How Does It Feel To Work 'Outside the Familiar Binaries of the Two-Party System'? Great!
Ain't no party like a third party. Except for a fourth, fifth, or even sixth party.
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Will Rep. Justin Amash Oppose Donald Trump? Looks Likely.
"Nothing better illustrates the phoniness of politicians," he writes, "than the ease w/ which they shift from blasting one another to praising one another."
'There Are Dumpster Fires In My Town More Popular' Than Clinton or Trump, Complains Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
"Our Founders didn't want entrenched political parties. So why should we accept this terrible choice?"
Has Trump Dissatisfaction Made the Libertarian Party More Attractive?
The percentage gains since Trump became a GOP leader in new Libertarian Party donors has been impressive, but the whole numbers are still small.
Will the Libertarian Party Turn the Trump-Hillary Race Into More Than 1%?
These questions and more debated on the new episode of The Fifth Column
Trump vs. Clinton Is Terrible News for Fans of Free Speech and the First Amendment
Both candidates have abysmal records on First Amendment issues.
By Picking Donald Trump As the GOP Nominee, Republicans May Have Handed the Presidency to Hillary Clinton
Why did GOP voters pick such a weak general election candidate?
6 Ways Conservatives and the GOP Created Donald Trump (Their Nominee)
From scaling back civil liberties and imposing protectionist laws to enacting a bomb-friendly foreign policy...
Trump Is Such a Republican, Hillary Is Such a Disaster & Libertarians Matter More Than Ever
3 takeaways from the the Indiana presidential primaries
Google Searches for "Libertarian Party" Surge After Ted Cruz Drops Out
Convention later this month will select LP nominee.
Who Would Bankrupt America First, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Lessons from Puerto Rico.
Trump's Foreign Policy Contradictions
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee wants a bigger military but says he'll use it less.
Polls Fail to Predict Sanders Upset in Indiana Primary
RealClearPolitics had Clinton up almost 7 points in the Hoosier State.
Counter-Programming Alert: Watch Matt Welch Debate Mandatory Salary Transparency on PBS Tonight!
Check local listings for the late-night public-TV debate show in which Boston liberals occasionally get to vote on libertarian arguments!
Ted Cruz Drops Out, Securing GOP Nomination for Donald Trump.
Trump vs. Clinton is now guaranteed. #NeverTrump? How about #NeverPolitics. Or #libertarian?
Bernie Sanders Wins Indiana Democratic Primary, But Little Else
The democratic socialist wins the Hoosier State, but Clinton still has a clear path to the Democratic nomination.
Donald Trump Wins Indiana, Ted Cruz Ends Campaign
Ted Cruz described Indiana as must-win, but it probably spelled the end of #StopTrump.
Ted Cruz Tells Everyone How He Really Feels About Donald Trump
The Texas senator used to call the GOP frontrunner "terrific." Now he says Trump is a "pathological liar" and a "narcissist."
Republicans Are Coming Around to Donald Trump. Of Course They Are.
The billionaire candidate's presidential campaign reveals both the emptiness and the awfulness of the GOP.
Bernie Sanders Has Forced Hillary Clinton to Compete and Her Supporters Have Had Enough of It
Clinton's coronation continues to be delayed by an insurgent with different ideas on economics, the drug war, military interventionism.
Donald Trump Accuses Ted Cruz's Dad of Hanging Out with Lee Harvey Oswald
"You know, his father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald's being, uh, you know, shot."
"The Surprising Weakness of Invincible Institutions": GOP Indiana Primary Edition
From the Roman Empire to oil-rich Venezuela to Kodak to the GOP, big things go bust all the time. And that's OK.
Why Shouldn't Bernie Sanders Stay in the Damned Race?
Matt Welch defends what little Democratic competition exists in 2016, on tonight's Kennedy
Obama's Cynical Games May Doom Immigration Reform
If he loses, he'll only have himself to blame.
Donald Trump's Policy Feast of Incoherence
Contradictory promises abound, with no explanation of how any of it could work.
How to Lose the Latino Vote
The immigration policies favored by Trump and Cruz will alienate people Republicans need to win.
The 2 Million People Who Will Elect the Next President
And what politicians don't understand about them.
Food Freedom Legislation Slowly Advancing in States
One big step forward; two temporary steps back.
You Are $13,000 Poorer Because of Federal Regulations
New study quantifies the damage to economic growth that the accumulation of regulations causes
2 Million Voters in 7 Counties Will Decide 2016. Who Will Win Them?
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey has surprising answers in his deeply researched new book, Going Red.
Why Released Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote
Ban harms those who want to reintegrate back into society.
Ted Cruz Will Announce Carly Fiorina As His Running Mate. He Knows His Campaign's In Trouble.
The early VP pick is a last-ditch effort to stop Trump.
Revealed: Donald Trump Got His Immigration Policy From Ann Coulter
And catch Nick Gillespie appearing with Coulter & Dan Savage on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, May 8.
An Open Letter From the GOP to the State's Criminal Class
A. Barton Hinkle takes McAuliffe up on the challenge of earning the votes of ex-felons
Donald Trump Says NAFTA "Destroyed" America. Yeah, No.
Both Republicans and Democrats are now openly hostile to free trade. That ain't good, folks.
Millennials Hate Capitalism Almost as Much as They Hate Socialism
Seize the means of production? Meh. Millennials love private enterprise-as long as you don't call it "capitalism."
A Soda Tax As Found Money
Hillary Clinton joins Philadelphia's mayor in playing down the levy's paternalistic purpose.
Philly's Rep. Chaka Fattah First Incumbent to Lose Primary in 2016 Cycle
It was worth registering Democrat just to be part of getting rid of him.
Hillary Clinton Wins Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, Wants Bernie Sanders to Kiss the Ring
Clinton rewrites history, forgetting the how hard she battled Barack Obama to the bitter end in 2008.
Donald Trump Sweeps the 5 'Acela Primaries,' But the Republican Party Will Continue to Fracture
One thing Trump is right about: party politics is a "corrupt enterprise."
From '50s Housewives to Girls: How Political Campaign Ads Court Women Then & Now
"I Love the Gov" versus "My First Time"
