Donald Trump Releases The Strangest Presidential Ad of All Time (So Far).
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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.'
Friday A/V Club: The Contested Convention You Were Promised
Robert Altman's spoof of political conventions
Watch: Donald Trump Brings Up Ted Cruz's Dad and Lee Harvey Oswald, Says He Doesn't Want Ted Cruz's Endorsement
More than 100 days left until the election.
What GOP Leaders Think of Trump, Then and Now
The speakers at the Republican Convention reevaluate their newly-crowned nominee.
GOP's Overall Message to LGBTs: We Don't Actually Want You Dead, Okay?
Are we really seeing a culture shift or a new marketing strategy for the war on terror?
Donald Trump's RNC Speech Was a Terrifying Display of Nightmarish Authoritarianism
The GOP presidential nominee had only one solution to every problem: Give him more power.
Watch Marco Rubio Endorse a Vulgar Con Artist
Trump's former rival says Clinton is too dishonest to be president, but Trump has said stuff conservatives like.
In a Party Filled With Cowards, Cruz Stood Apart
Republican delegates booed when he told them to vote their conscience.
Ivanka Trump Suggests Her Father Favors Subsidized Child Care and Mandatory Paid Family Leave
But low-skilled workers are the ones who suffer when government makes it more expensive to employ people.
Trump Campaign Manager Implies the FBI Might Be Cooking Crime Stats to Make Hillary Clinton Look Good
Is this the first post-reality campaign?
America Is Greater When We Don't Let Fear Win
America's greatness will never grow by giving people more reasons to hate than hope.
Time Is Up For the #NeverTrumpers. Will They Swing Libertarian?
Q&A with senior adviser to the #NeverTrump Super PAC, Rory Cooper.
Republican Delegates Wish Party Would Get Over Its Porn Paranoia
"I don't know that it's the government's part to regulate sins and all of that."
Quiet Liberal Victories at the Republican Convention
Want to see how far feminism and gay liberation have come? Watch what passes without comment at the RNC.
"Is Porn Really a 'Public Health Crisis'?
We asked Republicans about their party platform position.
Ted Cruz Defines Freedom As Its Opposite
The Texas senator tells Republicans freedom is just another word for blocking immigration, restricting trade, and banning gay marriage.
The Gary Johnson Debate Lawsuit Has Almost Run Out of Time
Federal judge still sitting on a motion to dismiss as time runs out
Donald Trump is Terrifying. Why Have the RNC Protests Been So Lame?
These protesters may be no match for Trump's red hat public relations machine.
Foreign Policy Night at the RNC Was Bleak and Apocalyptic
Make America scared again.
U.S. Airstrike in Syria Reportedly Kills At Least 60 Civilians
Americans turn to social media to express regret since they're not actually going to vote for anyone who would curb U.S. intervention.
Australians May Elect a Second Libertarian Senator
Meet Gabriel Buckley, free market anarchist and rock guitarist.
Republican Platform: Some Science Policy Proposals to Cheer About
No mandatory GMO labels, no energy subsidies, open Yucca Mountain, encourage thorium reactors, etc.
The RNC's "Make America Work Again" Evening Had No Plans to Make America Work Again
No jobs plans, little economic policy at a night devoted to jobs and the economy.
Inspiring New Trump Slogan: 'We Have a Man Who Wants to Lead Us'
GOP convention speakers scramble for reasons to elect their nominee.
Trump and the Capitol Hill GOP Elite Embrace Each Other's Mediocrity
Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy line up to defend the man who campaigned against the mess they helped create
The GOP's Muslim Problem
Trump's entry ban and Gingrich's loyalty test unfairly and foolishly conflate Islam with terrorism.
It's Official: Donald Trump Is the Republican Nominee for President
Prepare for the classiest, most amazing election you've ever seen.
Cleveland and the RNC: Perfect Together for a Very Bad Reason
What's the difference between today's GOP & The Mistake on The Lake? The former leaves town later this week. Other than that, not much.
The First Night of the RNC Was a Perfect Encapsulation of Donald Trump's Awful Political Campaign
The whole evening was shallow, stupid, vulgar, and badly managed-just like Trump's run for president.
This GOP Congressman Compared Donald Trump To Thomas Jefferson. Then Things Got Weird
Louis Gohmert wanted Ted Cruz to get the Republican nomination. Watch his attempt to justify voting for Donald Trump.
Emulating Nixon, Trump Sounds Softer on Drugs Than Dukakis
The GOP's anti-drug plank is historically mild, reflecting a shift in public opinion.
About Michelle Obama/Melania Trump's 'Values': Their Husbands Don't Really Live By Them
But they are bromides typical of vacuous mainstream politics.
Countries That Transitioned Rapidly From Communism to Capitalism Fare Better
Former Soviet bloc countries that transitioned slowly now lag behind.
Military Times Reader Survey Finds 23 Percent Want to Vote Third Party
And 13 percent name Libertarian Gary Johnson.
