Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Are Wrong About Trump's Medicare Cuts
Meanwhile, both support single-payer, which would radically cut payments to health care providers.
Politics
Amash Bill Would Prohibit Unequal Ballot Access Laws, Straight-Ticket Voting in Congressional Elections
The libertarian-leaning Michigan congressman takes aim at two scourges of American democracy, despite what it would mean for his party's political interests.
Don't Be Fooled by Polls Showing GOP Interest in Challenging Trump
When voters see what the actual options are, their interest in political competition plummets.
Reforming Democracy
A new symposium outlines several ideas for improving our democratic system. All are worth considering. But none are likely to be as good as expanding opportunities for people to "vote with their feet."
Joe Biden Is Probably Running for President. He's Got a Lot of Baggage.
How will a former vice president with a lot of baggage fare in an increasingly progressive, intersectional Democratic primary?
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Make Your Life More Annoying and More Expensive
The Massachusetts Democrat is running for president, but sometimes it seems like she's running for America's super-CEO.
The Socialists Are Coming! Or Are They?: Podcast
Democratic mega-proposals, GOP budgetary fictions, prostitution decriminalization surprises, and Zardoz moments galore
Large Majority of Millennials and Gen Z Support Private Health Insurance While Nearly Half Say They Want Socialism: Reason Roundup
Plus: Klobuchar thinks government should profit when Big Tech sells your data, and the FDA drops a ban on genetically modified salmon.
Everyone Agrees Government Is a Hot Mess. So Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger Anyway?
When libertarians dole out blame for the growth of government, perhaps we should take a look in the mirror.
Ilhan Omar's Israel Remarks Prompt Politicians to Bicker Over Who the Real Bigots Are: Reason Roundup
Plus: outrage over water bottles, and Cory Booker introduces the "next step" on criminal justice reform
Americans' Least Favorite Company Isn't Even a Company. Can You Guess What It Is?
No matter their age or political persuasion, Americans have similar thoughts on this one.
Bill Weld: White Supremacists Heard Trump's 'Dog Whistle Loud and Clear'
In a New Yorker interview, the would-be primary challenger compares the president to Charles Lindbergh.
Peter Bagge on Underground Comics, Immigration, and Being a Libertarian Artist: Podcast
The cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 years.
The Most Politically Intolerant Americans Tend To Be Urban, Highly Educated Whites, Survey Shows
An Atlantic article makes the case that some very privileged people don't want to hear from the other side.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Tweets Golden Shower Video, Later Asks, 'What Is a Golden Shower?'
It's an attempt at scaremongering meant to win over social traditionalists.
Come Together. Over John Hickenlooper?
The former Colorado governor enters the presidential race, for no particular reason anyone can see.
Mark Cuban Still Thinking About Running for President as an Independent
Voters "still want someone who is not a politician," the billionaire tells the Daily News. "And you're not getting that from anyone in the Democratic Party."
The Green New Deal and 'Socialist' Democrats Are Normalizing Trump
Just 18 percent of Americans have favorable views of socialism.
Strange New Respect for…Nancy Pelosi?: Podcast
We live in desperate times when the brake on both Democratic socialism and Republican executive-branch abuse is a 78-year-old San Francisco Democrat.
Kamala Harris Enthusiastically Endorses Rent Control
The senator's own San Francisco is a case study in the policy's poor consequences.
'Everyone' Here Is a Socialist Except Most Americans: Reason Roundup
Plus: Amash 2020?...Huwei to sue the U.S. government...and who needs Russian bots when you've got TV reporters?
Former Clinton Campaign Staffer Accuses Bernie Sanders of Failing to Mention Race, Gender in Speech That Explicitly Mentioned Race, Gender
There's intersectionality in theory, and then there's intersectionality as practiced by the most hysterically identity-obsessed activists.
