Republican Holdouts
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Republicans are creating a budgetary loophole that will allow Democrats to pass Medicare for All and pretend it costs almost nothing.
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Publicly funded homes in some cities are costing taxpayers more than $1 million per unit, but Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would increase funding for these inefficient projects.
After Vance Boelter allegedly targeted Democrats in an attack, some conservatives jumped to claim that he was actually on the left. Why?
Subsidies inherently skew the market, and farm subsidies are no different.
Some conservatives are embracing the very trends they once mocked—including victimhood, cancel culture, and even struggle sessions.
Fusionism holds that virtue and liberty are mutually reinforcing, and that neither is possible in any lasting or meaningful way without the other.
That total could double if temporary provisions in the bill become permanent, as is likely to happen.
The administration shows no coherent commitment to free market principles and is in fact actively undermining them.
Three libertarians—Dave Smith, J.D. Tuccille, and Liz Wolfe—revisit their reluctant votes for Trump, weighing the promises, chaos, and consequences of his second term so far.
The IGO Anti-Boycott Act would dramatically expand U.S. anti-boycott laws. The House quietly postponed a vote after running into unexpected Republican opposition.
Sen. Rand Paul's attempt to end the non-existent economic emergency failed to pass the Senate on Wednesday night.
How John McClaughry and Karl Hess fought to decentralize power—one from inside the system, one ever further from it
The government currently collects revenue in an arbitrary and distortionary manner, with loopholes that benefit special groups.
The bill faces an uncertain future, but it is a faint glimmer of hope for those hoping to limit executive power over trade.
The Senate minority leader mocked anti-tax, anti-government views held by most Americans.
The GOP faces a choice about how to move forward.
The Austrian economist's principled thought once served as a check on the intellectual right.
The GOP faces a choice about how to move forward.
Democrats seem willing to tolerate a lot to get a larger government, but Republicans aren’t much better.
It tries to offset as much as $4.8 trillion—mostly for tax cut extensions—with only $1.5 trillion in supposed spending reductions.
Almost exactly one year after Congress swore off self-inflicted fiscal crises, we're back to the same tired theatrics.
Not doing so could be harmful for just about everyone.
After a delay, Johnson secured the slimmest of majorities.
The policies pushed by some MAGA Republicans sound a lot like the ideas of socialist Democrats.
Historian David Austin Walsh tries and fails to rebut Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism thesis.
Stop accusing your political opponents of wanting to murder children.
Democrats tend to view the feds favorably but many agencies are under water among Republicans.
It would take nearly $8 trillion in budget cuts merely to stabilize the national debt so it does not grow faster than the economy.
The nominee for attorney general passes the Trump loyalty test, but he lacks relevant experience and has repeatedly demonstrated poor judgment.
Even before the pandemic spending increase, the budget deficit was approaching $1 trillion. The GOP has the chance to embrace fiscal sanity this time if they can find the political will.
Political scientists Hyrum and Verlan Lewis discuss the 2024 election and the power of self-narratives in American politics.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal perfectly demonstrates the shamelessness of those who support ending the filibuster.
If Musk is truly serious about fiscal discipline, he'll advise the president-elect to eschew many of the policies he promised on the campaign trail.
Author and GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini discusses Trump's re-election and the ways in which the party is changing.
From 9/11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis moments keep reshaping the political landscape.
Voters say they want to "stop the madness." Expect the madness to continue.
"It is very smart to be the people who are like, 'We are normal moms and dads who love football, freedom, and faith, and we want to keep your freedoms intact,' " the New York Times contributor tells Reason.
Republican and Democratic coaches take questions from the press on the eve of the 2024 election.
Increasingly like-minded communities make incumbent lawmakers safer than ever.
From taxes to special loans to price gouging, the Trump and Harris campaigns have engaged in a race to see who can pander hardest.
From 9/11 to the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis moments keep reshaping the political landscape.
When your opponents are accusing you of trying to subvert democracy, maybe don't suggest that it "makes a lot of sense" to ignore the will of the voters.
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Drew Johnson wants to help define the post-Trump GOP.
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