Midterm Voters Punished Anti-Kavanaugh Democrats
But pro-Kavanaugh Joe Manchin was spared.
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Party-Switching N.H. State Rep. Brandon Phinney Gets Slaughtered as a Libertarian
"Voters care more about party than literally anything else."
Florida Approves Ballot Amendment to Restore Voting Rights of 1.4 Million People With Felony Records
Amendment 4 will reverse Florida's more than 100-year-old law disenfranchising felons, a vestige of the state's racist "Black Codes."
Marijuana Legalization Measure Defeated in North Dakota
The initiative lost by a big margin in a state that approved medical use two years ago.
Missouri Becomes the 32nd Medical Marijuana State
Patients with doctors' recommendations will be allowed to grow their own medicine or buy it from state-licensed dispensaries.
Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins Election In a Landslide
The progressive wunderkind will bring to Washington an ambitious, expensive policy agenda.
Justin Amash and Thomas Massie, Two of the Most Libertarian Members of Congress, Re-Elected
Amash and Massie are both members of the House Liberty Caucus and provide some of the few Congressional glimmers of hope for libertarians.
For Many Pro-Gun Republicans, Gun Ownership Is Skin Deep
The difference between exercising one's 2nd Amendment right and "looking very threatening and intimidating."
Bigfoot Erotica Aficionado Denver Riggleman Beat Olivia Wilde's Mom in Virginia Congressional Race
The race that 2018 deserved.
Libertarians Could Impact as Many as 9 Governor's Races
Wisconsin, Georgia, and even Alaska are among the 8 states where Libertarian candidates are polling more than the margin between Republicans and Democrats
Are These Ghosts of Presidential Elections Past Going to Run in 2020?
You certainly didn't ask to see these three again on a presidential debate stage.
Menendez Campaign Thanks Trump for Endorsing GOP Challenger
It's unorthodox, but it makes sense.
This Election Day, Americans Are Still Not Voting for Protectionism
Tariffs and anti-free trade policies are not rising up from the democratic process but being created by the political class.
Why Voting Based on Values Can't Overcome the Problem of Political Ignorance
Values are important. But so is factual knowledge about public policy. In some ways, the significance of values actually makes the problem of voter ignorance more pressing, not less so.
The 3 Libertarian Senate Candidates Most Likely to Be Called 'Spoilers'
L.P. contenders in Indiana, Nevada, and Missouri are beating the spread between Democrats and Republicans. Gary Johnson is right behind them.
A Midterm Vote Against Trump and Against Collectivism: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian bots still stirring election fears and social media growth in U.S. is flat.
Political Ignorance and the Midterm Elections
It is not yet clear who will win. But widespread political ignorance already ensures many of us will be losers.
Is Your Ballot Selfie Legal?
Banning ballot selfies to stop voter fraud is like "burning down the house to roast the pig" said the First Circuit Court of Appeals. But many states still do it.
How Much Don't We Know About the Midterms?: Podcast
Polling uncertainty and a surge in voter enthusiasm could make tomorrow an embarrassing day for many in the political class.
Same D.C. City Council Members Who Want to Lower the Voting Age to 16 Also Voted to Raise City's Smoking Age to 21
We'll trust teenagers with decisions about how to run the country, but not how to run their own lives.
Arizona Liberals Are Working Hard to Unseat This Libertarian Justice
Clint Bolick faces a judicial retention fight.
10 House Races Libertarians Should Watch on Election Night
Democrats are expected to take the House majority, but will libertarian-friendly Republicans like Thomas Massie and Justin Amash keep their seats?
California Is Starting to Make Halting Progress Toward Alleviating Its Housing Shortage. This Ballot Initiative Could Kill That Progress.
Prop. 10 would give cities free reign to reimpose rent control.
Tomorrow Is the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime. Don't Let Trump Denialists Tell You Otherwise.
Trump is a uniquely awful president who has changed the entire political conversation and not for the better
The Most Important Election of Our Lives?: Reason Roundup
Plus: midterm marijuana initiatives and conditioning gun rights on Twitter civility.
D.C. Unfriends Silicon Valley
Social media execs did themselves no favors by becoming so closely identified with the Democratic Party.
Will Cronyism Doom Scott Walker's Re-election? Here's What to Watch in Next Week's Gubernatorial Races.
Two other Republican incumbents in the Midwest could also be in trouble. And Stacey Abrams could become America's first black female governor.
A Brutal New Poll for Gary Johnson's Senate Bid Has Him Down to Just 8% (UPDATE: Bad Poll)
Two new surveys this week show the Libertarian fading fast in New Mexico, though his overall polling average remains at 17%.
Is This Gary Johnson's Last Campaign?
The former New Mexico governor brings Reason on the campaign trail and shares insights along the way.
Control of the Senate Could Depend on These 10 Races
Plus, a Gary Johnson honorable mention.
California's Insurance Commissioner Race: The Most Important Election You've Never Heard About
The winner gets to decide how much Californians will pay for property and casualty insurance.
Trump Takes Full Ownership of His Anti-immigrant Nativism with Latest Ad
Candidates used to let political operatives do the dirty work so they could appear above it all. Not Trump.
Alabama Abortion Fight Could Come to the Supreme Court: Reason Roundup
Plus: New details on federal bullying of banks, a new fight over nutrition advice, and new migrant mania from President Trump
It's OK Not to Vote
Instead, you can do something that will actually make the world a better place. Which is basically anything else.
Despite Donald Trump Jr. Retweet, Libertarian Senate Candidate Rick Breckenridge Did Not Drop Out
Montana L.P. candidate Rick Breckenridge says he was misinterpreted by a reporter.
Libertarian Larry Sharpe Has Raised a Record $450,000 in New York Governor's Race
2016 L.P. veep runner-up set to shatter the 50,000-vote threshold needed to make Libertarians a ballot-qualified party for the first time in state history
Larry Sharpe's Libertarian Message for New York
The Libertarian Party's candidate for governor speaks out.
Actor James Cromwell Expects 'Blood in the Streets' if Trump Is Not Stopped
More signs that politics needs to be shrunk down to a smaller part of our lives.
Boston Globe Endorses Libertarian Dan Fishman for Massachusetts State Auditor
"Fishman would bring a sorely needed independent streak to the office," the paper editorializes.
Chicago Uses Straw Ban Ballot Measure to Make Sure Citizens Can't Vote on Term Limits
The city's straw initiative combines the nanny statism of straw bans with the greasy machine politics of Chicago.
Trump's Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Is All About the Midterms
It will provide fresh applause lines for a series of campaign rallies planned in the next week. It might be good politics, but it's bad policy.
Indiana Democrats Encourage Conservatives to Vote for Libertarian Lucy Brenton for Senate
Weird new wrinkle for the purported "spoiler" in a toss-up race
If You Want Political Violence To End, Make Politics Less Important
Even when Americans don't love their political allies, they hate their opponents.
Liberty Is Still Popular
A recent poll shows a cross-partisan constituency still interested in smaller, less intrusive government and peace.
