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The Year Rage Took Over
As politics takes over more of everyone's every day life, the debates become increasingly high-stakes.
The Glorious End of U.S. Global Supremacy [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk body slamming reporters, Trump's big trip, the TSA vs. laptops, and more.
To Curb Political Violence, Make Government Less Important
Dumping Trump isn't enough to make Americans battle less in a high-stakes political environment.
Libertarian Party Now Has Two Sitting Legislators in New Hampshire
First-termers Caleb Dyer (former Republican) and Joseph Stallcop (former Democrat) both switched their Party allegiance to Libertarian.
Court Ruling Jeopardizes Ranked Voting System in Maine
Constitutional concerns with voter-approved changes that benefit third-party candidates
Another Cuban Libertarian Disappeared; His Associates Fear He's Been Secretly Arrested [UPDATE: Activist Found, Claims to Have Been Beaten]
Nelson Rodriguez Chartrand, involved in poster campaign for previously arrested Cuban libertarians, has disappeared, his associates report.
Who's Telling the Truth in Washington? Anyone?
For politicians lying is an art form.
Jennifer Lawrence, Libertarian Feminist?
The star was spotted wearing a "We Should All Be Feminists" T-shirt and carrying a book with Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises on it.
Trump's Election Fraud Fantasies and Public Policy
New presidential election integrity advisory commission might actually help despite the delusions on which it is based.
Cuban Libertarian Party Launched After Arrest of Libertarian Activists
The Party, named after famed 19th century Cuban independence fighter Jose Marti, is putting up posters of the incarcerated activists around Havana.
Freaky Friday Politics: Republicans And Democrats Keep Switching Positions
The two parties are more interested in fighting each other than maintaining a consistent ideology
The Non-Mystery of Black-Voter Turnout Decline in 2016 [Media Bias Edition]
In the era of Donald Trump, basic media literacy has never been more necessary.
Resisting Nixon Comparison, Trump Provokes Tempest Over Secret White House Tapes
Republican senators say they want the probably nonexistent recordings of the president's conversations with James Comey.
The Base Rhetoric of Mainstream Taxation Talk
From the discussion, you would never know the money in question actually belongs to particular individuals, who obtained it through voluntary exchange or gift.
Trump Admits He Would Have Fired Comey Regardless of What the DOJ Said
The president abandons a cover story that made liars of his spokesmen.
Comey, Assange, and Libertarian Purity Tests: The New Fifth Column
Reminder: Go see Kmele Foster debate collegiate racism in New York on May 16
Comey's Dismissal Shows Trump Is Really Bad at Cover-Ups
The president's ham-handed efforts to stifle interest in Russia's election meddling have only drawn more attention to it.
White Working-Class Millennials Are Less Christian, More Republican Than Their Elders
Nearly half of young working-class whites do not identify with any religious affiliation.
Nick Gillespie: Libertarians Have Won the Culture Wars, Even Though Universities Are "Constipated, Stultified"
Interesting discussion from Australia's Friedman conference with Claire Lehmann of Quillette.com.
Lighten Up, Francis
The Pontiff ought to stick to flock-tending and lay off capitalism.
James Comey Didn't Sink Hillary, Hillary Sank Hillary
Rather than smearing Comey, Clinton should be thanking him for not suggesting she be indicted.
P.J. O'Rourke, John Stossel, Matt Welch on Tonight's Kennedy
Watch Fox Business Network at 8 pm ET & midnight for discussion on Hillary Clinton's auto-autopsy, withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, Barack Obama's speaking fees, and so much more
Transhumanism Is Not an Alt-Right Conspiracy!
Being equally diseased, disabled, and dead is only fair, says New York magazine.
Climate Change, Scientism, and the Politics of Certitude
New York Times columnist notes the uncertainties in climate science; progressives want him fired.
The Next President
Michelle Obama has better odds of being the next president than Hillary Clinton.
Liberals Are Amazed That Campus Free Speech Outrage Gets So Much Attention. Here's Why It Matters.
"You'd think liberal arts undergrads had the nuclear codes," writes Chris Hayes.
When Laws Become Partisan Weapons
Many of our intractable policy disputes are little more than rumbles between battling political tribes.
March for Science: R&D Funding Is Not Falling - It's at an All Time High
See also some photos of rally signs that I found funny and interesting
Election Do-Over Poll Shows Gains for Gary Johnson, Jill Stein
No sign of third-party regrets
The Commission on Presidential Debate's 15 Percent Polling Criterion Must Go, Argues Lawsuit from Gary Johnson
A hearing in Johnson's case was held today in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, insisting that the Debate Commission in collusion with the major parties are violating antitrust law when it comes to "political markets."
Boujee, Bougie, Bourgie: Who's Appropriating Whose Culture? An Answer in 12 Songs
In the spirit of an interracial, equal-opportunity orgy of bougie-ness, check out these tunes and videos.
Scientists' March on Washington
Do researchers risk becoming just another leftwing interest group?
Scientists' March on Washington: New at Reason
At risk of becoming just another special interest?
In Trump Era, Many Political Activists Follow Their Leader, Not Their Principles
The reward centers of the brain light up when partisans reject information that contradicts their political preferences, the same way drug addicts' brains do.
Is Comedy a Form of Political Resistance? Nick Gillespie at Cato Unbound
Political scientist Michael Munger and comedians Jeremy McLellan and Lou Perez explain how serious comedy works.
Breaking Up California an Idea That Won't Go Away, For Good Reason
Californians would be better equipped to govern themselves fairly.
Must We Take Sides in the 'Escalating Feud' Between Bannon and Kushner?
Choosing between the factions within the Trump administration is as much fun as choosing between Trump and Clinton.
Mike Pence Won't Dine With Dangerous Women [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk Mad Men, Elon Musk, Venezuela, and the value of boozy dinners with male bosses.
Dems Horrified That Somebody Besides Gov't Might Spend $1 Trillion on Infrastructure
Trump's attempt at wooing Democrats with transportation billions runs up against their anti-private-sector ideology
The Cure For Trump-Related News Blues
But wait, where was elite media advice about dealing with news-related anxiety back during the Obama administration?
This Former Congressman Is Against the War on Drugs
Trey Radel explains why he's not "just another tea party asswipe who got busted for drugs and voted to drug test food stamp recipients."
