John Kasich Dropping Out of Republican Presidential Race
Clearing the way.
Election 2016
Will the Libertarian Party Turn the Trump-Hillary Race Into More Than 1%?
These questions and more debated on the new episode of The Fifth Column
Trump vs. Clinton Is Terrible News for Fans of Free Speech and the First Amendment
Both candidates have abysmal records on First Amendment issues.
By Picking Donald Trump As the GOP Nominee, Republicans May Have Handed the Presidency to Hillary Clinton
Why did GOP voters pick such a weak general election candidate?
Trump Is Such a Republican, Hillary Is Such a Disaster & Libertarians Matter More Than Ever
3 takeaways from the the Indiana presidential primaries
Google Searches for "Libertarian Party" Surge After Ted Cruz Drops Out
Convention later this month will select LP nominee.
Trump's Foreign Policy Contradictions
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee wants a bigger military but says he'll use it less.
Who Would Bankrupt America First, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Lessons from Puerto Rico.
Polls Fail to Predict Sanders Upset in Indiana Primary
RealClearPolitics had Clinton up almost 7 points in the Hoosier State.
Ted Cruz Drops Out, Securing GOP Nomination for Donald Trump.
Trump vs. Clinton is now guaranteed. #NeverTrump? How about #NeverPolitics. Or #libertarian?
Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana Democratic Primary, But Little Else
The democratic socialist wins the Hoosier State, but Clinton still has a clear path to the Democratic nomination.
Republicans Are Coming Around to Donald Trump. Of Course They Are.
The billionaire candidate's presidential campaign reveals both the emptiness and the awfulness of the GOP.
Bernie Sanders Has Forced Hillary Clinton to Compete and Her Supporters Have Had Enough of It
Clinton's coronation continues to be delayed by an insurgent with different ideas on economics, the drug war, military interventionism.
Donald Trump Accuses Ted Cruz's Dad of Hanging Out with Lee Harvey Oswald
"You know, his father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald's being, uh, you know, shot."
"The Surprising Weakness of Invincible Institutions": GOP Indiana Primary Edition
From the Roman Empire to oil-rich Venezuela to Kodak to the GOP, big things go bust all the time. And that's OK.
Why Shouldn't Bernie Sanders Stay in the Damned Race?
Matt Welch defends what little Democratic competition exists in 2016, on tonight's Kennedy
Donald Trump's Policy Feast of Incoherence
Contradictory promises abound, with no explanation of how any of it could work.
How to Lose the Latino Vote
The immigration policies favored by Trump and Cruz will alienate people Republicans need to win.
The 2 Million People Who Will Elect the Next President
And what politicians don't understand about them.
2 Million Voters in 7 Counties Will Decide 2016. Who Will Win Them?
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey has surprising answers in his deeply researched new book, Going Red.
Ted Cruz Will Announce Carly Fiorina As His Running Mate. He Knows His Campaign's In Trouble.
The early VP pick is a last-ditch effort to stop Trump.
Revealed: Donald Trump Got His Immigration Policy From Ann Coulter
And catch Nick Gillespie appearing with Coulter & Dan Savage on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, May 8.
Donald Trump Says NAFTA "Destroyed" America. Yeah, No.
Both Republicans and Democrats are now openly hostile to free trade. That ain't good, folks.
A Soda Tax As Found Money
Hillary Clinton joins Philadelphia's mayor in playing down the levy's paternalistic purpose.
Philly's Rep. Chaka Fattah First Incumbent to Lose Primary in 2016 Cycle
It was worth registering Democrat just to be part of getting rid of him.
Hillary Clinton Wins Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, Wants Bernie Sanders to Kiss the Ring
Clinton rewrites history, forgetting the how hard she battled Barack Obama to the bitter end in 2008.
Donald Trump Sweeps the 5 'Acela Primaries,' But the Republican Party Will Continue to Fracture
One thing Trump is right about: party politics is a "corrupt enterprise."
From '50s Housewives to Girls: How Political Campaign Ads Court Women Then & Now
"I Love the Gov" versus "My First Time"
Hillary Clinton, Borrowing From Rubio, Discovers Welders
If you thought the exit of Marco Rubio meant we could forget about the welder issue, alas, no such luck.
'Women's Issues' Dominate In 2016 Presidential-Campaign Ads
Equal pay, abortion, and other issues concerning sex and gender are all over TV this election.
Ted Cruz and John Kasich Are Teaming Up to Try to Stop Donald Trump at a Contested Convention
Two late night press releases reveal the unusual state of the GOP primary race.
Bernie Sanders Wants to Legalize Marijuana…and Maybe Ban Cigarettes?
The senator says there's "almost the question" of why cigarettes are "a legal product in this country."
SuperPAC to Spend $1 Million to Target Hillary Haters on Social Media
Claims rules against campaign coordination do not apply here.
Donald Trump Is Exactly Who He Seems to Be
New campaign manager suggests the candidate's persona is an act.
Libertarian Party Presidential Campaign Gets Nasty
Unverifiable accusations of skulduggery aimed at former Gov. Gary Johnson, and competitor John McAfee says he cannot support the Party if Johnson is nominee.
Dear Journalists: Whether You Vote Plays Absolutely No Role in Your Capacity for Objectivity
Opinions lead to ballot selections, not the other way around.
Trump May Be Paranoid About Immigrant Predators, but Not Transgender Ones
Doesn't subscribe to bathroom panic scenarios
Government Gone Wild! "Libertarian Chick" Kristin Tate Reveals How DC Politicians Are Screwing Everyone Over
Think you're really "free'? #LOL
Trump Wants Changes to Republican Party's Abortion Platform
Trump told reporters he supports changes to the GOP abortion platform and thinks transgender people should use whatever bathroom they wish.
Why Do We Let Saudis Dictate American Transparency, and What's the Matter With the Northeast? Anthony Fisher Joins The Fifth Column Podcast
There's just not enough time to fill in the "Some Idiot Wrote This" segment
3 Reasons Why Rand Paul Is Still the Most Interesting Person in Politics
From calling bullshit on Saudi Arabia and GOP convention rules to pushing for economic freedom zones, the libertarianish senator is fighting the good fight.
Watch Matt Welch Praise the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill on Red Eye
Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m. ET for electroshock wristbands, Snapchat Marley blackface, Bernie's commune ejection, and more.
Marco Rubio Says He'll Endorse Donald Trump, Now That It's 'Apparent' Hillary Clinton Will Be Dem Nominee
A sign of things to come for "Never Trump"?
Donald Trump's Win in New York Means the GOP Primary Is About to Get Very, Very Weird
The Republican primary race we are witnessing now has little contemporary precedent. That is part of what makes this race so unsettling and unpredictable.
