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Why the U.S. Blew a Chance To Reconcile With Iran

The CIA and Pentagon feared their budgets and staffs would be slashed with the end of the Cold War, and needed a new antagonist.

Sheldon Richman | 5.2.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Veterans Affairs Drops Ball on 1.5 MILLION Cases!

Nick Gillespie | 5.1.2014 12:54 PM

Politics

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Reportedly Caught on Camera Smoking Crack… Again

Is taking a break from re-election campaign to seek help for alcohol abuse

Matthew Feeney | 5.1.2014 11:04 AM

Politics

Ukraine: Situation Against Militants Is 'Helpless,' Says President

Zenon Evans | 4.30.2014 4:21 PM

Politics

Classes Dismissed

Web ed crackdown

Zenon Evans | 4.30.2014 10:00 AM

Culture

Revolution in Tahrir Square

Matthew Feeney | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Better All the Time

Third-world development

Scott Shackford | 4.30.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Sentenced to Death in Egypt

Matthew Feeney | 4.28.2014 3:28 PM

Policy

Obama Piles New Sanctions on Russia for 'Provocation' in Ukraine

Zenon Evans | 4.28.2014 1:48 PM

Politics

U.S. Announces More Sanctions Against Russians Amid Ukraine Crisis

Officials and companies targeted.

Matthew Feeney | 4.28.2014 11:27 AM

Science & Technology

Washington Funds Failed Twitter Clones Around the World

Apparently, the government isn't good at designing sustainable social networks.

Jesse Walker | 4.28.2014 10:39 AM

Politics

Arrested Development

Economists who set out to help the world's poor may actually be part of the problem.

Brian Doherty | 4.28.2014 10:00 AM

Civil Liberties

"God is Dead. Except at the Box Office": Nick Gillespie at Time.com

Nick Gillespie | 4.25.2014 9:24 AM

Economics

Tax Resistance in Africa

Carpenters in Zimbabwe move off the books.

Jesse Walker | 4.24.2014 4:33 PM

Politics

Is John Bolton a 'hawkish libertarian'?

Matt Welch | 4.24.2014 4:15 PM

Politics

Russia Threatens Invasion Unless Ukraine Stops Stopping Separatists

Zenon Evans | 4.24.2014 2:34 PM

Politics

Like in U.S., 'Isolationist' Now Used As Lazy Slur in U.K.

Matthew Feeney | 4.24.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

Rand Paul Is Right: Carter Was Thriftier Than Reagan

The sooner the GOP groks this, the sooner they will support limited goverment.

Nick Gillespie | 4.24.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

Obama Breaks Armenian-Genocide Promise for 6th Year in a Row

Matt Welch | 4.24.2014 10:01 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mystery Meat Wednesday, With Praise for Canada, BLM Commentary From Chuck Woolery, Income Inequality, Julie Borowski, Armenian Genocide, a Libertarian Quiz for John Bolton, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 4.23.2014 4:44 PM

Culture

David Cameron Was Right When He Called the U.K. a 'Christian Country'

Matthew Feeney | 4.23.2014 3:10 PM

Politics

Strippers v. the Supreme Court: Live Nude Theater!

Joshua Swain | 4.23.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Gene Healy Talks About Kill-List Record of 'Most Transparent Administration' in History

Matt Welch | 4.23.2014 2:05 PM

Politics

Successful U.S. Action in Libya Leads to Jihadists Controlling Secret American Bases There.

Nick Gillespie | 4.23.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

U.S. Troops in Poland Amid New Killing and Hostage-Taking in Ukraine

Zenon Evans | 4.23.2014 12:19 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Earth Day Hysteria, Drone-War Accountability, Palcohol Panic, Affirmative Action Boredom, AirBnB Agonistes, Aereo's Dealio, a Facebook Vote…Plus Sexy After-show!

Matt Welch | 4.22.2014 8:07 PM

Politics

Ron Hart: What Putin and Obama Have in Common

Nick Gillespie | 4.22.2014 4:02 PM

Politics

4 Questions to Ask Your College (or Your Kid's College) If You Care About Intellectual Freedom

Nick Gillespie | 4.22.2014 3:47 PM

Politics

The Golden Age of Groupon Government!

Nick Gillespie | 4.22.2014 10:57 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mike Riggs on Drug-sentence Clemency, Garrett Quinn on Boston Security, Ben Powell on Sweatshops…Plus Drone Killings, More 9/11 Conspiracy Talk, and Sexy After-show!

Matt Welch | 4.21.2014 8:08 PM

Politics

Snowden Reportedly Regrets Asking Putin Surveillance Question

Matthew Feeney | 4.21.2014 4:15 PM

Politics

A Moral Case Against the Ex-Im Bank, Once Called "a Fund for Corporate Welfare" by Obama

Nick Gillespie | 4.21.2014 3:40 PM

Politics

Biden Lands in Ukraine as Violence and Hostage-Takings Resume

Zenon Evans | 4.21.2014 2:40 PM

Politics

Quite Simply The Greatest Graduation Speech Ever Given. And Just 335 Words Long

Nick Gillespie | 4.21.2014 11:43 AM

Politics

"Change the Presidential Debates": Gary Johnson and Our America's Bold New Lawsuit

Nick Gillespie | 4.21.2014 9:49 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Seven Deadly Sins, With Thaddeus Russell, Baylen Linnekin, TV's Andy Levy, Dagen McDowell, Charles Payne, Noelle Nikpour, and Commie Jesse Myerson!

Matt Welch | 4.18.2014 5:50 PM

Culture

Comparative Global Morality: How Do American Views Stack Up on Abortion, Affairs, and Other Morally Charged Issues?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.18.2014 5:20 PM

Politics

Ukraine: Pro-Russian Militants Reject Diplomatic Agreement

Zenon Evans | 4.18.2014 4:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Snowden Defends Question to Putin, Notes Russian President's Evasiveness

Scott Shackford | 4.18.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Blame Lefties if India Elects a Sham Free Marketer Hindu Extremist

The left's opposition to liberalization has made Indians desperate for an economic savior

Shikha Dalmia | 4.18.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Why India Might Elect a Sham Free Marketer Hindu Extremist

Reason Staff | 4.18.2014 3:00 PM