Legal System

The idea of government as a paternal authority, as a guardian for everybody, is the idea of those who favor socialism.

If Trump really wants to strike a blow against the Washington establishment, he will pardon Edward Snowden.

Mark Thornton joins Paul Molloy to discuss the Drug War and the victories for marijuana-legalization initiatives in the United States this year.

With legalization in California now underway, one in five Americans can legally buy and use marijuana in their home states.

The whistleblower is not a "noble law-breaker" — he is not a law-breaker at all.

In pursuit of further restricting the property rights of gun owners, gun-control advocates often employ these rhetorical tricks.

Un-elected federal bureaucrats have taken extraordinary steps to hobble state efforts to legalize marijuana.

The courts have long sided with the Feds in refusing to enforce gold clauses in private contracts. State governments can undo some of this damage.

In New York, hotel industry groups have successfully lobbied to outlaw their competition.

Federal laws against free association of dairy producers has created a deeply distorted and unresponsive market.