The reaction to the recent Osama bin Laden videotape has truly amazed me. To begin with, I was shocked by the way the majority of Americans simply choose to ignore it. Here we are, with people taking their own lives flying planes into our buildings, yet we are too busy watching Law & Order to...

The United States needs to call for an armistice in the war on drugs and move toward legalization. Alarmists argue that drug use would skyrocket, yet numerous reports show that this is not the case. For example, a 1990 U.S. telephone survey of 1,401 adults found that under legalization, 90.4 percent would not try marijuana,...

One of the most ambitious candidates for this year’s presidential election has remained largely unmentioned by the major news networks. Nonetheless, this has not stopped Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik from earning ballot access in at least 48 states (Oklahoma and New Hampshire are being decided in court). In comparison, Ralph Nader is only on the...