Why Trade Can Still Thrive Under a Protectionist Like Donald Trump
Pietra Rivoli, author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, talks to Reason about the politics of trade.
Foreign Policy
Trump's Over-Praised State of the Union: The New Fifth Column
Why Paul Ryan was clapping at policies he's long opposed, how POTUS could be a strong de-regulator, and why the media cares 100x more about presidential theatrics than the war in Yemen
Trump's Hard Choices in Afghanistan
America has been trying to have it both ways for too long.
The Bloated Military
Donald Trump promises massive military spending increases, but he used to say military cuts didn't go far enough.
President Trump Defends Yemen Raid While Charting Foreign Policy of 'Meaningful Engagement' at First Joint Congressional Address
A more restrained foreign policy will require sustained commitment from the Trump administration, Congress, and the American people.
Is the Military Really "Depleted" After Years of Record-High Spending?
No, not at all. But for military hawks, more isn't just always better, it's the only way to be patriotic.
Trump to Demand $54 Billion Hike in Military Spending, But "Austerity Makes the Best Auditor"
Trump says government has to learn to do more with less, but the military doesn't.
Foreign Policy Confusion in the Age of Trump
Foreign policy realism provides a way forward for the U.S. in the world, as seen at CPAC.
Don't Look Now, But Michigan's Restricting Wine Shipments Again
Michigan lawmakers and the Twenty-First Amendment stink.
Hey Donald: You Can Be a Citizen of America *and* a Citizen of the World!
Trump's CPAC speech married the worst tendencies of Republicans and Democrats to tell us all where we can live and what we can buy.
Pentagon Considering 'Boots on the Ground' to Fight ISIS in Syria
President Trump has promised both non-interventionism and "safe zones" in Syria. He can't have both.
When Did WW3 Start? Let's Talk About Sanctuary Cities and the Radical Left Instead
CPAC panel underdelivers.
How Trump Will Reshape Foreign Policy
Cato Institute's Trevor Thrall on the Trump Doctrine
The NEA Today, Entitlements Tomorrow
Is the OMB's kill list a sign of fiscal seriousness or the opposite?
Bipartisan Group Wants Congressional War Votes on ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Yemen
A letter from a bipartisan group of representatives calls on Paul Ryan to schedule votes on AUMF resolutions.
The Deep State's 'Political Assassination' of Michael Flynn Was an Epic Abuse of Power (Reason Podcast)
Q&A with Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake.
EU Doesn't Want to Pay Fair Share for NATO
EU Commission president says foreign aid is security spending-nice try.
3 Changes We Are Likely to See in Trump's Revised Travel Ban
What will the president do to address the 9th Circuit's due process concerns?
Talking Trump, Michael Flynn Resignation, and Civil-Asset Forfeiture: Nick Gillespie on Keith Larson
"You are on Twitter like all day."
Donald Trump Doesn't Care If Israel and the Palestinians Make Peace
With an off-hand remark, the president indicates the status quo of U.S.-supported Israeli occupation is fine with him.
Left Mocks Wife of Venezuelan Political Prisoner; Right Celebrates Venezuelan Media Ban
U.S. foreign policy as another battleground for petty partisan politics.
Mattis Tells NATO to Pay Up or U.S. Will Pull Back—Why Not Both?
Mattis meets with defense chiefs in Brussels.
John McCain Approves of All Trump Nominees Except the Fiscally Conservative Budget Director Who Dares Question Military Spending
The media's favorite maverick makes his priorities clear: America must stay militarily extended, forever
Is Michael Flynn's Resignation a Sign of the Deep State's Power, or a Sign of Its Vulnerability?
The intelligence community is the most-entrenched bureaucracy of government. Does it answer to any president?
Refugee Rape Mobs on New Year's Eve Were a Hoax, Say German Police
Reports of mass New Year's Eve sexual-assaults by refugees in Frankfurt, Germany, are "completely baseless."
Pro-Snooping GOP Rep. Claims Shock at Federal Surveillance of Flynn's Russia Call
Isn't this what actually authorized foreign intelligence gathering looks like?
How the Travel Ban Helps Terrorists
America offers ISIS a useful propaganda recruitment tool.
U.S. Military Veterans Can Still Face Deportation
Donald Trump said during campaign that undocumented veterans are a "a very special situation," but his executive orders don't exempt vets from deportation.
Why the 9th Circuit Refused to Reinstate Trump's Travel Ban
The appeals court thinks many people affected by the executive order have plausible due process claims.
Critiquing Trump's First War on Terror Raid? That's 'Emboldening the Enemy.'
'Shut up,' the president explained.
Foreign Policy is Not For the Courts to Determine
The federal judge who halted President Trump's travel ban overreached.
34 Lawmakers Want Trump to Sanction Venezuela
The calls arise after allegations of corruption and human rights abuses under Maduro.
Flustered DOJ Lawyer Says 'We're Doing the Best We Can' to Justify Trump's Travel Ban
In an appeals court hearing, the government struggles to provide evidence that the executive order addresses "a real risk."
Military Leaders Request $30 Billion Budget Increase
They want to end the 2011 sequestration that caps defense spending.
Why We Don't Need a Department of Technology Policy
Let's focus on overturning existing government policies that undermine security.
Mattis Assuages Concerns in South Korea, Japan
News from the defense secretary's alliance-mending trip to Asia
Despite the TRO, the Legal Arguments Against Trump's Immigration Order Are Iffy
The travel ban is unfair and illogical, but that does not make it illegal.
Trump Sparks Weekend Freakout Over How Morally Superior America Is
Trump's awfulness doesn't make US foreign policy less imperfect.
Justin Amash: 'We cannot prevent every terrorist attack…we have to at some point trust some people.'
The most libertarian member of Congress explains why he opposes Trump's executive order while agreeing with the president that refugee screening needs significant improvement
In Bowling Green 'Massacre,' FBI Agents Foiled an FBI Terror Plot
A 2011 "terrorist plot" in Kentucky is oft used to warn against Muslim refugees. But the only terrorists in this case were manufactured by the FBI.
New Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Asks Staff to Apply Lessons of Changing World Conditions to Domestic Change Too
No other nomination for high-level department positions requiring Senate confirmation has been made yet.
Have Media-Bias Hunters Lost the Plot of Government Malfeasance? The New Fifth Column
Kevin Williamson guests for a discussion of executive orders, Muslim threats, whataboutism, and whether Reason is "woke."
Trump's Travel Ban Forces Elderly Green Card-Holder to Stay in Iraq. She Died the Next Day (Updated: Family Imam Says Story is a Lie, She Actually Died Before the Ban)
Her son, a U.S. citizen, had worked with U.S. Special Forces as a contractor and interpreter during the Iraq War.
