'Police Violence Is Also Gun Violence' Says Julian Castro, Arguing Against Mandatory Gun Buybacks
The former HUD Secretary is still terrible on guns, but at least he recognizes some of the costs of actually enforcing gun laws.
The former HUD Secretary is still terrible on guns, but at least he recognizes some of the costs of actually enforcing gun laws.
"As president I will end these regime change wars."
The entrepreneur argued instead for a federal universal basic income proposal that would provide every American $1,000 a month.
Will tonight be any different or more of the same?
Tonight's Democratic debate is the Massachusetts senator's moment to shine, if she can withstand attacks from her rivals.
Unfortunately, rather than challenging Warren on the constitutionality of her plans, Biden is imitating them, at least when it comes to the assault on the First Amendment.
Does economic success deserve to be punished? The Democratic Party will have to answer in the coming primaries. Joe Biden is on the correct side of it.
The presidential contender conspicuously fails to explain the legal basis for her plan to impose new restrictions by executive fiat.
A progressive who wants to empower the little guy instead of big government
Probably because it would involve raising middle-class taxes.
The "assault weapons" that the presidential contender wants to confiscate are not especially deadly, but the symbolism of that policy is poisonous.
Elizabeth Warren is probably the worst of the bunch when it comes to protectionism, but few alternatives are emerging.
Perhaps the biggest difference is how much trust the candidates place in individuals.
In the latest primary showdown, Democrats talked health care and trade but left debt and deficits behind.
Most Democrats agreed, though Andrew Yang argued that it made more sense to fund families directly.
Sen. Warren: "The problems in Afghanistan are not problems that can be solved by the military."
Advocating for gun control is no longer enough. On Thursday night, the Democratic presidential candidates promised gun confiscation.
The entrepreneur and long shot presidential candidate finds a libertarian-sounding way to pitch free money to voters.
Andrew Yang's crazy stunt, Joe Biden's real-time decomposition, and whether any candidates believe in limits to government.
What last week's town hall tells us about this week's presidential debate—and about the state of Democratic policy thinking
Maybe. But it is hard to imagine Sanders endorsing Warren until and unless Warren defeats him consistently and by a significant margin in several early states.
It's possible that the visibility of the way Biden is wrestling with his own aging could make him a more relatable and sympathetic figure. Or the Biden blunders could confirm that his moment has passed.
The idea that "deficits don't matter" has been growing among Trump-supporting Republicans. Democrats are preparing to take full advantage.
The 89-year-old former senator turned heads with his unique campaign strategy.
The progressive push to the left among presidential candidates will alienate most Democrats and independents, helping Donald Trump to a second term.
Republicans aren't the only ones who want to "lock 'em up"
The climate of opinion has changed so dramatically that Democrats are politically obliged to support reform.
Yang wants to bail out malls that are struggling to compete with online retailers, but Amazon is already putting some of those dead retail spaces to better use.
CNN doesn't think Americans deserve to hear potential presidents asked about the national debt.
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Is he trying to find a middle ground as Dems divide on trade? Or is he just talking gibberish?
Tonight's debate became an exercise in checking privileges.
"There are people right now in prison for life for drug offenses because you stood up and used that tough-on-crime phony rhetoric."
Chanters demand NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo's firing.
"The bottom line is, when you were in a position to make a difference and an impact in these people's lives, you did not."
In a testy exchange about immigration, the former vice president argued that Trump alone was the problem.
The presidential contender feels no need to defend the policies he favors, because "we all know" they are "the right thing to do."
Unlike many other policies proposed by Democratic presidential hopefuls, trade policy is something a new president can unilaterally impose.
A decade after Obamacare, the Democratic Party has embraced health care radicalism.
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The former Maryland congressman criticized the progressive wing of the Democratic Party for embracing such expansive government involvement.
Buttigieg calls for three-year sunset on military force authorizations.
"A gig is a job and a worker is a worker," Mayor Pete said.
Michigan and Flint authorities thought switching water providers would be a great job stimulus program.
A majority of Americans say they favor free trade. But both major parties are moving in the other direction.
Colorado's former governor came around on the issue when he realized that legalization was not the disaster he had anticipated.