Justin Amash, on Running for President as a Libertarian in 2020: 'I'd Never Rule Anything Out'
The libertarian Republican tells CNN's Jake Tapper "it is important that we have someone in there who is presenting a vision for America that is different from what these two parties are presenting."
Trump Just Might Have Won the 2020 Election Today
The president's speech at CPAC was a bedazzling mix of bravado, B.S., humor, and positive vision no Democrat will be able to top.
At CPAC, the Culture War Matters More than Politics or Policy
Even for conservatives who believe in individualism, group identity trumps all.
Can a Self-Described 'Capitalist' Win the 2020 Democratic Primary?
Beto O'Rourke-who won't call himself a "progressive," let alone a "democratic socialist"-is expected to jump into the presidential race.
Cory Booker Makes Federal Marijuana Legalization a Central Campaign Push
Democrats approached the issue carefully in 2016. Now six presidential candidates are all-in for complete reform.
Kamala Harris Wants to Revive the ERA: Reason Roundup
Plus: Democrats move to make ad targeting illegal, and more on Elizabeth Warren's child care proposal
Is CPAC Still Whack?
The biggest conservative conference of the year used to be welcoming to libertarians. What about this year?
'What's a Libertarian To Do?': Podcast
Nick Gillespie talks with The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes and Jim Swift about CPAC, the future of the GOP, and why conservatives should be into pot legalization.
This Is the World From Which Trump Emerged
A&E's Trump Dynasty explores the president's family and business history but doesn't do justice to the corrupt New York culture surrounding it.
Impartial GOP Arbiter Says Trump Challengers Will 'Lose Horribly'
Ronna McDaniel's CPAC comments are latest indication that the Republican National Committee will tilt heavily Trump in 2020.
Mike Lee: 'Every Conceivable Partisan Combination' Has 'Deviated From' Federalism
"This isn't a partisan issue," the Utah senator says. "This is a constitutional issue."
What Politicians Must Do When Protesters Attack
Learning from Robert McNamara's mistakes and magnanimity
Kamala Harris Misrepresents Her Previous Support for Reporting Undocumented Minors to ICE
Harris said it was an "unintended consequence," but CNN reports it was the explicit purpose of the policy, which she opposed changing.
Bill Weld Shrugs off #NeverTrump's Cold Shoulder
"All I can do is keep plotting straight ahead," says the GOP field's lone challenger, who is polling at 18 percent.
What Caused the 2008 Financial Crisis: Market Distortions or Market Failure? A Debate
Former BB&T Bank CEO John Allison vs. Moody's Mark Zandi
Kamala Harris Won't Denounce Federal Law That Harms Sex Workers, but May Support Decriminalizing Prostitution
"I think that we have to understand though that it is not as simple as that."
Bernie Sanders Articulates His Libertarian Foreign Policy During CNN Townhall: Reason Roundup
Plus: Sanders on democratic socialism, Medicare for All, and what to do about Venezuela
No, the NRA Is Not Urging Its Members to Assassinate Gun Control Supporters, Culture War
A lame headline provokes even lamer charges of incitement to violence.
Can You Name the Only Republican to Co-Sponsor a Bill Blocking Trump's National Emergency?
More than 200 Democrats-plus one Republican-co-sponsor a joint resolution against Trump's national emergency declaration.
'Social Justice'–Touting Bill Weld Has Kind Words for Fellow Ex-Prosecutors Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar
The possible presidential contender has come a long way since his tough-on-crime speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention, but he's still emphasizing his U.S. attorney past.
To Reduce Money in Politics, Slash the Size of Government
Reformers always have a new scheme to take "the money out of politics," but it usually just makes the government larger and campaign spending increase.
Politicians in Oregon and California Want To Give 16- and 17-Year-Olds the Right To Vote
We trust young people to make a lot of weighty decisions. Voting should be one of them.
Bill Weld: The Next Gene McCarthy or the Next Pete McCloskey?
Richard Nixon faced a primary challenger in 1972...and he squashed him like a bug.
