Michael Bloomberg Utterly Destroyed Over Sexism Accusations
This was supposed to be the electable alternative?
This was supposed to be the electable alternative?
"The policy was abhorrent," Biden said of Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk program. Yes, but so was pretty much every criminal justice policy Biden pushed through the Senate.
"Stop and frisk" policies are brought into the crosshairs right away.
Plus: China boots three reporters, megacities are getting a smaller share of growth than they used to, and Dems gather to debate in Las Vegas..
Government solutions to the opioid overdose crisis have contributed to the problem, and no candidate really wants to acknowledge it.
The modicum of restraint expressed by the former South Bend mayor earned him immediate scorn from conservatives.
The Trump administration's "phase one" deal with China will keep many tariffs in place, but Democrats don't seem to have the guts to stand up for freer trade.
Being relentlessly negative is no way to win votes, even against someone as dark and divisive as Donald Trump.
Plus: CNN's slanted Sanders/Warren setup, Trump's shower-related election pledge, and more...
"Senator Warren, what did you think when Sanders said a woman couldn’t win the election?”
It's good to hear Biden admit that his initial vote to go to war was a mistake, but he continued to support the war well after it was clearly a disaster.
Maybe now would be a good time for Democrats to recognize that identity-politics signaling doesn't translate into votes.
Expect Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, et al, to relentlessly attack the Vermont socialist, heart-attack survivor, and accused electoral misogynist.
The Sanders-Warren agenda of higher taxes, increased regulation, and more government control worries Wall Street
Amity Shlaes' Great Society: A New History details the failure of massive governmental attempts to remake society.
Bernie Sanders knocked the former veep for supporting the Iraq War, while Pete Buttigieg promised to mostly withdraw the troops.
Warren takes aim at Buttigieg and he fires back—not over policy, but over the Democratic Party's identity.
Democratic presidential candidates sparred over how they'd close one of the worst excesses of the war on terror.
The moderators didn't see ask Elizabeth Warren about her position on the USMCA, which does a serious disservice to prospective voters.
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang thinks so.
Friday A/V Club: Long before Kennedy and Nixon, there were Bryan and Taft.
Last night's debate started with attacks on Trump, but turned into a referendum on Elizabeth Warren.
To his credit, Biden responded by calling for the decriminalization of marijuana and for releasing marijuana prisoners.
More federal spending won’t make housing more accessible as long as regulations and zoning drive up prices.
The senator from Massachusetts thinks more Americans should join the military. Why?
Biden says he wouldn't direct the Justice Department to investigate Trump.
"It's been tried by other nations," the New Jersey senator said.
At tonight's debate, Gabbard continued her laser-like focus on the need to end America's overseas wars.
What we won't see at tonight's debate is far more important than what's going to be on display.
Reason Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward and Whole Foods CEO John Mackey debate the merits of capitalism with Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara and U Mass economist Richard D. Wolff
People who voted for Donald Trump have far more favorable views of Gabbard than those who voted for Hillary Clinton. And because the state has an open primary, that could be significant.
Beto O’Rourke’s scheme would be an ineffectual attempt to enforce arbitrary distinctions.
The Reason Roundtable analyzes an establishment smear against a foreign policy heretic, and laments the bipartisan panic against online speech.
The discussion during last night's debate grossly exaggerated the role of prescription pain pills in opioid-related deaths.
Her refusal to answer a question about taxes isn’t just dodgy; it’s designed to mislead.
The California senator has asked CEO Jack Dorsey to delete Trump's account.
"I’m not willing to give up and let a handful of monopolistic companies dominate our democracy," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Asked how he'd actually follow through on his promise to "take your AR-15," the former Texas congressman didn't have much of an answer.
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.
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ballot, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ticket, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.