Debates
Rand Paul: In The Final Pre-Iowa Debate, and Optimistic About Iowa
The Kentucky senator disses Ted Cruz, says he's the only fiscal conservative, worries about armed self-defense, and hopes for a youth surge to propel him in Iowa caucuses
Donald Trump Won't Participate in Thursday's GOP Debate on Fox News
Is the Republican presidential frontrunner afraid of Megyn Kelly?
Last Night's Democratic Town Hall in 90 Seconds
The top Donkeys compare the size of their promises.
8 WTF Moments from Last Night's Republican Debate
Tune into SiriusXM Channel 121 at 12 ET to hear more with Matt Welch, Gavin McInnes and Liz Mair
Do the Candidates Even Realize We Just Passed New Cybersurveillance Laws?
More bumbling around tech privacy issues
Republican Candidates Pretend We're in the Midst of Iranian Hostage Crisis II
The weirdest saber-rattling moments at last night's Republican debate
The Best & Worst Moments of the South Carolina GOP Debate
The "free traders" went at it again last night.
Republican Candidates Offer Incoherent Military Solutions During Debate
Lots of bluster about the "world on fire" but very little in the way of details.
Reason Live Tweets the GOP Debates
News, views, and abuse from the Reason staff on tonight's Fox Business Network GOP debates
Rand Paul Will Answer Your Questions Tonight if You Turn Off the Debate He Was Excluded From
Decision to skip the undercard debate seems to have delivered more and better earned media than showing up would have.
After Supporting Surveillance Reforms Snowden Helped Bring About, Ted Cruz Calls Him a Traitor
The USA Freedom Act wouldn't have happened without the leaks.
Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina Booted from Main GOP Presidential Debate Thursday
Prideful Paul won't participate in the undercard debate on Fox Business News.
U.S. Foreign Policy Is Too Militarized
How the military became the most powerful diplomatic tool America has - and why that won't help win the fight against ISIS.
Carpet-Bombing: Wall-to-Wall Folly
'Death from Above' has shown little success as a long-term strategy against terrorists
The GOP Candidates Go Bonkers on Syrian Refugees
Even Rubio has lost his marbles on this issue
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
The GOP debates in Vegas tonight. Join the Reason staff for news, views, and abuse.
Rubio Insists NSA Needs All Our Metadata; Cruz and Paul Call Him Out
Surveillance brought up in Republican debate.
Chasing Trump Means Going for Religious, Anti-Gay Primary Voters
Cruz and Rubio rise as they focus on social conservatives.
5 Things to Watch for in Tonight's GOP Presidential Debate
The race heats up as Trump, Cruz, and Rubio battle over foreign policy and more.
Why is Star Wars Such a Huge Cultural Force?
A Reason panel debates the cultural and political impact of the blockbuster franchise.
Democratic Debate: Candidates So Different You Can Barely Tell Them Apart
All three candidates are determined to increase the government's power over labor, wages, the economy, and health care, among other things.
Bernie Sanders Campaign Refuses to Focus on Foreign Policy at Tonight's CBS Debate
Running for president but needs more time to prepare for breaking news changes.
Republican Tax Fantasies
Tax cut promises are divorced from actual spending discipline.
Post-Debate, Is Rand Paul Back?
Rand Paul can balance the budget, he blames the Fed, he'll talk rather than start wars we can't afford, and generally seemed the most thoughtfully radical guy up there.
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
Join the Reason staff for news, views, and abuse about tonight's Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal GOP debate in Milwaukee.
Rand Paul vs. Marco Rubio: Tea Party Fracas Over Foreign Policy and Immigration "Amnesty"
In the debate tonight, Paul needs to sell his foreign policy, but he's got nothing fresh on immigration
5 Substantive Policy Questions to Ask the GOP Candidates at Tonight's Presidential Debate
Tonight's debate is also the first to come in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction from the campaigns about the ways the debates have been handled.
Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee Won't Be on the Main Stage in the Next GOP Debate
Only eight candidates will compete in next week's primetime debate on Fox Business.
Does Clinton's DOMA Lie Matter? Does Trump's Immigration Lie Matter? Do Any Lies Matter?
Is honesty relevant in an election about punishing the enemy?
Trump Lied His Way to the Truth on Foreign Techies
Foreign STEM workers don't threaten American jobs or wages or apple pie
Debate Recap: Republicans Say the REAL Enemy is the Damn Liberal Media
No, not the debt, or entitlements, or even Hillary Clinton.
The Jeb Bush Doomsayers Become Jeb Bush Doomshouters
It's hard to determine a winner in last night's awkward debate, but there was one clear loser.
Bush Gets Slapped Down by Christie After Calling for Fantasy Sports Regulation
'We have people out of work. We have ISIS and al Qaeda attacking us. And we're talking about fantasy football?'
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
News, views, and abuse from the Reason staff on the CNBC Republican debates in Colorado.
5 things to Watch For in Tonight's GOP Debate
Trump vs. Carson! Budget-deal bluster! Entitlements, pot, and more...
Sanders and Clinton Vs. Capitalism
Neither seem to realize how much better life is, thanks to markets.
Sorry, Bernie Sanders. Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour Wouldn't Create Millions of Jobs. But It Might Destroy Them.
This is an idea that's become increasingly common amongst more liberal Democratic politicians and policymakers.
Bernie Sanders Wins Everything—by Promising Everything
Points to countries moving away from socialism as a reason to get closer to it.
Everyone's a Winner! Well, Everyone But Biden, O'Malley, Chafee, Webb, and the Public
Who "won" the first Democratic debate?
