Democratic Platform Attacks Trump for Not Going to War
The Democratic Party wants to outhawk Republicans, denouncing Trump for deescalating with North Korea and Iran.
North Korea
Review: This Netflix Drama Depicts North Korean Refugees' Tribulations
My Name is Loh Kiwan dramatizes the experiences of refugees escaping oppressive regimes.
World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
The Air Force's New Nuclear Missile System Will Now Cost $131.5 Billion
It's just one reason the program should likely be terminated altogether.
Economic Freedom Is Declining in the U.S.
We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we're 25th.
How To Answer North Korea's New Nuclear Taunt
Denuclearization is not possible at any remotely acceptable price, and that may not change for decades to come.
New House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul Is a Standard Old-School Interventionist
Kevin McCarthy's pick to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee evades any post-Trump humbleness in foreign policy.
Congress Spends More on Defense Than the Next 10 Countries Combined
We can't afford to keep funding defense contractors' cost overruns.
Another Round of Coronavirus Lockdowns Might Be Coming. They'll Be Far Less Enforceable Than Before.
Plus: Albuquerque police will no longer respond to some 911 calls, the Federal Reserve creates a perverse incentive for corporations to borrow more heavily, and more...
Trump's Near-Zero Presidency
Judged by his own yardstick, the president has failed because he hasn't delivered on his promises to voters.
Give Nuclear Freeze a Chance
Integrating North Korea into the global economy, not forcing denuclearization, is our best chance at improving ordinary citizens’ quality of life.
No Deal for Trump in North Korea: Reason Roundup
Plus: a disturbing DOJ report on juvenile immigrant detention, and National Review & Weekly Standard alums launch a new media company
Inside the Sheer Bonkers Nuttiness of North Korea's Kim Dynasty
If they weren't a family of ruthlessly violent dictators, they'd be a reality television show.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Is the Imp Whispering 'War' in President Trump's Ear
Technically he's been yelling it at all of us for years now.
Trump Blames Trade War for Breakdown of North Korea Nuclear Talks
If only there was something he could do about those tariffs...
On North Korea and Iran, Trump Is Deluding Himself
The president's bluster is harmful for America.
Trump's Foreign Policy: There Is No Good or Bad, Right or Wrong. There Is Only Trump.
Solipsism is his only guiding principle.
The Trump Foreign Policy Doctrine? 'I'm Trump, Bitch'
He celebrates his weak deal with North Korea while tearing up the Iran deal only because Obama signed it
The Most Important Fact About the Singapore Summit
The deescalation we're seeing now is infinitely preferable to the needless escalation we witnessed last summer.
Lindsey Graham Says Only Possible Outcomes From Trump-Kim Talks Are 'Peace or War.' He's Wrong.
Such binary thinking has gotten the United States into trouble in the past. It should be rejected now.
'This Is a New Low…To Separate Mothers from Their Children': Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Congresswoman says asylum seekers are denied 'basic human rights,' abused by Border Patrol.
Trump Will—and Should—Declare the North Korea Summit a Success
Trump may not fly back to Washington with a denuclearization deal in hand, but the summit could still succeed if it breaks the diplomatic ice and reduces the probability of a horrific military calamity.
Surviving the Death of the West: Podcast
Trump disrupts the status quo on trade, diplomacy, North Korea, and pot.
Giuliani and Trump Blunder Toward the North Korea Summit
American national security is in the hands of fools and incompetents.
Trump Just Backed Out of the Nuclear Summit With North Korea: Reason Roundup
Plus: Obamacare premiums rise, Trump praises NFL anthem policy.
Will Iran and North Korea Capitulate to Trump?
Trump's tough talk is likely to backfire.
Trump's North Korea Summit May Not Happen
Kim Jong Un threatens to skip the meeting following joint U.S.-South Korean military drills.
Politics Is Not Pretty: Podcast
Reason editors rate the White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump's nuclear politics, the optics of political summits, and the resuscitation of Zora Neale Hurston.
Expect Trump's North Korea Talks To Be Fruitless
Whatever we get from North Korea, we can expect to pay for in full.
North Korea Claims It Will Suspend Its Nuclear Weapon and Missile Tests
With a meeting between North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Trump on the horizon, North Korean state media also vows the nation will close its current active nuke test site.
Mike Pompeo's Reckless Approach to North Korea Shows Why He Shouldn't Be Secretary of State
Pompeo's past support for regime change, and his current refusal to disavow the idea, disqualify him for the position of America's top diplomat.
Trump Picks John Bolton to Be New National Security Advisor
Non-interventionists, consider yourselves repudiated.
Trump the Wuss
Trump has confirmed over and over that he's a weakling masquerading as a tough guy.
Executing Drug Dealers and Other Trump Punchlines: Podcast
From emulating China to opening up with North Korea, what to do when the president says the damndest things?
Trump Is More Like Recent Presidents Than Anyone Wants To Admit
On trade, foreign policy, and so much more, he's Clinton, Bush, and Obama without the charm and respect. That can be a good thing.
Donald Trump to Become First U.S. President to Meet with North Korean Dictator, and Maybe That's Good
Hawks and anti-Trumpers are going bananas at the news, but a rare lunge for peace sounds more promising than the constant threat of war.
'Peace Through Strength' Is a Racket
The way to achieve peace is not to prepare for war but to reject militarism and empire, and embrace nonintervention.
The Axis of Evil Is Back, and It's Never Going Away
U.S. presidents like to go looking for dragons to slay.
Nuclear Button Bluster Aside, Trump's Intervention Impulses Can Be Curbed
The "bloody nose" strategy favored by some in his administration is extraordinarily reckless.
Stop Making Iran Protests About American Politics: Podcast
Instead of arguing about media coverage and posturing about partisan reactions, maybe focus on sanctions and refugee policy?
Unplugging the Doomsday Machine
Daniel Ellsberg on nukes, leaks, and the lost documents he copied along with the Pentagon Papers
North Korea Threatens Nuclear War 'At Any Moment' As U.S.-South Korea Run Joint Military Drill
The regime says it's not ready for diplomacy until it can hit America's East Coast, but it also claims the entire U.S. mainland is within its range.
Anti-Trump Republicans Need to Re-Examine Their Own Reckless Foreign Policy
Yes, the president is erratic and incompetent. But prominent GOPers like John McCain have been saying crazy things about North Korea and elsewhere for a quarter century
