
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 17, 2011
• Ron Paul: Less Lonely These Days
  Libertarianism is now on the political agenda.
  John Stossel
  May 12, 2011
• How to Spot a Terrorist Mastermind
  Some helpful hints for the Pakistani government
  A. Barton Hinkle
  May 10, 2011
• End the War on Terror
  Why the world fears America more than bin Laden
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 10, 2011
• The Most Interesting Man in the Senate
  Rand Paul reshapes the national debate.
  Matt Welch
  May 9, 2011
• Tortured Logic
  Does the killing of Osama bin Laden vindicate the use of torture?
  Steve Chapman
  May 9, 2011
• Blowback
  America’s costly, counterproductive War on Terror.
  Peter Suderman
  May 6, 2011
• Dead or Alive
  Did the killing of Osama bin Laden violate U.S. law?
  Damon W. Root
  May 5, 2011
• Gas Prices and the Market
  The government's war on speculators won't make gasoline any cheaper.
  John Stossel
  May 5, 2011
• Lessons for Al Qaeda, and For Us
  What Bin Laden's death means for the War on Terror
  Steve Chapman
  May 5, 2011
• Bin Laden and the Budget Debate
  Will the Al Qaeda leader's death impact the unfolding political battles over defense spending and the debt ceiling?
  Anthony Randazzo
  May 4, 2011
• The Cost of Getting Bin Laden
  Lost lives, lost dollars, and lost liberty
  Andrea Millen Rich
  May 4, 2011
• Our Imaginary Debt Ceiling
  Political posturing trumps economic sense.
  David Harsanyi
  May 4, 2011
• No Surrender
  Does Bin Laden's death vindicate Obama's policy of targeted killings?
  Jacob Sullum
  May 4, 2011
• A Pragmatic Champion of Liberty
  Gary Johnson's cross-political appeal will help both the country and the liberty movement.
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 3, 2011
• Reason-Rupe Poll: 96% Worry About Federal Debt, 74% Want Spending Cap...
  And 80% would consider independent/third party candidate in 2012
  Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg
  May 3, 2011
• Why Birtherism Is Here to Stay
  The facts don't matter to conspiracy theorists.
  Steve Chapman
  May 2, 2011
• Ending the Birther Debate
  Why Obama should have ignored the conspiracy theorists
  Michael C. Moynihan
  April 29, 2011
• What's Behind the Birther Nonsense?
  Why conspiracy theories refuse to die
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 29, 2011
• Ron Paul Explores the 2012 Presidential Race
  An interview with the libertarian congressman on the cusp of another GOP presidential run
  Brian Doherty
  April 28, 2011
• Man vs. the State
  Economist Walter E. Williams reflects on his long career battling Jim Crow, big government, and liberal orthodoxy.
  Damon W. Root
  April 28, 2011
• Taking Taxpayers for a Ride
  The trouble with Obama’s Department of Transportation
  Steve Chapman
  April 28, 2011
• “If you focus on the deficit, then tax increases are on the table.”
  Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist on why deficits are a distraction, why Republicans shouldn’t compromise on the budget, and why low taxes are the key to cutting spending.
  Peter Suderman
  April 27, 2011
• Keep Your Hands Off My Drone
  Neoconservatives go ballistic over Obama's sham defense cuts.
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 26, 2011
• Unwelcome Surprises in Libya
  Declaring our intervention in the Maghreb a failure
  Steve Chapman
  April 25, 2011
• The Jubjub Hole
  With apologies to Dr. Seuss
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 22, 2011
• If Washington Is So Great, Let's All Pay for It
  Why should the rich pay the majority of income taxes?
  David Harsanyi
  April 20, 2011
• A Whole Foods Fight in Boston
  Grad students and hipsters protest the organic market, but many Latino residents are happy about the new shopping option and the jobs.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  April 19, 2011
• Why RyanCare Will Fail
  Paul Ryan's budget embraces a fatal premise of the Nanny State
  Shikha Dalmia
  April 19, 2011
• Ending Farm Welfare As We Know It
  Why can't we get rid of agricultural subsidies?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 19, 2011
• Commit Yourself
  Self-control in the age of abundance
  Daniel Akst
  April 18, 2011
• Trump Is a Laughing Matter
  But the bankruptcy of the Republican Party is not.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  April 15, 2011
• The Roots of Racism
  Will we ever get beyond the notion of racial identity?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 15, 2011
• Not So Stagnant
  Are the good times really over for good?
  Brink Lindsey
  April 15, 2011
• Welcome Budget Talk
  What Paul Ryan's plan gets right—and wrong
  John Stossel
  April 14, 2011
• Debt Wrong
  Obama bets that the government can save itself.
  Peter Suderman
  April 14, 2011
• Who's the Extremist?
  Why are liberals demonizing Paul Ryan's budget plan?
  David Harsanyi
  April 13, 2011
• Conservatainment
  The perennial right-wing plot to seize Hollywood from liberals
  Peter Suderman
  April 11, 2011
• Constitutional Refuseniks
  Stewart Rhodes on his controversial group the Oath Keepers and the orders they won't obey
  Radley Balko
  April 11, 2011
• The Imperial President at War
  Barack Obama continues the long, shameful trend of expanding executive power
  Steve Chapman
  April 11, 2011
• Atlas Shrugged: The Movie
  Scenes from the 38-year struggle to film Ayn Rand's famous novel
  Brian Doherty
  April 8, 2011
• Whose Money Is It?
  Not all wealth belongs to Washington
  A. Barton Hinkle
  April 8, 2011
• Free Speech for Terry Jones!
  The idiotic reaction to a lunatic cult leader
  Michael C. Moynihan
  April 7, 2011
• The War in Libya and the "Arab Spring"
  A Reason roundtable
  Michael Totten, Christopher Preble, Jesse Walker, Hussein Ibish, Michael C. Moynihan, Michael Young, Brendan O'Neill and Shaazka Beyerle
  April 7, 2011
• Trust Obama?
  We have to, because his “war powers” have no effective bounds
  Brian Doherty
  April 6, 2011
• Paul Ryan's Budget Plan: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
  Nick Gillespie and Veronique de Rugy
  April 6, 2011
• What's Worse Than 'Ruinous'?
  Paul Ryan's budget plan deserves a serious response from Democrats.
  Jacob Sullum
  April 6, 2011
• It's Hard to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
  The new book Future Babble explains why dart-throwing monkeys are better at predicting the future than most pundits.
  Ronald Bailey
  April 5, 2011
• The Arab Spring
  The Middle East's breathtaking liberalization really isn't about us.
  Matt Welch
  April 5, 2011
• Obama's War of Choice
  Did the president mislead the American people about Libya?
  Steve Chapman
  April 4, 2011
• Oh What a Lovely Budget Item
  For a neocon, fiscal restraint stops at the water's edge.
  Jesse Walker
  April 1, 2011
• Nuclear News Meltdown
  What the media has gotten right—and wrong—about the Japanese nuclear disaster
  S. Robert Lichter
  March 31, 2011
• Students Who Get It!
  College students are rejecting statist dogma and embracing individual liberty
  John Stossel
  March 31, 2011
• Money for Moochers
  Arizona's 'Clean Elections' system is doomed—and for good reason.
