GOP Hawks: Rand Paul is a 'misguided ideologue' and 'liberal Democrat'
National security conservatives go ballistic over Paul's Patriot Act obstruction
Election 2016
Bernie Sanders: Don't Need 23 Choices of Deodorant, 18 Choices of Sneakers When Kids Are Going Hungry
The Socialist running for president says he doesn't begrudge Hillary Clinton for the money she makes giving speeches.
Family Leave Policies Are Supposed to Help Women. Instead, They Trap Them.
Yes, there are unintended consequences to requiring employers to offer family leave benefits.
Should Libertarians Embrace Reform Conservativism? Should Conservatives?
"Reformocons" reject technocratic, top-down government solutions to pressing policy issues. What could be wrong with that? Well, for starters...
There's No Such Thing as Unbiased Journalism, So Stop Pretending
Shock a former political operative was less than honest about his relationship with his former bosses
Thank Sid Blumenthal for Telling Hillary Clinton Benghazi Was a Planned Attack
What did she know and when did she know it? More important: WTF were we doing in Libya to begin with?
Is Bernie Sanders the 2016 Ron Paul? He Can't Win Either, Media Points Out
Compare and contrast.
Marco Rubio's Foreign Policy: Reckless, Reactionary Big-Gov Love
Hey Rubio: If government can't manage health care, how can it manage regime changes in foreign societies?
Clinton Aide Sid Blumenthal is the Human Equivalent of a Semen-Stained Dress
He is a barely repressed reminder of a dark, gothic past that haunts Hillary Clinton and just won't stay buried.
Why Jeb Bush Can't Be Trusted With an Army
His reluctance to criticize his brother's war reflects a dangerous desire to forget the past.
Hillary Clinton Mocks Notion that She'll Answer Questions from the Press
Questions? From the press? Sure, fine, she'll get around to answering one eventually, maybe.
Hillary Clinton and the Saga of Sidney Blumenthal
Former administration staffer and foundation employee sought to influence Clinton while she served as Secretary of State.
Please, Hillary Clinton: Don't "Make History" on Your Own as President. Just Don't.
If you become president, think less about history and more about restraining the size, scope, and spending of government.
Watch Matt Welch Talk 2016 Race at 4:30 PM on MSNBC's NOW With Alex Wagner
Christie vs. Snowden, Rubio vs. Iraq, Loretta Sanchez vs. her own mouth, etc.
Alarmist Marco Rubio: 'Nothing Matters If We Aren't Safe.' Okay, I'm Alarmed.
Conversely: We are safe, so some things matter.
Lindsey Graham Running for President, Because He Thinks 'the world is falling apart'
South Carolina Republican the latest to pre-announce he's running for president.
Jeb Bush Learned Nothing from Iraq
The war wasn't just a bad decision. It's the result of bad foreign policy.
When Will Hillary Clinton Answer For Her Iraq Vote?
What difference, at this point, does it make?
George Stephanopoulos: Clinton Foundation Donor
Former Clinton official failed to disclose $50,000 in donations to ABC.
Universal Savings Accounts Help People Help Themselves
The case for individual economic choice.
Yesterday's Trade Deal Snafu Reveals a Democratic Party Struggling to Find Its Way Past the Obama Presidency
It's Elizabeth Warren vs. Barack Obama-and Elizabeth Warren is winning.
Clinton Foundation Financial Disclosures Stubbornly Refuse to Disclose Clinton Foundation Financial Information
It's all a misunderstanding though.
Did Jeb Bush Misunderstand a Question About Whether He Would Have Authorized the Iraq War? Does It Matter?
The younger Bush is still aligned with the decisions made by his brother's administration.
Likely GOP Nominee Jeb Bush Praises Common Core, Defends Iraq War, Worships Cops
Not a libertarian, not a conservative, not exciting... why him?
You'll Never Guess Which 2016 Candidate Penn Jillette Likes Best After Watching Their Awful Campaign Videos
Libertarian magician looks at political propaganda so you don't have to
Libertarians Should Hope for Clinton Versus Bush in 2016
What could better illustrate the bankruptcy of the political system than that race?
Good News! Ben Carson Is Campaigning Against the Debt. Bad News? Well….
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
Mike Huckabee Is the Wrong Candidate for the Wrong Time
He's what liberals in the media imagine a strong Republican candidate might look like.
Carly Fiorina Is Not the Anti-Hillary
Fiorina may thrill fans of "private enterprise," but beware.
Can Huckabee Win the Nomination? Can Biden?
The two men may have fans, but they don't seem to be acting like potential front-runners.
The Clintons Are Immune to Scandal
Through Whitewater, Travelgate, Fostergate, Monica Lewinsky, Benghazi and more, Bill and Hillary have been Teflon.
Hillary Stakes Out Ground As More Pro-Immigrant Than Jeb
The Clinton campaign insists "second-class status" isn't good enough.
Mike Huckabee Officially Enters the Presidential Race
His speech stresses economic issues, but he also makes it clear that he's a socially conservative hawk.
