Did 15 Years of War Win the Presidency for Donald Trump?
Or is partisanship such a strong indicator of voter choice that the specifics of a candidate's stances might not matter?
Politics
Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser's Guilty Plea Could Be More Important Than Manafort's Indictment
George Papadopoulos lied about contact with people connected to the Russian government, the FBI says. He's been answering questions for the feds since July.
Manafort Indicted for Hiding Financial Ties to Ukraine
This is not about Donald Trump, Russia, or the 2016 election.
The Insatiable Utopia
The Soviet elite who built a "dictatorship of the proletariat" and paid with their lives
Alabama Secretary of State Wants Willful Violators of New Voting Law Jailed for 5 Years
Better to punish officials who couldn't implement the new law in a timely fashion.
Constitutional Conservatives for Defrocked Judges
Ted Cruz joins Rand Paul and Mike Lee in enthusiastically endorsing lawless jurist Roy Moore.
Americans: You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated
Diverse people who dislike one another are perfectly capable of sharing a country-if you don't insist on driving them into mutual conflict.
Americans Agree More Than They Realize
An exaggerated emphasis on differences obscures the degree to which Americans still agree
Politicians—Unsurprisingly—Want to Regulate Political Ads on Facebook
Russian panic is the excuse to try to control online speech.
Free Markets Make the World a Better Place
Economic growth, capitalism, improves standards of living, health, life expectancy.
Is Secession by Referendum Libertarian?
Little Nationalism can be as destructive of human flourishing as Big Nationalism.
Delaware's Odd, Beautiful, Contentious, Private Utopia
Arden is a suburb, an artist's colony, and a radical political experiment.
If Sen. Feinstein Loses Re-Election, It Certainly Won't Be Because She's Not 'Left' Enough
California's top-two primary system helps protect her, but what's her appeal outside of her own party?
Conservatives Pose New Threat to Free Markets and Tech Economy
There's a war on business on the way.
45 Percent of Americans Say There Is Too Much Government Regulation of Business
What's wrong with the other 55 percent?
Survey: 58% of Students Want a Campus Where They Are Not Exposed to 'Intolerant or Offensive Ideas'
Most either think hate speech isn't protected by the First Amendment or aren't sure.
Republicans Are Far From Consistent Champions of the First Amendment, Poll Finds
Many conservatives want to proscribe the rights of Muslims, journalists, and those who "disrespect" the United States.
Corker Against World War III Now That Trump Is for It
Corker is a longtime defender of American intervention and war in the Middle East, and now wants to supply billions in weapons to the Saudis and Ukraine.
Pence Walks Out on Colts Game Because Posturing and Performance Are What Politics Is
Politics regularly reveals itself as all show
Stossel: 100 Years of Communist Disaster
This year marks communism's 100th birthday. Its horrors should remind us of the value of freedom.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Smith Students Get Lecture on Libertarian Connection to 'Traditional Bigotry'
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
By All Means, Let's Take Politics Out of Sports—Starting With the National Anthem
Rid private functions of all symbols of the church-state. Then play ball.
Is That Poll That Found College Students Don't Value Free Speech Really 'Junk Science'? Not So Fast
Or how writing about survey methodology can go wrong fast
9 Lessons from the Trump/NFL Anthem Wars
Let's start by allowing unwitting taxpayers to quit financing a lucrative entertainment industry.
Humanizing the Struggle at the Oslo Freedom Forum in New York
Triumphal stories and a commitment to fight on for individual freedom worldwide.
The Hillary Clinton School of Literary Criticism
The former first lady, senator, and secretary of state interprets the classics.
We Read Hillary's Book So You Don't Have To
Clinton takes complete ownership for how her actions are all your fault.
More Than a Third of Americans Have No Idea What the First Amendment Says
And 20 percent don't know atheists have the same rights as everyone else.
Let's Lay Off the 1930s Reenactments
Eroding faith in free markets and civil liberties, populist politicians, political street fights. Sound familiar?
Hillary Clinton's Flirtation with the Universal Basic Income
She thought about making it a campaign plank but backed down for fear of "cannibalizing" other programs.
Will the Supreme Court Stop Politicians from Choosing Their Voters?
Social science could help identify objective principles for creating competitive voting districts.
The New Red Scare
The current debate over the alt-right has begun to display some of the same hallmarks of red scares past.
Sanders' Medicare for All Delusion
Americans might love what Sanders offers in the way of more benefits for more people. What they would hate is paying for it.
The Libertarian Party's Paid Membership Numbers Take a Dive
But registered voters, total donations to the Party remain strong even in the face of historically large loss of members for post-presidential election year.
Communism's Barbaric Cruelty By the Numbers
Communism's death toll overshadows other contemporary human cruelty.
If Democracy Is Doomed, Don't Blame the Russians
Fishy Facebook ads do not undermine the integrity of the electoral process.
Bitcoin's Blockchain Tech Could Be the Answer to Voter Fraud
The technology promises to be a secure and efficient way of confirming voter ID.
Bad Science Behind Campus-Rape Guidance Echoes '80s Trauma Myths
The "neurobiology of trauma" on campus is based more on social-justice goals than science. We've been here before.
Nicholas Sarwark on the Future of the Libertarian Party
Trump is 'the best recruiting tool for the Libertarian Party we've ever had.'
Antifa Has Backed Its Message With Violence for Decades in Europe
Homegrown or foreign, Antifa is a major challenge to the liberty we cherish.
Penn Law Prof. Amy Wax on Her Controversial 'Return to Cultural Norms' Editorial
"People believe that the elite academy is destroying our country, and what's good about it."
