Foreign Policy

Politics

U.S. Sends Warship to Black Sea, Says Russia Hasn't Pulled Troops Yet

Zenon Evans | 5.21.2014 1:50 PM

Foreign Policy

Study Finds More Info Could Lead to Less Support for Intervention; Slate Depressed

Ed Krayewski | 5.21.2014 1:40 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Stands Up for Civil Liberties Again. And Against David Barron

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 10:39 AM

Policy

It's Not Just the VA; Government Health System Waiting Lists Are Lethal in Canada, Too

J.D. Tuccille | 5.21.2014 10:25 AM

Nobel Prize

White House Was Angered by Obama's Peace Prize, Which Still Haunts the Nobel Committee

Some committee members accused of being fawning, starstruck.

Lene Johansen | 5.21.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

EU's Top Court Endorses Censorship of Embarrassing Facts

In the name of privacy, Europe expurgates the Internet.

Jacob Sullum | 5.21.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

White House: No More CIA Fake Vaccination Programs

Some blame the agency for contributing to the resurgence of polio.

Zenon Evans | 5.20.2014 4:29 PM

Policy

NSA Records All Cell Phone Calls in the Bahamas, Finds Some Guy Mailing Marijuana

Scott Shackford | 5.20.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Thomas Massie on Hemp, Julian Sanchez on the NSA, Christie's Saber-Rattling, Hillary's Age, Mrs. De Blasio's Parenting, Switzerland's Minimum-Wage Rejection, Plus Sexy After-show!

Matt Welch | 5.19.2014 8:33 PM

Politics

It's a Good Thing That Obama Reads the Paper Because Otherwise He'd Have No Idea What His Administration is Doing

Nick Gillespie | 5.19.2014 5:59 PM

Politics

Five Promises Narendra Modi Will Have to Break

Shikha Dalmia | 5.19.2014 4:26 PM

Politics

The Inside Story on How the Feds Are Failing Veterans

Nick Gillespie | 5.18.2014 11:19 AM

Politics

Swiss Voters Overwhelmingly Reject World's Highest Minimum Wage

Nick Gillespie | 5.18.2014 10:28 AM

Politics

Operation American Spring: Guy Fawkes Comes to Washington

Another Friday, another fizzled revolution.

Jesse Walker | 5.17.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

"When Exposing a Crime is Treated as Committing a Crime, You Are Ruled By Criminals."

Nick Gillespie | 5.17.2014 9:39 AM

World

Do the European Elections Matter?

Tom Clougherty | 5.16.2014 4:51 PM

Politics

Ukraine: Civilians Chase Off Militants, Kittens Promote Peace

Zenon Evans | 5.16.2014 3:10 PM

Culture

Friday A/V Club: Stalin's Friends in the Press

Pathé's pathetic propaganda

Jesse Walker | 5.16.2014 10:46 AM

Politics

Ron Paul on GOP Fear of Pot Legalization: 'They still perceive that it's a risky political position to take'

Matt Welch | 5.16.2014 8:33 AM

Policy

The UKIP Was Wrong About Bulgarian and Romanian Immigration

Matthew Feeney | 5.15.2014 3:28 PM

Politics

Glenn Greenwald: 'There has been a complete breakdown in partisan or ideological divisions over how people reacted to this story'

Matt Welch | 5.15.2014 2:18 PM

Politics

The Neoconservative Obsession with Iran

Americans should be enjoying cultural and commercial relations with Iranians.

Sheldon Richman | 5.15.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Ron Paul, Robert Bryce, Jedediah Bila, Tom Shillue…and Rick Santorum!

Matt Welch | 5.14.2014 8:17 PM

Nigeria

John McCain Wants to Send Special Forces to Nigeria, Whether Nigeria Wants Them or Not

Ed Krayewski | 5.14.2014 4:35 PM

Politics

"Keep Telling Yourself That You're Free" #TSA Thought for the Day

Nick Gillespie | 5.14.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

U.N. Envoy to Syria Steps Down, He Always Had an Impossible Task

Matthew Feeney | 5.14.2014 12:59 PM

Policy

Tearful Terminator? Military Seeks Killer Robots With Moral Judgment

J.D. Tuccille | 5.14.2014 12:45 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Two-Part Interview with Glenn Greenwald, Plus Obamacare Choice-Stifling, the Politics of Nigeria, Casey Kasem, Global Drunkenness, Spring Fashion w/ Gavin McInnes, and After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.13.2014 8:02 PM

Politics

Should We Blame Obama's "Teenage" Administration or Failed Neocon Foreign Policy for Failed U.S. Foreign Policy?

Nick Gillespie | 5.13.2014 5:32 PM

World

It's Hard to Have Your Voice Count in the E.U.

Matthew Feeney | 5.13.2014 2:44 PM

Politics

Sex, Violence, and Cinnamon Regulations: The Brief Life of Voteman

Zenon Evans | 5.13.2014 2:17 PM

Politics

'It's kind of like arresting someone for drinking and driving, but they're drinking O'Doul's'

Matt Welch | 5.13.2014 12:59 PM

Culture

Brickbat: True Colors

Charles Oliver | 5.13.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: John Tierney, Sherrod Small, Timothy Sandefur and Bryan Suits Talk About Geithner, Solange, Recording Cops, Foreign Policy, and Your Choice of 2nd Panel Topic. Plus Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 5.12.2014 8:14 PM

Politics

If Boko Haram Ignores Social Media Pressure, Then What?

Matthew Feeney | 5.12.2014 3:45 PM

Policy

A Moment for the Late R.J. Rummel, Who Documented the Murderous Nature of Government

J.D. Tuccille | 5.12.2014 3:42 PM

Politics

Ukraine: Separatists Declare Victory in Rigged Vote

Zenon Evans | 5.12.2014 2:35 PM

World

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Charles Oliver | 5.12.2014 6:00 AM

World

Brickbat: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Charles Oliver | 5.12.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

It's Not Racist to Hate the Government

Democrats and progressives are flat-out wrong about libertarians.

Nick Gillespie | 5.11.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Jared Polis Became the First Congressman to Accept Bitcoin Donations After FEC's Approval

Alex Manning | 5.11.2014 1:00 PM

Nigeria

Four Reasons US Intervention in Nigeria Is a Bad Idea

Superpowers can't be superheroes

Ed Krayewski | 5.11.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Does the U.S. Have to Rid the World of Boko Haram?

Nick Gillespie | 5.11.2014 9:52 AM

Politics

Should America Open Its Borders?

Reason Presents a Debate on Immigration

Joshua Swain | 5.11.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: "If I Ruled the World." Then Switch to HBO to Watch Matt Welch on Real Time with Bill Maher

Matt Welch | 5.9.2014 5:21 PM