Mitch McConnell Touts Wild Spending Bills as 'Bipartisan' Accomplishments
Should the Senate majority leader really be celebrating more reckless spending?
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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.
If You Want Political Violence To End, Make Politics Less Important
Even when Americans don't love their political allies, they hate their opponents.
De Niro and Biden Latest Targets of Suspected Pipe Bombs: Reason Roundup
Some conservatives are calling it a political stunt cooked up by Democrats. Democrats blame Trump's rhetoric. Trump blames the media.
Michael Bloomberg Is No Defender of the Constitution
The former New York mayor's authoritarian record shows he has no real love for America's founding document.
Hillary Clinton Says Democrats Can't Be Civil Until They're Back in Power
According to the former Democratic presidential nominee, "you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for."
Taylor Swift and Kanye West Divide American Politics Again
Imma let you finish, but the Tay and Ye beef is the best political lesson of all time.
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Kavanaugh for Supreme Court, With a Twist
Sen. Lindsey Graham had the quote of the day: "I think I know what happened."
Republicans Attack Democrats, Not Ford, Following Her Testimony Against Brett Kavanaugh
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
A Polarized America? Not Quite
Independents now make up a plurality of the public.
Clarence Thomas Mocks Cory Booker's 'Spartacus' Grandstanding
"If you can't debate hard issues honestly, with honor, with integrity, how do we keep a civil society?" Thomas said.
Hillary Clinton Spreads Fake News, Suggests Brett Kavanaugh Will Ban Birth Control
Clinton runs with a Kamala Harris whopper that's already been debunked.
Kerri Evelyn Harris, Delaware's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Loses Her Senate Race
The challenger received help from the group that worked on Ocasio-Cortez's campaign.
Meet Ayanna Pressley, the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the Massachusetts Primary
A surprising upset in the Bay State
California Democrats Call for In-N-Out Boycott
Don't let the chair of the California Democrat Party catch you donating $25,000 to the GOP.
No Matter Who Wins the Midterms, Brace for More Conflict
Many Americans don't care about who is right or wrong; they only care about crushing political enemies.
Upsets in Florida, Business as Usual in Arizona, and No Clear Answers About Future Elections
A Trump loyalist, a Bernie-backed progressive, and lots of moderates were victorious. It's hard to create an overarching narrative out of that.
Conservatives Would Use Mollie Tibbetts' Murder To Build the Police State They Once Denounced
As with school shootings, terrible events breed really bad policy ideas.
Elizabeth Warren's Corporate Buttinskyism Is the Future Liberals Want: Podcast
What could go wrong with federalizing the corporate charter process and putting bureaucrats in charge of long-term business thinking?
Missouri Democrats Retract Welcome to Pro-Life Voters
Pro-life and a Democrat? Missouri's Democratic Party isn't interested.
Democrats and Young People Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, Poll Finds
Republicans, on the other hand, tend to be pro-capitalism and anti-socialism.
Sanders-Endorsed Candidate Rejects 'Socialist' Label: 'Are You Fucking Kidding Me?'
Ben Jealous, who's running for governor of Maryland, prefers the label "venture capitalist."
Progressive Insurgents Endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lost to Moderate Opponents In Tuesday's Primaries
The Democratic Party's socialist takeover is on hold for the moment.
Close Ohio Congressional Race Leads to Typically Tiresome Shaming of Third-Party Voters
No, the Green Party didn't "spoil" the Democrats' chance at a seat.
Twitter 'Shadow Bans' Affect Some Conservative Leaders but Not Their Liberal Counterparts
Devin Nunes gets the Richard Spencer treatment.
Hey, Progressives and Conservatives: You're Stuck With Each Other
So long as anything resembling legitimate elections continue to be held, no political coalition will gain a permanent lock on the future.
Don't Give Foreign Hackers Immunity in U.S. Courts
If foreign hackers are immune from American civil suits under current law, don't be surprised to see Congress step in to try to close the loophole.
Why Aren't Liberals Celebrating Higher Gas Prices? It's What They Want
Democrats have spent the past two decades advocating for policies that artificially spike fossil fuel prices.
Democratic Senators Who Voted Against Iran Deal Blame Collapse of Iran Deal for High Gas Prices
Having two senators who opposed the Iran deal show up to denounce Trump for pulling out of the Iran deal was only the beginning of the hypocrisy exhibition.
Fight the Populist Right, the Progressive Left, and the Governments They Control
Democrats and Republicans reject individualism and free speech and both have become dangerous to our liberty.
'Black People Don't Have To Be Democrats'
Chance The Rapper says the unthinkable and takes it back. But he's right, and not just about African Americans.
Chuck Schumer's Cannabis Conversion Illustrates Democrats' Shameful Hesitance
Voters are much more likely to support legalization than the politicians who supposedly represent them.
Democrats Sue Trump Campaign, Russian Government, and WikiLeaks
The suit claims a RICO conspiracy and demands millions.
Democrats Can Blame Themselves if Trump Wins His War on the Filibuster
For partisans of limited government, this would be terrible news.
Will the Democrats Blow It in 2020?
The question is whether the Democrats will lead their party on a giddy march to the left.
Senate Dems Infrastructure Plan: A Tale of Tax Hikes and Transit Subsidies
The plan calls for $1 trillion is spending on everything from walking trails to high-speed internet.
Democrats Release Memo Rebutting Claims that FBI Inappropriately Snooped on Former Trump Aide
Argues that secret wiretap authorizations were not abused.
Put 'Humanity First,' Demands 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang
No robots need apply.
The Trump Effect: White Men Stand Alone?
A new poll shows white women souring on the GOP.
Democrats' Latest Plan to Save Net Neutrality Is All Bark, No Bite
There is roughly a zero percent chance Democrats will succeed in blocking net neutrality repeal through the Congressional Review Act.