  Jacob Sullum
  March 30, 2011
• Obama's Doctrine of Preemptive War
  The "anti-war candidate" puts some multilateral lipstick on George W. Bush's war pig
  Matt Welch
  March 29, 2011
• Theocracy in America
  Should we be more worried about radical Islamists or Christian fundamentalists?
  A. Barton Hinkle
  March 29, 2011
• Obama and the Ghost of '68
  Will liberal voters abandon their president over Libya?
  Steve Chapman
  March 28, 2011
• Lost in Libya
  Obama's quiet war against Qaddafi
  Michael C. Moynihan
  March 25, 2011
• The Fogh of War
  Should the international community get to declare war on America’s behalf?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  March 25, 2011
• Obama's Consistency Problem
  Like George W. Bush, Barack Obama has abandoned his principles while increasing the power of government.
  A. Barton Hinkle
  March 25, 2011
• Obama's Fatal Attraction to War
  George W. Bush and Barack Obama have more in common than we thought.
  Steve Chapman
  March 24, 2011
• A War We Don't Need
  Why is America intervening in a Libyan civil war?
  David Harsanyi
  March 23, 2011
• Obama's War of Choice
  The dangerously open-ended rationale for attacking Libya
  Jacob Sullum
  March 23, 2011
• Government's Work Is Never Done
  The endless expansion of big government
  A. Barton Hinkle
  March 22, 2011
• The Triumph of Politics Over Economics
  David Stockman on TARP, the Fed, Ronald Reagan, and Ron Paul
  Nick Gillespie
  March 21, 2011
• The Business of the Court
  Liberals say the Supreme Court has a pro-corporate bias. Are they right?
  Damon W. Root
  March 18, 2011
• Resilient Japan
  Three lessons from the week's disasters
  Jesse Walker
  March 16, 2011
• U.S. Stung By Latest Undercover Sting
  Exposing the truth about Barack Obama's presidency
  A. Barton Hinkle
  March 15, 2011
• The Loughner Panic
  Breaking down the media/political breakdown over the Tucson massacre
  Nick Gillespie, Jesse Walker, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Brian Doherty, Radley Balko, Ronald Bailey and Jacob Sullum
  March 14, 2011
• The Enemy of My Enemy
  How U.S. foreign policy stifles democracy in the Middle East
  Michael Munger
  March 14, 2011
• Why Gingrich Can't Win
  Newt's delusions of grandeur aren't enough to land him in the White House.
  Steve Chapman
  March 14, 2011
• Atlas Shrugged: Is A (the Movie) Really A (the Novel)?
  The film should please fans, but might not please everyone.
  Brian Doherty
  March 11, 2011
• Who Is the Real Enemy?
  Terrorism, Islam, and the true threat to America
  A. Barton Hinkle
  March 11, 2011
• 3 Essential Facts About the Current Moment: We're Out of Money, The Public Sector is Overpaid, & We Can't Tax Our Way Out of This.
  Nick Gillespie
  March 11, 2011
• To the Shores of Tripoli!
  If we had listened to the interventionists, we would have been at war with Libya long ago.
  Matt Welch
  March 9, 2011
• Tiny Cuts, Big Complaints
  Republicans and Democrats squabble over crumbs as the layer cake of debt keeps rising.
  Jacob Sullum
  March 9, 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
• Has Anybody Seen Jimmy Carter Lately?
  At this point, would America settle for a new 1980s?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  March 4, 2011
• Mitch Daniels' Pot Luck
  The Indiana governor's escape from prison taught him the importance of being tough on drug users.
  Jacob Sullum
  March 2, 2011
• The Political Economy of the End of Tyranny
  Will the recent uprisings succeed?
  Ronald Bailey
  March 1, 2011
• Room for Disagreement on Gay Marriage
  Understanding the White House's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act
  Steve Chapman
  February 28, 2011
• Teaching People Power
  Gene Sharp talks about nonviolent conflict, the Middle East, and why we need to rethink politics
  Jesse Walker
  February 25, 2011
• How Public Employees and Taxpayers Got Scammed
  The politicians are the real problem.
  Steve Chapman
  February 24, 2011
• This Is What a Broke Democracy Looks Like
  Wisconsin, Ron Paul, and the obligation to shrink government by any means necessary
  Brian Doherty
  February 23, 2011
• China’s Beauty Problem
  India’s ugly cities are less cruel to their rural migrants than China’s plush ones
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 23, 2011
• Pennsylvania Railroad
  In the Keystone State's juvenile justice scandal, money changed everything.
  Jacob Sullum
  February 23, 2011
• People Who Live in the Shade
  Revisionist historian Thaddeus Russell on American renegades, delusional socialists, left-libertarians, and Obama fans
  Jesse Walker
  February 22, 2011
• The End of a Libyan Crime Family
  They might hold out temporarily, but it’s over for the Qaddafi clan.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  February 22, 2011
• In the Long Run, Are We All Undead?
  When the zombies come, the neocons will be ready.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  February 18, 2011
• What’s In It for Us?
  Dominoes are falling in the Middle East. They’re just not the right dominoes.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 17, 2011
• Is Seasteading the Future?
  We need all the alternatives to big arthritic government we can get.
  John Stossel
  February 17, 2011
• Mitch Daniels vs. ObamaCare
  Indiana's governor on what's wrong with last year's health care overhaul—and what must be done to fix it.
  Peter Suderman
  February 16, 2011
• Democracy Isn't Enough
  Freedom is more than majority rule.
  David Harsanyi
  February 16, 2011
• Farewell, My Lovely
  How public pensions killed progressive California
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 16, 2011
• Got to Be Free
  Did Bush's foreign policy set the stage for Middle Eastern democracy?
  Jacob Sullum
  February 16, 2011
• What Islamist Terrorist Threat?
  Al Qaeda doesn't have what it takes to hurt America
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 15, 2011
• Sticklers for Procedure
  Ohio's Supreme Court reverses an acquittal in yet another outrageous sex abuse prosecution.
  Radley Balko
  February 14, 2011
• For Chicago Mayor, A Race Against Race
  Understanding the politics of the Windy City
  Steve Chapman
  February 14, 2011
• Are We All Originalists Now?
  The debate over ObamaCare highlights a growing division on the legal left
  Damon W. Root
  February 11, 2011
• Spontaneous Order
  Why the "best and brightest" cannot plan the economy
  John Stossel
  February 10, 2011
• The Constitutional Liberty We Lost
  Legal scholar David Mayer explains why liberty of contract is about more than economics
  Brian Doherty
  February 9, 2011
• The Unseen Consequences of "Green Jobs"
  Will investing in clean energy harm the economy?
  Ronald Bailey
  February 8, 2011
• Bollywood vs. Bin Laden
  The soft power of Indian films takes a hard line against extremism.
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 8, 2011
• The C-Word
  An obsession with corporations is driving the left crazy.
  Matt Welch
  February 7, 2011
• America the Conservative?
  How to understand U.S. politics
  Steve Chapman
  February 7, 2011
• Let Your People Go
  Egypt’s still screwed up. Should the United States take an interest in the outcome?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 3, 2011
• What’s the Matter with Provincetown?
