For Libertarians, Election Day Is the Cruelest Day of the Year
There is rarely anyone worth voting for who might actually win in most races. That's got to change.
Donald Trump
5th Circuit Judge James Ho Says a Presidentially Declared 'Invasion' Overrides Birthright Citizenship
The potential SCOTUS nominee qualifies his longstanding position that the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants are citizens under the 14th Amendment.
New Brennan Center Report on Curbing Executive Power
Many of their recommendations are well-taken.
What Will Democrats Do?
Plus: Hackers break into Binance, Harvard student journalists wreck a Trump administration official, and more...
Creating Voter Confusion About Candidates' Names is Bad - But Exploiting Voter Ignorance About Policy Issues is a Much Bigger Problem
Democrats' apparent effort to confuse Alaska voters about candidates' names is reprehensible. But politicians' routine lying and exploitation of ignorance about policy issues is much worse.
Trump's Latest Attempt To Salvage the Midterms: Bribe and Extort the Voters
As the election approaches, it is more clear than ever that the president values loyalty over all else.
Trump's Claims About Noncitizen Voting Are 'Not Credible,' a Federal Judge Says in a Scathing Decision
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter rejected the Justice Department's demand that California officials segregate ballots from 20,000 voters it describes as "likely noncitizens."
ICE is Now Even More Unpopular than the IRS
The agency's growing unpopularity may make it easier to abolish it.
The Failed Indictment of Cassidy Hutchinson Reflects Grand Jury Resistance to Politically Motivated Charges
Rejections of the Trump administration's dubious cases are a striking departure from the historical pattern of deference to federal prosecutors.
Social Security Is Like a Ponzi Scheme. How Do We Fix It?
Today, most of us get back much more than we paid in, and the program's costs exceed its income by billions of dollars.
The Justice Department's 3rd Attempt To Imprison James Comey Stinks of Trump's Desperation for Revenge
Prosecutors allege that the former FBI director illegally disclosed classified information in 2016—an incident that was investigated twice without resulting in charges.
Ken Paxton Survived Indictment, Impeachment, and Scandal. Can He Survive a Senate Race?
The president says Paxton doesn’t dress, talk, or look the part. But the Texas Senate candidate has built a career on a different kind of showmanship.
Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Illegally Federalized National Guard in Los Angeles
The ruling is an important decision on judicial review of executive invocation of emergency powers to use the military for domestic law enforcement.
New Book Says Jared Kushner Funneled Money to Middle East Mercenaries. Kushner Denies It.
Princes and Thieves makes explosive claims about the Trump family’s role in Middle Eastern intrigue.
Trump's Tariffs Are Politically Toxic
Voters hate the tariffs—and elected Republicans aren't even trying to defend the president's signature policy anymore.
Trump Exempts Some Canadian Products From Section 338 Tariffs—But His Illegal Trade War Continues
Courts should still strike down the Section 338 tariffs and import bans that remain in place.
Trump Wants To Force Data Centers To 'Make Their Own Electricity.' Deregulation Would Work Better.
The president joins a long list of politicians who think the government knows best when it comes to data centers.
Trump Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Results Because of Potential Voter "Confusion"
The administration claims voters might be confused between two candidates named "Dan Sullivan."
California Republicans Pushing New Voter ID Law Are Motivated by Trump's 'Stolen Election' Fantasies
Proposition 39's requirements aren't overly obtrusive, only unnecessary.
The Man Who Saved the Internet
Plus: How to be more secure in an age of AI hacking, more Trump administration corruption allegations, Virginia Democrat indicted for marijuana scheme, and more...
FCC Chair Brendan Carr Echoes Trump, Threatens Broadcasters Over 'Fake Polls'
Once again, Carr is playing defense for his boss in a way that would clearly run afoul of the First Amendment.
The Swamp King
Plus: The internet nearly crashed, the White House keeps threatening media outlets for doing their jobs, and more...
Crime Is Down in D.C., but Trump's National Guard Deployment Probably Isn't the Cause
Crime has been dropping nationwide, a trend that started before Trump took office.
Elissa Slotkin and Kara Swisher Want Democrats To Go After MAGA if They Win
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kara Swisher's calls to hold Trump officials accountable if Democrats regain power.
Why I Can't Go Back to Virginia Until It's Named Americaginia
Trump’s quest to rename places may not make us more prosperous. But it’s certainly making America more American in Name Only.
Trump's 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Illegally Rely on a Superseded Statute, a Lawsuit Argues
The import taxes fit a pattern of dubious legal rationales for the president's protectionist policies.
Trump's $8 Billion Diesel Bailout Pays Farmers for a Problem He Created
The new Harvest Fuel Relief program is the latest payment to farmers squeezed by the president’s own war and tariffs.
Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports
The tariffs are illegal for multiple different reasons.
Fans Don't Want a 24-Team College Football Playoff. The NCAA Thinks You'll Watch Anyway.
Plus: NBA restricts problematic bets without needing regulation; the real plan for Trump to profit from East Potomac Golf Course renovation
Trump Slashing Deportation Protections Shows Why Temporary Status Shouldn't Depend on Who's President
President Donald Trump revoked temporary protected status for about 1 million people living in the U.S.
Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.
Trump Loses Yet Another Sanctuary City Case—This Time Against New York City
Like numerous other federal courts in similar cases, this one rule sanctuary cities are protected by the Tenth Amendment.
DOGE Worked? Only If You Grade on a Curve.
Cutting the number of federal employees wasn't the disaster that many critics fretted about, but that wasn't the metric for success.
Even Blue-Collar Workers Have Turned Against Trump's Unpopular Tariffs
A new poll shows that Americans are soundly rejecting the Trump administration's big government policies.
Trump Keeps Coming Up With Legally Dubious Tariff Justifications
Trump launched his third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts ran into legal trouble.
Fusionism and its Limits
Fusionism is far preferable to nationalism and postliberalism. But it has shortcomings of its own, and its political prospects are questionable.
A Trump Appointee Says the President Likely Violated the First Amendment by Banishing Disfavored Journalists
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted a preliminary injunction to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, which Trump banned from the White House because of their "purposely negative stories."
Trump Fired Kimberly Guilfoyle for Influence Peddling That Pales Next to His Presidential Profiteering
If the former ambassador tried to use her office for personal gain, she was only imitating her boss.
TV Networks Protested Press Bans by Declining To Cover Trump. That Might Have Been Illegal, the DOJ Says.
The antitrust investigation adds another layer of bullying to Trump's vendetta against "Fake News Media Outlets."
Inside the Trump Administration's War on The Hague
In the name of national sovereignty, the U.S. government is trying to ban foreign governments—and American citizens—from voluntarily working with a war crimes tribunal.
Trump Has Been Trampling Free Speech for More Than 40 Years—and It Keeps Getting Worse
The president stands out from his modern predecessors by openly displaying his contempt for the First Amendment.
Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show!
Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping.
Treasury Backs Down on Biden-Era Cryptocurrency Surveillance Proposal
It’s a small victory for financial privacy against escalating surveillance.
Trump's 'Free Speech Agenda: Siccing the FBI on Critics, Barring Reporters, and Threatening Broadcasters
GOP's new mantra: "Free speech for me, but not for thee."
J.D. Vance Accidentally Comes Out as a Socialist
At a press conference, the vice president offered a strange new definition of the word. But his full remarks revealed a deeper irony.
Kimberly Guilfoyle's Grift Is at Least as Offensive as Hunter Biden's
The ex-girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. asked a Republican fundraiser to pay off her credit card debt.
Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs
From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.
