Donald Trump Proves Once Again That He Is Both a Bully and an Authoritarian
The GOP frontrunner's call to close mosques shows he doesn't understand how the First Amendment works.
Election 2016
Candidates Court the Fringe
Yes, the Republican Party base includes a large share of conservative Christians. But there is a grim double meaning to the word "base."
Ben Carson's Own Advisers Admit He Doesn't Have a Clue About Foreign Policy
Will it matter during a time of international crisis that the GOP's co-frontrunner is just stone making it up as he goes along?
Updated! If Syrian Passport of Paris Bomber is a Fake, Will Guvs Let in Refugees?
And will Ted Cruz consider that the Mideast is not suffering from too little US attention but too much?
Why Presidential Candidates From Both Parties Are Wrong About Community Banks
Plenty of Americans prefer the convenience of banking somewhere large.
Do Paris Attacks Mean the End of Rand Paul's Presidential Hopes?
In the wake of Paris atrocities, supporting civil liberties and non-interventionism just got way less popular.
Marijuana Legalizers Who Ran for President
Major-party candidates who opposed pot prohibition before Bernie Sanders
Trump's Operation Police State
Trump's proposed violence against families and communities is a recipe for social strife fueled by bigotry.
The Most Shameless Moment at Tonight's Democratic Debate
A noun, a verb, a gender reference, and 9/11
Democratic Debate: Candidates So Different You Can Barely Tell Them Apart
All three candidates are determined to increase the government's power over labor, wages, the economy, and health care, among other things.
Bernie Sanders Campaign Refuses to Focus on Foreign Policy at Tonight's CBS Debate
Running for president but needs more time to prepare for breaking news changes.
Rand Paul's Grand Return: That and More on Tonight's Stossel [UPDATE: Show Postponed Until at Least 10 p.m. Due to Paris Attacks]
Watch Matt Welch and others discuss the 'elephants in the room' at 8 p.m. on Fox Business Network
Rand Paul Blasts Chris Christie's "Learning Problem"
The Kentucky senator says his GOP rival fails to understand, "You can use the Fourth Amendment and still get terrorists."
Bernie Sanders Is Not The First Major-Party Presidential Candidate To Say Marijuana Should Be Legal
But he has had a bigger impact than the others.
Ben Carson's Disqualifying Foreign Policy Incoherence
Debate answer exposes a revealing problem not just for the inexperienced candidate, but for the bellicose GOP
Election 2016 Needs a Radical, But Bernie Sanders Isn't It
Despite his intentions, Sanders is an unwitting defender of the status quo.
Republican Tax Fantasies
Tax cut promises are divorced from actual spending discipline.
Post-Debate, Is Rand Paul Back?
Rand Paul can balance the budget, he blames the Fed, he'll talk rather than start wars we can't afford, and generally seemed the most thoughtfully radical guy up there.
Rand Paul is Not an Isolationist
Rubio's mischaracterization may have been a good applause line but it's the kind of lack of thinking sinking Republicans.
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Memo to Rubio: We Already Spend Far More on 'Defense' Than Any Other Country
If Congress cut the Pentagon's budget in half, the U.S. would still be "the strongest military power in the world."
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
Join the Reason staff for news, views, and abuse about tonight's Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal GOP debate in Milwaukee.
Rand Paul vs. Marco Rubio: Tea Party Fracas Over Foreign Policy and Immigration "Amnesty"
In the debate tonight, Paul needs to sell his foreign policy, but he's got nothing fresh on immigration
5 Substantive Policy Questions to Ask the GOP Candidates at Tonight's Presidential Debate
Tonight's debate is also the first to come in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction from the campaigns about the ways the debates have been handled.
Stop Playing Fallout 4 a Moment and Read About This Gamer Survey
Industry-funded poll shows gamers as likely voters, party members.
John Kasich Explains "The Problem with Marijuana"
Well, you see, it's just like alcohol, and so sends a confusing message about...whatevs.
Debate Questions for the GOP Candidates
Some questions informed by reporting on the campaign trail...
When He Called for an End to the War on Drugs, Trump Claims, He Meant It Should Be Waged More Aggressively
The Republican presidential contender is keen to pretend he never said drugs should be legalized.
Ben Carson's Good Week
As the media intensify their scrutiny of the new Republican frontrunner, the candidate turns their attention to his advantage.
Where Hillary Clinton's Marijuana Proposal Falls Short
Moving pot to Schedule II is weak tea compared to Bernie Sanders' support for repealing federal prohibition.
Before You Watch Trump on SNL, Watch Him on Reason TV!
It's a really, really fantastic collection of videos. Believe me.
Ben Carson Admits His Story About Being Awarded a Scholarship to West Point Isn't True
The story makes a prominent mention in his bestselling memoir, Gifted Hands, but the military academy found no record of his application.
Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee Won't Be on the Main Stage in the Next GOP Debate
Only eight candidates will compete in next week's primetime debate on Fox Business.
Watch Matt Welch Talk About Ben Carson's Weird Day on MSNBC at 6:30 p.m. ET
Pyramids, rap songs, intensive & inconclusive investigations into childhood events from a half-century ago, etc.
Ben Carson Isn't the First Politician to Have Odd Ideas About Pyramids
Compared to these concepts, Carson's theory is downright banal.
Bernie Sanders Unveils Legislation to Repeal Pot Prohibition
The bill, the first of its kind in the Senate, would let states decide whether to ban or regulate marijuana.
Donald Trump's Putrid Embrace of Eminent Domain Abuse
Another day, another shameful defense of eminent domain abuse by Trump.
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