A Soda Tax As Found Money
Hillary Clinton joins Philadelphia's mayor in playing down the levy's paternalistic purpose.
Elections
Philly's Rep. Chaka Fattah First Incumbent to Lose Primary in 2016 Cycle
It was worth registering Democrat just to be part of getting rid of him.
Hillary Clinton Wins Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, Wants Bernie Sanders to Kiss the Ring
Clinton rewrites history, forgetting the how hard she battled Barack Obama to the bitter end in 2008.
Donald Trump Sweeps the 5 'Acela Primaries,' But the Republican Party Will Continue to Fracture
One thing Trump is right about: party politics is a "corrupt enterprise."
From '50s Housewives to Girls: How Political Campaign Ads Court Women Then & Now
"I Love the Gov" versus "My First Time"
Hillary Clinton, Borrowing From Rubio, Discovers Welders
If you thought the exit of Marco Rubio meant we could forget about the welder issue, alas, no such luck.
'Women's Issues' Dominate In 2016 Presidential-Campaign Ads
Equal pay, abortion, and other issues concerning sex and gender are all over TV this election.
Ted Cruz and John Kasich Are Teaming Up to Try to Stop Donald Trump at a Contested Convention
Two late night press releases reveal the unusual state of the GOP primary race.
Bernie Sanders Wants to Legalize Marijuana…and Maybe Ban Cigarettes?
The senator says there's "almost the question" of why cigarettes are "a legal product in this country."
SuperPAC to Spend $1 Million to Target Hillary Haters on Social Media
Claims rules against campaign coordination do not apply here.
Donald Trump Is Exactly Who He Seems to Be
New campaign manager suggests the candidate's persona is an act.
Libertarian Party Presidential Campaign Gets Nasty
Unverifiable accusations of skulduggery aimed at former Gov. Gary Johnson, and competitor John McAfee says he cannot support the Party if Johnson is nominee.
Dear Journalists: Whether You Vote Plays Absolutely No Role in Your Capacity for Objectivity
Opinions lead to ballot selections, not the other way around.
Trump May Be Paranoid About Immigrant Predators, but Not Transgender Ones
Doesn't subscribe to bathroom panic scenarios
Government Gone Wild! "Libertarian Chick" Kristin Tate Reveals How DC Politicians Are Screwing Everyone Over
Think you're really "free'? #LOL
Trump Wants Changes to Republican Party's Abortion Platform
Trump told reporters he supports changes to the GOP abortion platform and thinks transgender people should use whatever bathroom they wish.
Why Do We Let Saudis Dictate American Transparency, and What's the Matter With the Northeast? Anthony Fisher Joins The Fifth Column Podcast
There's just not enough time to fill in the "Some Idiot Wrote This" segment
3 Reasons Why Rand Paul Is Still the Most Interesting Person in Politics
From calling bullshit on Saudi Arabia and GOP convention rules to pushing for economic freedom zones, the libertarianish senator is fighting the good fight.
Watch Matt Welch Praise the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill on Red Eye
Tune into Fox News at 3 a.m. ET for electroshock wristbands, Snapchat Marley blackface, Bernie's commune ejection, and more.
Marco Rubio Says He'll Endorse Donald Trump, Now That It's 'Apparent' Hillary Clinton Will Be Dem Nominee
A sign of things to come for "Never Trump"?
Donald Trump's Win in New York Means the GOP Primary Is About to Get Very, Very Weird
The Republican primary race we are witnessing now has little contemporary precedent. That is part of what makes this race so unsettling and unpredictable.
NYC's Voter Registration Problems Present Ironclad Case for Limited Govt.
Should bureaucrats who can't even maintain voter rolls be in charge of more and more parts of your life?
Why Are We Expecting the Next President To Fix the Economy?
We should be demanding only that they don't keep screwing it up.
Bernie Sanders and the 'Right to Sue' Gun Suppliers
Has he changed his mind, or is he trying to have it both ways?
Hillary Clinton Wins New York Primary, Is This the End of Bernie Sanders?
Sanders came onto Clinton's turf riding a winning streak, but he may no longer have a path to the nomination.
Donald Trump Wins New York Primary, Taking Small But Significant Step Toward Nomination
We may not know for a while how many of the Empire State's 95 delegates will be awarded to Trump.
Our Unlikeable Frontrunners Prompt Polls of Third Party Viability
Almost one in five say they're thinking about alternatives to the big two.
Hillary Clinton Fans Read Gawker, Trump Fans Read Men's Humor
Ted Cruz fans tend toward more traditional conservatives media while Bernie Sanders fans like Nerdist.
New York's Stingy Voting Rules Will Hurt Independents, Bernie Sanders, and Probably Donald Trump
Major parties going to absurd length to beat back unaffiliated voters with a stick
The Press Is More Anti-Trump Than It Is Pro Free Speech
How the media stick up for rally protesters whom they would vilify in any other situation.
Trump's Plan for Making Financial Black Markets Great Again
The presidential wannabe's scheme will likely draw more illegal immigrants and fuel illegal evasion of capital controls.
Hooray for Hillary Clinton's Ties to Walmart
Sen. Sanders, however, seems to think that voters will be horrified to learn of Alice Walton's support for Clinton.
Let's Hear It for Contested Conventions
No matter which clown gets the crown, let him scrap for it.
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Lawyers Do Not Appreciate Your "Bernie is My Comrade" T-Shirt
Does the Sanders campaign respect the First Amendment rights to satire and parody?
'Keep in mind Hillary Clinton ran against Barack Obama's sentencing reform in 2008'
Matt Welch talks about the 'ugliness' of Clintonian crime politics on Rev. Al Sharpton's PoliticsNation
The NY Primary, Minimum Wage, Fracking, Chicago's Allegedy Racist Cops, and the Speech Police: The Fifth Column Podcast Returns
Matt Welch, Kmele Foster and Michael Moynihan try to figure out who's the real New Yorker
Bill Clinton's Shameful Crime Politics: Watch Matt Welch Talk to Al Sharpton Sunday at 8 a.m. ET
MSNBC's PoliticsNation will feature some blunt talk about New York politics
Three 11-Year-Old "Dancing Trumps" Forbidden to Perform at School Talent Show
Silly oversized masks and a benign, wordless, apolitical dance routine was too hot for a Massachusetts public school to handle.
Clinton-Sanders Spat Over Libya Reveals Fundamental Problems With Their Foreign Policy Postures
Neither could be expected to avoid further interventionist blunders.
Bernie Sanders' Ongoing Argument With Himself About Gun Violence Liability
He has turned against the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act but talks like he still supports it.
Hillary Clinton Just Turned the Democratic Party Into the Party of the $15 an Hour Minimum Wage
The Democratic frontrunner proves she's willing to take a dangerous, irresponsible gamble with the economy.
Democratic Debate: The Remy Rap
Remy out-Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in last night's CNN debate.
Sanders Misleadingly Connects 'Mass Incarceration' to Pot Busts
Clinton minimizes her role in advocating longer sentences and exaggerates her role in trying to shorten them.
Prominent Democrats Weigh In on Bernie Sanders Calling Hillary Clinton's 'Superpredator' Comment Racist
Andrew Cuomo, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Hakeem Jeffries, and others spoke with Reason at tonight's Democratic debate in Brooklyn.
Democratic Debate Live Tweet
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in Brooklyn. Reason is here to help you through it.
Young Women Care As Much About Gun Rights As They Do About Abortion
Millennial women are ambivalent about feminism, fans of Bernie Sanders, fearful of Donald Trump, and want government out of their uteruses and their gun racks, thanks.
