Marco Rubio Says ISIS is Too Scary For the First Amendment at GOP Debate
Florida senator calls threat from radical jihadists "unprecedented."
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Rand Paul Claims He's Rightful Heir to 'Liberty Vote' in GOP Debate
Paul bashes Cruz on criminal justice reform, says the liberty vote will "stay in the family."
Reason Livetweet of GOP Iowa Debates
News, views, and abuse from Reason staffers as Republican presidential hopefuls battle it out on Fox News in Iowa.
Turnout Isn't Everything, It's the Only Thing at the Iowa Caucuses
Can the Trump and Sanders campaigns mobilize the voters they need to win?
Donald Trump Is the Harbinger of the Republican Party Apocalypse
And the GOP paved the way for its own destruction.
New York Values Are Infecting Campaign 2016
So a Manhattan real estate mogul meets a Brooklyn socialist, a well-heeled carpetbagger and a former NYC mayor in a bar….
Could Ted Cruz Be Disqualified?
The issue of who counts as a 'natural born citizen' is not settled.
Trump and the Conservative Establishment Deserve Each Other
Trump shares many things with mainline conservatism.
Bernie Sanders' Folk Album: A Reason Musical Review
The presidential contender overcomes tone-deafness and a lack of rhythm in Vermont's answer to "We Are the World."
About That 1980 Iowa Debate Ronald Reagan Skipped
It wasn't because he thought someone was mean to him, and after the Iowa caucus Reagan realized he had made a mistake.
Ted Cruz and Chuck Grassley Switch Places on Sentencing Reform
Why is Cruz, a critic of disproportionate penalties, trying to sink the bill with the best chance of passing?
Corny Crony Capitalism in Iowa
Cruz and Paul stand on principle against the federal ethanol mandate while all the other candidates pander.
Rand Paul: In The Final Pre-Iowa Debate, and Optimistic About Iowa
The Kentucky senator disses Ted Cruz, says he's the only fiscal conservative, worries about armed self-defense, and hopes for a youth surge to propel him in Iowa caucuses
Donald Trump Won't Participate in Thursday's GOP Debate on Fox News
Is the Republican presidential frontrunner afraid of Megyn Kelly?
Lexington Mayor Challenging Rand Paul's Senate Seat in Kentucky
A Democrat is running as a businessman, pension reformer (also: openly gay).
Donald Trump Earns Coveted Endorsement from John Rocker
Notorious former Atlanta Braves closer admires The Donald's "sack" and "backbone."
Ben Carson Weighs In on Limits to the President's Power
He's vaguely in favor of them because of things that Barack Obama has done.
Last Night's Democratic Town Hall in 90 Seconds
The top Donkeys compare the size of their promises.
No, Eminent Domain Is Not an 'Obscure Legal Issue'
Credit Trump with bringing a common state and local flashpoint issue into the primaries.
Decades of Big Government Result in Massive Doubts It Fixes Anything
So why is more big government on the menu for the election?
Pity National Review & Conservatives, For Donald Trump Has "Stolen" Their Issues
When he's anti-immigrant, pushing a bellicose foreign policy, and insisting on American "greatness," Trump sure *sounds* conservative.
Sanders and Clinton Both Want to Overturn Citizens United, but Neither Knows How
Sanders thinks a single appointee can get it done in short order, while Clinton relies on unconstitutional reasoning.
Why Would Cruz Insult New Yorkers? Thank the Electoral College.
This outdated system gives him no reason to care about offending states he can't possibly win.
Resolved: This Is Not an Election About Restraining the President
Candidates mostly ignore survey asking about limits on executive authority.
Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Keeps Getting Worse
The former Secretary of State's home server contained highly sensitive U.S. intelligence
Clinton Campaign Attacks Sanders' Peace-Seeking Foreign Policies
Very reminiscent of critiques against Obama back in 2007
Marco Rubio's Shady Past as an Illegal Teenage Park Visitor
Can you really trust someone with this record?
Colorado Mom Sued Over Newspaper Ads Encouraging Voter Turnout in School Board Election
Colorado's campaign finance laws are "rife with abuse."
The Bernie Sanders Delusion
Like Ralph Nader and Jerry Brown before him, the Democratic socialist believes that Americans would embrace his progressive agenda if only it wasn't for the campaign finance system.
Hillary Clinton Says Letting Activists Criticize Her 'Hollowed Out' Our Democracy
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee thinks more speech makes elections less competitive.
National Review Comes Out 'Against Trump'
Conservative flagship publishes group hit piece featuring Glenn Beck, Ed Meese, Thomas Sowell, Bill Kristol, John Podhoretz, David Boaz, the Editors, and more
Rand Paul's Iowa Hopes
With help from multiple SuperPACs and college kids as a hoped-for ace in the hole, Paul fights to win in Iowa caucuses.
Our Presidential Cycle Shows Why Citizens United Was Decided Rightly
All this money is being spent, yet the "establishment" is very much on the defensive.
Why Porn Industry Legal Experts are Terrified of a GOP President
The porn industry "will suffer greatly if a Republican is in the White House."
Did Ron Paul Really Say Donald Trump Will Win GOP Presidential Nod?
Not really, but the folks at Breitbart and Independent Journal are hyping it that way.
Cam Newton Unwittingly Coined a Phrase That's Apt for Politics, Life and Sports
When you've built a lead too big to fail, sometimes you play "butt-tight."
Sanders, Clinton Spar over Who Owns the Gay Vote
Top LGBT lobbying group announces a very predictable endorsement.
You Don't Have to Like Any of These Candidates, But You're Gonna Loathe Some More Than Others
Which would-be president is worse?
Sarah Palin's Bizarre, Rambling Speech Was the Perfect Donald Trump Endorsement
The former Alaska governor captured the incoherence that's driving Trump's campaign.
Bernie Sanders' Critics, Supporters Are Ignoring the Most Admirable Thing About Him
A restrained foreign policy isn't a weakness. It's a strength.