  The Democrats’ two years of control delivered zero social liberalism.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  February 1, 2011
• Man Versus the State
  Economist Walter E. Williams reflects on his long career battling Jim Crow, big government, and liberal orthodoxy
  Damon W. Root
  January 28, 2011
• Education and the State of the Union
  In which Obama rests on his laurels and tells parents and 20-somethings to get their acts together
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  January 27, 2011
• My State of the Union Address
  Let's win the future by cherishing individual liberty
  John Stossel
  January 27, 2011
• The Sorry State of Our Union
  Forget the "Sputnik moment," let's have a "Carter moment"
  Michael C. Moynihan
  January 26, 2011
• We Can’t Win the Future By Repeating the Past
  Obama's uninspired State of the Union Address
  Veronique de Rugy and Nick Gillespie
  January 26, 2011
• When Numbers Get Unserious
  Are substantial budget cuts automatically "untenable"?
  John Stossel
  January 26, 2011
• Islam and the Intolerance Problem
  Comparing the attack on Gabrielle Giffords with the murder of a Pakistani politician
  Cathy Young
  January 25, 2011
• Unpacking Jared Lee Loughner
  If you're the Southern Poverty Law Center, the media will mistake your guesses for gold.
  Jesse Walker
  January 20, 2011
• Will the Republicans Cut Government This Time?
  It's time for the GOP to walk the walk.
  John Stossel
  January 20, 2011
• Labor’s Last Stand?
  A new accounting rule will either sink private-sector unions or trigger the next major bailout.
  Mark Hemingway
  January 18, 2011
• Political Discourse and the Tucson Shootings
  Is this a teachable moment?
  Cathy Young
  January 14, 2011
• Frame On
  What the political class doesn’t get about Jared Lee Loughner.
  Peter Suderman
  January 13, 2011
• Same as the Old Boss?
  Don't count on the GOP to shrink the size of government
  John Stossel
  January 13, 2011
• Why Gun Control (Still) Won't Work
  Restricting the Second Amendment is not the answer to the Tucson shootings.
  Steve Chapman
  January 13, 2011
• This "Conversation" Is a Set-Up
  Political rhetoric is not the problem.
  David Harsanyi
  January 12, 2011
• The Lone Gunman Theory of Legislation
  The perils of letting armed lunatics drive public policy
  Jacob Sullum
  January 12, 2011
• Just Your Typical Would-Be Assassin
  Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner fits the profile of a killer. But not in the way you might think.
  Ronald Bailey
  January 11, 2011
• Hating the "Sinner"
  Gay marriage and social conservatism
  David Harsanyi
  January 11, 2011
• The View From the Sidelines
  The pros and cons of political self-marginalization
  Matt Welch
  January 11, 2011
• The Year in Clemency
  The major pardon and commutation stories of 2010
  Radley Balko
  January 10, 2011
• The Constitution Is Dead
  Long live the Constitution
  David Harsanyi
  January 5, 2011
• Follow the Bouncing Buck
  The year's highlights in blame shifting
  Jacob Sullum
  December 29, 2010
• Uncle Sam Will Help Buy You an Alpaca
  How the government produces negative unintended consequences
  John Stossel
  December 23, 2010
• No Labels, and the Ideology of Post-Ideology
  Why you should reach for your wallet whenever people near power claim to be post-political problem solvers
  Matt Welch
  December 20, 2010
• The First War on Terror
  What the fight against anarchism tells us about the fight against radical Islam
  Brian Doherty
  December 17, 2010
• Face the Flag
  The surprising history of the Pledge of Allegiance
  Greg Beato
  December 16, 2010
• Why Do People Believe in Fantasies?
  It's good to be skeptical. It's really good to be skeptical about government.
  John Stossel
  December 16, 2010
• Feel Free to Label Me
  The absurdity of the "No Labels" movement
  David Harsanyi
  December 15, 2010
• Obama's Obesity War
  It's time for some self-restraint.
  Cathy Young
  December 14, 2010
• Left and Right, Fooled by Obama
  Is the president really a liberal?
  Steve Chapman
  December 13, 2010
• Obama’s Show Trials
  Why prosecute a terrorism suspect if life imprisonment is the only possible outcome?
  Jacob Sullum
  December 9, 2010
• Robert Gates' Inconspicuous Virtues
  Replacing the defense secretary won't be easy
  Steve Chapman
  December 9, 2010
• Laying Cable with Barry and Dub
  If WikiLeaks bores anybody to death, will Julian Assange be guilty of murder?
  Tim Cavanaugh
  December 8, 2010
• And This Is the Thanks Obama Gets?
  Progressives abandon the president
  David Harsanyi
  December 8, 2010
• A Cold War Relic
  Why the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is not a priority
  Cathy Young
  December 7, 2010
• The Permanent Nongoverning Minority
  The 2010 elections showed that unpredictable grassroots politics are here to stay.
  Matt Welch
  December 6, 2010
• The Folly of Attacking Iran
  Haven't we learned anything from the Iraq war?
  Steve Chapman
  December 2, 2010
• End the Lame-Duck Sessions
  It's time to reform Congress.
  David Harsanyi
  December 1, 2010
• The Appearance of Corruption
  Both Theodore Roosevelt and John McCain tried to save their reputations by pushing campaign finance regulations.
  Jacob Sullum
  November 30, 2010
• The Conquering Bureaucracy
  A new history of the FDA shows how regulators entrenched and extended their own power.
  Keith E. Whittington
  November 29, 2010
• Did the Midterms Matter?
  A cynical (or realistic) take on the change in D.C. power.
  Nick Gillespie
  November 29, 2010
• It's About Time We Politicized the Fed
  Monetary policy deserves public scrutiny.
  David Harsanyi
  November 24, 2010
• Dave Nolan, R.I.P.
  Remembering the great libertarian activist and the man who inspired "the world's smallest political quiz"
  Robert Poole
  November 22, 2010
• Will Republicans Get Serious on Spending?
  Don't count on it.
  Steve Chapman
  November 22, 2010
• What Can Rand Paul Do?
  The Tea Party libertarian will likely prove a more effective figurehead than senator.
  Brian Doherty
  November 19, 2010
• The Fitness Divide
  What happened after JFK told America to take a hike
  Greg Beato
  November 12, 2010
• Letting Ex-Cons Vote Is No Crime
  The case for ending felon disenfranchisement
  Steve Chapman
  November 11, 2010
• The Year of YouTube Advertising
  The wildest crop yet of online campaign commercials
  Jesse Walker and Armin Rosen
  November 11, 2010
• Stop Smearing Federalism
  From consumer advocacy to gay marriage, liberals routinely embrace federalism. So why do they keep comparing it to slavery?
  Damon W. Root
  November 10, 2010
• Glenn Beck’s Great Awakening
  Populism, revivals, and goth Americana
  Nick Gillespie
  November 10, 2010
• Can't Buy You Love
  The essential yet limited role of money in politics
  Jacob Sullum
  November 10, 2010
• You Are Now Free to Speak About Politics
  Why do some people fear a less restricted debate?
  Jacob Sullum
  November 9, 2010
• The Great Libertarian Conspiracy
  Democrats campaign against people they don’t understand.
