That Time Bernie Sanders Interviewed Some Punk-Rock Kids in a Mall
Friday A/V Club: Back in the '80s, Bernie Sanders had a public-access TV show. The archives are now online.
Elections
And Then There Were 22: Sen. Michael Bennet Enters the Presidential Race
The Colorado Democrat opposes Medicare for All and universal free college.
Gillibrand Proposes Giving Every Voter $600 To Donate to Campaigns
The Democratic senator and 2020 presidential hopeful calls it her "Clean Elections Plan."
Joe Biden and the Limits of Moderate Politics
He's a centrist compared to Sanders, but he's also a classic big-government liberal.
Sorry, Bernie Sanders, but Disney Doesn't Have To Apologize for Making $1.3 Billion with Avengers: Endgame
The Vermont socialist can muster a lot of emotional outrage at CEO pay, but his argument about a "moral economy" doesn't add up.
Bill Weld: Trump's Obstruction 'Goes Well Beyond Anything President Richard Nixon Ever Did'
With the Mueller report scaring off other GOP challengers, the special prosecutor's former boss calls on the president to resign, raises "millions," and continues to get drubbed in the polls.
Joe Biden Courts Blue Collar Voters, Says 'I Am a Union Man'
Plus: A young adult novelist changes her mind about capitulating to the sensitivity mob.
Polls Say Biden, Bernie Could Beat Trump. Should You Believe Them?
Here's six reasons why early 2020 polls are likely underestimating Trump's strengths and overestimating his opponents'
Here's What's in Beto O'Rourke's $5 Trillion Plan To Fight Climate Change
O'Rourke wants net-zero emissions by 2050.
The Immorality of Student Loan Forgiveness and Free College
If you or your parents can afford to pay your way, you should.
Harris Wants to Ban Right-to-Work Laws, Chooses Union Endorsements Over Worker Well-Being
Plus: life after ISIS, Kansas says state constitution guarantees abortion access, and more...
Rand Paul, on a Prospective Justin Amash Presidential Run: 'The Electoral Prospects Don't Look That Good'
The libertarian-leaning senator also discusses his long, uphill fight to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.
Joe Biden Officially Enters the Presidential Race
The former vice president has a long legacy of expanding federal power.
The Contradiction at the Heart of Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Plan
The democratic socialist from Vermont wants to radically expand coverage and benefits—while paying far less for health care services.
If Congress Does Not Change Federal Gun Laws, Kamala Harris Promises, She Will Do It by Presidential Fiat
The California senator claims she could impose "near-universal background checks" and close the "boyfriend loophole" without new legislation.
Bernie Sanders Is Right: We Should Let the Boston Marathon Bomber Vote
Incarcerated people are already paying their debt to society. What good does it do the rest of the population to take away their right to have a say?
Elizabeth Warren's Plan To Cancel College Debt Is a Giveaway to the Well-Off and Well-Connected
The Massachusetts senator wants to spend $1.25 trillion on a plan to wipe out student loan debt and make public tuition free.
Harris Clarifies That She Does Not Support Prostitution Decriminalization, Would Use Executive Power To Toughen Gun Laws
Plus: Ohio moves to ban kids in drag shows while Washington wants to keep kids in car seats through middle school.
Matt Welch Interviews C.J. Ciaramella About Pot Politics on Sirius XM Insight
Molly Jong-Fast, Phillip Klein, Rachel Lears, and Jaime Kirchick also join on channel 121 from 9-12 am ET. Call in to heckle at 1-877-974-7487!
Will 2020 Democrats Spook the Stock Market?
If so, it could undercut one of Trump's best re-election selling points: the strong economy.
What Did Libertarians Learn from the Mueller Report?
Reason editors discuss Russia, Biden, Moulton (?), and that television show with the dragons.
Elizabeth Warren Wants You To Know She Totally Loves Game of Thrones. Especially Daenerys. Yay, Women!
How do you do my fellow kids?
All the Top Democrats Running for President Favor Legalizing Marijuana
The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.
Elizabeth Warren Demands Trump's Impeachment in Wake of Mueller Report
Calling for impeachment is likely a publicity stunt for the Massachusetts senator's flagging presidential campaign.
These Positions Place Pete Buttigieg at Odds With Libertarians
The Indiana mayor has some policy preferences that don't square with personal freedom or limited government
The Mueller Report Just Dropped. Cue the Hot Takes!
More thorough coverage to come later.
Donald Trump, Scaredy-Cat
Why is the president rigging a primary fight he's leading by 70 percentage points?
Pete Buttigieg's National Service Plan Is a Really Bad Idea Whose Time Might Have Come
Mayor Pete pitches a vague policy as a cure to help fix "the lack of social cohesion" that he says defines contemporary America.
Kamala Harris Offers a Crappy Apology to Parents Who Went to Jail Because Their Kids Missed School
Harris supported a truancy law that listed jail time as a punishment for parents.
America Gets Ready for Mueller
The special counsel's report on two years of investigating Trump and Russian ties drops Thursday.
It's Official: Bill Weld Announces Primary Challenge to Donald Trump
The first Republican to primary the president is an ex-Libertarian worried about debt, divisiveness, and decorum.
Bernie Sanders Is a Millionaire. That's Great!
The democratic socialist gets rich—and makes the argument for capitalism.
Beto O'Rourke: U.S. 'Has Completely Forgotten Its Constitutional Responsibility to Lawfully Declare and End These Wars'
O'Rourke has long been a critic of U.S. intervention abroad.
Pete Buttigieg Is Officially Running for President
The Indiana mayor has already made a national name for himself.
Watch Matt Welch (and Dave Barry!) Tonight on Real Time With Bill Maher
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Could Justin Amash Cost Trump Michigan?
Trump beat Hillary Clinton by just 10,704 votes in the same election that the libertarian GOP congressman received 203,545
Will Twitter Derangement Syndrome Kill the Democrats in 2020?: Reason Roundup
Plus: a radical remembering of the suburbs; support for sex-work decrim in NY; Bret Easton Ellis on Mueller and media
Most Democratic Presidential Candidates Think College Should Be Free. Here's Why They're Wrong.
"Mayor Pete" Buttigieg is a rare and welcome exception to a trend that gives money to people who don't need it.
Everybody Hates Howard Schultz
Behind the usual partisan contempt for deficit-minded centrism lies an accurate critique that the billionaire outsider has naive, do-something ideas.
Pete Buttigieg Is the Most Interesting Democrat Running for President
Buttigieg urging candidates to "talk about freedom more" is a positive development not just for the Democrats but for the country.
Bernie Sanders Reminds Voters That He Is Absolutely Against Open Borders
"If your point is, open the borders, my god, there's a lot of poverty in this world and you're going to have people from all over."
Beto Called Charter Schools a 'Good Idea' in 2012. He Was Right.
The presidential candidate suggested at the time that charter schools and traditional public schools can coexist.
Jeff Flake Reveals Death Threats, Says a Democratic President Would Be Better Than Trump
The former Arizona senator warns that anti-immigration rhetoric could make Republicans as unsuccessful nationwide as they are in California.
Julián Castro Proposes Decriminalizing Illegal Border Crossings
"The next President must start by reversing the cruel policies of the Trump administration."
I'm Betting the 2020 Election Polls Are Junk
It's too early to make predictions based on public opinion surveys.
In the Space of One Minute, Joe Biden Defends the Death Penalty for Drug Dealers, Asset Forfeiture, and Mandatory Minimums
This 1991 Senate floor speech shows Biden's central role in crafting disastrous crime policies.
