Regulations Make Americans $4 Trillion Poorer
Too many rules are putting a major drag on economic growth.
Politics
Read/Watch the Scariest Speech from Both the RNC and DNC: John Allen's Unrestrained War-Mongering
The retired general shouted out plans to intervene endlessly to rid the planet of "evil."
Trump Campaign Strikes Right Note on Melania's Nude Pictures
This is probably the closest thing to a pro-sex-work stance that any major-party candidate has ever taken.
Staying Classy, Trump Impugns Parents of Dead Muslim Soldier
The Republican presidential nominee says he has read the Constitution, but Khizr Khan "has no right" to ask.
Hillary Clinton's Free College Promise Won't Be Free—and Won't Help College Students
Political concession to the Sanders crowd that you'll pay $35 billion for
Donald Trump's Week of Lies, Outrages, Broken Promises, and Shady Associations
The GOP candidate's bizarre but revealing counter-programing to the DNC.
The Death of the VCR Is a Time To Reflect on Disruptive Technologies That Pols Hate
The RNC and DNC were rife with protectionist, zero-sum economics. That will get us absolutely nowhere as a country.
We Fixed the Hillary DNC Video
We fixed the Morgan Freeman-narrated 2016 DNC Hillary bio video
If David Duke Won, Wouldn't Republicans Have to Vote for Him?
The Donald Trump argument.
"Have You Even Read the United States Constitution?" Father of a Fallen Muslim Soldier Challenges Trump at the DNC
This was the powerful highlight of the Democratic National Convention.
On the Day That Hillary Clinton Accepts the Democratic Nomination, Bernie Sanders Hangs Out at the Hampton Inn
It's an on-brand choice for the Democratic Socialist senator.
Hillary Clinton's Speech, Foretold
Here's what the Democratic nominee will say, and how it will be received.
The Unsurprising Outcome of California's Top-Two Senate Race: Fewer Likely Votes
Are races truly 'more competitive' when people are less inclined to cast ballots?
Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Takes Facebook Questions
Gary Johnson took online audience questions on issues such as abortion, military interventions, Edward Snowden, gun rights, the drug war, immigration, and more.
Bernie Sanders' "Revolution" Won't Change the Democratic Party the Way the Tea Party Changed the GOP
Sanders doesn't have enough allies in Congress and isn't even a Democrat. Besides, the Tea Party has basically fizzled out with rise of Donald Trump.
The Craziest Libertarian Donald Trump Debate You'll Ever See
Watch Nick Gillespie, Jeffrey Tucker, and Matt Welch get booed and heckled for criticizing Trump at FreedomFest
Social Justice on Display: Protest Art at the Democratic Convention
Gun violence, police abuse, and feminism loom large in pop-up art exhibit at DNC
Watch Democrats Try to Convince a Libertarian to Vote for Hillary
Nick Gillespie asks DNC delegates to give it their best shot.
The DNC and RNC vs. the First Amendment
When the Secret Service does the bidding of the two major political parties, free speech is abridged.
Michael Bloomberg's Speech Could've Been a Gary Johnson Endorsement, if Bloomberg Weren't a Big Nanny Statist
Says Americans have to come together and embrace the freedoms the founding fathers established.
Neither Clinton Nor Trump Would Reduce the National Debt
Clinton's policies would increase the debt less-but would still leave the budget on an unsustainable path.
Jill Stein Addresses Disenchanted Sanders Supporters at Occupy DNC Rally
To chants of "Jill not Hill"
Politics and Wine Only Place Americans Have Just Two Choices, Says Former Clinton Strategist
Mark Penn points out you might even get peanut butter avocado at an ice cream parlor.
Donald Trump, Who Promised Repeatedly to Release His Tax Returns, Definitely Won't Release His Tax Returns
Even Nixon released his taxes while under audit.
Clinton Cash
Both Bill and Hillary Clinton continue to thrive despite their remarkable record of sleazy dealings.
'Sex Trafficking Survivor' at Democratic Convention Not Actually Victim of Sex Trafficking
Ima Matul was a victim of forced labor, or labor trafficking. In the U.S. and around the world, it's as common if not more common than sex trafficking.
Bernie or Bust Delegates Storm the DNC Media Center
Several hundred disgruntled Bernie Sanders delegates walk off convention floor and into media tent following Hillary Clinton's nomination.
Democrats Erase the Second Amendment From Their Platform
The omission is consistent with Hillary Clinton's disdain for the right to armed self-defense.
Utah Sen. Madsen on Defecting to the Libertarian Party: The GOP Has Abandoned Jeffersonian Principles
And he knew his defection would make the press listen to him discuss the Republican Party's, and American politics', flaws.
Gary Johnson and William Weld on Hillary, Trump, and Why You Should Vote Libertarian
The Libertarian candidates are gaining ground in national polls. Can they keep it up?
Post-RNC, Gary Johnson Sees Big Spike in Online Interest
Libertarian candidate now getting more Google searches than in 2012.
Democrats and Hillary Clinton Have Failed for 8 Years to "Curb" Vladimir Putin
The 2008 DNC was filled with confident vows about taming the Russian bear. So much for that.
Clinton, Trump Embrace Zero-Sum Thinking While Regular Dems & Reps Do Not
Protectionism is popular only with party elites, not regular Americans.
Drew Carey Hosts Gary Johnson Fundraiser in Los Angeles; Libertarian Ideas Going from Fringe to Mainstream?
As did the music of Nirvana, whose bassist Krist Novoselic attended the fundraiser?
Dems in Disarray! Bernie Sanders Delegates Just Booed When Told to Vote For Hillary Clinton
More evidence that both major political parties are in the midst of a meltdown.
Atheists Decry DNC Plot to 'Out' Sanders For Alleged Non-Belief
This divisive strategem has outraged the nice secular folks over at the Center for Inquiry
Sex, Booze, and Boehner's Warehouse: An RNC Nightlife Recap
Kid Rock and escorts and Trump porn, oh my
Putin Isn't Responsible for How the Democrats Treated Sanders' Campaign
Attempt at deflection sends a message that voter frustration is irrelevant.
It Doesn't Matter Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump Is Worse
Same song, different strongman
Hillary Clinton's Dangerously Coherent Foreign Policy
Unlike Donald Trump, the Democratic nominee's ideas are frighteningly clear
5 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Is Unacceptable To Libertarians (and all Centrist Americans)
From clamping down on free speech to interventionist foreign policy to growing government, the Democratic nominee is way out of step.
Gary Johnson Endorsed by Two More GOP State Reps
Millennial Montanans Daniel Zolnikov and Nick Schwaderer cite the Libertarian ticket's positions on war, surveillance, spending, debt, and trade
To Stop Terrorism, Trump Wants to Block Immigration From Most Countries
"I'm talking territory instead of Muslim," he says, but adds that the Constitution "doesn't necessarily give us the right to commit suicide."
