How Rob Long Went from Cheers to National Review to LSD
The long, strange, and unfinished trip of a sitcom-writing legend who turned right after the Cold War, co-founded a podcast empire, turned on to psychedelics, and got turned off to politics.
The long, strange, and unfinished trip of a sitcom-writing legend who turned right after the Cold War, co-founded a podcast empire, turned on to psychedelics, and got turned off to politics.
Somebody tell the FBI and Congress.
"Most of the [indicators] of measuring success are now classified, or we don't collect it," the special inspector general for the Afghanistan reconstruction told a Senate committee.
They want to scrap the citizenship rights of Indian Muslims because America helped Soviet Jews and Christians.
The modicum of restraint expressed by the former South Bend mayor earned him immediate scorn from conservatives.
President Donald Trump's schizophrenic approach to foreign policy was on full display during his State of the Union address tonight.
Impeachment managers in Trump's Senate trial have overplayed their hand by claiming that Ukrainians perished because he blocked aid from the country.
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The Tariff Man doubles down on bad economics.
The framers of the Constitution were quite right that wars should be difficult to start and easy to end.
Republicans are setting a dangerous precedent they may come to regret the next time a Democrat occupies the White House.
Civilian deaths are also on the rise, and it's increasingly obvious that there is no clear strategy for the U.S. to "win" its longest military conflict.
It's ridiculous to cut off Alaskans from the resources found in their own backyards.
John Bolton's account of the Trump-ordered freeze on military aid to Ukraine highlights a contradiction at the heart of the president's defense.
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The Trump administration is treating people of Iranian origin like a potential fifth column.
Sending Omar Ameen back to Iraq will likely result in his execution, and the case against him doesn't make sense. The Trump administration is fighting to do it anyway.
Senators who take their constitutional responsibilities seriously would seek more evidence about Trump's motive for the aid freeze.
The president’s lawyers argue that abuse of power is not impeachable unless it breaks the law.
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Few people are buying the U.S. government's unconvincing explanations about "imminent" threats.
Don’t worry—America’s ruling factions still disagree over who should be in charge of the snooping.
Four Republicans cross the aisle to support a new resolution limited the president's power to wage war. But could they get enough to overrule a veto?
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Even the president’s buddies understand the threat posed by the unconstrained use of military force.
It's good to hear Biden admit that his initial vote to go to war was a mistake, but he continued to support the war well after it was clearly a disaster.
A deadly shooting on a Naval base in Florida may lead to a new battle against encryption.
The nation's only female Olympic medalist says she has permanently left the Islamic Republic due to the oppression of women.
Talking congressional oversight, the Bernie resurgence, and the death of Neil Peart on the Reason Roundtable podcast
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Washington's dangerous reliance on military intervention does not serve American interests, increase our security, or put us on a path to peace.
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“Let’s vote on this and see who is serious about ending forever wars.”
But their rhetorical tricks no longer bewitch a war-weary nation.
The former press secretary thinks abiding by the Constitution would be the worst thing for America right now.
It's a good time for those potentially on the receiving end of a draft notice to give some thought to how they might respond or resist.
The Senate is preparing to vote on a War Powers Resolution that would move to curtail President Trump's military actions abroad.
Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul declare support for a Senate version.
But what has the saber-rattling of the past week accomplished for the United States?
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Whether politicians care about congressional oversight seems to hinge on who is in power.
Tehran's response to the killing of Iranian military chieftain Qassem Soleimani threatens a deeper war.
Be skeptical of the spymasters.
After the assassination of the Iranian general, Trump's supporters should admit they were wrong that he was anti-war.
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The Reason Roundtable argues over America's latest foreign policy escalation
History shows that expertise is not the same as wisdom.
The vice president says assassinated Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was involved in the September 11 plot. That's as true as when Republicans said Saddam Hussein was.