Campaigns/Elections

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How High Are the Stakes in 2004?

Not as high as you think

Jonathan Rauch | 10.13.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Tales from the Bushiverse

What the debates tell us about the president's psyche

Julian Sanchez | 10.11.2004 12:00 AM

George W. Bush

Rumors & Fun Links

Jesse Walker | 10.8.2004 2:10 PM

Politics

Fix the McCain-Feingold Law

Oops-Can I Say That?

Jonathan Rauch | 10.7.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Artifact: Food Fight

Charles Paul Freund | 10.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

John Kerry's Dark Record on Civil Liberties

The Democratic candidate is no friend to the Bill of Rights.

John Berlau | 10.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Miami Vices

Lessons from the presidential debate

Julian Sanchez | 10.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Drug Connections

Dennis Hastert steals a move from John Kerry

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

GirlVote

A new condescension greets women voters

Cathy Young | 9.28.2004 12:00 AM

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Bullets for Ballots

War to make the world safe through democracy

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

The Sorrows of CBS

The network still seems to think it's involved in a political game

Charles Paul Freund | 9.22.2004 12:00 AM

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Agenda Bender

Memo stirs old vs. new media war

Cathy Young | 9.21.2004 12:00 AM

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No Way Out

Bipartisan agreement on no-exit strategy

Nick Gillespie | 9.21.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Stretch Fun

Kerry looks for something, anything to run on

Jeff Taylor | 9.20.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Both Sides Now

The politics of flip-flops

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

The Apocalypse of John

Into the heart of darkness of the Ohio campaign

Michael Young | 9.9.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Higher Goals

Republicans learn to stop worrying and love Leviathan

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Capitol Idea

Introducing the Senate Candidate of the Future

Jonathan Rauch | 8.27.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Political Veterans for Censorship

Bush and Kerry try to silence their critics

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

The Vets' Case

A detailed analysis of the Swift Boat affair

Jesse Walker | 8.25.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Bush Loses?

Handicapping the President

Ronald Bailey | 8.19.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Saigon on the Tigris?

John Kerry's Vietnam experience may be disastrous in Iraq

Michael Young | 8.4.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Bounce, Spin, Dip, Repeat

Doing the convention expectation side-step

Jeff Taylor | 8.2.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

"If You Vote, Please Try Kerry"

John Kerry and George Bush's underwhelming sales pitches

Nick Gillespie | 7.30.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

No Leadership In Sight

Uninspiring choices in 2004

Cathy Young | 7.29.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Beyond Conventional Thinking

Life's rich pageant, outside the halls of state

Brian Doherty | 7.27.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

John Kerry's Monstrous Record on Civil Liberties

The Man from Beacon Hill's "New War" on the Constitution

John Berlau | 7.26.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

An Echo, Not a Choice

John Kerry's faint appeal

Nick Gillespie | 7.26.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

The Value of Values

Looking for John Kerry's principles

Jacob Sullum | 7.16.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

This Is Kerry On Drugs

Starve a peasant, feed a terrorist

David B. Kopel and Michael Krauss | 7.15.2004 12:00 AM

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Ten Reasons to Fire George W. Bush

And nine reasons why Kerry won't be much better

Jesse Walker | 7.13.2004 12:00 AM

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John Edwards' Bursting Media Bubble

Will real press coverage help or hurt the VP candidate?

Charles Paul Freund | 7.7.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Only Money

Campaign finance reform bites supporters in the rear.

Matt Welch | 7.1.2004 12:00 AM

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Kerry Tale Ending

A fantasy tax-plan to win the White House

Jeff Taylor | 6.21.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Virtual War Chests

Blog-based fund raising.

Julian Sanchez | 6.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

And the Winner Is

Why have an election if we already know the result?

Jeff Taylor | 5.19.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

McCain's Bane

Federal Election Commission Chairman Bradley Smith explains why he voted against regulating 527s A Reason interview

Matt Welch | 5.13.2004 12:00 AM

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Kerry's Conundrum

To know him is to dislike him

Nick Gillespie | 5.5.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Nookie Monster

The unwritten rules of scandal.

Jeff Taylor | 5.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Backstage Passes

What it takes to run for president in the age of media intimacy.

Charles Paul Freund | 5.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Who Is Johnny?

The strange world of the presumptive candidate

Nick Gillespie | 4.21.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

In Defense of Spoilers and Quixotes

Don't you know there's an election on?

Jesse Walker | 4.20.2004 12:00 AM

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Editor's Note: In Defense of Drunken Sailors

Nick Gillespie | 4.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Bush/Kerry

Bush's 90-day plan to define Kerry rubs up against 1,156 days to define him

Brian Doherty | 3.23.2004 12:00 AM

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Democratic Health Care

Creeping socialization from Kerry and Edwards

Ronald Bailey | 2.19.2004 12:00 AM

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No-Confidence Votes

Copyrights vs. public debate

Julian Sanchez | 2.1.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Campaign Cliches

Not quite false, not quite true

Jesse Walker | 1.29.2004 12:00 AM

Politics

Voters and Votesters

Net politics after the bursting of Dean's bubble

Julian Sanchez | 1.28.2004 12:00 AM