  Matt Welch
  November 8, 2010
• “It’s No Longer a Matter of If, It’s a Matter of When”
  Staying high on marijuana legalization after the defeat of Proposition 19
  Brian Doherty
  November 5, 2010
• Did Freedom Win?
  Shrinking the government means slashing government spending
  John Stossel
  November 4, 2010
• The More Things Change
  Why the Republican victory won't matter
  Steve Chapman
  November 4, 2010
• The Great Rejection
  The election means exactly what you think it means.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  November 3, 2010
• A Vote Against Government
  Understanding the midterm elections
  David Harsanyi
  November 3, 2010
• The Science of Libertarian Morality
  A new social psychology study explores the moral formation of the libertarian personality.
  Ronald Bailey
  November 2, 2010
• Does Barack Obama Inspire Buyer's Remorse?
  Catching up with libertarians who voted for the president.
  November 2, 2010
• Entitlement Reform? Not Their Cup of Tea
  Tea Party candidates are backing off from serious spending cuts
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 1, 2010
• The Media Aren't Liberal
  Prop. 19 highlights the authoritarian tendencies of the mainstream press.
  Radley Balko
  November 1, 2010
• In Washington, Division Can Be a Plus
  The case for divided government
  Steve Chapman
  November 1, 2010
• The Root of All Evil?
  Money won't turn political garbage into gold.
  Terry Michael
  October 29, 2010
• Are We All Friedmanites Now?
  The Fed is using Milton Friedman’s theories to justify gigantic interventions in the world market.
  Penn Bullock
  October 28, 2010
• The Incumbent Protection Racket
  How gerrymandering hurts democracy
  Steve Chapman
  October 28, 2010
• "Secret Money from God Knows Where"
  Campaign cash and finger-pointing in the post-Citizens United era
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  October 27, 2010
• Not Paying Attention? You Wish
  Tea Partiers have their eyes open. That's why they're mad.
  David Harsanyi
  October 27, 2010
• Division Dividends
  Two-party control is better than the alternative, but not much.
  Jacob Sullum
  October 27, 2010
• Will a Republican Congress Knock Science Back Into the Stone Age?
  Predicting the effect of a victory for the G.O.P. "know-nothing flat-earthers" on science policy
  Ronald Bailey
  October 26, 2010
• China Bashing Is for Losers
  Trade sanctions won't heal the American economy
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 26, 2010
• More Democracy, More Incarceration
  The devastating mix of politics and crime policy
  Radley Balko
  October 25, 2010
• Obama's False Alarm on Corporate Electioneering
  Understanding the president's attacks on Citizens United
  Steve Chapman
  October 25, 2010
• The Man Who Could Really Fire Pelosi
  Meet John Dennis, Nancy Pelosi's anti-war, pro-civil liberties, pro-gay rights Republican opponent
  Brian Doherty
  October 22, 2010
• Rahm's Residence and the Appeal of Absent Pols
  Does it matter if politicians live in the places they represent?
  Steve Chapman
  October 21, 2010
• Sacramento Über Alles
  Jerry Brown’s plan to revive California through government alone
  Tim Cavanaugh
  October 20, 2010
• Rise of the Bitter Clingers
  Understanding the Tea Party's appeal
  David Harsanyi
  October 20, 2010
• India Follows China's Sporting Folly
  New Delhi residents need schools and sewers not stadiums and auditoriums.
  Shikha Dalmia
  October 19, 2010
• Two Wars and We Don't Feel a Draft
  The benefits of a volunteer military
  Steve Chapman
  October 18, 2010
• Obama: Don't Bash the Chamber of Commerce
  It's bad history and bad politics.
  Terry Michael
  October 15, 2010
• The Deferential Constitutionalist
  Liberals want a “Scalia of the left” on the Supreme Court. Is Justice Breyer their man?
  Damon W. Root
  October 14, 2010
• Freer Is Better
  Measuring economic liberty around the world.
  John Stossel
  October 14, 2010
• Pandering to Geezers
  It's a bipartisan problem.
  Steve Chapman
  October 14, 2010
• Barack Obama and the Chamber of Secrets
  Who will the Democrats demonize next?
  David Harsanyi
  October 13, 2010
• Logical Farce
  Obama's wild attacks on "foreign money" reek of desperation.
  Jacob Sullum
  October 13, 2010
• Fluidity and Mobility
  It's time to redefine what it means to be middle class.
  Samuel Staley
  October 12, 2010
• The Power Politics of the Prize
  The Nobel has long been about both politics and literature.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  October 8, 2010
• Forced to Be Free
  What anti-TV crusades, the campaign against the “Ground Zero mosque,” and Ayn Rand’s “intellectual heir” have in common with the reform movements of the antebellum era
  Jesse Walker
  October 8, 2010
• Austan Powers
  What we can learn from watching the libertarians-for-Obama Great Economist Hope get caught doing the White House's dirty work in trashing libertarians against Obama
  Matt Welch
  October 8, 2010
• Assassinations Done Wrong
  Obama's troubling embrace of the state secrets doctrin
  David Harsanyi
  October 6, 2010
• A Tale of Two Majorities
  Why the Venezuelan Opposition won the national vote but lost the National Assembly
  Antonio Sosa
  October 4, 2010
• Scary Monsters
  The growth of government threatens freedom much more than mosque-building Muslims do.
  Matt Welch
  October 4, 2010
• eMeg Will Use Skill Set to Dissect California
  Meg Whitman’s plan for the Golden State is too grown-up for its own good
  Tim Cavanaugh
  October 1, 2010
• Holding Justice Kennedy to His Word
  Why the Supreme Court must put a stop to Columbia University's eminent domain abuse.
  Damon W. Root
  September 29, 2010
• Supreme Court Prediction Market
  An interview with FantasySCOTUS.net's Josh Blackman
  Damon W. Root
  September 29, 2010
• Faking the Pledge
  Republican promises of fiscal sobriety ring hollow.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 29, 2010
• Confirmation Theater
  Elena Kagan is set to participate in a confirmation process she once dismissed as a charade
  Radley Balko
  September 28, 2010
• Misbehaving Federal Prosecutors
  A USA Today investigation finds egregious misconduct at the Department of Justice, with few consequences.
  Radley Balko
  September 27, 2010
• Philosophy and Consequences
  Liberty and good public policy are not the same thing.
  Tom Palmer
  September 27, 2010
• Our Non-War Over Islam
  Tolerance and assimilation are the real story.
  Steve Chapman
  September 27, 2010
• Ayn Rand's Revenge
  What Reshma Saujani's insurgent campaign says about the future of New York politics
  John Vaught LaBeaume
  September 23, 2010
• The Battle for the Future
  Combating progressive fairy tales
  John Stossel
  September 23, 2010
• Ad Rage
  Democrats blame the First Amendment for their impending losses.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 22, 2010
• D'Souza to Obama, With Malice
  The president is a Keynesian meddler not a Kenyan anti-colonialist.
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 21, 2010
• Public Employees vs. the Public Will
  Government workers get more powerful as they grow less popular.
  Tim Cavanaugh
  September 21, 2010
• Cuba and the Death of Communism
  Fidel Castro finally admits the obvious.
