New Kentucky Governor Restores Voting Rights to 140,000 Nonviolent Felons
Meanwhile, outgoing Gov. Matt Bevin made some controversial pardon choices as he headed for the door.
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All Drug Offenders Should Be Treated Like Hunter Biden: Leniently
When the vice president's son was caught using illegal drugs, he escaped legal problems. We should all be so lucky.
Want the Government To 'Defend Families' From Porn? Child Protective Services Should Be a Cautionary Tale.
The new right naively thinks a government more empowered to "protect children" would be good for families. Nope.
U.K. Election: Brexit Wins, Jeremy Corbyn Crashes
Plus: "Vaping policy" consumes the White House, the porn wars portend something bigger, the DHS wants subpoena power, libertarians in space, a Milk Freedom Act, and more...
Everyone Is Confused About Trump's Executive Order on Judaism
Plus: the foundations bankrolling bad tech policy, they is the word of the year, and more...
What the U.S. Media Get Totally Wrong About Brexit: Daniel Hannan
One of Brexit's architects says leaving the EU is a victory for free trade and decentralization and warns that a Corbyn victory will destroy the U.K.'s future.
House Reveals Articles of Impeachment Against Trump: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress
Plus: corruption, corruption, runaway spending, and more corruption...
The Inspector General Report Is a Huge Blow to the FBI's Credibility. Why Is It Being Treated Like Vindication?
The government's surveillance of Carter Page might not have been improperly motivated, but it was still seriously flawed.
Socialism Killed My Father
Venezuela's failed collectivist experiment brought death and despair to a once-prosperous country.
Michael Bloomberg and the Imperious Presidency
Rules are for the little people, not the eighth richest man on the planet.
Elizabeth Warren Would Rather Make You Fix Your Terrible Public School Than Let You Send Your Kid to a Charter School
"You don't like the building? You think it's old and decaying? Then get out there and push to get a new one," she said.
Michael Bloomberg Plays Dumb About All the Criticism of His Stop-and-Frisk Support
He reversed position only as he decided to run for president and now seems surprised he’s getting asked about it.
Los Angeles Bans Developers From Making Campaign Donations
In the midst of a housing crisis, L.A. politicians have decided to limit their own incentives to allow more housing construction.
Moderate Joe Biden Wants Tax Hikes Twice as Big as Hillary Clinton Proposed in 2016
A sign of just how far left Democrats have moved under Trump
Nancy Pelosi Calls for Articles of Impeachment, Citing Need To Curb Trump's Overreach, Abuse of Power
It's great to see Congress assert its role in checking the power of the executive branch. But is this too little, too late?
White Protester Steals Mic from Black Supporter of Pete Buttigieg
Activists disrupt a talk by Sharon McBride, a South Bend City Council member who is backing Buttigieg.
Republicans Are Learning to Love Unconstrained Executive Power
Just like their counterparts in the Democratic Party do!
At House Impeachment Hearing, Legal Scholars Disagree on the Meaning of 'High Crimes and Misdemeanors'
The three witnesses for the Democrats said Trump clearly committed impeachable offenses, while the lone witness for the Republicans said he wasn't so sure.
Jonah Goldberg on Why He Left National Review, Dislikes Sean Hannity and Seb Gorka, and Is Inching Toward Libertarianism
The conservative critic of Donald Trump and author of Liberal Fascism and Suicide of the West is launching The Dispatch, a site for principled conservatism.
Harris Fans Blame Billionaires, Sexists, and Racists for Her Campaign's Collapse
Plus: Twitter terms seem to permit "shadowbanning," the case for Craigslist sex ads, and more…
Impeachment Report: Democrats Accuse Trump of Soliciting Ukraine to 'Benefit His Reelection'
House Democrats say the president "endangered national security."
Kamala Harris Suspends Campaign, Puts 2020 Presidential Ambitions in Lockup
Harris blamed billionaires for her failure to make a dent in the 2020 presidential race.
All U.S. Travelers Abroad Should Submit to Facial Recognition Scans, Says Homeland Security
Plus: "Right to be forgotten" follies, research on direct cash aid, Elizabeth Warren on sex work, and more...
The Free Trade Dream of the '90s Is Dead
Also: This is your last chance to ask The Reason Roundtable co-hosts anything!
