The Presidential Debate Over Health Care Is Exhausting and Unserious
Biden spun the Supreme Court's role in health care. Trump dodged, distracted, and bullied. It was an unproductive slugfest.
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As 'Dumpster Fire' Debate Rages, Jorgensen Quietly Presents an Alternative
Plus: Trump administration drops bid to block undocumented teens from getting abortions, and more....
Seeing Like an Anarchist
How former slaves built an autonomous, self-sufficient, and nearly stateless society in the mountains of Haiti, and how they lost it
Tuesday's Debate Demonstrated That Donald Trump Wants This Election To Become a Chaotic Mess
Chris Wallace asked both candidates on Tuesday night if they would urge "supporters to stay calm during this extended period, not to engage in any civil unrest." Trump rejected the premise.
Trump and Biden Spar Over Which One Is the True Threat to America's Suburbs
The president renewed his attack that a Biden presidency would wipe out the suburbs. Biden accused Trump of racist dog whistles.
Trump Claims Biden Called Black Americans 'Superpredators.' That Was Hillary Clinton.
Joe Biden has said plenty of regrettable things about criminal justice, but that wasn't one of them.
Trump Pushed To Condemn White Nationalist Proud Boys, Instead Tells Them 'Stand Back and Stand By'
Leaders of the organization reportedly see this as tacit approval.
Donald Trump Says Joe Biden Is the Candidate of Perpetual COVID-19 Lockdowns
Though the presidential debate was pure chaos, Trump destroyed Biden on the question of reopening the economy.
Pitfalls of Statutory Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices
Supreme Court term limits are a good idea. But they must be enacted by constitutional amendment, not by statute.
People Are Missing the Point on Trump's Tax Returns
The U.S. tax code should be front and center.
Third Parties: Barred From the Debates, Impacting Polls Only Marginally
While establishmentarians continue to push two-party conformity, there remains little evidence that other parties are having any sort of "spoiler" effect.
The Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn From Trump's Tax Returns
Major-party politicians avoid tax simplification almost as aggressively as the rich avoid taxation, argue the Reason Roundtable panelists.
Libertarian Party Candidate Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden
The Libertarian presidential nominee is polling at 5 percent. Who are her followers?
Trump's Tiny Tax Bill
Plus: 2019 crime stats are out, London will let Uber operate again, and more...
It's Official: Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
If confirmed, she would cement a strong 6-3 conservative majority.
Sixth Circuit Rejects Claim Covid-19 Requires Easing of Ballot Initiative Rules
Two constitutional rights plus one outside catalyst do not equal one constitutional wrong.
Asked About a Peaceful Transfer of Power, Trump Says 'We're Going to Have To See What Happens'
Trump's garbled response probably wasn't a sign he's planning to subvert the election. But it was a failure of presidential competence.
Hope for Free Market Reform in Uruguay
President Luis Lacalle Pou's defense of free market capitalism—extremely rare in Latin America—is no coronavirus fluke.
Two Cheers for Supreme Court Term Limits
The idea has a lot of merit. But it will be hard to enact, and probably won't do much to end partisan conflict over Supreme Court appointments.
Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden
The Libertarian presidential nominee won't win but is upbeat about Gen Z and protests against lockdowns and police violence.
Maine Becomes First State To Try Ranked-Choice Voting for President
Voting for Libertarian, Green, or independent candidates will not mean “throwing your vote away.”
Resolve the 'Anarchist Jurisdictions' Dispute With Less Government Meddling
Peace will come only from leaving other people alone on the condition that they do the same for us.
On Health Care, the 2020 Presidential Race Pits Bad Ideas Against Bad Faith
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death elevates a familiar health care policy dynamic to the foreground of the election.
Will Pennsylvania Be the Florida of the 2020 Election?
If so, Republicans, Democrats, the state legislature, the state Supreme Court, and Gov. Tom Wolf will all share the blame.
Our SCOTUS Wars Were a Long Time Coming
The fight to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg reveals a long-degraded political culture.
The Justice Department Sees 'Anarchy' Overtaking New York City. If Only That Were Remotely True.
The Big Apple is practically a black hole of overpolicing and regulation.
Half of Republicans Say New Justice Should Be Picked by Whoever Wins the Election
Plus: Trump wants to rob TikTok to pay for "patriotic education," the CDC can't confirm any cases of airplane spread, Virginia uses new "red flag" gun law, and more...
The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Supreme Court
What's next for SCOTUS?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Dead
Her death creates a vacancy on the Supreme Court just weeks before the presidential election and is likely to spark a major political fight.
Biden and Trump Now Agree: The President Has No Authority To Impose a Nationwide Mask Mandate
If only that signaled a broader respect for legal limits on executive power.
USA Today Op ed Making the Case for Abolishing the Constitutional Requirement that the President Must be a "Natural Born" Citizen
I coauthored it with Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy.
Affirmative Action in College Admissions Will Be on California's Ballot in November
A November ballot initiative would pit minority communities against each other.
Trump Wants More Stimulus Spending. Biden Wants a National Mask Mandate. Both Are Wrong.
Is it too much to ask for a presidential candidate who cares about America's fiscal health and respects the limits of his office?
Is There a Democratic Plot To Abolish the Suburbs? Don't Believe It.
Removing single-family zoning will not dismantle the suburbs, but it will dismantle the ability of NIMBYs to use the government to control other people's property.
In 2020, We Have Forgotten How To Leave People Alone
Shopping at Target. Dining outdoors. No activity these days is too mundane for protesters to shout at you for it.
Should Congress Establish an Electoral Commission to Handle Disputes over the 2020 Presidential Election?
Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna propose an idea that might help avert a constitutional crisis.
Joe Biden's Proposed Budget Would Hike Spending, Raise Taxes, and Further Inflate the National Debt
Biden is proposing about $3 trillion in new taxes, mostly on the rich, to pay for up to $11 trillion in new spending. That's a recipe for even bigger budget deficits.
Appeals Court Upholds Florida Law Requiring Felony Offenders To Pay Off Fines Before Regaining Voting Rights
The ruling is a major setback for civil liberties groups trying to re-enfranchise an estimated 775,000 Floridians with felony records.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Proving Deadly to Liberty
As the pandemic rages on, nominally free countries are sliding down a path blazed by authoritarian regimes.
Court Thwarts Trump's Attempt To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census
Plus: Raleigh cop uses fake evidence in drug cases, caution on CDC study linking restaurants to COVID-19 cases, and more...
SCOTUS Contender James Ho Combines Respect for Free Speech and Gun Rights With a Troubling Deference to Cops
The 5th Circuit judge is a mixed bag from a libertarian perspective.
The Incredible Shrinking Third Party Voter
If Biden retains his 2–1 advantage among 2016 Libertarian and Green voters, Trump is probably toast.
Disney's Mulan Is an Extravagant Mediocrity
The studio’s decision to thank repressive Chinese government authorities, meanwhile, makes it something far darker.