  Steve Chapman
  September 20, 2010
• Tools for Radicals
  The leftist localism of Saul Alinsky
  Jesse Walker
  September 17, 2010
• Clarence Thomas’ Favorite Anarchist
  The radical anti-statism of Lysander Spooner
  Damon W. Root
  September 16, 2010
• The Tea Party and the Value of Craziness
  Extremism in defense of liberty isn't necessarily a vice.
  Steve Chapman
  September 16, 2010
• Throwing the Bums Out Is Harder Than It Looks
  Despite voter outrage, most congressmen will win re-election.
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  September 15, 2010
• There's No Need to Get Personal
  The GOP's misguided and unnecessary attacks on Obama
  David Harsanyi
  September 15, 2010
• Torture Tort Terror
  Obama uses national security as a cover for violating people's rights.
  Jacob Sullum
  September 15, 2010
• It's Still the War, Stupid!
  How congressional Democrats can save their seats
  Terry Michael
  September 14, 2010
• If Palin Runs for President
  Twitter and Facebook won't help her in the debates.
  Steve Chapman
  September 13, 2010
• Heeding the Sage of Baltimore
  A new edition of H.L. Mencken’s Prejudices captures the legendary journalist at his corrosive best
  Damon W. Root
  September 10, 2010
• What Mayor Daley Left Behind
  Surveying the state of Chicago
  Steve Chapman
  September 9, 2010
• Can You Smell What Obama's Cooking?
  Why the president's new stimulus won't work
  David Harsanyi
  September 8, 2010
• Bullying Busybody for Senate
  How Connecticut's attorney general beat Craigslist into submission
  Jacob Sullum
  September 8, 2010
• The Confrontation
  Drew Carey and Nick Gillespie clash with the Cleveland City Council over Reason Saves Cleveland.
  Nick Gillespie
  September 8, 2010
• Obama Motors' Ill-Timed IPO
  General Motors is going public to boost the Democrats prospects in November, not to protect taxpayers.
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 7, 2010
• Reclaiming Rights
  The never-ending struggle to go about your business without fear of government sanction
  Matt Welch
  September 7, 2010
• From the Killing Fields to the Tea Party
  A Cambodian refugee and self-described Reagan Republican runs for Congress in the Bay State.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  September 3, 2010
• Reflecting on the Iraq War
  It's too early to know history's verdict.
  Cathy Young
  September 3, 2010
• The Ruling Class
  Scenes from the class struggle on the American right
  Jesse Walker
  September 2, 2010
• The Pointless Prosecution of Roger Clemens
  All perjuries are not created equal.
  Steve Chapman
  September 2, 2010
• The State of Iraq
  Nation building might work, but it's not worth it.
  David Harsanyi
  September 1, 2010
• Taking Economic Liberty Seriously
  Does the Constitution protect the right to earn a living?
  Damon W. Root
  August 26, 2010
• Gridlock Is Our Greatest Hope
  The case for divided government
  David Harsanyi
  August 25, 2010
• Guilt by Complication
  The Blagojevich blowout shows a long indictment may signal weakness.
  Jacob Sullum
  August 25, 2010
• Egg Recall Hatches More Regulations
  More FDA regulations don't always mean greater food safety.
  Ronald Bailey
  August 24, 2010
• General Delay-Us
  Will the Afghan mission be over by 2012? Depends on the mission.
  Brian Doherty
  August 19, 2010
• The Next Debate Over the "Ground Zero Mosque"
  Is it bigoted to criticize religion?
  David Harsanyi
  August 18, 2010
• Eye of Newt
  The former House speaker knows a "stealth jihadi" when he sees one
  Jacob Sullum
  August 18, 2010
• Two Cheers for American Tolerance
  The Ground Zero mosque controversy shows that America manages its hatreds better than others
  Shikha Dalmia
  August 17, 2010
• Who's the Radical?
  Extremism on the left and the right
  David Harsanyi
  August 16, 2010
• Is It Crazy to Call Californians Irrational?
  The weak case against gay marriage
  Jacob Sullum
  August 11, 2010
• Born in the U.S.A.
  The misguided movement to strip birthright citizenship from the Constitution
  Damon W. Root
  August 11, 2010
• How Much Government Is Enough?
  An interview with John Samples
  Jeremy Lott
  August 10, 2010
• "Police Officers Don't Check Their Civil Rights at the Station House Door"
  Three law enforcement officials defend the arrest of citizens who record on-duty cops.
  Radley Balko
  August 9, 2010
• The Mosque Controversy and Religious Freedom
  Symbolism and sensitivities do matter.
  Cathy Young
  August 9, 2010
• Overreaching on Gay Marriage
  Voters should decide the future of same-sex marriage—not federal judges.
  Steve Chapman
  August 9, 2010
• Julian Assange, WikiJournalist
  Is the Wikileaks "editor-in-chief" a journalist or an activist? Or both?
  Michael C. Moynihan
  August 6, 2010
• Time for a Divorce
  Why government should get out of the marriage business
  David Harsanyi
  August 6, 2010
• Do Libertarians Belong at Sea?
  The Seasteading Project floats through a second aquatic festival
  Brian Doherty
  August 4, 2010
• Forced to Be Free
  What burqa bans, anti-TV crusades, and Leonard Peikoff have in common with the reform movements of the antebellum era
  Jesse Walker
  July 29, 2010
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell Should Go
  It's time to let gays serve openly in the military
  John Stossel
  July 29, 2010
• The Art of the Unbelievable
  The trouble with Illinois politics
  Steve Chapman
  July 26, 2010
• Hollywood Babylon—For Ugly People
  A week of navel-gazing coverage of Andrew Breitbart, the Journolist, and race
  Michael C. Moynihan
  July 23, 2010
• Repeal Religious Freedom at Ground Zero?
  It's wrong to "refudiate" the First Amendment
  Steve Chapman
  July 22, 2010
• Where Do Libertarians Belong Politically?
  Maybe nowhere
  Brian Doherty
  July 21, 2010
• Obama's Lack of Faith
  It's time to start trusting the American people
  David Harsanyi
  July 21, 2010
• Unions ‘Own the Democratic Party’
  Contrarian author, blogger, and senatorial candidate Mickey Kaus on interest-group politics, immigration, and the Velvet Underground
  Nick Gillespie
  July 19, 2010
• Star Witness Makes a Liar out of Stagliano's Prosecution
  Bombshell testimony from an FBI agent is just the latest travesty in an error-riddled prosecution that should be thrown out of court
  Richard Abowitz
  July 16, 2010
• The Age of Limbaugh
  When politics and popular entertainment collide
  Jesse Walker
  July 16, 2010
• Government Attacks on Freedom
  How petty regulations and "zero tolerance" policies destroy liberty
  John Stossel
  July 15, 2010
• Toy Story 3 and the Tea Party Movement
  How concerns about lost liberty are filtering into mainstream culture.
  David Harsanyi
  July 14, 2010
• Who's Afraid of Federalism?
  Gay marriage and the 10th Amendment
  Jacob Sullum
  July 14, 2010
• Obama’s Immigration Distraction
  Even immigrants are shunning America’s sputtering economy
  Shikha Dalmia
  July 13, 2010
• Closed Court, Miller Time, and Joey Silvera's Solidarity
  Dispatches from the John Stagliano trial
  Richard Abowitz
  July 13, 2010
• Justice for Johannes Mehserle
  The involuntary manslaughter verdict for Oscar Grant's killer may not be popular, but it is appropriate.
