Why the Resistance Is the Best Thing That's Happened to President Trump
The "you're with us or you're with him" binary approach alienates potential allies.
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The Democrats' Fight Against School Choice Is Immoral
Few institutions have hurt minorities more than public schools.
Less Than One-Third of Americans Want to See Roe v. Wade Overturned
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats think the Supreme Court should leave Roe alone.
Democrats Defect from Obamacare
Meanwhile, the GOP learns to stop worrying and love Obama's signature legislative victory.
Are 'Russian Hacks' the New 'WMDs'?
No matter what faceless spooks assure us, it's far from clear the Russian government directed the leaks of the DNC or John Podesta emails.
The Two-Party System Is a Shambling Zombie
It's time to breathe new life into America's undead political parties.
America Called Bullshit on the Cult of Clinton
The one good thing about Trump's win? It shows a willingness among Americans to blaspheme against saints and reject the religion of hollow progressiveness.
Chuck Schumer, Serial Over-Legislator, Is Your New Senate Minority Leader
The ranking Senate Democrat wants to legislate everything-but balked at creating a federal database to keep track of bad cops.
Hey Dejected Dems: Stop Crying Over Hillary's Loss and Block Chuck Schumer's Ascent
If you worry about Wall Street influence and hawkish foreign policy, the senior New York senator is very bad news.
The Perpetually Collapsing Political Parties
The conventional wisdom see-saws again; now the Democrats are supposed to be doomed.
Will the Democrats Learn Anything at All from Defeat?
The party's crack-up has arrived, and the fight will revolve around federal interventions and authority.
Democrats Have No One to Blame but Themselves for Trump
Poor candidate, poor arguments.
Trump Didn't Win Because He's Trump. He Won Because Clinton Is Clinton
While many will call this a mandate for Donald Trump, it's better read as an anti-mandate for Hillary Clinton.
Support for Legal Abortion at Highest Level Since 1995, But Partisan Gap Widening
The gap between Republicans and Democrats on abortion is at its widest point in nearly 10 years.
When Will Liberals Answer for Obamacare's Failures?
Blaming Republicans not going to cut it.
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Who Said She Was Fighting Corruption Going to Jail
Resigned after being convicted.
What Has Government Done for Lower-Income, Working Americans? Screwed Them, Mostly.
The new documentary Rigged 2016 takes a tough look at the way two-party politics hurts millennials, the working poor, and minorities.
Dear Democrats: No One Owes You Their Vote
Clinton has been going full-force Millennial Whisperer recently, after learning that she's losing young voters to Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Why it won't help.
Vice Presidential Prospects Beat Clinton and Trump
Overall, the major parties' VP candidates are way less scary than the presidential candidates.
DNC Hacks and Leaky Government Make Encryption Restrictions Look More Foolish Than Ever
FBI investigations reveal that encryption is increasingly important, and government officials can't be trusted with a backdoor.
Voter ID Fraud and Rigged Elections: New at Reason
Trump is right: One party is trying to rig the election
'You're Fired' Is How Trump Says 'Change'
It's not the voters that Trump wants to fire; it's the politicians, bureaucrats, and coastal establishment elites.
Trump Has Turned America Into a One-Party State
The real political tragedy of the Trump campaign.
Transgender DNC Delegate Calls Out Sex-Work Shamers
"Some people like to paint. Some people like to dance. Some people like to express themselves in an erotic way," says Sharron Cooks.
On the Day That Hillary Clinton Accepts the Democratic Nomination, Bernie Sanders Hangs Out at the Hampton Inn
It's an on-brand choice for the Democratic Socialist senator.
Bernie Sanders' "Revolution" Won't Change the Democratic Party the Way the Tea Party Changed the GOP
Sanders doesn't have enough allies in Congress and isn't even a Democrat. Besides, the Tea Party has basically fizzled out with rise of Donald Trump.
Social Justice on Display: Protest Art at the Democratic Convention
Gun violence, police abuse, and feminism loom large in pop-up art exhibit at DNC
Watch Democrats Try to Convince a Libertarian to Vote for Hillary
Nick Gillespie asks DNC delegates to give it their best shot.
Bernie or Bust Delegates Storm the DNC Media Center
Several hundred disgruntled Bernie Sanders delegates walk off convention floor and into media tent following Hillary Clinton's nomination.
Democrats Erase the Second Amendment From Their Platform
The omission is consistent with Hillary Clinton's disdain for the right to armed self-defense.
Atheists Decry DNC Plot to 'Out' Sanders For Alleged Non-Belief
This divisive strategem has outraged the nice secular folks over at the Center for Inquiry
Putin Isn't Responsible for How the Democrats Treated Sanders' Campaign
Attempt at deflection sends a message that voter frustration is irrelevant.
Wikileaks Document Dump Shows DNC's Distaste for Sanders
Prepare for another round of 'The system is rigged.'
Democrats' Education Platform: Pro-Government, Anti–School Choice
Language that was mildly positive toward reform efforts was beaten back by public school activists.
The Left's Insidious War on the Free Speech Rights of Climate Dissenters
The main casualty of global warming is the Democratic Party's sanity.
Democrats Strengthen Platform Language Supporting Marijuana Reform
They want "a reasoned pathway for future legalization," while Republicans can't even support limited medical use.
The Double Standard on Low-Wage Work
Democrats love unpaid interns. Republicans more likely to pay them.
Disgruntled Bernie Sanders Supporters Planning "Fart-In" at Democratic National Convention
The spirit of Saul Alinsky may be heard (and smelled) in Philadelphia.
Civil Rights, Shivil Rights: Dems Wanna Shut Down Free Speech Rights of Climate Dissenters
They've made it an official plank of the party platform
Bernie Sanders' Supporters Could Take Fight Over Democratic Party Platform to the Convention
Also, Sanders says his endorsement of Hillary Clinton is "not there at this moment."
Hillary Clinton Wanted to Keep Up Appearances Regarding Private Email Server as Early as 2009
Newly revealed emails indicate the former secretary of state was concerned about more than just "convenience."
Bernie Sanders: Clinton Voter
Without actually conceding, he makes it clear he's not going to be making any radical moves post-defeat.
Democrats Sit-In for Secret Lists and Maybe Even a Police State
Still shamelessly exploiting emotions without regard to the dangerous consequences.
