Trump Threatens Suit Against Cruz, but Don't Have Sympathy for the Senator
It's blowhard versus blowhard.
Politics
Why Republican Party Delegate Rules Might Cause Them Convention Trouble
A long contested race plus new anti-Ron Paul rules from 2012 could leave many GOP faithful feeling locked out.
Of Course It's Ethical To Make 'Three-Parent' Babies
Yet Congress is keeping parents from using modern biotech to prevent disease in their offspring
Clinton vs. Sanders over Obama's Performance Is All About the Democratic Party's Future
A seemingly petty fight over criticism of the president highlights a party struggle for a new identity.
Bernie Sanders Says He Understands There Are Unintended Consequences in Foreign Policy. Does He?
Confused about role of trade in improving relations, open to being a world policeman.
Democratic Debate in 90 Seconds: Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders
Factory jobs, the woman's vote, Henry Kissinger - it's all here and in just 90 seconds.
Bernie Sanders' Best Moments Tonight Were on Foreign Policy
Sanders took on Clinton's record on regime change, and he had some things to say about Henry Kissinger too.
Bernie Sanders Promises to Reduce Prison Population, Misses the Simple Solution of Not Messing With People
Acknowledging the role of the democratic will of the people and democratically-enacted laws in problems with policing would require taking responsibility.
Reason Live Tweets the Democratic Debate
Join us for chat and analysis of the Sanders-Clinton face off in Milwaukee on PBS/CNN.
Bernie Sanders-Supporting PAC Wants Superdelegates to "Follow the Will of Voters"
Progressive group MoveOn wants to nip Hillary Clinton's support among Democratic Party elites in the bud.
What To Do About Flint? Evacuate The Residents And Turn it Into a Landfill for Liberal Good Intentions
Liberals simply won't quit blaming privatization for the government-made disaster
Brain Games' Jason Silva Explains Why Robots Won't Destroy the Human Race
Sex, drugs, God, and a hit TV show. Are there any limits to the techno-optimism of television's favorite "wonder junkie"?
What If There Is No Difference Between the Presidential Candidates?
All major candidates in both major political parties promise a federal government that can right any wrong.
Should Libertarians Support Cruz, Trump, Sanders? Nick Gillespie on Fox Business' Kennedy Tonight
Do any major-party candidates deserve the libertarian vote? Find out tonight at 8 P.M. ET.
Pollsters Get Lucky in New Hampshire
More than half of GOP voters in the state say they made up their minds within the last week.
Rand Paul Is Out—But Libertarianism Is Finally Mainstream
The candidate seeded a generation of liberty-minded young people.
After Giving Rubio a Swirlie, Chris Christie Moseys Toward the Exit
Governor poised to suspend presidential campaign.
Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, & The Triumph of Independents
The New Hampshire primaries show that the wheels are coming off traditional party politics. That's a good thing.
Clinton Loses Young Women by More Than 60 Points in New Hampshire
Young male voters overwhelmingly feel the Bern, as well.
Let Us Now Praise Really Insurgent Candidates Donald Trump & Bernie Sanders
Don't let the media or party hacks talk you out of New Hampshire's historic wins for non-party candidates.
What Rand Paul Brought to the Presidential Race
The Kentucky senator encouraged his fellow Republicans to be more consistently skeptical of big government.
Hillary Clinton: Citizens United Is Tragic for America Because It Allowed People to Criticize Me
Americans dared criticize me via means I can convince you are "bad," says Clinton, and I want it to be against the law for that criticism of me to exist. And you should cheer me.
The Ron Paul/Bernie Sanders Connection
Under-30s dig both socialism and libertarianism more than the average American does. What does that mean?
Good News! The Establishment Is Gaining on Donald Trump. Bad News! The Establishment Is Gaining
The Rubio-Jeb!-Christie-Kasich wing, after languishing for a half-year, is peaking in New Hampshire
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Fight for Feminist Crown
On the left, the battle over whether Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders is more feminist has gotten surprisingly heated.
Tech/Gaming Journalist: 'I think' Hillary Clinton's 'war on video games' was 'well-intentioned'
Case study in how the Democratic frontrunner gets away with a quarter century of attempted censorship
Is There a Libertarian Case for Bernie Sanders? Not That I've Seen
The Vermont socialist and ice-cream flavor is too far left on economic freedoms & not libertarian enough elsewhwere.
How Ted Cruz Defeated Iowa's Ethanol Cartel
His strategy wasn't lovely, but it was a blow to crony capitalism.
Would Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, or Bernie Sanders Stop America From Being World Police?
U.S. military spending dwarfs that of every other country. And we're pledged to defend 25% of humanity.
Folk Artists vs. the State
Truckhenge, Bishop Castle, the Garden of Eden, and the anti-authoritarianism of outsider art
Donald Trump Says "Pussy," Which Is One of the Least Awful Things He's Ever Said
A woman used the word to describe Ted Cruz at a rally, The Donald repeated it, and everyone's losing their minds.
Stark Divide Between Democrat, Republican Candidates on Veterans Health Care
Veterans may not now have a choice of where to go for health care. But they will have a choice in November's election, as we all will.
Another Reason Not to Vote Jeb Bush—He Wants to Overturn Citizens United
Candidate who burned through $100 million would torch the First Amendment next
The Coldplay/Beyonce Super Bowl Halftime Show Was Surprisingly Political
Black Lives Matter and LBGT imagery ran throughout America's most-watched 12-minute concert.
Arizona Supreme Court Justice: GOP Nativism Has Paul Ryan Ducking-and-Covering on Immigration
"When you see someone like Paul Ryan really duck-and-cover on the immigration issue you know that the pendulum has swung in the wrong direction."
Hillary Clinton's Goldman Sachs Speeches Are Probably Boring. That's Why It's So Telling That She Won't Release Them.
Clinton's unwillingness to release the transcripts is another sign of her longstanding resistance to transparency.
Donald Trump Denounces Wasteful Pentagon Spending, Vows Great Defense W/No Additional Spending
Ted Cruz is courting disappointed Rand Paul voters, but Trump's anti-defense posture may win them over.
Should Women Be Required to Sign Up for the Military Draft?
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie say OK. Ted Cruz calls it "nuts."
Cruz, Like Trump, Plans to Stop Heroin With a Wall
The Texas senator says "we will end this deluge of drugs" by securing the border.
Cruz Makes Play for Libertarian Voters. Is Anybody Game?
A shift from Iowa to New Hampshire includes shift in rhetoric.
