Nation's leading conservative columnist argues that the L.P. could be the only viable party in 2020 for "limited government, fiscal responsibility, free trade, the rule of law, entitlement realism and other artifacts from the Republican wreckage."
The DOJ's inspector general concludes that James Comey acted wrongly but not politically and that an FBI agent said "we'll stop" Trump from winning but didn't act on it.
Voting on the blockchain could end worries about voter fraud and election hacking.
Voters participate in first use of a candidate rating system for state races in the U.S.
Is the Republican Party now the party of Trump?
Could a Republican win a governors' race in deep blue California? Here's how John Cox plans to try, now that he's earned the shot.
The outgoing senator wants to require congressional approval for "national security" tariffs, while the low-polling president taunts Flake about his low poll numbers.
Top-two open primary produces eight non-major-party finalists out of 166 electoral positions.
But once again, California voters will get a choice between two Democrats for the Senate in November.
Canadian columnist Marcus Gee has an excellent article on how political ignorance exacerbates the challenges of voting for a lesser evil. But the problem is in some ways even worse than he suggests. At the same time, there is much we can do to improve the quality of our decisions.
"There's no for-profit business in the world that could sustain itself or survive with $20 trillion in debt," says Howard Schultz. "It's just not responsible."
The antivirus-software pioneer is flying the crypto flag, while the adult actress is running on weed, Net Neutrality, and #MeToo.
Salena Zito talks about the coaltion that is reshaping American politics.
"Support for Trump (and opposition to Clinton) is especially likely amongst people who feel emotional reactance to restrictive communication norms."
The 2016 V.P. candidate is issuing endorsements, raising money, talking about what the party needs to win the White House, and tacking in a more Libertarian direction. But will he take the plunge?
Trump-supporting lawmakers find no collusion. Trump-hating lawmakers disagree.
The suit claims a RICO conspiracy and demands millions.
Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign copied tactics from the Obama campaign's playbook. Should that change how we view the supposed Facebook scandal?
If Republicans get crushed in November, it will be because they tied themselves to an unpopular president and abandoned promises to cut spending.
When can we as a country admit that the "most-qualified candidate in history" lost the 2016 election and get on with living our lives?
There's no reason for alarm (yet) over a Facebook data "breach" that benefited a firm with ties to Trump's campaign.
Here are the three main categories of don't-go-there Republicans.
"If voters are making [stupid] decisions," says Senior Editor Jacob Sullum, "that's not the Russians' fault."
Democrat Conor Lamb declared victory this morning, but he leads Republican Rick Saccone by just 500 votes. Libertarian Drew Miller got more than 1,300.
The 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate on "Aleppo," Donald Trump's unexpected good points, and why Hillary Clinton's trolls were worse than Russian ones.
Rybka has spent the past several years as a protegee of pickup artist and seduction coach Alex Lesley-and picked up a plausible claim to 2016 election dirt along the way.
A total of 32 claims of tax and bank fraud in concealing foreign income.
The "information warfare" described in Friday's indictment is not an existential threat to American democracy.
James Woolsey says America only interferes in other nations' elections "for a very good cause," but he can't keep a straight face while saying it.
Thirteen individuals and three companies accused of conspiracy against the U.S., wire fraud, and identity theft.
No robots need apply.
At some point, maybe we should just take Trump's antics as a given
The cartoonist-turned-political-prognisticator talks about "master persuaders" and winning arguments in a "world where facts don't matter."
The FBI's disappointing surveillance of Carter Page illustrates the difficulty of implicating the president in illegal collusion.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president's role in writing an ass-covering statement that was misleading but not illegal.
A new poll shows white women souring on the GOP.
Is Edgar Martinez the Gary Johnson of baseball? No, but his inevitable election to Cooperstown can teach us something useful about politics.
The two-party system continues playing Whac-a-Mole with instant runoff voting
The congressman leaves with a mixed record.
Win or lose, libertarians will remind Americans about basic principles we have in common.
What does the future hold for libertarians?
The defeated Senate candidate's refusal to concede is no more preposterous than the claim that the president actually won the popular vote.
The former 1988 Libertarian nominee and 2008 and 2012 Republican candidate for president says Trump is just a temporary setback for the libertarian moment.
A recent Virginia election decided by one vote has given new life to the mantra that "every vote counts." But the chance of a single vote making a difference remains extraordinarily low, and this reality incentivizes voters to be ignorant and biased.
Losses in Virginia and elsewhere aren't stopping some in the GOP from demanding ever-more cartoonish candidates.
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