I'm Betting the 2020 Election Polls Are Junk
It's too early to make predictions based on public opinion surveys.
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The Internet Doesn't Need Saving
But that might not stop House Democrats from Net Neutrality-related histrionics.
Cindy Yang Says Democrats Are Playing Politics With Request for FBI to Investigate Her
Plus: An Ohio city just abolished its entire vice policing unit, and unfunded liabilities in public pension plans are now more than $5.96 trillion.
Has Phony Betomania Already Bitten the Dust?
Legitimately interesting yet eminently mockable GenXer Beto O'Rourke joins the 2020 presidential scrum.
Ilhan Omar's Israel Remarks Prompt Politicians to Bicker Over Who the Real Bigots Are: Reason Roundup
Plus: outrage over water bottles, and Cory Booker introduces the "next step" on criminal justice reform
The Green New Deal and 'Socialist' Democrats Are Normalizing Trump
Just 18 percent of Americans have favorable views of socialism.
Can a Self-Described 'Capitalist' Win the 2020 Democratic Primary?
Beto O'Rourke-who won't call himself a "progressive," let alone a "democratic socialist"-is expected to jump into the presidential race.
Mike Lee: 'Every Conceivable Partisan Combination' Has 'Deviated From' Federalism
"This isn't a partisan issue," the Utah senator says. "This is a constitutional issue."
Can You Name the Only Republican to Co-Sponsor a Bill Blocking Trump's National Emergency?
More than 200 Democrats-plus one Republican-co-sponsor a joint resolution against Trump's national emergency declaration.
Bernie Already Won. So Why Run Again?
The Vermont independent has yanked Democrats so far to the left that his competitors are becoming mini-mes.
Klobuchar Breaks With Progressives on Free College, Green New Deal
The Minnesota senator says the national debt constrains policymaking, giving the rare impression of a candidate who has actually thought things through.
Bernie Sanders Wants to 'Complete That Revolution': Reason Roundup
Plus: on hate crimes and hoaxes; Warren's child care plan; growing government discontent; and building new kink communities
Democrats' Wall Funding Fiasco
They got nothing in return for handing Trump money except for a national emergency.
Is Another Government Shutdown Imminent? Only Trump Knows!
Congressional leaders have reached a compromise. But Trump will have the final say.
The Great Democratic Cave on Border Enforcement
Trump won much more than the Democrats did.
N.Y.C. Mayor Bill De Blasio Mulling Presidential Run. Stop Laughing!
New Yorkers don't want him. Why would the rest of the country?
Green New WTF?: Podcast
Untethered from real-world constraints, progressive Democratic policy goes utopian.
Warren's Presidential Bid Aims to Blame 'the Rich' for America's Problems
It's an inversion of the formula Trump used to get elected by scapegoating illegal immigrants. She's just targeting a different minority group.
Scandal-Plagued Sen. Amy Klobuchar Announces 2020 Presidential Run
"Minnesota Nice" branding belies mean streak and temper, said staff. Will it harm her presidential chances?
Don't Fear Independents Like Howard Schultz! Politics Should Be More Like a Starbucks Menu
There are more forms of hepatitis than there are major parties in America.
South Bend Mayor and Possible Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Decries "Endless War"
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a veteran, believes that military intervention should be a last resort.
Democrats Hate Wealthy Candidates…When They're Not Democrats
Who's ready for a class war from the party of John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, and the Kennedy/Roosevelt clans?
Howard Schultz Exposes the Ugly Entitlement Driving Democrats: Reason Roundup
Plus: Another way the E.U. "right to be forgotten" is risky, and Baltimore cuts back on pot prohibition
America's Stubborn Left Clings to Nicolas Maduro Despite All Evidence
It's time to admit that Venezuela's "21st century socialism" failed.
The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Is Running for President
Pete Buttigieg wants to move forward, not backward. What a novel campaign platform!
Will Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-LGBT Past Sink Her Presidential Candidacy? And Should It?
Most politicians have evolved on gay issues. But not all were directly connected to anti-gay organizations.
Over-the-Counter Contraception Is Immensely Popular. But Democrats Have Doomed It.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
Most Americans Want Congress to Fix Budget Crisis, Increase Spending. Huh?
You can't have it both ways.
GOP Congressman Bucks Party on Dems' House Rule Changes
Rep. Tom Reed says he was threatened with "consequences" as a result.
Biden in 2020? The Democrats Could Do Worse.
If Democrats are trying to win with voters who supported Obama in 2012 but Trump in 2016, Joe Biden might be their best bet.
House Dems' Plan to Reopen the Government Probably Won't Work. Thank Trump.
It all comes down to one man.
Surprise! Looks Like Elizabeth Warren Is Running for President!
She's the highest-profile candidate to jump in.
Bringing Troops Home From Syria and Afghanistan Also Brings Fits of Bipartisan Rage: Reason Roundup
Plus: United Nations goes to bat for Julian Assange and Slack censors chat with Iranians.
Trump Doubles Down on Withdrawing Troops From Syria Despite Freakout From Warmongering Establishment: Reason Roundup
"Does the USA want to be the Policeman of the Middle East?" the president asks-and gets a resounding yes from Republicans and Democrats.
Mueller Mulls Middle East Meddling: Reason Roundup
Plus: Trump inauguration spending also under scrutiny, feds want fentanyl cases out of state court, and Twitter's stock is surging.
What's Happening in the Mississippi Senate Runoff
The race has come to be defined more by controversy than by policy.
Michael Bloomberg's Chances of Becoming President: Slim, None, and Fat
The latest trial balloon from the perennial White House Hamlet contains more lead than the paint of a New York public school.
Don't Count on Americans Hating Each Other Any Less Post-Midterms
Baffled by and fearful of each other, the political tribes remain consumed by loathing and dedicated to total victory.
Mitch McConnell Touts Wild Spending Bills as 'Bipartisan' Accomplishments
Should the Senate majority leader really be celebrating more reckless spending?
Are Democrats Now the Party of the Rich?
The Trump rebranding of the GOP as a working class party coincides with a number of super-rich Democrats winning high-profile elections.
House Democrats Plan to Use Their New Majority to Target Trump. Let's Hope It Keeps Them Too Busy to Legislate: Reason Roundup
Plus: menthol cigarettes may be banned, Big Tech warms to new regulation, and NYC building raided over illegal Airbnb listings.
The Meaning of the Midterms: They Solve Nothing, Mean Nothing
No blue wave, no "Trump bump." We're still waiting for politics to catch up with a world of increased individual autonomy.
Democrats Did Better Than Early Election Results Revealed: Reason Roundup
Plus: The FDA will ban flavored e-cigarette sales at most places, and Chris Christie is being floated as Jeff Sessions' replacement.
Jeff Sessions Is Out, 2020 Speculation Is In: Reason Roundup
For Democrats-and bookmakers-the 2020 election is already underway.
New California Gov. Gavin Newsom Has Been 'Vocally Anti-Gun Every Chance He Gets'
Outcoming Gov. Jerry Brown was no gun rights advocate, but if Newsom's voting record is any indication, he's likely to be even worse.
A Midterm Vote Against Trump and Against Collectivism: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian bots still stirring election fears and social media growth in U.S. is flat.
Control of the Senate Could Depend on These 10 Races
Plus, a Gary Johnson honorable mention.