Kamala Harris 2020 Staffer Says She Never Saw Campaign Staff Treated 'So Poorly'
Plus: Trump tries to expand trade war, new findings on sexual harrassment and physical attraction, and more...
Fox's Judge Napolitano: "Evidence of [Trump's] Impeachable Behavior…Is Overwhelming"
The libertarian analyst predicts Dems will bring as many as five articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Professor Punished for Teaching Students About Badly Worded Holocaust Poll
"We must remain—especially now—vigilant to any form of discrimination," said National Louis University in a dumb statement.
Does It Matter That Impeachment Enthusiasts Are Lousy on Foreign Policy?
The Reason Roundtable panelists ask: Why so many hawks in the anti-Trump clump?
The Evidence That Trump Abused His Powers Is Clear and Convincing
The allegations against Trump are more serious than the offenses that led to Bill Clinton's impeachment because they relate directly to his duties as president.
Judge Napolitano: Enough Evidence 'To Justify About Three or Four Articles of Impeachment'
“The evidence of his impeachable behavior at this point, in my view, is overwhelming," says the Fox News analyst.
Do We Need a World Data Organization?
Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang thinks so.
The First Presidential Debates Featured Wax Dummies and Phonograph Records
Friday A/V Club: Long before Kennedy and Nixon, there were Bryan and Taft.
The Anybody-but-Warren Primary
Last night's debate started with attacks on Trump, but turned into a referendum on Elizabeth Warren.
The Kamala Harris 'Case' Against Tulsi Gabbard Doesn't Make Democrats Look Good
Plus: Laura Loomer loses again, no refugees resettled last month, and more...
How Bernie Bros and Trumpistas See Their Guys Is Really Weird to the Rest of Us
The editors of the left-wing magazine Jacobin and MAGA-loving artist Jon McNaughton don't let reality intrude on their hero worship.
Cory Booker Just Crushed Joe Biden Over His Tepid Support for Marijuana Legalization
To his credit, Biden responded by calling for the decriminalization of marijuana and for releasing marijuana prisoners.
Democratic Candidates Acknowledge Poor Housing Supply, but Not How Government Causes It
More federal spending won’t make housing more accessible as long as regulations and zoning drive up prices.
Elizabeth Warren Seems To Fondly Recall Era of Not Knowing Whether Your Brothers Died in War
The senator from Massachusetts thinks more Americans should join the military. Why?
Joe Biden: 'I Don't Think It's a Good Idea That We Model Ourselves After Trump and Say Lock Him Up'
Biden says he wouldn't direct the Justice Department to investigate Trump.
Booker Says Warren's Wealth Tax Would Destroy Economic Growth
"It's been tried by other nations," the New Jersey senator said.
Tulsi Gabbard Slams Kamala Harris' Foreign Policy: 'She as President Will Continue the Status Quo Regime-Change Wars'
At tonight's debate, Gabbard continued her laser-like focus on the need to end America's overseas wars.
Wanted: A Dem Presidential Candidate Who Defends Individualism, Capitalism, Non-Interventionism
What we won't see at tonight's debate is far more important than what's going to be on display.
Hardcore History's Dan Carlin on Why The End Is Always Near
The podcast superstar talks about how media gatekeepers have been mostly vanquished and his deep interest in liberty and freedom.
Democrats Overwhelmingly Vote to Give Trump's People More Spying Power
Plus: Sondland worked "on Ukraine matters at the express direction of" Trump, why hospital prices are so screwy, D.C. gets pushback for ditching sex work bill, and more...
Cory Booker Pushes for Greater Democratic Support for Charter Schools
Less pandering to education unions; more choices for parents.
Elizabeth Warren Gives Up on Medicare for All
By planning to pass single-payer in year three of her presidency, she’s acknowledging it will never happen at all.
Congress Will Vote Today on Continuing Resolution That Hikes Spending, Extends Patriot Act Surveillance
Rep. Justin Amash and some progressive lawmakers are trying to block it, but most Democrats seem happy to hand more spying powers to a president they are investigating for abusing his power.
Andrew Yang's 'Department of the Attention Economy' Is Why Libertarians Don't Trust Democrats
The answer to real and imagined problems is always spend more, regulate more.