  Radley Balko
  July 12, 2010
• The Trial of John Stagliano
  This week's momentous obscenity case shows that Obama's Justice Department is no different than Bush's when it comes to pornographic speech.
  Richard Abowitz
  July 12, 2010
• Where Do Libertarians Belong?
  A reason Debate
  Brink Lindsey, Matt Kibbe and Jonah Goldberg
  July 12, 2010
• Stuck in Afghanistan
  What happened to Obama's Afghan strategy?
  Steve Chapman
  July 12, 2010
• Civil Rights and Armed Self-Defense
  Understanding Clarence Thomas' extraordinary concurring opinion in McDonald v. Chicago
  Damon W. Root
  July 9, 2010
• The Government's Catastrophic Response to the Oil Disaster
  Washington's reaction is causing greater damage than the event itself.
  Jon Basil Utley
  July 9, 2010
• Parasitic Tort Lawyers
  The trouble with trial lawyers
  John Stossel
  July 8, 2010
• Beck U
  The excitable Fox News host goes to college
  Michael C. Moynihan
  July 7, 2010
• Natural Reluctance
  Elena Kagan's disturbing refusal to acknowledge pre-existing rights
  Jacob Sullum
  July 7, 2010
• The Death of Neoliberalism
  Pro-market Democrats disappeared just when we needed them most.
  Matt Welch
  July 6, 2010
• How Republicans Made Their Peace with Sodomy
  The GOP's selective case against judicial activism
  Steve Chapman
  July 5, 2010
• A Dangerous Precedent
  Understanding the stakes in Christian Legal Society v. Hastings
  Cathy Young
  July 2, 2010
• A Propagandist for Oppression
  The sinister nonsense of Oliver Stone's South of the Border
  Antonio Rumbos
  July 1, 2010
• The Aftermath of McDonald v. Chicago
  What's next for gun rights?
  Brian Doherty
  July 1, 2010
• Gun Shy
  Four Supreme Court justices make the case against constitutional rights.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 30, 2010
• Will Elena Kagan Allow Books to be Banned?
  Understanding the Supreme Court nominee’s chilling argument in Citizens United
  Daniel Shuchman
  June 29, 2010
• Don't Nationalize BP
  Big Government is no cure for the failure of Big Oil
  Shikha Dalmia
  June 29, 2010
• Confirmation Theater
  Elena Kagan is set to participate in a confirmation process she once dismissed as a charade
  Radley Balko
  June 28, 2010
• Unfaithful Friend of Liberty
  John Paul Stevens’ spotty record as a defender of individual rights
  Jacob Sullum
  June 28, 2010
• Filling the Stevens Seat
  Justice John Paul Stevens was no friend to economic liberty. Will Elena Kagan be any better?
  Damon W. Root
  June 25, 2010
• Obama Missteps on McChrystal
  Why firing the general is not likely to help.
  Steve Chapman
  June 24, 2010
• Is Obama an Anglophobe?
  The British press certainly thinks so
  Michael C. Moynihan
  June 23, 2010
• Obama, Lord of the Rings
  The Gulf oil spill and the temptations of executive power
  David Harsanyi
  June 23, 2010
• Oil Gushes and Power Rushes
  Obama's "$20 billion shakedown" exemplifies his lawlessness.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 23, 2010
• A Feminist Flare-Up
  Is the "Year of Conservative Women" bad for women?
  Cathy Young
  June 22, 2010
• People of the Book
  Why have libertarians gotten more out of literature than conservatives have?
  Brian Doherty
  June 18, 2010
• As the Spill Expands, So Does Presidential Power
  More fallout from the BP oil spill
  Steve Chapman
  June 17, 2010
• The Vanity Tax
  The trouble with the government's new tax on indoor tanning services
  Greg Beato
  June 17, 2010
• Secret Watchdogs
  WikiLeaks and similar sites are a check on institutional misbehavior.
  Jesse Walker
  June 17, 2010
• Racism, Civil Rights, and Libertarianism
  Lessons from the Rand Paul controversy
  Cathy Young
  June 16, 2010
• Razing Arizona
  The chilling effect of campaign subsidies aimed at equalizing speech
  Jacob Sullum
  June 16, 2010
• Free Speech and Guns
  Legal superstar Eugene Volokh on the Bill of Rights in 2010
  Eugene Volokh
  June 15, 2010
• Ideas Having Sex
  How prosperity and innovation exceeded the expectations of John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith
  Matt Ridley
  June 14, 2010
• Why, Oh, Why Doesn't Obama Save Us?
  Why a president who does too much is far more dangerous than one who does too little
  Steve Chapman
  June 14, 2010
• Free to Choose
  Why did America prosper while most of the world remains poor?
  John Stossel
  June 10, 2010
• A Rotten Bunch
  What is it with the corruption and dishonesty of Illinois politicians?
  Steve Chapman
  June 10, 2010
• Media Matters (To Itself)
  What Helen Thomas's career has to do with the FTC's push to reinvent journalism.
  Peter Suderman
  June 9, 2010
• Why the Helen Thomas Case Makes Me Nervous
  Should a journalist lose her job over an offensive comment?
  David Harsanyi
  June 9, 2010
• License to Kill
  Obama blurs the line between warfare and summary execution.
  Jacob Sullum
  June 9, 2010
• Conservatives v. Libertarians
  The debate over judicial activism divides former allies.
  Damon W. Root
  June 8, 2010
• The ‘Costs’ of Free Speech
  Consequentialism and the First Amendment don’t mix.
  Matt Welch
  June 7, 2010
• Georgia's Russian Problem
  The awesomely awful Stalin Museum and other Georgian delights.
  Michael C. Moynihan
  June 4, 2010
• The Global Grapevine
  Sociologist Gary Alan Fine explains what rumors tell us about America's relationship to globalization
  Brian Doherty
  June 4, 2010
• Fight Bigotry Without Government
  How the free market undermines racism and segregation
  John Stossel
  June 3, 2010
• The Supreme Court Hears the Sounds of Silence
  Why the high court was wrong to limit the scope of the Miranda warning
  Steve Chapman
  June 3, 2010
• Do Liberals Suffer from Arrested Moral Development?
  What 10-year-olds and liberals have in common.
  Ronald Bailey
  June 1, 2010
• The Id and the Odyssey
  The lives and deaths of Dennis Hopper
  Jesse Walker
  June 1, 2010
• Obama’s Glamour Problem
  Former reason editor Virginia Postrel on the economics of health care and the intersection of glamour and politics.
  Ted Balaker
  June 1, 2010
• In Defense of Libertarianism
  An open letter to left-liberals
  Terry Michael
  May 28, 2010
• Fouling the Gulf—And Much More
  Making the worst of a bad situation
  Steve Chapman
  May 27, 2010
• The Rand Paul Distraction
  We've got plenty on our plates without debating the past.
  David Harsanyi
  May 26, 2010
• Paul and the Private Parts
  Bigots are not the only ones hurt by bans on discrimination.
