Why DOGE Mattered
It didn't meaningfully cut spending or reduce the size of government, but the DOGE project proved that politicians shouldn't be scared of doing those things.
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Ranked Choice Voting Worked in Alaska. Sarah Palin Came to CPAC To Complain About It.
According to a recent report, the system Palin once said was "so weird" that it "results in voter suppression" worked just as well as intended.
At CPAC, Trans Issues Dominated. But Do Voters Care?
While inflammatory comments about "gender ideology" abounded at CPAC, the issue is hardly a top priority for Americans in general.
Conservatives Turn Further Against War—Except Maybe With Mexico
While a conservative skepticism toward military aggression would be welcome, Republican standard-bearers are all too happy to sign off on war powers in other ways.
Inside the Weird World of Niche Conservative Businesses
"The country is that divided," said one business owner. "We kind of want to be with our own people. We want to stick together."
Conservatives at CPAC Criticize—and Misunderstand—Section 230
A senator, a state attorney general, and a former congressman excoriated the law while getting much of it wrong.
Viktor Orbán Flatters Republicans With the Lie That Progressive Liberals and Communists Are 'the Same'
The Hungarian prime minister also makes the historically illiterate claim that Christians can't be racist.
U.S. Conservatives Set To Applaud Viktor Orbán's Paranoid Anti-Americanism
Kleptocratic Hungarian leader, under fire for "mixed race" speech, condemns America for weaponizing energy, antagonizing Russia, and incubating gender "lunacy."
Marco Rubio Accidentally Makes the Case Against Common-Good Conservatism at CPAC
Here’s hoping the Florida senator recognizes threats to freedom when they come from the right as well as the left.
Donald Trump on School Reopening Failures: Joe Biden and Teachers Unions Have Betrayed America's Youth
The former president's wild CPAC speech was full of misleading claims, but he made a valid point about schools.
CPAC Attendees Mocked Coronavirus Fears. Now Some Are Self-Quarantining.
Plus: Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden, when a pandemic hits the prisons, and more...
CPAC Promised To Take on Socialism but Couldn't Even Take on Trump's Spending
There was a deficit of debt talk at the conservative conference.
'Conservatives Will Cease To Exist Online': CPAC Speakers Fret About the Tech Bogeyman
Some panelists at the conservative conference want to give the government more power over social media.
Strange New Respect for…Nancy Pelosi?: Podcast
We live in desperate times when the brake on both Democratic socialism and Republican executive-branch abuse is a 78-year-old San Francisco Democrat.
Trump Vows That an Executive Order on Campus Free Speech Is Coming 'Very Soon'
An official tells Reason that a draft of the EO targets federal grants to universities and colleges.
Trump Just Might Have Won the 2020 Election Today
The president's speech at CPAC was a bedazzling mix of bravado, B.S., humor, and positive vision no Democrat will be able to top.
Why Immigrants at CPAC Like Donald Trump
The president is conflating closing the borders with tightening national security and it seems to be popular with many newcomers.
At CPAC, the Culture War Matters More than Politics or Policy
Even for conservatives who believe in individualism, group identity trumps all.
Sen. Josh Hawley Rails Against 'Big Tech,' Anti-Conservative Bias, and Section 230
"Google and Facebook should not be a law unto themselves. They should not be able to discriminate against conservatives."
Kellyanne Conway Pushes Debunked Myth About Fentanyl-Laced Weed
And no, teens aren't popping random pills at "Skittles parties" either.
Watch the CPAC Crowd Go Wild When Mike Pence Mentions 'Space Force'
Though a "U.S.A." chant didn't really seem to catch on.
Is CPAC Still Whack?
The biggest conservative conference of the year used to be welcoming to libertarians. What about this year?
'What's a Libertarian To Do?': Podcast
Nick Gillespie talks with The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes and Jim Swift about CPAC, the future of the GOP, and why conservatives should be into pot legalization.
Van Jones Praises Conservatives on Criminal Justice Reform: 'You Are Stealing My Issue!'
Overall, CPAC attendees seem enthusiastic about criminal justice reform.
At CPAC, a Pitch to End the Drug War: 'It's a Parkland, Florida, Every Two Days'
There's little discussion of the war on drugs at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Howard Wooldridge wants to change that.
The Oscars Were Awful, CPAC Was Awful. Will Donald Trump's Big Speech Be Awful? [Reason Podcast]
Plus, will the Democrats ever find a pulse again?
Foreign Policy Confusion in the Age of Trump
Foreign policy realism provides a way forward for the U.S. in the world, as seen at CPAC.
A 'Safe Space' for Establishment Conservatism at CPAC 2017
Inside an alternate Republican reality where the alt-right never happened
At CPAC, Trump's Big Government Cult of Personality Body-Snatches Conservative Activists
As long as conservatives are applauding a president like Trump, it's hard to see how libertarians will fit within the GOP, or a gathering like CPAC.
Conservatives Made Their Bed With Milo, Now They Have to Lie In It
Disinviting him from CPAC won't wash their sins.
Hey Donald: You Can Be a Citizen of America *and* a Citizen of the World!
Trump's CPAC speech married the worst tendencies of Republicans and Democrats to tell us all where we can live and what we can buy.
CPAC: Fiorina Offers a Welcome Counterpoint to Trump's View of Small Government Conservatism
Would Fiorina have been a better president than Trump? Who knows. She almost certainly would have been a better advocate for small government.
Feminism Needs Firearms, Say 'Armed and Fabulous' Women of CPAC
"I should be able to save my own life anywhere, anytime."
Nigel Farage Says 2016 Was Victory Over Globalists
Globalization and its benefits are under threat from globalists and populists like Farage.
Trump Vs. Leaks May Be More Important Than Trump Vs. Press
The 'fake news' fight a way to try to downplay embarrassing information coming from within.
Ted Cruz: Republicans Have to Support Asset Forfeiture Reform
Says he can't back criminal justice reform for violent offenders.
When Did WW3 Start? Let's Talk About Sanctuary Cities and the Radical Left Instead
CPAC panel underdelivers.
CPAC Offers Utterly Uninspiring Vision for Millennials
For all the things establishment conservatives think millennials should be against, they have a hard time articulating what young people should be for, and what that has to do with the Republican Party.
CPAC: Betsy DeVos Thinks First Amendment Rights of College Students Are Under Attack
Touts school choice at CPAC talk.
Conservatives Are Finally Feeling Screwed by Milo
That it took them so long to see he is a false anti-PC messiah shows their moral bankruptcy
Will Controversy Kill Milo Yiannopoulos's CPAC Debut? *Update: Yes, He's Uninvited
The Conservative Political Action Conference is already a clown show.
Is There Anything or Anyone for Libertarians at CPAC?
The GOP's nervous breakdown continues apace.
CPAC Attendees Go Wild for Marco Rubio; Not So Hot on Donald Trump
The Florida senator called out the reality star by name on Saturday.
At CPAC, Pro–Criminal Justice Reform and Anti–Death Penalty Activists Make Their Case
Conservatives are no longer monolithic on these issues.
CPAC Panel Says Political Correctness Makes It Harder to Fight Radical Islam
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: 'Political correctness is our weakness.'
