Hey, Republicans: Stop Coddling Crazies and Puckering Up to Putin
Republican idiocy is setting back the cause of freedom.
State of the Union
Sanctions Won't Defeat Russia
Plus, hear the Reason editors' response to President Biden's SOTU.
Biden Still Wants Government Interfering in All Areas of Life
Inspiring support for Ukrainian freedom is undermined by the remainder of the president’s agenda.
The Right To Bear Arms Is Still a Check on Tyranny
Ukrainians have taken to the streets with arms to defend their country and their freedom.
The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
Biden's Protectionist Trade Agenda Will Increase Prices. In Fact, It Already Has.
Biden says reducing prices is his "top priority" but his economic agenda suggests the opposite.
Biden's State of the Union Highlights Absurd Reach of Federal Government
Plus: Facebook blocks and free speech, Elizabeth Warren is wrong about cryptocurrency (again), and more...
Criminal Justice Campaign Promises Absent From Biden's State of the Union Speech
More than a year into the Biden administration, promises to expand clemency, decriminalize marijuana, and end solitary confinement and the federal death penalty remain unfulfilled.
Biden's State of the Union Offers More Useless Solutions to Gun Violence
Biden offered a mix of mostly pointless or arguably unconstitutional "solutions" to the misuse of guns by criminals.
If COVID-19 Is Over for Congress, It Should Be Over for School Children Too
Attendees at Biden's State of the Union speech were almost entirely unmasked.
Biden Says No Troops to Ukraine, Is Silent on Ukrainian and Russian Refugees
Biden was right to reinforce that American soldiers shouldn't be fighting in Ukraine. But he missed a valuable opportunity to outline immigration measures for Ukrainians and Russians.
Biden Praises Ukrainian 'Iron Will', Refuses To Use Ukrainian Iron in Infrastructure Projects
The president touted his support of cost-increasing 'Buy America' requirements for American infrastructure projects.
Biden Tries To Twist His Domestic Agenda Into a Form Joe Manchin Will Support
Biden made some vague promises about deficit reduction during Tuesday's State of the Union address. They don't add up.
What Biden Can Learn from Eisenhower's 1957 State of the Union
The world's conscience had been shocked by Russia's recent invasion of a sovereign European state. Ike responded with sober, long-game containment in Europe...and more reckless escalation in the Middle East.
Biden Administration Deflects Blame on America's Self-Inflicted Ocean Shipping Problems
Guess whose fault it is that it’s so expensive to ship goods to America? (Spoiler: The U.S. government's.)
Russia Is Getting Canceled
Plus: Remembering life before smartphones, Biden's SOTU may pay lip service to deficit hawks, and more...
The Red Flags in Biden's State of the Union Address
Plus: Is the coronavirus vaccine the most libertarian vaccine yet?
Biden Is Using the Pandemic as an Excuse for Permanent Expansions of Government Power
For Biden, the pandemic has become a catchall justification for a slew of big-government programs that he and the Democratic Party already wanted to pursue.
If Biden Truly Wanted To Create Jobs, He Wouldn't Support the PRO Act
Destroying the ability of freelancers to make a living is union protectionism, not economic opportunity.
Biden Brings Back Plan for Free Community College
This is a subsidy for the schools, not the students.
Beware of Big Presidential Speeches During Times of Crisis
Biden tonight, like LBJ in 1964, Ford in 1975, Reagan in 1981, and Obama in 2009, is ready to make some terraforming asks to a pliant Congress.
Instead of Removing Trump From Power, Remove Power From the Presidency
After Watergate, Democrats rolled back executive power. Under Trump, they just want to be the ones who get to wield it.
Trump Bashes Socialism While Endorsing a Status Quo Socialism of His Own
The president promised to protect Medicare and Social Security, America's biggest entitlement programs.
State of the Union: Trump Tells Tall Tales, Dems Walk Out
Plus: Iowa updates, Ancestry.com tells cops to buzz off, and more...