  Jacob Sullum
  May 26, 2010
• Life on the Edge
  Denizens of the periphery find ways to escape the predatory state.
  Tom Palmer
  May 25, 2010
• Unveiling the Truth About Burqa Bans
  In a free society, no one should be forced to integrate
  Steve Chapman
  May 24, 2010
• Everybody Loves Rand
  Can a single Senate candidate be the savior of the small-government movement?
  Brian Doherty
  May 20, 2010
• How Should Justices Judge?
  Striking a balance between liberal and conservative legal theories
  Steve Chapman
  May 20, 2010
• And the Enlightened Tyrants Will Lead Us
  Is freedom getting in the way of progress?
  David Harsanyi
  May 19, 2010
• Rough Ride in the Middle East
  What is America’s role in the Arab civil war?
  Michael Young
  May 18, 2010
• A Libertarian Rebel
  What Ridley Scott's new film gets right about the legend of Robin Hood
  Cathy Young
  May 18, 2010
• Cap and Scam
  The trouble with the new Kerry-Lieberman bill
  David Harsanyi
  May 17, 2010
• Falling For the Myth of Cleggmania
  Why American liberals got the British election so wrong
  Brendan O'Neill
  May 13, 2010
• Elena Kagan on Free Speech, Executive Power, and Judicial Restraint
  Will Obama’s Supreme Court pick show too much deference to the government?
  Damon W. Root
  May 13, 2010
• Congress Accelerates Out of Control
  Understanding that government is not the main source of auto safety improvements
  Steve Chapman
  May 13, 2010
• Txting 2 Cut Gov't
  The GOP launches a new site to allow citizens to vote on defunding pork
  Katherine Mangu-Ward
  May 12, 2010
• There's No Lying in Baseball
  Why ideology should have no place in professional sports
  David Harsanyi
  May 12, 2010
• The Bounds of Silence
  Obama’s Supreme Court pick looks wobbly on freedom of speech.
  Jacob Sullum
  May 12, 2010
• You Don't Know Jack
  What a new documentary gets wrong about Jack Abramoff and the lobbying-industrial complex
  Mark Hemingway
  May 10, 2010
• Paul Ryan: Radical or Sellout?
  The GOP’s rising fiscal policy star is too cautious for radical economic reform yet too radical for his own party.
  Peter Suderman
  May 10, 2010
• Gin, Girls, and Governance
  Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman on personal freedom, free speech, and the state
  Radley Balko
  May 10, 2010
• Notes from the Oslo Freedom Forum
  With Bukovsky, Medvedev, and the exile Chechens
  Michael C. Moynihan
  May 7, 2010
• We Are Out of Money
  American governance won’t begin to inch forward until the political class faces basic facts.
  Matt Welch
  May 7, 2010
• Unpaid Interns Are Exploited?
  How the Labor Department's new rules will interfere with the rights of contract and free association.
  John Stossel
  May 6, 2010
• The Global War on Something
  Lessons from the failed Times Square bombing
  David Harsanyi
  May 5, 2010
• India's Government by Quota
  The affirmative-action plan to eliminate caste discrimination was supposed to last 10 years. Instead it has become a permanent, and divisive, fact of life.
  Shikha Dalmia
  May 4, 2010
• Lies of the Ethics Industry
  How the champions of "good government" suppress speech and sow cynicism
  Terry Michael
  April 30, 2010
• Like Father, Like Son?
  How Ron Paul's foreign policy views are shaping Rand Paul's Senate race.
  W. James Antle, III
  April 29, 2010
• Everyone Prospers With Free Trade
  Why protectionism will only make things worse
  John Stossel
  April 29, 2010
• Meddlers At the Gate
  America needs genuine financial reform, not stale populist rhetoric.
  David Harsanyi
  April 28, 2010
• The Revenge of the Brands
  How corporate America turned Naomi Klein’s anti-branding manifesto on its head
  Andrew Potter
  April 27, 2010
• The American Anti-Revolution
  Revolutionary violence is as American as an apple pie we threw away
  Brian Doherty
  April 23, 2010
• Fit to Judge
  What the Goodwin Liu hearings reveal about the judicial confirmation process
  Damon W. Root
  April 22, 2010
• After Tragedy, Can Russia and Poland Reconcile?
  Why the shocking death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski may have changed everything
  Cathy Young
  April 17, 2010
• The Americanization of British Politics
  A defense of television debates and celebrity endorsements
  Michael C. Moynihan
  April 16, 2010
• 24-Hour Party People
  Scenes from a tax day tea party protest
  David Harsanyi
  April 16, 2010
• From Paris Hilton to John Edwards
  Celebrity sex tapes are the signature art form of our age.
  Greg Beato
  April 16, 2010
• The Senate v. The Constitution
  Preparing for the next Supreme Court confirmation battle
  David Harsanyi
  April 14, 2010
• Unfaithful Friend of Liberty
  John Paul Stevens’ spotty record as a defender of individual rights
  Jacob Sullum
  April 14, 2010
• The Son Also Rises
  Rand Paul’s surprisingly successful campaign for Senate
  W. James Antle, III
  April 13, 2010
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Mixed Record on Civil Liberties
  Stevens wasn't the civil libertarian he's made out to be, but his retirement will still leave the Court more deferential to government power.
  Radley Balko
  April 12, 2010
• Up from Serfdom
  How to restore lost liberties while building on the positive strides America has made since 1776
  Jacob Hornberger
  April 9, 2010
• Injustice System
  Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano on repealing the 17th Amendment, "constitutional activism," and his bestselling new book Lies the Government Told You.
  Damon W. Root
  April 8, 2010
• What Am I?
  Understanding what it means to be a libertarian
  John Stossel
  April 8, 2010
• Nuclear Fantasies and Realities
  The truth about Obama's new policy on nuclear weapons
  Steve Chapman
  April 8, 2010
• Up from Slavery
  There's no such thing as a golden age of lost liberty
  David Boaz
  April 6, 2010
• The 9/14 Presidency
  Barack Obama is operating with the war powers granted George W. Bush three days after the 9/11 attacks.
  Eli Lake
  April 6, 2010
• The NoVa Police Blackout
  Law enforcement agencies in Northern Virginia say you have no right to know what they're doing
  Radley Balko
  April 5, 2010
• Obama's "Unilateral Disarmament" is Neither
  Why the only thing worse than a world with nuclear weapons is a world without them.
  Steve Chapman
  April 5, 2010
• Red America, White Power
  Is the Tea Party movement motivated by race hatred?
  Michael C. Moynihan
  April 1, 2010
• What We Know That Isn't So
  The dangers of junk science
  John Stossel
  April 1, 2010
• Sean Penn, Chavista
  Understanding the Hollywood star's fatuous defense of Hugo Chávez
  Antonio Rumbos
  March 31, 2010
• Obama’s Neverending Afghan Adventure
  If we never quit, then we’ll never leave
  Brian Doherty
  March 31, 2010
• It's Not You, Mitt—It's Me
  The trouble with Mitt Romney
  David Harsanyi
  March 31, 2010
• Ridding the Earth of Nukes, One Treaty at a Time
  President Obama takes significant steps toward global nuclear disarmament
  Ronald Bailey
  March 30, 2010
• An Act of Hubris
  The trouble with ObamaCare
  Cathy Young
  March 30, 2010
• Masters of Distraction
  Are Republicans "aiding and abetting terrorism" against Democrats over the health care bill?
