Trump's Irrational Immigration Crackdown
The president fulfills his xenophobic campaign promises.
Foreign Policy
If You Disapprove of Trump's Refugee/Travel Ban, You're in the Minority
New polls shows 49 percent support, versus just 41 percent against...
How Trump's Refugee Order Is Playing out in the World
Matt Welch talks with Borzou Daragahi and Pejman Yousefzadeh on SiriusXM Insight's The Dean Obeidallah Show 12-1 ET
Here Is What Republican Critics of Trump's Immigration Order Are Saying
More than 40 GOP legislators complain that the new restrictions are hasty, vague, unfair, and overly broad.
Trump Set to Become the Stingiest Refugee President of the Modern Era
As worldwide refugee populations peak, the American president slashes numerical targets toward historic lows. Meanwhile, conservative apologists call his stance 'moderate.'
UPDATED: Trump Fires Acting AG Who Refused to Defend Refugee Ban, Calls Her 'Weak' on Illegal Immigration
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates wrote to DOJ lawyers that the department had to "always seek justice and stand for what is right."
Number of Americans Killed by Terrorists Who've Entered U.S. as Refugees? ZERO.
Donald Trump's poorly designed and xenophobic executive order is attempting to improve on a perfect record. Republicans need to push back.
Trump's First Counter-Terrorism Operation Leads to U.S. Combat Death in Yemen
It's the first such death on the new president's watch.
Where Do Libertarians Fall in Trump's America? (New Reason Podcast)
We're entering a world "much less friendly to our overall belief system and values."
For a Study in Failed Foreign Policy, Look at the Seven Countries in Trump's Refugee Ban
The dissonance between the countries the Trump EO primarily affects and countries associated with 9/11 is embedded in U.S. foreign policy.
Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Hurts the Fight Against ISIS, Say U.S. Diplomats in Iraq
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warns President Trump against betraying Iraqi allies in the fight against the Islamic State.
Reversal on Green-Card Holders Highlights Casual Cruelty of Trump's Immigration Order
The president tramples innocent people in his rush to fulfill an ill-advised campaign promise.
What We Saw at the #MuslimBan Protest at LAX
Chaos ensuing from Trump's executive order led to protests at JFK Airport in New York and at LAX, where Reason TV was on the scene to talk with demonstrators.
Federal Judge Stays Trump's Order to Remove Immigrants, Refugees Here Legally
Executive action targeted travelers from seven Muslim-dominated countries.
Trump Abruptly Bans All Refugees, Plus Even Legal Green-Card Holders Who Hail From 7 Majority-Muslim Countries (UPDATED)
Move could affect up to a half-million legal U.S. residents
Trump's First Job in Foreign Policy Is To Understand U.S. Interests Narrowly
President Trump's foreign policy would benefit from defining U.S. interests abroad in a clear and narrow fashion.
Georgia Legislators Want to Force Tattoo Artists to Spread Misleading Information
The new warning would tell customers that tattoos can disqualify them from a military career.
How the IRS Could Cripple Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has been scrupulously compliant with government demands, until the IRS asked for millions of innocent customers' records.
Protectionism Was Costly in the Past, And The Future Won't Be Any Different
Spending $500,000 per year to save a $50,000 per year factory job might make sense politically, but only if the true cost of saving those jobs is hidden.
Will the Trump Administration Be Good For Liberland?
The "sovereign state" is hopeful President Trump will offer "silent support" for international recognition.
If These Walls Could Sprechen
The story of a small German cottage built by Jews, seized by Nazis, gifted to a Stasi informant, and taken over by punk rockers
Here's Why It's Dumb to Tell a Restaurant How Much Booze it Can Sell
Virginia and other states force receipts to equal a high percentage of food sales. That's foolish.
Senate Confirms Gen. James Mattis as Defense Secretary By 98-1 Vote
New York's Kirsten Gillibrand the lone no vote.
The Media's Obama-Sycophancy and Disinterest in Robot Wars: The New Fifth Column
Thaddeus Russell delivers the foreign-policy outrage, correctives on progressives' carceral policies, and an anguished review of Hamilton.
Was Obama a 'Great' President? Listen to Matt Welch Defeat Jonathan Chait in a Debate at the Soho Forum
Topics covered include foreign policy, stimulus, Obamacare, climate policy, and more.
Chelsea Manning Gets Obama's Mercy, Will Be Freed in May
Another round of commutations announced, but one will dominate the news.
Giuliani as a Cybersecurity Advisor for Donald Trump Does Not Bode Well
He talks about data protection, but does he understand it at all?
Obama's Last-Minute Cuba Change Scrambles Immigration Politics, Disrupts Lives
Eliminating 'Wet Foot/Dry Foot' has been a longtime goal of immigration reformers and restrictionists alike, though Cuban-Americans remain split.
Obama's Foreign Policy Legacy an Embrace of Intervention and Unilateralism
It's been a parade of aimless interventions and broken promises
The Russkies Are Coming…to The Fifth Column
What happens when you add free whiskey to a discussion about the intel community's weak Russia-hacking report?
Government Must Stop Protecting Cow Milk Producers from Competition
Lawmakers try to further restrict who can use the term 'milk.'
Report on Russian Involvement in U.S. Election Primarily about RT Network
Coverage of third-party candidates presented as attempt to discredit American democracy.
Anti-Trumpers Hyperventilate Over Nothingburger Story About U.S. Ambassadors Leaving After Inauguration Day
New York Times is very anxious about maybe 10 rich families being inconvenienced in a way military brats experience constantly.
Rand Paul Reminds MSNBC That James Clapper Is a Liar and Can't Be Trusted About Russia Hacking
Trump derangement syndrome is causing MSNBC to tout John McCain and Lindsey Graham as the only sane Republicans. Gulp.
Senators Seek Retaliation Rather Than Defense for Foreign Hacking Incidents
Don't let the fight over Russia's behavior allow interventionist answers to go unchallenged.
The U.S. Dropped More Than 26,000 Bombs Last Year
Both the number of bombs and the number of countries being bombed was higher in 2016 than in 2015.
'Election Hacking' or Voter Education?
Leaking embarrassing emails about Hillary Clinton did not undermine democracy.
Hey Media: Let's Not Turn Russian Hackers into the Next WMDs, Okay?
Please stop ignoring that government officials have agendas.
"Russia is not the Soviet Union, this is not the Cold War, and Moscow is not looking for world domination."
Putin is an awful, awful ruler. But can the United States get real about his goals and and his limits?
Obama Response to Alleged Russian Hacking Undermines Confidence in U.S. Government
Administration argues email hacks eroded faith and undermined confidence in government, but doesn't explain how providing voters with more info accomplished that.
Montreal Bans New Restaurants to Protect Incumbents
'Montreal has one of the highest restaurant per-capita ratios in North America and the amount of places to eat is worrying local politicians.'
Donald Trump's 'Wildcard' Foreign Policy Bearing Fruit?
Trump is "asking a lot of unfamiliar questions."
House Report: 'Any measure that weakens encryption works against the national interest'
A call for strong data protection even in the face of law enforcement demands.
There Was More Than One Christmas Truce
Officers tried to stop the Christmas Truce of 1914 from recurring, but they didn't always succeed.