Trump Admitted His Trade Policies Have Hurt Manufacturing Jobs in His State of the Union, but You Probably Missed It
American manufacturing has been in a recession for the past year.
Trump Is Making Criminal Justice Reform a Theme of his Campaign
But he'll have to do more than coast on a few commendable pardons if he wants to prove he's serious.
Trump Brags About Killing Terrorists While Promising He's Working Toward Peace at State of the Union Address
President Donald Trump's schizophrenic approach to foreign policy was on full display during his State of the Union address tonight.
Trump: 'No Parent Should Be Forced To Send Their Child to a Failing Government School'
In his State of the Union address, the president promised to give an opportunity scholarship to a specific child who needed one.
How 3 Past Presidents Dealt With Scandal During Their State of the Union Addresses
From Clinton's cockiness to Reagan's contrition to Nixon's defiance, three different models for Donald Trump
The State of Our Union Is…Drunk?
The Reason Roundtable podcast grapples with a news week so packed it makes Manhattan look like Kansas
After State of the Union, Republicans Face a Crucial Choice on Trade
There are dueling bills in front of Congress, both backed by Republicans. One would expand Trump's tariff authority, while the other would check it.
Rep. Justin Amash Highlights 'Two Outstanding Lines' From Trump's SOTU
But Amash's reaction wasn't all positive.
No Evidence to Back Trump's SOTU Sex-Trafficking Claims: Reason Roundup
Plus: New York's CBD-foods crackdown, Laura Loomer gets booted from PayPayl, and more hits from last night's speech.
Trump Said He Wants Legal Immigrants To Come 'In the Largest Numbers Ever.' Really?
He was off script, and he probably hasn't checked with his ultra-restrictionist White House aide Stephen Miller.
The State of the Union Is Rockets, Socialism, Alliteration, and Nazis: Podcast
"The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican Agenda or a Democrat Agenda. It is the agenda of the American People."
The Rhetorical and Substantive Limits of Trump's American Greatness
The president talks a good game about driving into the future, but his eyes are glued to the rear-view mirror.
What Was Missing From Trump's State of the Union? America's $1 Trillion Deficit
Or the $22 trillion (and counting) national debt. Or the entitlement programs that will continue adding to them.
Rebuilding America's 'Crumbling Infrastructure' Gets Half-Hearted Shoutout in Trump's State of the Union Address
The president proposed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan in his previous State of the Union address.
Watch Bernie Sanders' Red, Frowning Face as Trump Slams Socialism During SOTU
Sanders is an avowed democratic socialist.
Trump Says in State of the Union He Wants to Wipe Out AIDS. Should We Be Skeptical?
Ending the spread of HIV is within our reach, but the administration's approach to opioid abuse is a problem.
Trump's 'Right To Try' Law Has Helped at Least Two People So Far. Give Credit Where It's Due.
But there's a long way to go before patients have control over their own medical care.
Trump Recognizes 2 Formerly Incarcerated People in State of the Union Speech
"America is a Nation that believes in redemption."
Trump Denounces 'Endless War,' Teases Aggressive Stance on Venezuela in SOTU Address
The president's speech was a mixed bag on foreign policy.
Kamala Harris Blasts Trump for 'Cutting Red Tape' in SOTU Prebuttal
But she provided very little evidence to back up her claims.
Here's the Cocktail You Should Drink During Trump's State of the Union Tonight
The Last Word is what every politician wants. It's better in boozy form.
The Libertarian Party State of the Union: 'Americans deserve better' than 'Republicans and Democrats careen[ing] toward socialism and fascism'
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt delivers the L.P.'s prebuttal to tonight's SOTU, while the L.A. Times asks whether Hewitt can "make a fringe party mainstream."
Some Democrats Are Mad at Bernie Sanders for Daring to Give SOTU Rebuttal—After Stacey Abrams Gives Hers
"Why is he talking over the black woman our party chose to speak for us?"
Trump's State of the Union Will Probably Be About a Border Wall That 60% of Americans Say They Don't Want
The president has devoted himself to a pointless, self-defeating project.