Lucy Steigerwald
The New Republic
Pennsylvania, United States
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Justin Amash and the Libertarian Future
Donald Trump's Republican Party was unable to change him. But can he change the Republican Party? → Read More
Gitmo Preps for an Upgrade
This monument to the war on terror is still open, and it’s costing taxpayers a fortune. → Read More
The U.S. Needs New Nukes? Really?
Trump adds “tactical” weapons to America’s arsenal. → Read More
What We Don’t Know About U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia and Everywhere Else
The war continues and it's costing lives. → Read More
Americans OK With Leaving Syria and Afghanistan
A new poll finds widespread war-weariness. → Read More
Good News, Ladies! The Military-Industrial Complex Is Ours Now!
No one wants to consider if casually blowing things up is a good idea in the first place. → Read More
If Police Put American Lives Ahead Of Theirs, They'd Hurt Fewer People
Police are not supposed to make sure they get home at any cost, they’re supposed to make sure that we do. Otherwise, what's the point? → Read More
Three Heroes at My Lai
And the price they paid for trying to stop a massacre → Read More
During government shutdowns, look out for Washington Monument Syndrome scare tactics
'Washington Monument Syndrome' is what we call the vindictive cudgel that is first cutting the government stuff that people like. → Read More
'Baby It's Cold Outside' isn't a date rape anthem if you understand its origins
Perhaps we should try to understand the song in its original context before condemning it. → Read More
The Juggalos’ fight for freedom
Forget the alt-lite provocateurs, these clowns are the real deal. → Read More
Jeff Sessions: Feds Have the Right to Seize Your Cash, Property
Expands the controversial federal civil asset forfeiture program. → Read More
9/11 Doesn’t Justify Today’s Wars
Kill the 2001 authorization for war. → Read More
Stop Suggesting Mandatory National Service as a Fix for America’s Problems
There’s a season for it–the thinkpieces, the brave suggestions, the crawling out to the edge of the limb and saying, yes, I have the answer, we should f → Read More
The Feds Are Making It Harder for Local Cops to Seize Private Property
Attorney General Eric Holder is axing a program called Equitable Sharing, dealing a brutal—if not fatal—blow to the system of formalized American police corruption that is civil asset forfeiture. → Read More
Libertarian Debate Was Little-Noticed Breath Of Fresh Air
The frontrunners for the other two political parties are widely loathed. But Libertarian candidates have a chicken-or-egg problem with public attention. → Read More
Legalizing Weed Will Be Like Ending Prohibition
We don’t fully know whether smoking weed in moderation will hurt anyone. But prohibiting it has done more harm than good. → Read More
Prostitution is Just Another Vice—So Legalize It
Prostitution is not sex trafficking, and outlawing it creates more harm than good. → Read More
âEverything We Know About the Stingray, the Cops' Favorite Cell Phone Tracking Tool
The more we learn about these fake cell phone towers that no one wants to talk about, the scarier it gets. → Read More
âThe NYPD Cops Who Went Binge-Drinking with an Alleged Rape Victim Will Keep Their Jobs
The cops' incredibly unprofessional behavior violated departmental rules, but apparently not enough for them to be pushed off the force. → Read More