Joe Biden and Donald Trump Make Each Other's Candidacies Possible
Neither would be viable contenders for office in the absence of such a disliked opponent.
Campaigns/Elections
Republicans Confirm Their Plan To Let Social Security Go Insolvent
Which party can do the least to fix America's troubled old-age welfare system?
Biden vs. Trump: Housing Policy Edition
How do the two major party candidates stack up on housing policy?
Biden Blames the Elites
Plus: GOP platform changes, Russia destroys children's hospital, Mayor Eric Adams invents garbage cans, and more...
Why the Media Covered for Biden
Plus: A listener asks whether Bruce Springsteen's song Born in the U.S.A is actually patriotic.
Ticket Change?
Plus: Journalists shilling for Biden, Zyn imitators pissing off regulators, in defense of Little Tech, and more...
The End of the Voting Methods Debate
People are sick of being forced to vote for the "lesser evil." A new voting method may fix the problem.
Why Didn't the Media Notice Joe Biden's 'Jet Lag' Sooner?
So much for those "cheap fake" videos.
Biden's Litany of Excuses
Plus: Illegal beach booze-selling, California's "tax apocalypse," and more...
France's Messy Elections Make American Politics Look Orderly
The U.S. flirtation with populism barely holds a candle to the situation across the Atlantic.
Biden, Trump, and RFK Jr. Are All Anti-Freedom
Those three presidential candidates are making promises that would have bewildered and horrified the Founding Fathers.
Weekend at Biden's
Plus: Trump immunity ruling, cosmopolitan thinking on immigration, cringe Kamala, and more...
Big Win for France's Far Right
Plus: Biden messaging turns dark, Iran's voter nihilism, Catholic socialists, and more...
SCOTUS Rejects a Legal Interpretation Underlying Capitol Riot Charges
The decision also negates two counts of the federal indictment accusing Donald Trump of illegally interfering in the 2020 presidential election.
Joe Biden: The Latest Elderly Politician Who Refuses To Retire
Biden's performance at Thursday's debate made clear that he should have bowed out after a single term, but many politicians stick around long past their sell-by date.
Trump Blames Biden for Never Removing the Tariffs Trump Imposed
And you have to admit, he's got a point.
No One Defended Immigration at the First Presidential Debate
The topic was reduced largely to border crossing numbers, dubious claims about migrant crime, and enforcement bona fides.
There's No Good Reason to Keep RFK Jr. Off the Debate Stage
I thought democracy was at stake?
Double Haters
Plus: Libertarian Party fracture, little kid Census data, flashing boobs for social justice, and more...
America Is in a Debt Crisis. Will Trump or Biden Address It at the Debate?
The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
'I Don't Support Mandates From Government': John Stossel Interviews Libertarian Presidential Nominee Chase Oliver
The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.
Maybe New Yorkers Don't Want Bowman Progressivism
Plus: Inside the failed takeover of the L.P., suspicious stats spread by the surgeon general, and more...
Thou Shalt Not Covet State Power
Plus: Lambda School crashes and burns, climate ruffians deface Stonehenge, Russia sets sights on the Baltics, and more...
Biden Notes Trump's History of 'Sexual Assault' but Highlights '34 Felonies' That Victimized No One
Facing an opponent who has been credibly described as a sexual predator, Biden instead emphasizes Trump's cover-up of a consensual encounter.
The 'Bombshell' Secret Alito Recording Was Not a Bombshell
The justice's benign comments set off a lengthy news cycle and have been treated as a scandal by some in the media. Why?
Trump Wants To Exempt Tips From Income Taxes. Why Stop There?
Reducing revenue without identifying offsetting spending cuts means Trump is merely promising to borrow more heavily.
The Conviction Effect
Plus: Deloitte pride float, cutting off aid to Israel, the hostage rescue mission, and more...
The Black Panther Who Was Banned From the Ballot
A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
Laurence Tribe Bizarrely Claims Trump Won the 2016 Election by Falsifying Business Records in 2017
That take on the former president's New York conviction echoes similarly puzzling claims by many people who should know better.
The GOP Once Claimed To Be the Party of 'Fiscal Responsibility.' So Why Not Reform Social Security?
Reasonable options include gradually raising the minimum retirement age, adjusting benefits to reflect longer life expectancies, and implementing fair means-testing to ensure benefits flow where they're actually needed.
A Jumble of Legal Theories Failed To Give Trump 'Fair Notice' of the New York Charges Against Him
The lack of a clear rationale for charging Trump with 34 felonies raises a due process issue that is likely to figure in his appeals.
Should Donald Trump Have Been Convicted?
Plus: A single-issue voter asks the editors for some voting advice in the 2024 presidential election.
Colorado Hasn't Even Approved Ranked Choice Voting Yet, and Already Lawmakers Are Trying To Delay It
An amendment in the state's election law would delay implementation of a proposed November ballot initiative. Voting organizations urge a governor's veto.
Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver Wants To Bring Back 'Ellis Island Style' Immigration Processing
The Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate says he would address areas from a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants to high-skilled visa reform.
The Prosecution's Story About Trump Featured Several Logically Impossible Claims
Whatever Trump did after the 2016 presidential election, it seems safe to say that it did not retroactively promote his victory.
First Felon
Plus: The L.P. candidate for president, flooding in Brazil, TikTok influencers going after rich husbands, and more...
Trump's Conviction Suggests Jurors Bought the Prosecution's Dubious 'Election Fraud' Narrative
There was a glaring mismatch between the charges against the former president and what prosecutors described as the essence of his crime.
Chase Oliver: What Does the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Really Believe?
The L.P. presidential candidate clarifies his views amid criticisms that he is too "woke."
Trump Jury Instructions Invite Conviction Based on a Hodgepodge of Dubious Theories
The judge said the jurors need not agree about the "unlawful means" that Trump allegedly used to promote his 2016 election.
Americans Aren't Nostalgic for the Past. They Are Nostalgic for Being 15.
There's nothing wrong with thinking the music from your teenage years was the best ever made, but please don't vote as if you'll bring that back.
In the Hands of the Jury
Plus: A new Cold War, Pope Francis using slurs, Israeli surveillance, and more...
Prosecutors Say Trump Tried to 'Hoodwink the American Voter,' Which Is Not a Crime
Closing arguments in the former president's trial highlight the mismatch between the charges and the "election fraud" he supposedly committed.
Libertarian National Convention: Are You Not Entertained?
Plus: A listener asks the editors for voting advice and commiseration in a predominantly democratic state.
WATCH: Libertarians React to Donald Trump's Speech at Their Convention
"It was the weirdest room I've ever been in," one Libertarian Party delegate tells Reason
Chase Oliver Is the Libertarian Party's Presidential Pick
After a highly contentious convention, Oliver won the nomination on the seventh ballot.
Trump, Who Wants To Execute Drug Dealers, Promises To Free Ross Ulbricht
Ulbricht is serving two life sentences plus 40 years in connection with the Silk Road, an online marketplace he founded and operated where users could buy and sell illegal substances.
Libertarians Booed Donald Trump Because He Isn't Libertarian
Let there be no confusion: The Libertarian Party overwhelmingly rejects Trump.
