Currying Favor
Plus: Starlink in Iran, lady activism in Minnesota, and more...
Venezuela
Heating Up
Plus: School integration, retribution for Iran, death to credentialism, and more...
The 6 Ways Trump Tried To Control the Economy Last Week
From defense contracting and mortgage finance to credit, housing, and monetary policy, Trump is leaning heavily on command-and-control economics.
Trump 2.0, Year 1: A Libertarian Nightmare
Trump's second term lurches forward, powered by monarchical authoritarianism
A Breakable Regime
Plus: Wealth tax barely understood by its proponents, Jerome Powell investigated, why sobriety sucks, and more...
The Trump Administration Owns Responsibility for Whatever Comes Next in Venezuela
By deposing Maduro but keeping his brutal regime in power, the U.S. implicitly endorses its crimes.
DHS Says Venezuela Is Safe for Migrants To 'Go Home' to After Maduro's Capture. These Venezuelans Disagree.
Venezuelan nationals interviewed by Reason say they don’t feel safe returning to the country while Maduro’s regime is still in power. “It’s like taking the hood off, but the engine is still running.”
The Media Are Wrong About the ICE Shooting Video
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are back this week to break down how 2026 has somehow already gone off the rails.
Only Time Will Tell
Plus: Zohran's universal child care wins support, Harvard's screwed, Minneapolis won't keep kids in school, and more...
Venezuelan Socialist Regime Announces Release of a 'Number of Important' Political Prisoners
It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.
Trump's Plan for 30 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Oil Doesn't Add Up
The plan is both light on specifics and full of contradictions.
ICE in Minnesota
Plus: Mamdani staffer embroiled in scandal, inside the new food pyramid, Ro Khanna's misstep, and more...
Why the DOJ Has Stopped Describing Maduro as the Head of a Literal Drug Cartel
That embarrassing mistake highlights the slipperiness of Trump's attempts to justify legally dubious policies by invoking the specter of "foreign terrorist organizations."
I Once Supported Regime Change in Iraq. That's Why Venezuela Worries Me.
When we use our military and roll the dice with the fate of nations, the consequences play out in a much longer time frame than social media trends.
Cuba Libre
Plus: Nvidia bootlickers, Yeltsin moments, Trump Tower anti-imperialism, and more...
The 'Law Enforcement' Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Open-Ended License for War
If an indictment is enough to justify military action, why bother seeking congressional approval?
Venezuela's Acting Dictator Is Delcy Rodríguez, a Maduro Regime Ally With a History of Human Rights Violations
Trump chose to work with a sanctioned regime insider rather than the country's elected opposition.
New Vaccine Recommendations
Plus: The difficulties of rebuilding trust in public health, Maduro's arraignment, U.S. threats against Greenland, and more...
What Does It Mean To 'Run' Venezuela?
Plus: Trump’s expanding view of U.S. power abroad, Zohran Mamdani touts the “warmth of collectivism,” and Tim Walz won’t seek reelection
Did Marco Rubio Lie to Congress About Venezuela?
His explanation for why the Trump administration attacked Venezuela without congressional authorization does not stand up to scrutiny.
Regime Changed?
Plus: the illegality of the Maduro raid, the wide open question of what happens next, and more
Americans Are Increasingly Skeptical of Foreign Military Intervention
Nicolás Maduro’s removal should be welcomed by anyone who values liberty. Yet data show Americans—led by the youngest adults—are turning noninterventionist.
Congressional Acquiescence Facilitates Executive Branch Military Adventurism
Here as elsewhere, lethargy in the legislature is no way to counter execss energy in the executive.
Thoughts on the Capture of Maduro and Trump's Attack on Venezuela
Maduro is a brutal dictator who is getting what he deserves. But Trump's actions are still illegal, because lacking proper congressional authorization. Whether they result in a beneficial regime change in Venezuela remains to be seen.
Donald Trump Says the U.S. Will 'Run' Venezuela After Maduro's Ouster
When asked who would be in charge, Trump said: “We’re designating those people.”
Trump Should Have Tried To Get Congressional Authorization If He Wanted To Strike Venezuela and Capture Maduro
The strikes against Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro might be popular or defensible. They were not legal.
3 Areas Where the Courts Pushed Back Against Trump's Attempts To Avoid Judicial Review in 2025
The president asserted broad powers to deport people, impose tariffs, and deploy the National Guard based on his own unilateral determinations.
Here Are 5 Wars Trump Started or Expanded in 2025
The U.S. military is fighting or preparing to fight in more countries than it was when the self-proclaimed "peace president" took office.
From Nixon to Trump, the 'War on Drugs' Has Been a Disaster for Americans' Freedom
The Trump administration's chest-pounding approach is costing lives and eroding freedoms.
Why College Students Prefer Socialism—and Why They're Wrong
When the media say the middle class is in decline, they're technically right—because people are getting richer.
Can J.D. Vance Stop a MAGA Civil War?
Plus: Debating marijuana at Turning Point USA, Massie and Khanna threaten Bondi with contempt over Epstein files, and Minnesota’s welfare fraud case.
Trump Administration Drops Effort to Deport Chinese Dissident Guan Heng to Uganda
This is likely the result of the massive public outcry supporting Guan. But Trump continues to deport other dissidents and victims of persecution back to their oppressors.
Trump Claims He's Turning America Around. He's Really Doubling Down on Executive Overreach.
From immigration crackdowns to trade policy, the Trump administration is increasingly centralizing power in Washington, D.C.
'Now We're the Hottest Country Anywhere in the World': Trump's Blessedly Pointless National Address
Trump announced neither stimulus checks nor war in Venezuela.
Trump's Attempt to Deport Chinese Dissident Guan Heng is Part of an Awful Pattern
The administration has sought to deport numerous dissenters back to their oppressors.
Can't Buy Our Love
Plus: Child care affordability, Venezuela blockade, Israel's plans, and more...
Should Libertarians Support Federal AI Regulation?
Plus: reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University, and the U.S. seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker
Congress Gives the Military $8 Billion More Than It Asked for
The version of the NDAA passed by the House is larger than the administration’s budget request.
Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism?
Plus: War crime allegations against Hegseth, Congress threatens the legal hemp industry, and reflections on the legacy of Tom Stoppard
'Kill Everybody'
Plus: War with Venezuela looms, a National Guard member shot in D.C. dies, and Sean Duffy wants you to stop flying in your pajamas.
Trump's Venezuela Escalation Could Destroy MAGA, Warns Rand Paul
Blowing up boats won’t stop drugs—but it could sink Trump.
Rand Paul: Congress Is 'Afraid of the President'
Sen. Rand Paul explains why he wants the Epstein files released, lays out his case against Trump’s tariffs and military strikes in Venezuela, and argues that he and Rep. Thomas Massie are the last voices in Congress still committed to libertarian ideals.
How the Epstein Files Turned MAGA Against Trump
Plus: Tariff rollbacks and the affordability debate, Trump considers direct talks with Maduro as unauthorized strikes continue, and a listener asks what it would take to move healthcare out of government hands
Britain and Colombia Cut Off U.S. Intelligence Access Over Caribbean Boat Bombings
The two U.S. allies were OK with helping arrest suspected drug smugglers, but not with helping kill them.
Become Ungovernable
Plus: House votes on reopening, affordability crisis discourse, the rise of humanoid robots, and more...
Don't Send Cubans and Venezuelans Back To Suffer Under Communism
Despite Trump promising to stand "with the good people of Cuba and Venezuela," his administration has fast-tracked deportations for victims of communism.
