Why Is Donald Trump So Mad at Anthony Fauci?
The president's COVID-19 adviser is not always right, but at least he is attempting to describe reality.
The president's COVID-19 adviser is not always right, but at least he is attempting to describe reality.
In an age of parties run by extremists, the next majority is just an election away, explains political scientist Morris P. Fiorina.
"There’s a big difference between equality and equity."
That requires reducing government’s power to punish those who lose a vote.
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"I obviously identify with and resonate with and connect with my libertarian brothers and sisters on so many levels," says the controversial former child actor.
A lawsuit filed just days before the election asks federal courts to toss out all the votes already cast at drive-through polling stations in Harris County.
Food industry workers and wonks make their case for agricultural and food industry reforms.
Both candidates have serious flaws. But a Trump victory would be a much greater evil than the alternative.
The Libertarian Party has been pursuing a heavier-than-average ground game in races with just one major-party opponent and a small number of voters needed to win.
Yet the Libertarian presidential nominee is still not being polled in one-third of the country, including states that are historically friendly to third-party candidates.
Donald Rainwater, who is polling north of 10 percent, attracts voters who oppose Indiana's heavy-handed coronavirus lockdowns.
Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.
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The ballot initiative would allow companies such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash to classify workers as independent contractors rather than as permanent employees.
And maybe a lot longer, since the Supreme Court left the door open to re-hearing a Republican-led challenge seeking to discard late-arriving absentee ballots.
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Whether Trump or Biden wins, the Stanford political scientist says "unstable majorities" will persist in the coming decade.
That claim is wildly implausible and contradicted by the president's suggestion that COVID-19 was never much of a threat.
The most important parts of life happen outside of politics.
Only 37 percent of voters said they support Prop. 21, which would give local governments more power to limit rent hikes.
The Hunter Biden story has exposed the media's selective skepticism.
Lawmakers are bribing citizens with a tiny tax break in exchange for the power to jack up income tax rates down the line.
The former vice president's vision of an all-powerful government goes far beyond massive spending and tax hikes.
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All Democrats voted in opposition, making Barrett's confirmation the most partisan since Reconstruction.
COVID-19 Cases are increasing faster than is testing, and that's not "fake news."
The Reason Roundtable war-games the domestic policies of the likeliest next administration.
Letting America’s feuding tribes ignore each other might be the best medicine.
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Under the Affordable Care Act, if you liked your plan, you couldn't always keep it.
Drug courts and mandatory treatment models often lead right back to incarceration.
The president claims success based on a completely implausible worst-case scenario, while his opponent projects more than 3,700 deaths a day.
Trump plans to steal less of other people’s cash then Biden does, though neither has any serious suggestions for paying for their spending schemes.
It might be better to find something else you'd rather do on Election Day.
The U.S. incarceration rate peaked in 2008, but it's good to see two "law and order" candidates talking about clemency.
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Trump's immigration record is uniquely appalling but he didn't do it all by himself. Before you start building cages, you should ask how your political opponents might use them.
The Democratic presidential candidate has promised not to raise taxes on middle-income earners. That's not the full story.
In a preview of an interview that will air Sunday, Biden says he'd pick "Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives" to serve on the body, which would make broad recommendations for reforming federal courts.
The 72-year-old political commentator says Biden's platform is "full of unicorns and flying ponies" but is better than "having the inmates run the asylum."
The progressive who helped usher in mass incarceration is running against the law and order conservative who let prisoners go free.
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American voters deserve careful scrutiny of the candidates' positions on individual conflicts.
Betting sites have a better record of predicting election outcomes than most polls and pundits.
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