Elizabeth Warren Issues Misleading Claim That Three Industries Are Responsible for 70 Percent of Carbon Pollution
One of those industries is just…“industry.”
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Stan Lee Co-author Kat Rosenfield on Rise of Cancel Culture in the Literary World
Trick of Light collaborator talks about working with a legend, the failings of online community, and the rise of cancel culture in the literary world.
Here Is What the 2020 Candidates Say About the President's Power to Wage War Without Congressional Approval
The strongest critics of unilateral decisions to attack other countries include Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders, while Joe Biden thinks anything goes.
Elizabeth Warren's Plans Don't Add Up
The Warren worldview of ill-founded economic pessimism is both bloodless and moralizing.
Democrats' Anti-Scientific Climate Dystopias
What last week's town hall tells us about this week's presidential debate—and about the state of Democratic policy thinking
Bill de Blasio's Proposed 'Robot Tax' Is Completely Unnecessary, Just Like His Candidacy
Forcing future Americans to do manual labor that could be automated isn't "saving" them from job losses. It's trapping them in jobs that could be made more efficient, more productive, and more rewarding.
Former S.C. Congressman Mark Sanford Launches Longshot Primary Bid One Day After GOP Cancels S.C. Primary
In Sunday morning announcement, Sanford says Trump is the "king of debt," and promises to champion fiscal issues.
Alabama Dean Resigns After Conservative Snowflakes Publicize His Old Tweets
Right-wing cancel culture comes for Jamie Riley, who dared to criticize the American flag.
Trump Is Terrible on Trade. Top 2020 Dems Are No Better.
Democrats are happy to criticize the president's trade war—but many are tacitly endorsing the same protectionist views.
The GOP Deals With Trump Competition by Canceling Elections
President with 90% approval ratings among Republicans will be shielded from Bill Weld and Joe Walsh in four states, reports Politico.
Trump's Trade War Is Making America Love Trade Again. So Why Are Democrats Going Protectionist?
The leading candidates are even more hostile to free trade than Trump.
Unions Aiming to Repeal California's Property Tax Caps
Californians' tax rates are among the nation's highest in almost every category, but their property tax levels have remained reasonable. That could change soon.
4 Memorable Moments From CNN's Climate Town Hall
From Joe Biden's call for high-speed rail to Kamala Harris' call for banning plastic straws, the Democratic presidential candidates pushed a hard-green agenda.
A Government-Run Health Insurance Plan Would Be Less Radical Than Medicare For All. But It Still Wouldn't Work.
The public option comes with plenty of pitfalls.
Walmart's Ammo Sales Decision Doesn't Violate the Second Amendment. But the Government Ordering Them To Stop Selling Ammo Would.
Defenders, and enemies, of gun access need to get used to their fight being more cultural than political.
Should Amazon (and Google, and Facebook) Be Canceled by Antitrust Law?
Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and "hipster antitrust" scholars and activists say big tech companies need to be broken up. Economist Tom Hazlett says they're wrong.
Beto's Impossible Gun Ban Dreams
A growing number of prominent Democrats want owners of "assault weapons" to surrender them to the government. History says most people will ignore any such law.
Dems to Talk for 6 (!) Hours About Climate Change on CNN Tonight
Plus: occupational licensing, Hong Kong, school choice, social media spies, and more...
Could a Warren/Sanders Team-up Topple Biden?
Maybe. But it is hard to imagine Sanders endorsing Warren until and unless Warren defeats him consistently and by a significant margin in several early states.
Bitcoin at 10
A new book aims to chronicle the digital currency's ideological origins.
If You Freak Out Over This Trump Fan Video, You're Playing Into His Hands
For many of the president's biggest supporters, pushing back against "Trump Derangement Syndrome" is their raison d'être.
Elizabeth Warren's 'Economic Patriotism' Doubles Down on Bad Policy
Maybe Trump and Warren should team up for their 2020 run to make room on the ballot for better ideas.
