William Weld Isn't a Softcore Libertarian—He Just Isn't a Libertarian At All
If Weld wants the Libertarian Party to nominate him for the vice presidency, he'll have to explain his positions on Iraq, guns, and eminent domain.
Election 2016
Meet the Libertarians!
While #NeverTrumpers flail, America's third party readies an unprecedentedly newsworthy 50-state run
Watch Matt Welch Bash Workplace Drug Testing and Trump's Ferguson Affect on Red Eye
Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m. ET for ugly Pennsylvanians, cultish Bernie fans, sexist Marvel casting, and more
Don't Be Fooled By Trump's SCOTUS Short List
There's no reason to believe that Trump will nominate a principled constitutionalist to the Supreme Court.
Europe's Proto-Trumpism, Venezuela's Useful Idiots, and Kmele Foster's L.P. Ambivalence
The Fifth Column discusses whataboutism, third-party challenges, J.K. Rowling's defense of Trump's free speech, and more
#NeverTrump #NeverHillary Claims Another Life
Women's obituary slags the terrible major-party choices facing Americans in November.
Why Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils Is a Waste of Your Vote
I've voted for Republicans for president before. No more.
Why Sanders Isn't Quitting
The louder the pleas that Sanders leave the race, the more it makes sense for him to stay.
Hillary Clinton Doubles Down on Goldman Sachs
The Clinton campaign has been using former Goldman Sachs advisor Gene Sperling to criticize Donald Trump.
Obama Blasts Political Correctness, 'Fragile' Students in Rutgers Speech
"Don't feel like you got to shut your ears because you're too fragile and somebody might offend your sensibilities," said Obama.
Always Worse Than Trump on Immigration, Obama Plans Big Deportation Raids Over Next Weeks
Donald Trump and other conservatives' deportation fantasies are awful. President Obama's actual record is even worse.
Why Trump Supporters Are Bringing an Elephant Man to the Beauty Pageant
Holding up a funhouse mirror to a disreputable political establishment
Trump: An Elephant Man for the Beauty Pageant
Trump supporters hold up a funhouse mirror to a political class they find even more disgusting
Is Bernie Sanders Staying in the Race Because of Hillary Clinton's FBI Investigation?
In 2008, Hillary Clinton invoked RFK's assassination as an "anything can happen" reason for not dropping out.
Not All Polls Are Created Equal (Some Are Badly Written)
The first in a series of dispatches from PollsterCon
Study Attempts to Show Exactly How Trump's Trade Wars Devastate the Poor
How to erase billions from the American economy.
"Libertarians: Just Say No to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump!"
P.J. O'Rourke is voting for Hillary and Peter Thiel is a Trump delegate. WTF?
Trump Fans and 'Social Justice Warriors,' Two Sides of the Same Authoritarian Coin
Both the social-justice left and the alt-right view the world primarily through identity politics.
GOP Leaders Want to Unify Around Trump. That Will Only Make the Republican Party's Problems Worse
Rallying behind Trump would cement the party's status as a joke party devoted to channeling grievances.
Hillary and the Extraterrestrials
Three reasons to appreciate Clinton's fascination with UFOs
The Perfect Storm Circling Hillary Clinton
The FBI interrogated five of the former secretary of state's closest advisors, the same week it was reported that her private email server had been hacked.
"I'm Happy To See the Republican Party Disintegrate"…But Trump Is a Disaster From a Libertarian POV
What I told The Real News about The Donald and the libertarian alternative.
Donald Trump Thinks Budweiser Rebranded as "America" Because of His Political Campaign
The GOP nominee turns the beer company's branding stunt into his own.
Sanders Voters for Trump
Why would a Donald Trump fan vote for Bernie Sanders? Here are some possibilities...
Why Paul Ryan Might Not Back Donald Trump—And Why He Shouldn't
The House Speaker's refusal to back his party's nominee would be a small but important step away from two-party politics.
Donald Trump Says London's Muslim Mayor Could Visit U.S. as "Exception" to Muslim Ban
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee flip-flops on promise to ban all Muslims, London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he's not interested in being an "exception."
Partisan Voters Lining Up Behind Clinton, Trump, But Don't Seem to Like Them Very Much
Think third-party candidates help throw the election to Clinton? Think again.
Hillary Clinton Picks a Doomed Fight With Americans Over Guns
Future President Clinton may well impose new restrictions on guns. Getting Americans to obey them will be a tougher trick.
P.J. O'Rourke Endorses Hillary Clinton
Calls her "the second worst thing that could happen to this country"
Sarah Palin Targets Paul Ryan For Not Backing Donald Trump Fast Enough
Time to bend the knee.
Gary Johnson Pitches Himself as Independents' Choice for President
Who represents the majority of Americans who don't affiliate with a party?
Nick Gillespie on Bill Maher's Real Time TONITE, 10pm ET
Other guests include Ann Coulter, Dan Savage, and Bryan Cranston. Topics include Trump, Hillary, and the curious rise of anti-free-trade sentiments.
Gary Johnson's Pot Use Bugs Conservatives; John McAfee Would Rather Have Sex with Whales than Debate Again: Libertarian Party Roundup
As Trump shock sets in, more people across the political spectrum give serious attention to the Libertarian Party presidential race
We Were Kidding About Donald Trump Literally Taking the U.S. to Bankruptcy Court, Right?
GOP presumptive nominee discusses renegotiating federal debt, like struggling economies do.
Rand Paul Will Endorse Donald Trump, the Least Libertarian GOP Nominee in Decades
'I've always said I will endorse the nominee," said Rand Paul.
Nick Gillespie To Talk Trump, Hillary, Free Trade on Bill Maher's Real Time on Friday
Other guests include Ann Coulter, Dan Savage, and Bryan Cranston.
Paul Ryan Says He Can't Support Donald Trump, At Least Not Right Now
The Republican Speaker of the House left room for him to come around eventually.
Brutal New Clinton Ads Target Trump, Portraying Him as Unacceptable
The likely Democratic nominee signals a willingness to attack the GOP candidate in a way that Republicans never did.
How Does It Feel To Work 'Outside the Familiar Binaries of the Two-Party System'? Great!
Ain't no party like a third party. Except for a fourth, fifth, or even sixth party.
Will Rep. Justin Amash Oppose Donald Trump? Looks Likely.
"Nothing better illustrates the phoniness of politicians," he writes, "than the ease w/ which they shift from blasting one another to praising one another."
'There Are Dumpster Fires In My Town More Popular' Than Clinton or Trump, Complains Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
"Our Founders didn't want entrenched political parties. So why should we accept this terrible choice?"
