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Clinton's Constitutional Contempt
While Trump does not know what the Constitution says, his opponent doesn't care.
Should Libertarians Vote Trump? Nick Gillespie Debates Walter Block in NYC on 11/1
A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Justin Timberlake Ballot Selfie Leads to Silly Hand-Wringing Over Laws
States threaten criminal action, but federal judges have dim view of bans.
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Who Said She Was Fighting Corruption Going to Jail
Resigned after being convicted.
Pollsters Made Up a Conspiracy Theory, and Then 32.5% of the People They Questioned Endorsed It
Which does that tell us more about: conspiracy theories, or polls?
Meet the Utah State Senator Who Switched from the Republican to Libertarian Party
Q&A with Senator Mark Madsen.
Horrible PSA: It's Okay to Bully Kids If Their Parents Didn't Vote?
Woah, your dad didn't vote? Is he some kind of loser nihilist?
Gary Johnson Poll Collapse: Just 3% of Likely Voters in CNN/ORC Survey
Libertarian nominee hurtling southward toward the 5% threshold nationwide
It's Not Just About Marijuana: Other Initiatives on the Ballot This November
Voters will consider more than 150 proposals, not counting local votes.
Anti-Immigration Restrictionism Is for Losers
Conservative intellectuals are pushing a turn that will alienate millennials, not secure the GOP's white base.
American Respect for Police Hits a 49-Year High
And confidence in the cops has recovered from last year's 22-year low.
Gary Johnson's 27% Showing in Another Military Poll Is a Warning Shot to Smug Interventionists
While civilian political elites police imperial manners, the boots on the ground are being mugged into libertarianism.
A Trump Voter Plays 'Black Jeopardy': Watch This Politically Incorrect, Weirdly Moving SNL Skit
People have more in common than their politics suggest.
Clinton Is a Threat to the 2nd Amendment—and the 1st
Her positions on gun ownership and political speech are at odds with the Bill of Rights.
Powerful: GOP Congressman Scott Rigell Video Endorsement of Libertarian Gary Johnson
"There's a different way....We can change things. We can change the system."
The Election Is Rigged, But Not as Trump Would Have Us Believe
The outcome of the 2016 presidential election is predetermined for power and against liberty.
Donald Trump Accused of Kissing Porn Star Jessica Drake Without Her Consent, Offering to Pay Her $10,000 for Sex
Drake did not agree to Trump's advances said lawyer Gloria Allred on Saturday.
What Has Government Done for Lower-Income, Working Americans? Screwed Them, Mostly.
The new documentary Rigged 2016 takes a tough look at the way two-party politics hurts millennials, the working poor, and minorities.
Trump's 'Rigged Election' Talk May Backfire
Belief in electoral fraud depresses turnout.
Trump Is Likely Suppressing His Own Voters: New at Reason
People who believe elections are "rigged" tend to stay home.
Will Maine Be the First State Where Voters May Rank Their Choices?
Proposition could boost election chances for third-party candidates in some cases.
Sen. Jeff Flake: If Hillary Clinton Wins, GOP Should Vote Quickly on Merrick Garland's SCOTUS Nomination
What happens to Merrick Garland after the November election?
Libertarian Party Making Gains at the State and Local Level
Expanding membership, increasing the number of candidates, forcing runoffs, and even winning sometimes
Gary Johnson's Not Happy That Hillary Clinton's Geography Gaffe Didn't Get the 'Aleppo Moment' Treatment
Clinton's gaffes and foreign policy failures haven't generated the mockery Johnson has received.
Late-Term Abortions Are Rare and 'Partial Birth Abortions' Illegal. Why Do They Keep Dominating the Reproductive-Rights Debate?
A few facts about late-term abortion in America...
Gary Johnson Hits Hollywood, Predicts a Big Future for the Libertarian Party
But that future will not involve him as a candidate, he insists. Johnson speaks on policy, possibilities, and his "legit shot" at the very difficult task of running third party.
The Countries Mentioned in the Last Trump-Clinton Debate
Foreign policy mostly just source material for partisan bickering now.
Former Backpage.com Heads Say Pimping Charges Motivated by Politics, Not Facts
"Make no mistake; Kamala Harris has won all that she was looking to win when she had us arrested."
Forget Trump Not Accepting Election Results; Real Problem Is Neither Candidate Will Stop Debt
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Andrew Heaton hash out the stakes of the final presidential debate.
Trump Invokes 'the Constitution the Way It Was Meant to Be,' Yet Trump's Agenda Is Manifestly Unconstitutional
Reviewing the GOP candidate's positions on constitutional issues.
UPDATED! Gary Johnson on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Millennials Are Getting "Screwed"
Hey kids! You're paying for entitlements you won't get, subsidizing health care for old people who are rich, and fighting senseless wars.
Clinton Insists Syria No-Fly Zone Would Save Lives, 'Hasten' End of Conflict
Says she acknowledges the risks but her policy preferences don't indicate she does.
Jesse Walker to Speak in Baltimore About Conspiracy Theories and the Election
Coming Saturday: "Fear, Conspiracy, and Presidential Campaigns"
The Final Presidential Debate Covered Much We'd Already Heard and One Thing We Hadn't
It's the debt, stupid.
'Trump is Toast & Clinton is a Hypocrite': Gary Johnson Reacts to Last Night's Debate
Libertarian Party presidential nominee on debt, WikiLeaks, and the war on drugs.
Clinton's False Assurances About Her Respect for the Second Amendment
The Democratic nominee says "there's an individual right to arms" but does not think it includes handgun ownership or self-defense in the home.
Neither Trump Nor Clinton Understands What the Supreme Court Is Supposed to Do
Both candidates promise appointees who share their policy views.
It's No Surprise That Trump Might Not Accept Election Results. He's Never Accepted Democratic Norms.
The GOP candidate's personal vanity is inseparable from his authoritarian outlook.
Trump, Clinton Slug it Out Over the Narcissism of Small Differences
There was drama, hot takes, and nasty exchanges at the final presidential debate. There was everything except a real choice.
Whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton Is Elected President, Liberty Loses
It's not irrational to have lost faith in government.
Reason's Final Debate Live Tweet
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump meet in Las Vegas for their final scheduled match-up
The Countries Clinton and Trump Mentioned in the Debates So Far
And some of the countries they didn't but should in the final debate.
Trump Pledges To Take it To "Crooked Hillary" Tonight in New Ad; Clinton Pledges To Make Space for Everyone
Your first-course for tonight's presidential debate.
The Roger Stone Home Stretch of Election 2016
The Fifth Column talks conspiracies, late hits, Reason commenters, and other strange phenomena in advance of tonight's final presidential debate
