The Noncitizen Voting Myth
Are noncitizens voting in U.S. elections? A Heritage Foundation database cites just 70 cases over more than 20 years.
Politics
Harris and Trump's Terrible Tax Ideas
Plus: How will the editors vote in the presidential election?
J.D. Vance Accuses Ohio's Haitians of 'Massively Violating' Zoning Laws
Instead of focusing on the ways a rollback of zoning laws could lower housing costs for everyone, Vance wants to zealously enforce zoning codes to keep Haitians out of town.
Trump's Proposed Tariffs Would Add Nearly $250 to the Price of New Gaming Consoles
Similar price hikes would hit smartphones, laptops, tablets, and televisions.
The Presidential We
How U.S. presidents habitually use—and abuse—pronouns to deceive.
Boots on the Ground
Plus: California tries to punish Musk, China's economic recovery, and more...
Secession Is Back in Style in Texas
Can't Americans all just get along? Maybe we can't—and perhaps we shouldn't have to.
How Did Immigration Politics Get So Toxic?
Changing migration patterns, outdated policy tools, and growing presidential power made it inevitable.
Democrats Refusing To Say They'd Accept a Trump Victory Aren't Helping
It's fundamentally different from what Republicans have tried to do, but similar enough to be worrisome.
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions
Abusive speech, criminal rioting, and Bellamy salutes.
Trump Panders to Auto Industry, Proposes Making Car Loan Interest Tax Deductible
The former president's increasingly lopsided economic policy proposals have the feel of throwing spaghetti at the wall.
To Get Through the Election, Smoke a Cigarette
This election is all about pursuing short-term political highs while willfully ignoring long-term problems. What could pair better with that than a cigarette?
Can Latinos Stomach Harris?
Plus: Possible deceptive editing from CBS, public transit discourse, Trump is not literally Hitler, and more...
Libertarian Party Secretary Files Lawsuit To Remove Party Chair Angela McArdle
The Libertarian Party National Committee, meanwhile, is seeking to remove the secretary.
Looking at Reagan Through the Lens of Trump
Max Boot's biography of Ronald Reagan is deeply researched and informative, but it sometimes stumbles when it tries to use the past to make sense of the present.
Can Differences in 'Misinformation' Sharing Explain Political Disparities in Social Media Suspensions?
A new study finds that conservatives are especially likely to share information from sources that a "politically balanced" sample of Republicans and Democrats deemed untrustworthy.
Biden and Harris' Record on Spending and Debt Is a Tragedy of Epic Proportion
When they entered the White House, the budget deficit was a pandemic-influenced $2.3 trillion, and it was set to fall to $905 billion by 2024. It's now twice what it was supposed to be.
Michael Brendan Dougherty: How Will Immigrants Reshape America?
National Review's Michael Brendan Dougherty discusses the differences between conservatives and libertarians on the issue of immigration.
Could Trump Impose More Tariffs Without Congressional Approval?
Yes. But there might be one more key opportunity to rein in presidential powers over trade.
Floridaposting
Plus: Kamala's Florida possibility, Columbia's Hamas sympathizers, and more...
If You See the Trump Biopic Before Election Day, Thank Citizens United
At its core, the oft-denigrated decision revolved around whether the government can censor information leading up to an election.
Chase Oliver on Budget Cuts, War, and Immigration
"Right now, we need to get ourselves at least to a balanced budget, and that involves cutting a lot of the third rails of American politics," the Libertarian presidential nominee tells Reason.
Kamala Harris Says She Owns a Handgun—Despite Fighting To Ban Others From Doing the Same
Journalists should be interested in interrogating this contradiction, should the 2024 presidential candidate continue giving interviews.
Will Trump or Harris Win the Working-Class Vote?
Patrick Ruffini and Ruy Teixiera talk about how the U.S. electorate has changed in the last four years.
The Hurricane Election
Plus: FEMA conspiracy theories, journalists killed in Gaza, and more...
Trump's Destructive Tariff Proposals Will Make Us All Poorer
The candidate’s protectionism offsets some otherwise positive tax ideas.
Neither Harris Nor Trump Is a Friend of Free Speech
Both presidential candidates (and their running mates) seem confused about the constraints imposed by the First Amendment.
The Best of Reason: Kamala Harris' Freedom Flip-Flop
Harris is running away from her far-left past.
Sixth Circuit Allows Enforcement of Ohio Law Barring Foreign Expenditures on Ballot Initiatives
A divided circuit panel stays the district court's injunction against enforcing Ohio's law.
Tuesday Media Recommendations: Nonfiction History Books
Post your recommendations in the comments; other weeks, there'll be other posts for other topics and other formats.
Is Kamala Harris Really a YIMBY?
Harris rightly calls out regulations for causing the housing shortage, but she also supports rent control policies that will make it worse.
Trump's Deportation Plan Would Cost Nearly $1 Trillion
And it would wreck the economy.
A Year Since the Massacre
Plus: Adams administration corruption, Fauci in hindsight, Taiwan's nuclear mistake, and more...
The 13th Annual Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition
Teams that register before November 4, 2024 will be invited to participate in a virtual mentoring session.
