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Don't Blame Pain Pills For The Opioid Crisis

CHRIS CHRISTIE, THE outgoing governor of New Jersey, has repeatedly told the story of a law school classmate who died of an overdose after getting hooked onoxycodone prescribed for back pain.

From Bork To Willett

Is the conservative legal movement going libertarian?

It's Time To Privatize The V.A.

And a lot of other government functions as well

Now Hiring: Teen Cigarette Narcs

FINDING A JOB as a 16-year-old can be a challenge.

Steve Forbes Talks Shop

A hundred years ago, financial columnist B.C. Forbes started an eponymous business magazine.

Oh, The Places They'll Go —If You Let Go

An economist’s guide to happier, more relaxed parenting

Ye Shall Know Them By Their Debt

DONALD TRUMP CERTAINLY knows how to drive the news cycle.

Global Trade Is Good For Small-Town Manufacturers

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP is nothing if not a protectionist.

Making History Modern

When women bought retro futurism at $4.50 a yard

The FDA Warms To Vaping

IN JULY, THE Food and Drug Administration(FDA) extended the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to seek regulatory approval of their products.

Lionel Shriver Doesn't Care If You Hate Her Sombrero

The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin and The Mandibles pulls no punches when it comes to race, sex, or economics.

Safe Sex, Dangerous State

THE KIDS THESE days are incredibly lame.

Shut Up, Stonewall

In June 1969, patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City clashed with authorities who treated them like degenerate threats to the social fabric.

Are Crusty Boogers Child Abuse

In Scotland, the state becomes mother-in-law in chief.

Yes In My Backyard

San Francisco activists push for more construction in Baghdad by the Bay.

What It's Like To Be In Debt to the State

Inside the lives of five people who have served their time, but are still paying for their crimes.

Seeing Trump On The Silver Screen

What A Face in the Crowd and Meet John Doe tell us about populism, pop culture, and fear.

Will Open Bazaar Succeed Where Silk Road Failed?

A new company looks to erase the limits on what can be bought and sold online.

Go Ahead, Throw Your Vote Away

A math lesson for critics of third-party voters.

When The Supreme Court Blessed The Imperial Presidency

The Story Of How Classical Liberal Justice George Sutherland Enabled Executive Overreach Abroad

bribe bully beg borrow steal

is donald trump a crony capitalist? or is he something worse?

Don't Be Like The Rainbow Fish

LIKE SO MANY of the best socialist products, Marcus Pfister’s The Rainbow Fish has been a runaway capitalist success.

Immunize Your Kids Against Intrusive Government

DO I VACCINATE my son? You bet—and not just against the usual motley mix of physical childhood ailments. Almost every day our homeschooling curriculum offers a boost to his immunity against excessive respect for meddlers and control freaks.

The Case For Sanctions Fails At Every Turn

AS PUNDITS DEBATE how much the Trump administration’s penalties have contributed to Venezuela’s economic crisis and as European governments move forward with a plan to trade with Iran in the face of U.S. sanctions reimposed on the Islamic Republic, it’s time for some calm and straight talk about sanctions.

How To Get Better At Budgets

YOU DON’T HAVE to be an avid consumer of news about the federal government to know that Uncle Sam’s annual budgeting process is a mess.

Deal With The Devil

Libertarian reformers and authoritarian nationalists battle it out to reshape Brazil.

Is Redistricting Depriving Women Of Their Voting Rights?

The Supreme Court weighs in.

Congress Passed The First Step Act. What's The Second Step?

In the waning days of the 115th Congress, the first major criminal justice bill in eight years was passed.

The Twilight Of Asset Forfeiture?

2018 WAS A bad year for civil asset forfeiture, the infamous practice by which police can seize property even if the owner is not charged with a crime.

We Don't Need Soccer Moms - Or Dads, Or Coaches

BETWEEN THE TWO of them, Carlo Celli and Nathan Richardson—both language professors at Bowling Green State University in Ohio—have coached youth soccer for about 30 years.