Media Overhypes Russian Hacking, Again
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The debate over Donald Trump's "go back" tweets regarding four minority Democratic members of Congress has centered on the unmistakably bigoted words that he wrote, but has missed the deeper point.
If lawmakers want to impeach Trump they're going to have to deal with the politics of it all and not use the Justice Department as a shield.
Democratic candidates are selling out their constituents to advance their careers.
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The MORE Act combines laudably broad legalization and expungement provisions with taxes and spending that may alienate potential Republican allies.
A breathtaking repudiation of his own legacy on criminal justice
What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live?
But the campaign workers complaining about their union-negotiated salaries are being hypocritical too.
Elizabeth Warren says her "ultra-millionaire tax" will raise $2.75 trillion. History says otherwise.
Lindsey Graham, who once called Trump a "race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot," seems to agree.
It's refreshing to see many conservatives abandon their kneejerk support for militarism, and nice to watch Joe Biden be held accountable for his support for the Iraq blunder.
His case reminds us that the misuse of government power is still the biggest threat to liberty.
If big government is the price of "good outcomes," the American right is increasingly willing to pay it.
In short, it's using the power of the state to punish his enemies and make the world the way he wants it to be.
The cost of single-payer would dwarf the price of Obamacare.
A handful of dumb tweets do not a story make.
A new book gives insight into Amash's breakup with the Republican Party, which was well underway before Amash said Trump should face impeachment proceedings.
The libertarian-leaning Republican was unseated after criticizing, among several things, the president's poor grasp of the Constitution.
Biden is framing his new plan as a defense of Obamacare. It's not.
American discourse is careening in an ugly, anti-individualistic direction.
"I don't think he would be a great candidate for us," says one of the independent congressman's leading would-be competitors
Envy and resentment are driving collectivist impulses around the world.
The long American spiritual tradition that gave us Marianne Williamson—and Donald Trump
Gene Epstein and Teresa Ghilarducci debate whether the social security trust fund exists or is merely an accounting fiction.
Vanity Fair overstates the work it takes to be the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee.
It's an unconventional approach befitting of an unconventional presidential candidate.
Even if the president's motives were partisan, a more plausible cover story would have been enough to pass judicial muster.
In choosing principle over party, the Michigan congressman has changed what's possible in politics—and possibly the 2020 presidential race.
Harris is pitching a carefully constructed narrative that seems to be at odds with her record in many ways.
Democrats repudiate their own recent past and seek to restrict educational choices for poorer kids.
"The outsized power that the political parties hold can often be used in the wrong way to squelch our democracy and dissenting voices even within our own parties," says Gabbard.
Her brand of feminism has little appeal beyond a narrow band of white professional women.
The libertarian independent would easily pull the 80,000 Midwestern votes that made the difference in 2016.
The former hedge fund manager will likely face scrutiny over his massive wealth and previous business dealings.
The 2020 contender wants to give $25,000 grants to homebuyers living in historically segregated neighborhoods.
The Congressional Budget Office says 17 million workers will see higher paychecks, but the poorest and least skilled are likely to be left out.
Dissecting the meaning of a congressman's newfound independence
He says partisan power structures have made government reforms impossible.
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt is now the highest elected Libertarian Party member in the U.S.
A new report from the U.N.'s High Commissioner for Human Rights finds a "shockingly high" number of politically motivated extrajudicial killings.
Trump's challenger soldiers on despite being outraised 150 to 1 and outpolled by more than 70 percentage points.
Some on both left and right argue that the American Revolution was a mistake that ultimately caused more harm than good. Here's why they're wrong.
While presidential speculation swirls, a second poll shows the congressman down double digits in a Republican primary he will no longer compete in
Raised in Lithuania during the final years of the Cold War, Zilvinas Silenas wants to bring libertarian ideas to young people in the 21st century.
"The two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to American principles and institutions," Trump's congressional nemesis declares as he officially leaves the GOP.
Tariffs on tea have never caused any problems, right?
A Soho Forum debate over the trustworthiness of the $3 trillion trust fund