Breaking: GOP Presidential Candidates Reject Hawkish Neocon Madness!
Republicans might not admit-or even understand-it, but they have finally given up on "dumb wars."
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Fiorina's Feminism Strategy
Fiorina's been playing now-you-see-it, now-you-don't with the so-called gender card. Will it work?
Supposedly Neutral Federal Report Stacks the Deck Against Marijuana Legalization
An anti-drug task force is desperate to show that legalization in Colorado has been a disaster.
The Justice Department's $1 Billion GM Shakedown for the Cobalt Debacle
Victims will see very little of the criminal penalties that GM will pay
That Gruesome Planned Parenthood Footage Fiorina Described in the GOP Debate? It Doesn't Exist.
There's still plenty to horrify pro-lifers in the Planned Parenthood sting videos, but what Fiorina claims to have seen isn't among it.
The Fact-Lite Iran Bashing at the GOP Debate
And can those who call Iran the Axis of Evil be too surprised at being called the Great Satan?
The Presidential Candidates and the Syrian Refugees
The only one saying much is Martin O'Malley.
A Debate About…Ideas! That's the Good News. The Bad News: The Ideas.
Matt Welch on the latest GOP slugfest.
Two Cheers for Rand Paul: The Kentucky Senator Brought the Libertarian in Debate
On foreign policy and drug policy, he staked out distinct and forward-looking policies.
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
Donald Trump: I'm the Only Candidate Who Opposed the Iraq War. Rand Paul: Uhhh
Ben Carson: Me too, but now it's totally different
Carly Fiorina Won Tonight's GOP Debate With This One Moment
The former tech exec took down Trump with a single, killer line.
What Will Emails Clinton Thought She Destroyed Reveal?
Some 33,000 emails Hillary Clinton thought she destroyed probably still could be recovered.
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Reason Live Tweets the GOP Presidential Debates
News, views, and abuse from the Reason staff on tonight's CNN Reagan Library debate.
Donald Trump: Rand Paul Shouldn't Even Be Up Here and Boy Is He Ugly
Personal attacks fly during the CNN Republican debate
No Winners in Tonight's GOP Undercard Debate
If you watched the whole thing, you probably lost.
Nuance from Surprising Corners in GOP Undercard Debate re: Kentucky Clerk Fiasco
Pataki and Graham get that Kim Davis is not a businessowner.
Donald Trump is 'Very Good at Losing Other People's Money'
Trump biographer Jerome Tuccille on why the real estate tycoon is not a capitalist.
Zero Tolerance Insanity: Gifted & Talented Kid Suspended for a Year for Maple Leaf
Want to know why school choice is spreading like wildfire? Because of idiot administrators like these ones.
Join Us Tonight As Reason Livetweets the GOP Debates
Come at 6:00 p.m. for the underpopulated kids' table, stay for the 8:00 p.m. recreation of Oceans 11, but with GOP candidates.
What Drives Donald Trump? 'He's got money, he's got fame…Power is what's left'
Trump biographer Jerome Tuccille on the secret compulsion behind the billionaire's presidential bid.
How Ronald Reagan's Ghost Haunts the GOP
The Republican Party will never command the future unless it gives up its ridiculous nostalgia for its last great figure.
Hillary Clinton's Email Scandal Feels All Too Familiar. That's Why It's Hurting Her So Much.
The Democratic frontrunner has handled the issue badly, and in the process has dredged up bad memories of Clinton scandals past.
Did the Trump Party Hijack the Tea Party?
Glenn Beck, Rand Paul, and others with TP cred sure seem to think so
Bernie Sanders' Protectionism & Nativist Economics is Neither New Nor Smart
The Vermont socialist running for Democratic presidential nomination once launched war on Chinese bobbleheads.
Oklahoma Is Going to Execute a Plausibly Innocent Man Today
Despite significant doubts about Richard Glossip's guilt, Oklahoma is moving forward with its plan to execute him Wednesday afternoon.
Open Skies and Closed Markets
U.S. carriers complain of "unfair competition" from state-subsidized Persian Gulf airlines.
This Catholic Magazine Thinks There's a Libertarian Way to Ride a Bicycle. What?
Commonweal's Alan Wolfe calls libertarianism "a total ideology, one that addresses every aspect of how people live."
The Bogus Security Concerns Driving American Paralysis on Syrian Refugees
America's loss is Germany's gain.
Trump as Political Pick-Up Artist: The Donald is "Negging" His Rivals Brilliantly
The billionaire's insult-laced patter is straight outta a scurrilous dating scene.
Bernie Sanders, First Libertarian Socialist?
Could he be two thirds of the way there?
Don't Let Dead Syrian Babies Drive U.S. Refugee Policy…
And don't let emotionalism drive foreign policy, or immigration laws. That's no way to run a country.
Watch Matt Welch Talk Campaign 2016 on Tonight's Kennedy at 8 p.m. ET MIDNIGHT*
Republicans for Hillary, Americans against monarchy, and the lack of a Democratic Plan B are among the topics
Miss South Carolina, Daja Dial, Digs Second Amendment
During the Miss America contest, the contestant said no to banning "military-style assault weapons."
This Entitled Cop Didn't Deserve Special Treatment at Starbucks
Living in Baltimore is more dangerous than being a cop.
Corporate Political Spending Is Helping Bernie Sanders Succeed. Why Does He Want To Ban It?
To progressive campaign finance reformers, freedom of speech depends on who you are or what you say.
What's in Scott Walker's National Labor Reform Plans?
Wisconsin governor wants to bring his most successful battle to the White House