Kirsten Gillibrand, Who Touted 'Clean Elections' and Women's Rights, Ends Presidential Bid
The Democratic presidential hopeful's campaign never gained traction.
The Libertarian Case for Term Limits
Nick Tomboulides of U.S. Term Limits says the best way to shrink government is to limit how long legislators can serve.
India Is Riding the Nativist Wave to Launch the Biggest Decitizenship Drive in Human History
This is a giant step in advancing Prime Minister Nardendra Modi's vision of India as a Hindu nation.
Democrats Are Retreating on Single Payer Health Care
It’s not just obstructionist Republicans who won't buy into Medicare for All—it’s Democrats themselves.
The Return of the Faithless Elector
Are we ready for a return to the "original meaning" of the Electoral College?
Bernie Sanders' Plan To Save Newspapers Is Wrong on Every Level
Even as the senator calls Donald Trump a press-bullying authoritarian, he threatens press freedom in the name of preserving "independent" media.
Is Biden's 2020 Lead Over? A New Poll Says Yes…Until You Read the Fine Print
Plus: The root of Twitter toxicity, the truth about the DOJ's attack on Backpage, and more...
Olive Garden, Fake News, and the Rise of 'Conspicuous Non-Consumption'
The chain restaurant has been falsely accused of supporting Donald Trump. But truth may be no match for the online outrage mob.
Joe Walsh Isn't Running on the Issues
The conservative radio host says he is running for president because Trump is “erratic" and "cruel." But Walsh has his own history to live down.
Can #NeverTrump GOP Presidential Wannabe Joe Walsh Run on Deficit Reduction and Win?
The ex-congressman and talk show host thinks he can save the Republican Party.
Elizabeth Warren's Pitch for 'Economic Patriotism' Is Full of Intellectual Dishonesty and Economic Fallacies
Warren needs to take a lesson from Leonard Read's "I, Pencil."
Google Cracks Down on Employees' Political Speech
The unsurprising result of conservatives complaining about Big Tech bias: less speech, not more
Did Trump's 2016 Rallies Trigger a 226% Increase in Local Hate Crimes? Not Exactly.
The study at the source of the viral headline was limited to counting anti-Semitic incidents, many of which were not criminal in nature.
The Revolving Door Between Government and Cable News
Familiar faces move between government office and media slots, rarely questioning the institution that plays a core role in their lives.
Trump-Critical Journalists Targeted by Outrage Mobs Armed With Old Tweets
Plus: Trump forcing U.S. companies out of China?, Joe Arpaio is running again, sex discrimination goes to the Supreme Court, and more...
Health Care Spending Is Out of Control
Health insurance doesn't just protect people from financial ruin. It insulates them from individual decisions about price and service quality.
The 80th Anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact
Today is the anniversary of perhaps the most awful international agreement in all of world history.
The 2020 Race Is Completely Unpredictable Because Politicians Are Awful
We're vastly more interested in the upcoming election than we were in 2016. We're also convinced neither party represents us. What could go wrong?
Marianne Williamson Wants To Defeat Dark Psychic Forces With New Department of Peace
True to form, the presidential hopeful is turning the conversation around war on its head.
Beto O'Rourke Proposes Plan to Punish Tech Companies for Failing to Censor Hate Speech
The move would violate the First Amendment.
Bernie Sanders Calls for Legalizing Marijuana and Curtailing Asset Forfeiture in Sprawling Criminal Justice Plan
Sanders' plan takes aim at every part of the justice system, including typical Sanders targets like private prisons and corporate "profiteers."
Kamala Harris' Medicare for All Problem Is the Democratic Party's Medicare for All Problem
The California senator's history of flip-flops reveal the emptiness of her campaign—and looming problems for her party.
Interesting New York Times Slavery Project Hobbled by Anti-Capitalism
Also: the politics of recession, Bernie's criminal justice plan, and stanning for Barry Manilow, all on the Reason Podcast
