Has Donald Trump's Election Really Caused a Staggering Increase in Schoolyard Bullying?
The Southern Poverty Law Center says yes, predictably.
Politics
Challenge Grant Time in the Reason Webathon! Because We Still Treat Presidential Politics as if (Bad) Ideas Matter
From Bernie to Hillary, from Trump to the chumps in Congress, we used the spectacle of politics to argue about the substance of policy.
Why It's a Mistake to Describe the Alt-Right as 'Neo-Nazis'
Backwards-looking attitudes about race, religion, and sex have been a hallmark of the Republican coalition for decades, and are hardly grounds for Hitler Youth comparisons.
Trump Says Millions Voted Illegally but Any Recount Would Be Pointless
The president-elect claims he would have won the popular vote if Clinton had not benefited from widespread fraud.
Donald Trump Seems Likely to Throw Cold Water on the Thaw in U.S.-Cuba Relations
Following Fidel Castro's death, Republicans want to revert to a policy that failed for half a century.
5 Terrible Responses to Fidel Castro's Death From World Leaders
Politicians and tyrants alike heap praise on the despot who ruled over an island prison nation.
Putin's Biggest Fan
The GOP nominee can't stop praising the Russian leader's authoritarianism.
Evan McMullin's Troop-less War Against Donald Trump's GOP
Independent candidate says Republican Party 'can no longer be considered the home for conservatives,' despite all voting evidence to the contrary. Meanwhile, did his ballot exclusion tip Florida away from Hillary Clinton?
Thanksgiving Tragedy
Property rights saved the Pilgrims from starvation; a lack of property rights keeps Indians in poverty today.
6 Secretary of State Appointments Trump Could Make That Wouldn't Suck
These names would be better than most of the ones being floated.
Unnecessary $54 Billion Transit Package Passes Easily in Seattle
The measure will take two decades to serve a mere 30,000 additional riders.
A Day Trip to Dearborn, Michigan, Helps Puts Election Results in Perspective
Will the rest of America eventually converge with the coasts?
Bernie Sanders Got Nearly 6 Percent of the Vote in Vermont, Even Though He Wasn't Running
And other strange tales of the 2016 results
10 Things Libertarians Need to Know About Trump and Pence, Hamilton, and Political Correctness
It's absolutely fine for actors to use their platform to criticize the president or vice president after a performance.
Scenes From Inside and Outside the Alt-Right's First Major Post-Election Gathering
As progressive protesters and "antifa" activists marched outside, white nationalists & "Trumpservatives" plotted within.
America Called Bullshit on the Cult of Clinton
The one good thing about Trump's win? It shows a willingness among Americans to blaspheme against saints and reject the religion of hollow progressiveness.
Fashion Designers Are Boycotting Melania Trump. Shouldn't Bakers and Florists Have the Same Right?
Free association should not be for powerful liberals only.
Is Donald Trump the Golem We Assume or Will He Usher in Some Good Policies?
He's a reality-show weirdo with terrible hair and many awful ideas. Libertarians should be cautiously optimistic - and subscribe to the Reason Podcast!
Kanye West Would've Voted for Trump; Admired 'Futuristic' Style of Campaign
Says the country and world are racist so people need to stop focusing on it.
Donald Trump and the Coming Battle Over Legal and Illegal Immigration
The billionaire president-elect may even seek to keep high-skilled foreigners out of the country.
Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie Talking Trump on Kennedy Tonight at 8 P.M.
Who are the the biggest threats to freedom in the next president's cabinet? And in the Democratic legislative minority?
Will New Bosses Be the Same as the Old Bosses?
Republican control of the White House and Congress doesn't necessarily mean limited government.
Some Arrested Oregon Protestors Didn't Vote. So What?
The right to protest-peacefully, of course-is not contingent on whether you participated in the election.
Five Reasons Jeff Sessions Would Be No Friend of Liberty In the Trump Administration
The Alabama senator has been touted as a possible Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, or Secretary of Homeland Security.
Trump Is Not My President, and Clinton Is Not Our Secretary
Something like titles of nobility.
Chuck Schumer, Serial Over-Legislator, Is Your New Senate Minority Leader
The ranking Senate Democrat wants to legislate everything-but balked at creating a federal database to keep track of bad cops.
Hey Dejected Dems: Stop Crying Over Hillary's Loss and Block Chuck Schumer's Ascent
If you worry about Wall Street influence and hawkish foreign policy, the senior New York senator is very bad news.
The Humanist Visionaries of Libertarianism
Why we need libertarianism, outside politics, today more than ever.
What Trump Can Do for Us
Will a ridiculous president encourage Americans to take the presidency less seriously?
Libertarian Party Breaks Half a Million Registered Voters
Libertarian Party also earns a record number of votes for U.S. House elections, in addition to its historic presidential results.
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
Five More U.S. Jurisdictions Imposed Soda Taxes Last Week
Cook County, Boulder, San Francisco, Oakland, and Albany, California, join Berkeley and Philadelphia in penalizing soft drink consumers.
Profs, Students Want UVA President to Stop Quoting Jefferson: It Creates a Hostile Environment
Thomas Jefferson: founded the United States, and also owned slaves. Both things are true. Sorry.
Matt Welch Guest-Hosting on SiriusXM Insight (Channel 121) Today and Tomorrow From 9-12 AM ET!
Talking election, media bias and cultural blind spots with John Avlon, Mollie Hemingway, Michael Tracey, and Kmele Foster
A Tech Agenda for the Trump Administration
How Donald Trump can make America innovate again
#Calexit? Great Idea! Secession Means More Smuggling Opportunities
There's money to be made by transporting banned goods across borders.
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It's free, easy, and fun. Never be at a loss for great conversations about politics, culture, and ideas from a unique and principled libertarian perspective.
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
Criminal Justice Reform in the Age of Trump
What future for the right wing of the movement against mass incarceration?
Let's Not Have an LGBT Panic over Trump's Election
Use this opportunity to reconsider the desire to punish one's enemies.
SNL Hillary Clinton Singing 'Hallelujah,' Or How Political Correctness Gave Us Trump
'It's almost as if the political acumen of Beyonce and Jay-Z counts for nothing!'
Democrats Got Wrecked Again in State Legislative Races, and it Matters More Than You Might Think
The GOP has Donald Trump, a congressional majority, the majority of governorships, and full control of 33 state legislatures.
President Donald Trump Could Make Military Interrogations Medieval Again
The next commander-in-chief could legally bring back torture.
