Politics
Why Weld Worries Libertarians, In Recent Bloomberg Interview
When the Libertarian vice presidential pick says libertarianism means "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" he seems to mean that in the most restrictive sense of those terms in modern American politics, and won't step outside them.
One Year Ago Today, Donald Trump Announced He Was Running For President
Now he's the presumptive Republican nominee who's carved out a place in American history, win or lose
Libertarian Gary Johnson on Denying Second Amendment Rights Based on Unadjudicated Suspicion
He's against it, because he thinks government watchlists can never be free of people who shouldn't be on them.
Gary Johnson Taking the Same Support from Clinton as Trump
Don't assume that the Libertarian is only poaching Republicans
Presidential Politics Pays Off for Cable News, But Networks and Newspapers Continue to Flounder
As print papers continue their decline, cable programs and mobile content are picking up the slack.
How Not to Fight Islamic Terrorism
Overseas attacks haven't worked, and pursuing more of them will only make things worse at home.
Why People Vote for Trump
Some are drawn to the appeal of what he says, not the substance.
Donald Trump Was Right That U.S. Soldiers Stole Money in Iraq—Why Are Democrats Denying The Truth?
Trump Derangement Syndrome leads to Democrats whitewashing the Iraq war.
Trump Fans, Progressives, and Homeless Advocates Unite to Sue the City of Cleveland
Rules related to the upcoming Republican National Convention "have an absurdly wide reach and cannot be justified in any rational way," states their lawsuit.
Johnson, Weld to Get CNN 'Town Hall' Treatment
Libertarian Party candidates get valuable primetime cable news attention.
"Pleased by the Magnitude of Support" for Johnson/Weld, Says Campaign Manager Ron Nielson
Ron Nielson speaks on Libertarian strategy and the fight to get to where they are today: Rocky Mountain states, earned media, and the fight for the polls.
Why 'I'm Not As Bad As the Other Two' Won't Work for Gary Johnson
That is not moderation, it is a cop out.
Cheer Up, Libertarians! 2016 Isn't All Bad News
The presidential election is awful-but there are signs of hope for American politics.
When Everything Is a Crime: Harvey Silverglate on the Overregulation of Ordinary Life
"That's what causes change: the people in power begin to get hurt by their own system."
Terror Semantics, the AR-15 McGuffin, Runaway Aboutism, and the Clinton/Trump Follies: Working Through Orlando on The Fifth Column
Your favorite libertarian podcast tackles the nation's deadliest mass shooting
Defending Due Process for Pre-Criminals, and Criticizing Mike Rowe's Anti-Passion Absolutism
Matt Welch talks Orlando and more on Red Eye
Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Says Gun Restrictions Make Us Less Safe
Gun free zones and providing free recruiting services to ISIS by overly crediting Orlando shooting to foreign terror both condemned by Gary Johnson in interview this morning.
Court Upholds the FCC's Politically Driven Decision to Regulate the Internet Like a Utility
The White House pushed the agency to reclassify internet service under Title II, and the agency complied.
U.S. Can't Be Responsible for ISIS in Syria Because There Wasn't an 'Intervention,' Says Vox
Blind spots big enough to get rebels through.
Decoding Donald Trump's Conspiracy Talk
Lots of politicians are conspiracy theorists, but Trump brings his own style to the game.
Why Shouldn't We Deport or Imprison Muslim Citizens Who Celebrate Terrorism?
Tom Shillue asks, Matt Welch answers, on Fox News' Red Eye at 3 a.m.
The Post-Orlando Trump/Clinton Crackdown
Matt Welch talks terrorism and the political instinct to control & clench on tonight's Kennedy
Trump and the Terror Vote
Terrorist attacks bolster turnout, but that doesn't tell you whom voters will support
In America, Muslims Are More Likely to Support Gay Marriage Than Evangelical Christians
Don't succumb to the fear that U.S. followers of Islam are time bombs waiting to explode.
Millennials Bringing More Racial Diversity to Libertarianism
Just over half of self-identified libertarians in the 18- to 29-year-old age range are white.
Trump Reiterates His Call for a Ban on Muslim Immigrants Because a Tiny Percentage Are 'Implicated in Terrorism'
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee exaggerates both the number of immigrants and the number who pose a domestic threat.
After Orlando, Donald Trump Hints That President Obama Might Be Linked to Radical Islam
Trump is once again indulging in paranoid conspiracy theories about the president's background.
"If he murdered because he saw two men kiss, I say: find someone to kiss"
Edward Snowden's reply to Orlando Pulse shooting is perfect.
Obama Mentions Guns But Not Radical Islam in Orlando Pulse Shooting Remarks
"This massacre is a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon," says Obama.
Orlando Pulse Shooting a Reminder That FDA's Gay Blood Donor Ban Is Incredibly Stupid
Federal government completely wrong about risks of gay men donating blood.
Orlando Shooting: 5 Rules for Coping with Tragedy
Rule 1: Don't use early moments to advance your longstanding grievances against immigrants, Muslims, or guns.
Mitt Romney Might Vote for LP Ticket of Gary Johnson and William Weld
2012 GOP nominee excoriates Donald Trump's "trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny."
Libertarian Gary Johnson Thinks Millennials Need Him
Johnson hopes for an electorate eager to be left alone and to turn around a debt-riddled government.
Liberals, Not Conservatives, Express More Psychoticism
Psychoticism: Uncooperative, hostile, troublesome, socially withdrawn, manipulative, and lack of feelings of inferiority
Gary Johnson on Science Policy: New at Reason
Climate change, GMOs, Yucca Mountain, vaccination, fetal pain, evolution, and Ebola
Gary Johnson On Science Policy
Libertarian Party presidential candidate scores pretty well.
Can Gary Johnson Keep Rising By Not Stinking As Bad As the Other Two?
He's not a major party candidate and so he doesn't have the luxury of vagueness
Hillary Clinton's Terrible Record on Free Speech: Matt Welch on Tonight's Stossel
Watch Fox Business Network at 9 p.m. for a full hour on America's front-running statist
Gary Johnson, Bill Weld on Colbert: Always "coming down on the side of choice"
LP presidential ticket stakes out differences between Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians.
