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Where does the conservative commitment to limited government and individual freedom, always more rhetorical than real, finally go to die? One strong candidate is rural America, where Mollie Tibbetts, a [...]

Byline: Nick Gillespie Suspended Milwaukee Brewers' star Ryan Braun isn't stupid. He's driven to gain any real or imagined edge over rivals who are almost certainly using the very drugs [...]

Despite looming deadlines related to budget sequestration and decade-old 'temporary' tax rates that expire at year's end, massive entitlement crises and much more, Congress has effectively stopped work on serious [...]

Barely six months into his presidency, Barack Obama seems to be driving south into that political speed trap known as Carter Country: a sad-sack landscape in which every major initiative [...]

THE Obama administration's drug czar made news last week by saying he wanted to end all loose talk about a 'war on drugs.' 'We're not at war with people in […]

AS WE ALL look forward to more sputtering news conference antics from Sen. Larry Craig , here's hoping that the Idaho politician will eventually draw on traditional Republican principles and [...]

FORGET ABOUT the Baby Boom - that's so 20th century. Start thinking instead of the Longevity Boom - a significant increase not just in the number of years we'll live, [...]

All praise Bill Nye, the Science Guy! A pox upon the Power Rangers! Yet another study, this one conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, […]

OXFORD, Ohio _ The war in Yugoslavia (a war in fact if not in official declaration) has suffered no shortage of casualties, refugees, destruction and overheated, overblown references to Adolf […]

OXFORD, Ohio _ Who could have predicted that 1998 would be the year the baby boomers finally made peace with their parents? The 'younger generation' that made 'The Times They […]

By Nick Gillespie KRF/Global News LOS ANGELES _ The recent flap over illegal drug use by White House staffers is a powerful illustration of how the War On Drugs piety […]

KRT FORUM Nick Gillespie is assistant editor of Reason, a commentary magazine based in Los Angeles. His views are not necessarily those of Knight-Ridder Financial News or its editors. This […]

The article discusses how parents, government agencies, and schools have reacted to bullying in the U.S. The author argues that in the early 21st century, bullying was a significant feature of an American childhood that was being portrayed by many as what the author calls a Hobbesian nightmare that was not reality. The article presents comments from U.S. high school student Aaron Cheese concerning his experiences with bullying.

The article presents an adaptation from the book "The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America" by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch.

The article presents humorous commentary on the decade just passed and offers predictions on issues likely to emerge during the ten years starting with 2010. Concerns will continue to be raised about China's growing economic prowess. Forecasts that global production of petroleum will reach a peak will once more prove false.

The author looks at the Boys Scouts of America youth organization's decision over whether to change its policy prohibiting gay members or leaders, as of 2013, recounting his own childhood experiences in the Boy Scouts and suggesting the organization should adapt and change on this issue.

The author reflects on the irresponsibility of the U.S. government for tackling the fiscal issues of the nation.