Elections

Politics

Teachers Unions Dropped $80M in 2014 Elections—and Have Little to Show for It

Spent big, lost big

Reason Staff | 11.6.2014 11:00 AM

Voting

Election 2014 Is Over. Here's Why Your Vote Didn't Really Matter

Voting rewards irresponsibility. That's just one problem with democracy.

Sheldon Richman | 11.6.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Day After, With Michael Barone, David Boaz, Bill Burton, and More

Matt Welch | 11.5.2014 7:53 PM

Politics

18-Year-Old West Virginian is Country's Youngest Legislator

We have some ideas for your agenda...

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 4:45 PM

Politics

Obama Wants to Have Some Kentucky Bourbon With Mitch McConnell

Peter Suderman | 11.5.2014 4:32 PM

Politics

Polling Fail: Democrats, Even More Than Libertarians, Underperformed in 2014 Midterms

An unexpectedly strong showing for the GOP shows pollsters still have work to do.

Stephanie Slade | 11.5.2014 4:31 PM

Politics

Tiny Teetotaling Tyrannies Topple. Or Not.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 4:11 PM

Politics

Should Obama Push Executive Action on Immigration After His Shellacking?

Yes, if he doesn't want 2016 to be an even bigger debacle

Shikha Dalmia | 11.5.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

Shikha Dalmia on Whether Obama Should Pursue Executive Action On Immigration

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 4:10 PM

Election 2014

The GOP's Massive Win Doesn't Solve Its Identity Crisis at All

Scott Shackford | 11.5.2014 4:00 PM

Politics

Obama Concedes GOP Victory, Calls for Cooperation

Define "cooperation."

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 3:28 PM

Politics

Democrats Couldn't Count on Women for Victories in Midterm 2014 Elections. Will They Learn?

Did Democrats woo women at the expense of young and independent voters?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.5.2014 3:25 PM

Politics

GOP Won't Battle With the Prez, Says McConnell

That's disappointing

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

California Voters Make Possession of Most Drugs a Misdemeanor Offense

Lauren Krisai | 11.5.2014 2:20 PM

Politics

Ascendant GOP Faces Challenge of Defining Itself

And so does the donkey party

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 1:37 PM

Politics

The 2014 Midterm Was an Anti-Obama Election. That's Bad News for Hillary Clinton.

Peter Suderman | 11.5.2014 1:04 PM

Policy

Reactions to Marijuana Votes: 'Prohibition Is on Its Way Out'

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:54 PM

Politics

Republican House Wins Could Be Biggest Since 1920s

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:52 PM

Pension Crisis

Mixed Results for Pension Reform Supporters in Midterms

Scott Shackford | 11.5.2014 12:45 PM

Politics

Polls Overestimated Democratic Support

Very interesting

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:36 PM

Politics

Midterm Election Results Are In. Who Cares?

Neither Republicans nor Democrats consistently protect something far more important than either party: individual liberty.

John Stossel | 11.5.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Democrats Turn on the Real Enemy: Each Other

J.D. Tuccille | 11.5.2014 11:37 AM

Politics

Republican Governors Fought Labor Unions and Lived to Tell the Tale

Robby Soave | 11.5.2014 11:36 AM

Election 2014

San Diego Very Close to Electing First Openly Gay (and Libertarian) Republican Congressman

Scott Shackford | 11.5.2014 10:30 AM

Election 2014

Obama and Dems Rebuked by Electorate on Climate and Energy Policy

Ronald Bailey | 11.5.2014 10:16 AM

Politics

Huge Win for Gun Rights in Alabama Election

Damon Root | 11.5.2014 9:32 AM

Politics

Free Staters Win 'At Least' 15 Seats in NH State House; Libertarian Leaners Win Many More

J.D. Tuccille | 11.5.2014 8:53 AM

Politics

The Senate Polls Were Wrong. They Favored Democrats By a Significant Margin.

Peter Suderman | 11.5.2014 7:31 AM

Policy

Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization in Two States and D.C.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 3:38 AM

Politics

Liberal Hack Alert: Maddow Calls Rand Paul Clueless on Drones, the Fed, and Prison Reform (!)

Robby Soave | 11.5.2014 3:15 AM

Politics

Alaska Becomes Fourth State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 2:55 AM

Politics

With a Big GOP Wave, Americans Voted for More Gridlock—And They Knew What They Wanted

J.D. Tuccille | 11.5.2014 1:24 AM

Connecticut

Gov. Malloy (D-Ct.) Declares Victory, Republican Challenger Admits He Probably Lost

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 1:14 AM

Election 2014

Boehner: Senate Majority Means Time to Start 'Implementing Solutions'

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:45 AM

Vermont

Vermont Legislature to Choose Next Governor After Neither Candidate Clears 50 Percent; Libertarian Taking 4.36 Percent

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:40 AM

Oregon

Democrat John Kitzhaber Wins Fourth Term as Oregon Governor

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:37 AM

Election 2014

Official: Republicans Have Senate Majority

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:35 AM

Nevada

Nevada's Gov. Sandoval (R) Re-Elected in Landslide

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:35 AM

Election 2014

Democrat Martha Coakley Loses Gubernatorial Bid in Mass.

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:30 AM

Policy

Californians Approve Another Important Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:29 AM

Minimum Wage

Buried in the Republican Wave Are Votes to Increase Minimum Wage

Scott Shackford | 11.5.2014 12:25 AM

Politics

As Usual, Tonight's Winner—and Loser!—Is 'Partyism'

Matt Welch | 11.5.2014 12:14 AM

Politics

Developing: WA Voters Approve Tighter Background Checks on Guns

Time to buy a 3D printer, or just shop on the black market.

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 11:55 PM

Politics

Say Hello to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: The GOP Has Won Control of the Senate

Peter Suderman | 11.4.2014 11:41 PM

Policy

Oregon Becomes Third State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 11:38 PM

Politics

GOP Senate Pickups: 7 and Counting. It's a Republican Day.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.4.2014 11:31 PM

Election 2014

Update: Tillis (R) Called Winner. Developing: Hagan (D) Leads in North Carolina

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 11:30 PM