In the Arizona senator's waning days, it's an open question whether his familiar vision of a robustly interventionist America idealistically leading the international trading order will survive in Donald Trump's GOP.
Iran has the ability, and now the incentive, to wreak havoc on Americans and American objectives in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan.
The EU's GDPR should serve as a cautionary tale for Americans eager to reign in tech titans
Reason editors assess Rudy Giuliani's media tour, make bets about Iran policy, and gently suggest that some economic policies in Seattle may be suboptimal.
The Donald is more like The Gipper on trade policy than you think. And not in a good way.
Obama's shamefully weak stab at transparency has been abandoned.
More than 1,000 economists (including Nobel Prize winners) have penned an open letter to the White House, warning not to repeat mistakes of the past.
Ending the deal would clear the way for Iran's nuclear weapons program and increase the likelihood of war.
We restrict trade to punish our enemies. Why would we do the same to ourselves?
But working-class identity politics threaten to ruin everything.
Pompeo says he's learned a lesson about American interventions in the Middle East, but can he be trusted?
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.
This new proposed bipartisan authorization seems more like a blank check for war.
Congress has completely abdicated its constitutional responsibility to authorize war.
He should stop gutting America's refugee program.
The unauthorized attack on Syria shows Congress won't enforce limits on the president's military powers.
The former FBI director recognizes his criticism of Apple was "thoughtless," but he doesn't see the underlying problem with seeking cybersecurity back doors.
Lawmakers passed a bill requiring American firms to comply with warrants for data stored overseas, ending a legal fight.
From Syria to spending, the legislative branch has lost all interest in performing its basic constitutional functions.
Let's look back at our nation's questionable adventures in the Middle East.
Basically, it's just like every other military engagement since 9/11.
President announces retaliation for gas attacks, joined by France and U.K.
Withdrawal and diplomacy is the most prudent path forward in Syria. Not military escalation.
The president just threatened a confrontation with a nuclear power. Via tweet.
How will Trump and new national security adviser John Bolton respond to a reported chemical attack in a war-ravaged country?
The firebrand Michigan congressman unloads on the GOP leadership's unwillingness to shrink government's size, scope, and spending.
Escalating U.S. intervention in Syria comes with few benefits and lots of risks.
The FBI is looking for a back door to your phone. So are some snoops in the FBI's back yard.
For now the U.S. stays stuck in Syria.
A political battle following the San Bernardino attack was the result of an attempt to make a test case.
For any transgender person attempt to enlist, though, it's a new version of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Executive Producers Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields discuss their critically acclaimed show, ideology, and how technology is ushering in the golden era of television.
Many people fear that John Bolton and Donald Trump might start an unnecessary war. But such fears would be unnecessary if Congress were to reclaims it power to initiate war.
The new national security adviser embodies the reckless interventionism that Trump criticized during his campaign.
The CLOUD Act improves data sharing with governments by reducing oversight.
Republicans prove yet again why they deserve to be labeled the biggest swamp spenders.
Putin's critics gather in Hell's Kitchen.
Secretary of State replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who is replaced by torture aficionado Gina Haspel.
From emulating China to opening up with North Korea, what to do when the president says the damndest things?
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.
You cannot advocate trade restrictions without also advocating state-bestowed privilege.
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