UPDATED: Is the DNC Hack "Worse Than Watergate"? Only if You're a Democrat or a Gatekeeper Journalist
Russia is the most likely culprit. But does that mean we should elect Hillary Clinton?
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Democratic Platform 2016: Science Planks Good, Bad and Missing
Are the Democrats really the Party of Science?
Many Bernie Sanders Delegates Protest DNC Platform's Lack of Support for Palestinians
"Our unlimited support for Israel is very unreasonable and it distorts the understanding of the reality on the ground," one delegate tells Reason.
Virginia's Governor Makes a Mess Out of Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
What's supposed to have been a civil rights matter ends up as a case of executive overreach.
Watch Matt Welch (and Jerry Springer!) Talk With Kennedy at the DNC
Facebook Live broadcast, also featuring Guy Benson, runs from 2-3 ET
Democratic Apocalypticism, Like Its GOP Version, Is Bullshit
America is already great, say #demsinphilly, except for all the stagnation, pollution, racism, sexism, etc.
No President Should Be 'Shaping' the Lives of Children for Four or Eight Years
Some political figures unsurprisingly think that politicians should be considered role models.
Republicans Have Become the Party of No Ideas—and Democrats Have Become the Party of Bad Ideas
Elizabeth Warren's DNC speech was a vision of government unbounded by cost or consequences.
Bernie Sanders Minus War, Weed, and Surveillance Is Just a Shouty Statist
In order to achieve "unity" with Hillary Clinton, the democratic socialist drops most everything that made him interesting
Trump Might Be an Authoritarian. But Are Democrats Any Better?
Reason TV asked DNC delegates about issues ranging from freedom of speech to trade to executive power, guns, and foreign policy.
Democrats Erase the Second Amendment From Their Platform
The omission is consistent with Hillary Clinton's disdain for the right to armed self-defense.
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
Rep. Barbara Lee: I Didn't Support Libya Intervention, But I Support Hillary Clinton
The one member of Congress who voted against military force after 9/11 supports career-long hawk Hillary Clinton.
The California Delegation's Hillary Haters
Those boos you hear are coming from a very pissed off group of Golden State Bernie Sanders supporters, who aren't keen on voting for Clinton.
Sarah Silverman: 'To the Bernie or Bust People, You Are Being Ridiculous'
Comedian called for Democratic Party unity.
Protectionism Runs Rampant at DNC. And, Sadly, at RNC.
Sen. Bob Casey's empty gotcha on Donald Trump's business practices betray a lack of thought on trade issues.
Here's What You Won't Hear About Citizens United at the Democratic National Convention This Week
Forget Hillary Clinton and forget the DNC, Citizens United was about free speech prevailing over government censorship.
Teachers Union Boss Says Hillary Clinton Opposes Child Deportation, But Is That True?
Clinton, Trump, and Obama are all bad on deportation
Bernie Sanders Delegates Are Furious and a DNC Floor Protest is Possible
In convention floor interviews with Reason, "Bernie or Bust" delegates call Clinton "untrustworthy" and are cagey about a possible DNC walk-out.
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.
Hey, Gov. Hickenlooper! When Are Democrats Gonna Get as Brave About the Drug War as Colorado!
The process is "moving," the Colorado governor says, and positive results will "change a lot of minds"
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.
Sanders Delegates Looking to Nominate Alternative to Tim Kaine
Say Clinton campaign has not made overtures for party unity.
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
Bernie Supporters Furious at DNC Leaks, Vow #NeverHillary, Consider Third Party Vote
Reason TV talks to disgruntled voters at the #March4Bernie Rally the day before the DNC.
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."
Sanders Supporters Push to End Superdelegates, Closed Primaries, Make it Easier for a Trump to Win on the Democratic Side
Sanders supporters pushed for reform, got a committee that will set new rules by 2018 looking to open up primaries and limit superdelegates.
Philadelphia's DNC Protests Expect to be Bigger, Angrier than Cleveland's RNC Protests
Cleveland's protesters were confined to "protest zones" miles away, Philadelphia will have fewer restrictions and more disenfranchised demonstrators.
"Binary Choices" Like Trump or Clinton Are So 20th Century
Republican #NeverTrumpers won't back their party's nominee but will they support Gary Johnson?
Donald Trump Releases The Strangest Presidential Ad of All Time (So Far).
Totes up total talk time, applause, and cheering.
Donald Trump Thinks Crime Is Out of Control, Hillary Clinton Thinks Gun Violence Is Growing. They're Both Wrong.
Here's a quick guide to what Democrats and Republicans don't get about 20-year trends in violent crime and shootings.
Glenn Beck: "I'm probably going to vote for Gary Johnson"
GOP delegates from D.C. also switch to the L.P. candidate, but don't believe those Jeb Bush rumors.
Massachusetts Voters Could Have Egg on Their Faces
Ballot measure will decide in November whether to impose unwise, harmful, costly, and unconstitutional standards for raising a host of livestock animals.
Wikileaks Document Dump Shows DNC's Distaste for Sanders
Prepare for another round of 'The system is rigged.'
