Kaci Hickcox Threatens To Sue Maine Authorities Over Ebola Quarantine Order
We may have our first legal challenge to an Ebola quarantine order by tomorrow
Good News On The Ebola Front In The U.S., But The Real Battle Is In Africa
America’s “Patient Zero” doesn’t appear to have spread Ebola very far, but continued vigilance is called for. And, we need to focus on the part of the world where there really is an Ebola Crisis.
Federal Civil Rights Charges Against George Zimmerman Said To Be Off The Table
It appears that there will be no Federal charges against George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin. This is not a surprise.
Supreme Court Allows Changes In Ohio Early Voting To Remain In Effect
The Supreme Court has issued a stay that will allow changes to Ohio’s early voting law to remain in effect for this year’s election. That was the correct decision.
What’s So Great About A “Cashless Economy?”
Electronic payments are convenient but sometimes there’s nothing better than money in your pocket.
Don’t Support the Troops?
Virginia Tech English prof Steven Salaita implores us to “Stop saying ‘support the troops.'”
Finland’s Cardboard Baby Boxes
Finland gives all parents of newborns a cardboard box for their babies to sleep in. No, they’re not homeless.
George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, And The Rules Of Evidence
It’s time to take a look at the pre-trial issues in what is likely to be the trial of the Summer of 2013.
Poor Pay High Taxes, If We Redefine ‘Taxes’
The American tax code contains perverse incentives and barriers to getting out of poverty.
Bootless Homeless Guy Bootless Again
A photograph of a New York cop putting boots on a homeless man went viral. The man remains bootless, however.
Veterans Aren’t Victims
My latest for The Atlantic, “Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans, has posted.
Why Doesn’t The Middle Class Revolt?
Why isn’t the American middle class and working class angrier at the 1 percent?
Shooting Deaths at Occupy Oakland and Occupy Burlington
Details are still sketchy but two men are dead in separate shootings at Occupy Oakland (California) and Occupy Burlington (Vermont).
Occupy Wall Street On The Verge Of Fizzling Out?
As the season changes, the Occupy Wall Street movement seems destined to peter out.
ACORN Behind Occupy Movement, Right Wing Media Charges
Unnamed “sources” claim that ACORN is somehow behind Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots.
Occupy Wall Street Outside The Mainstream?
Does “Occupy Wall Street” really represent the people they claim to be speaking for?
Elizabeth Warren’s Flawed Social Contract
Elizabeth Warren has a deeply flawed view of our social contract.
Despite Controversy And Doubt, Troy Davis Was Executed In Georgia Last Night
The execution of Troy Davis brings back to the forefront the reasons why the death penalty is inherently flawed.
OTB Caption Contest Winners
The GOP Nomination Road Rally Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Debtors Prison for Deadbeat Dads
The Supreme Court will decide whether states may jail parents who fail to make child support payments without providing them an attorney.
Why Are Libertarians So Danged Libertarian?
Wondering why CATO doesn’t rail against big business is like demanding to know why NARAL doesn’t spend more time advocating for the plight of stray cats or why PETA doesn’t seem to care about the homeless.
Jared Loughner And The Sorry State Of Mental Health Care
There’s a lesson to be drawn from the tragedy in Arizona, but it isn’t the one the media is talking about.
Charity Without The Middle Man?
Why not just give poor people money rather than start up big charities?
Fenty Ouster A Black Tea Party
The Tea Party movement and the populist backlash against DC mayor Adrian Fenty are a sign that things are changing so fast that a lot of people simply can’t adjust.
Flood Water Start to Recede in Pakistan
The floodwaters are starting to recede, although the disaster is far from over.
Pakistan’s Floods
The United States has promised $150 million in aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan. Should we have?
