A libertarian presidential candidate isn't going to win anyway, so he can afford to say that all taxation is theft, and it isn't the job of a libertarian presidential candidate to cook up new ways to commit theft.

The War on Drugs employs millions - politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, and now the military - that probably couldn't find a place for their dubious talents in a free market, unless they were to sell pencils from a tin cup on street corners.

The first thing you need to know, in order to establish some perspective and avoid panic, is that the violent government excesses we're seeing today are far from unprecedented.

As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear.

I went to government for making these changes. I remember a number of guys among these important figures.

And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.

It's time to review what damage the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission has done to our political system.

I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.