Trump's Ukraine Call May Not Be Impeachable, but It Sure Looks Like an Abuse of Presidential Power
Trump used the power of the presidency for personal political gain.
Trump used the power of the presidency for personal political gain.
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The wish-fulfillment machine kicks into high gear on both sides of the aisle.
Give the Republican Party control of the White House and Congress, and it's only a matter of time before Democrats discover the virtues of devolving authority to state and local governments.
For both good and ill, the Democratic field has moved so far to the left that 2012 Obama would have a hard time fitting in.
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ballot, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Climate strikes, "Medicare for All," national security whistleblowers, and Canadian blackface scandals are all distractions from D.C.'s core function: spending more money than we have.
Friday A/V Club: A prank from the final days of the Soviet Union
Putting up with some drag-queen storytelling seems like a small price to pay to live in a relatively free society.
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ticket, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
Trump's recently fired national security adviser fumed about the president's unwillingness to launch another half-cocked war and says U.S. should stay in Afghanistan basically forever.
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The socialist presidential candidate wants the federal government to take the lead in regulating rental prices and building new rental housing.
The presidential contender conspicuously fails to explain the legal basis for her plan to impose new restrictions by executive fiat.
A progressive who wants to empower the little guy instead of big government
Probably because it would involve raising middle-class taxes.
The "assault weapons" that the presidential contender wants to confiscate are not especially deadly, but the symbolism of that policy is poisonous.
Elizabeth Warren is probably the worst of the bunch when it comes to protectionism, but few alternatives are emerging.
Perhaps the biggest difference is how much trust the candidates place in individuals.
The Democratic presidential field is not interested in your puny restraints on the executive branch.
In the latest primary showdown, Democrats talked health care and trade but left debt and deficits behind.
Most Democrats agreed, though Andrew Yang argued that it made more sense to fund families directly.
Sen. Warren: "The problems in Afghanistan are not problems that can be solved by the military."
Advocating for gun control is no longer enough. On Thursday night, the Democratic presidential candidates promised gun confiscation.
The entrepreneur and long shot presidential candidate finds a libertarian-sounding way to pitch free money to voters.
Andrew Yang's crazy stunt, Joe Biden's real-time decomposition, and whether any candidates believe in limits to government.
The progressive agenda assumes that no amount of taking will ever lead to less earning.
One of those industries is just…“industry.”
Trick of Light collaborator talks about working with a legend, the failings of online community, and the rise of cancel culture in the literary world.
The strongest critics of unilateral decisions to attack other countries include Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders, while Joe Biden thinks anything goes.
The Warren worldview of ill-founded economic pessimism is both bloodless and moralizing.
What last week's town hall tells us about this week's presidential debate—and about the state of Democratic policy thinking
Forcing future Americans to do manual labor that could be automated isn't "saving" them from job losses. It's trapping them in jobs that could be made more efficient, more productive, and more rewarding.
In Sunday morning announcement, Sanford says Trump is the "king of debt," and promises to champion fiscal issues.
Right-wing cancel culture comes for Jamie Riley, who dared to criticize the American flag.
Democrats are happy to criticize the president's trade war—but many are tacitly endorsing the same protectionist views.
President with 90% approval ratings among Republicans will be shielded from Bill Weld and Joe Walsh in four states, reports Politico.
The leading candidates are even more hostile to free trade than Trump.
Californians' tax rates are among the nation's highest in almost every category, but their property tax levels have remained reasonable. That could change soon.
From Joe Biden's call for high-speed rail to Kamala Harris' call for banning plastic straws, the Democratic presidential candidates pushed a hard-green agenda.
The public option comes with plenty of pitfalls.
Defenders, and enemies, of gun access need to get used to their fight being more cultural than political.