  David Harsanyi
  March 29, 2010
• States' Rights Versus Obamacare
  States look to sue over health care mandates
  Samuel Staley
  March 26, 2010
• How to Oppose ObamaCare
  What critics of the president's health care plan can learn from Gandhi's methods of nonviolent resistance
  Shikha Dalmia
  March 26, 2010
• ACORN's Original Sin
  Critics of the expiring activist group say it was driven by the vision of Saul Alinsky. If only that were true.
  Jesse Walker
  March 26, 2010
• Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act
  How prevailing wage laws benefit unions at the expense of taxpayers
  Damon W. Root
  March 24, 2010
• The Lie of Fiscal Responsibility
  Health care bill worsens nation's financial future
  Peter Suderman
  March 22, 2010
• Education Lessons Are Lost on Obama
  Not every failure occurs in the classroom
  Steve Chapman
  March 22, 2010
• Actually, The Process Does Matter
  Why the Democrats are wrong to "deem and pass" the health care bill
  David Harsanyi
  March 19, 2010
• Louis Brandeis’ Partial Justice
  How the famous jurist shaped—and misshaped—American law
  Damon W. Root
  March 19, 2010
• In for a Dime, In for a Dollar
  Why it's time to change the faces on our money
  Steve Chapman
  March 18, 2010
• The Obama "Narrative" Narrative
  Imagine what the president could do if only he had a better bumper sticker!
  Matt Welch
  March 18, 2010
• Politicians Smother Cities
  How to bring life back to great American cities
  John Stossel
  March 18, 2010
• ‘You Cut Spending’
  Former New Mexico governor and possible presidential candidate Gary Johnson talks about Obamanomics, ending the drug war, and climbing the highest mountains.
  Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch
  March 16, 2010
• Dying People Shouldn't Have to be Beggars
  It's time to consider the economics of organ transplants
  Steve Chapman
  March 15, 2010
• The ObamaCare Quagmire
  Launching an optional war against the American health care system will sink the Democratic Party
  Shikha Dalmia
  March 12, 2010
• Mass. Hysteria
  Scenes from the revolutionary takeover of Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat
  Michael C. Moynihan
  March 12, 2010
• The Children of George Metesky
  Not every terrorist is a product of the left or the right.
  Jesse Walker
  March 10, 2010
• Repeal ObamaCare? Unlikely
  Don't count on the GOP to clean up Obama's health care mess
  David Harsanyi
  March 10, 2010
• Obama and the L-Word
  The president’s habit of telling untruths
  Matt Welch
  March 9, 2010
• A Sorry Complaint About Obama
  Does being American mean never having to say you're sorry?
  Steve Chapman
  March 8, 2010
• Russia's Winter Games of Discontent
  Why the Russians are so upset about the 2010 Winter Olympics
  Cathy Young
  March 5, 2010
• Guns for All, Privileges or Immunities for None
  The hearings in McDonald v. Chicago promise an unrevolutionary victory—but still an important one
  Brian Doherty
  March 4, 2010
• Two Steps Forward, No Steps Back
  The latest version of ObamaCare
  David Harsanyi
  March 3, 2010
• Cap and Trade is Dead
  Long live cap and trade.
  Ronald Bailey
  March 2, 2010
• The Five Varieties of Bad Political Thinking
  Understanding what's wrong with politics today
  Michael Weiss
  March 2, 2010
• A Tale of Two Libertarianisms
  A new book of unpublished critiques by Murray Rothbard reveals a divide in the larger libertarian project
  Brian Doherty
  March 1, 2010
• A Bipartisan Solution to ObamaCare
  Why Republicans should call their own summit
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 26, 2010
• Obama Embraces Nixonomics
  The folly of imposing wage and price controls
  Steve Chapman
  February 25, 2010
• The Paulpocalypse
  A longtime Ron Paul watcher wonders if his CPAC victory is the dawn of a new age, or the beginning of the end
  Brian Doherty
  February 24, 2010
• Fight the Power
  The unfulfilled promise of “constitutional conservatism”
  Jacob Sullum
  February 24, 2010
• Clemency Under Fire
  A parolee turned cop killer sparks an ill-informed debate about pardons and commutations.
  Radley Balko
  February 23, 2010
• A Libyan Charm Offensive
  To the shores of Tripoli with the son of Qaddafi
  Michael C. Moynihan
  February 22, 2010
• Is Texas About To Execute Another Innocent Man?
  State officials would rather kill a prisoner than give him a DNA test.
  Radley Balko
  February 22, 2010
• A Conspiracy So Immense
  What a new history of conspiracy theories tells us about Birthers and Truthers
  Michael C. Moynihan
  February 19, 2010
• The System Isn't Broken
  Partisanship is par for the course
  David Harsanyi
  February 19, 2010
• The Real Reason for Obama's Unpopularity
  Every honeymoon ends
  Steve Chapman
  February 18, 2010
• Congress’ Phony Price Tags
  Legislators have a lousy track record of keeping costs anywhere near their initial projections.
  Veronique de Rugy
  February 16, 2010
• The Presidential Commission on Birth, Death, and the Meaning of Life
  Obama's new bioethics czar just wants us all to get along.
  Ronald Bailey
  February 16, 2010
• The Fable of Market Meritocracy
  Markets don't reward smart people. They reward value.
  Shikha Dalmia
  February 12, 2010
• Who Killed Apartheid?
  Was it the African National Congress' armed struggle that ended white rule in South Africa? Or was it nonviolent civic resistance?
  Jesse Walker
  February 11, 2010
• Palin Exposes the Tea Partiers' True Colors
  Why trading liberty for security is not consistent with a limited government philosophy.
  Steve Chapman
  February 11, 2010
• A Rand Revival
  Understanding the best—and worst—of Ayn Rand's philosophy
  Cathy Young
  February 11, 2010
• Hurtling Down the Road to Serfdom
  Do we want a culture of takers or makers?
  John Stossel
  February 11, 2010
• Back to the Drawing Board
  Democratic fantasies face the bracing slap of reality.
  Matt Welch
  February 8, 2010
• Fiscal Fraud—or Frugality?
  Runaway spending is a bipartisan problem
  Steve Chapman
  February 1, 2010
• Our "So-Called" Leader
  The trouble with Obama's State of the Union
  David Harsanyi
  January 29, 2010
• It's the Economy, Stupid
  Understanding Obama's plummeting approval ratings
  Steve Chapman
  January 28, 2010
• Obama's Rhetorical Retreat
  Has reality finally caught up with the president?
  David Harsanyi
  January 27, 2010
• Advice to Barack Obama by Two People Who Didn't Vote for Him (or John McCain)
  But just might if he ever got serious about governing.
  Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
  January 26, 2010
• Five Reasons Why Libertarians Shouldn't Hate Government
  Plus, Five Big Projects That Went Well and Five That Were Disasters
  William D. Eggers and John O'Leary
  January 13, 2010
• Class War
  How public servants became our masters
  Steven Greenhut
  January 12, 2010

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