New research shows that GOP candidates lost ground in counties that were adversely affected by the trade war. In places without those effects, there were "no discernable gains" for Republicans.
Deval Patrick, former Massachusetts governor, is the latest to join an already-crowded field.
"They wanted to deplatform me," says the legendary filmmaker, for the mortal sin of engaging former Trump adviser and Breitbart.com head.
In comments to CNN on Monday night, Biden expressed a willingness to smash Section 230 in order to settle a feud his campaign is having with Facebook. That's a terrible idea.
Dramatic increases in federal spending will not “unlock access” for the poor. It will only help those with the right connections.
Former South Carolina congressman and governor, who'd been running on debt/deficits, says impeachment has sucked all the oxygen out of the room.
The presidential candidate wanted a proposal that was airtight and easy to explain. Her plan is neither.
Related: Michael Bloomberg can't keep fantasizing about being president
In the unlikely event that the former New York mayor wins the Democratic nomination, the 2020 election will pit a billionaire busybody against a billionaire bully.
Outrage mobs kept his new movie "American Dharma" out of theaters for a year.
Blame her censorious and authoritarian approach to public policy instead.
Jacob Hornberger becomes the latest back-to-basics libertarian to enter the Libertarian presidential race.
What she and Bernie Sanders are proposing is nothing short of a wholesale transformation of the size and scope of government.
The Fox News star talks about Donald Trump, the 2020 election, the end of politics, and why he's ready for a whole new reality.
Voters won’t have to worry as much about having to choose between similar candidates or “throwing away” votes on third-party choices.
Plus: A ranked-choice voting win, a scheduled execution in Georgia, Twitter wavers on political issue ad ban, and more...
She hasn't come up with a plan to pay for single-payer. She's come up with a plan to let her claim she has a plan.
"Despite its usage by academics and cultural influencers, 98% of Latinos prefer other terms to describe their ethnicity."
Senator can't even accurately represent a plan whose numbers don't remotely add up
A New York Times poll of six swing states shows the progressive candidates faring worse against President Trump than comparatively moderate Joe Biden.
Americans are deeply divided about our political options and even about each other’s fundamental decency.
Plus: Trump well-poised in battleground states in 2020, the return of "covfefe," and more...
Warren says it’s not a tax. But what else would you call a requirement that employers send money to the federal government to finance a public program?
Promoters and detractors alike are not thinking through how unlikely it would be for Gabbard to seek and win the Green Party nomination, let alone come anywhere close to Jill Stein's totals from 2016.
Plus: The ACLU sues the FBI, divorce rates are at 40-year low, and more...
Twitter has made a bad decision when it comes to banning political ads from its site. They should trust users to decide what is right or wrong.
Attacks and threats by elected officials lead to inevitable self-censorship.
Plus: New York City bans foie gras, new Reason podcasts, and more...
People who voted for Donald Trump have far more favorable views of Gabbard than those who voted for Hillary Clinton. And because the state has an open primary, that could be significant.
A new poll suggests it does—and campaign officials agree, leading the administration to consider exempting more flavors.
While the Controlled Substances Act generally gives the attorney general the authority to deschedule drugs, it also invokes treaty obligations that seem to preclude doing that with cannabis.
Progressive purity tests and Supreme Court wish lists
Well, at least they have the name!
Beto O’Rourke’s scheme would be an ineffectual attempt to enforce arbitrary distinctions.
Warren says her wealth tax math "clearly" adds up. It doesn't.
The Reason Roundtable analyzes an establishment smear against a foreign policy heretic, and laments the bipartisan panic against online speech.
Gabbard called Clinton "the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long."
"She's a favorite of the Russians and they have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far."
Plus: Oregon's vaping ban is halted, fake rap video money lands a man in jail, and a Syrian ceasefire appears to have already broken down.
The 'Three Stooges' of Bill Weld, Joe Walsh, and Mark Sanford raised $647,000 combined in the third quarter, compared to $125.7 million for the presidential juggernaut.
The discussion during last night's debate grossly exaggerated the role of prescription pain pills in opioid-related deaths.
Her refusal to answer a question about taxes isn’t just dodgy; it’s designed to mislead.
Fellow Democratic candidates took aim over how Warren plans to pay for all the "free" stuff she's promising, her policy in the Middle East, and her thoughts on Trump's Twitter account.
The California senator has asked CEO Jack Dorsey to delete Trump's account.
Asked how he'd actually follow through on his promise to "take your AR-15," the former Texas congressman didn't have much of an answer.
The former HUD Secretary is still terrible on guns, but at least he recognizes some of the costs of actually enforcing gun laws.
Will tonight be any different or more of the same?
Tonight's Democratic debate is the Massachusetts senator's moment to shine, if she can withstand attacks from her rivals.
