The Mindlessness of Donald Trump—and What It Reveals About the GOP
The candidate's lack of a traditional political agenda is key to his anti-political appeal.
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Jeb Bush Wants to Investigate Planned Parenthood, Which His Grandfather Helped Found
The Bush family's "evolving" position on abortion
The Public Prefers Both Planned Parenthood and the NRA to Any Major Presidential Candidate
According to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll
'Free speech is not about being sensitive,' Says Chapman University President
Jim Doti speaks out on campus free speech issues and the value of a liberal arts degree.
3 Ways Congress Can Protect Economic Liberty and Curtail Occupational Licensing Abuse
Protecting economic liberty from state infringement.
Rand Paul's Massive Immigration Contradiction
The drug war dove becomes the GOP's leading immigration war hawk violating his own commitment to civil liberties
How Donald Trump Is Like John Hancock
The complicated political dynamics between rich presidential candidates and poorer ones far predate the 20th century.
Worried About Rand Paul Falling in the Polls? Don't Be.
Numbers this far out mean little under the best of circumstances. And these are not the best of circumstances.
4 Prominent Ayn Rand Recanters
Sometimes famous people admit they admire Ayn Rand. And then sometimes they recant. Why?
Libertarians, Conservatives, and 'Useful Idiots for Progressive Statists'
A reply to National Review's Ed Whelan.
Candidate Calls for Constitutional Amendments Are Phony
Don't treat demands for revisions seriously.
Jon Stewart Nostalgia Trip: The 2010 'Rally to Restore Sanity'
As the Comedy Central host enters his final week, we look back at his 2010 political rally on the National Mall.
Spies, Lies, and the Underground
A new book shines some light on the violent radicals of the 1970s but misses their biggest impact on American politics.
L.A. City Council Wants to Make Life Worse For People Trying to Get from LA's Main Airport
Also: Uber shows-not-tells the people why legal transportation cartels suck.
Indiana Lawmakers Surprised To Learn They Banned Driving With Cell Phones
Nanny of the Month, July 2015
Obamacare's Government-Backed Nonprofit Health Plans Are a Disaster—and Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
Inspector General's report warns that billions in federal loans might not be repaid.
Friday A/V Club: Behind the Buckley/Vidal Debates
Free speech, flags, a police riot, and the other time Bill Buckley called Gore Vidal a queer
Public School Teacher Rebecca Friedrichs: "I Never Asked the Union to Represent Me."
A California teacher is taking her fight with organized labor all the way to the Supreme Court.
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore Becomes the 17th Candidate to Run for the GOP Presidential Nomination
He wants to DO something for America.
Mike Huckabee Pitches Himself to the AFL-CIO
The union probably preferred his position on trade deals to his position on right-to-work laws.
Rand Paul's Statue-of-Liberty-Sized Immigration Contradiction
He wants to protect civil liberties from the drug war but not the immigration war
Libertarians Should Look Twice at Planned Parenthood Defunding Efforts
GOP move to "defund Planned Parenthood" isn't all it's cracked up to be.
The Obama Administration Should Stop Lying About Iran
Iran has not been seeking a nuclear bomb.
Hillary Keeps Lying
Why does Hillary lie? Because she thinks she can get away with it. Will American voters let her?
School System Wants $77K from Michigan Mom to Fulfill Her FOIA Request | Updated!
Sherry Smith just wants to know how the school system decided on placement for her special-needs son.
I Mean, What Isn't Auschwitz These Days? (UPDATED)
The Holocaust: Not just for Planned Parenthood anymore!
Ted Cruz, Judicial Activism, and 'Useful Idiots for Progressive Statists'
The fight over SCOTUS heats up.
No One Will Be Getting High in Colorado Under a Christie Administration
New Jersey's governor warns cannabis consumers to toke up while they still can.
The 'Rand Paul is Over' Wave is Cresting
Rand Paul's campaign still has at least six months to continue being declared over.
Watch Matt Welch on FBN's After the Bell at 4:00 p.m. ET
On Trump, Jon Stewart, Mike Huckabee, Iran, and A.I. deathbots
On Immigration, Bernie Sanders Sounds Like Donald Trump
Says relaxing immigration restrictions is a right-wing Koch plot.
Reason's Stephanie Slade to Speak About the First Amendment
The second annual Christians for Liberty conference is August 7-8 in Austin.
Third Rand Paul-Supporting SuperPAC Arises, Run by Cato Institute Co-Founder Ed Crane
Also in Paul money news: Behind in big bucks, Paul likely won't attend big weekend meeting of Koch-associated funders
Donald Trump Is Leading in the Polls. He's Still Not Going to Win the Nomination.
Primary polling taken this far out tells us virtually nothing about who will ultimately triumph.
Transportation Bill (Including Ex-Im Resurrection) Is Everything That's Terrible About Congress
This is what happens when you politicize infrastructure, instead of letting users pay for it
'Politicians Don't Care, Except to the Extent That We Make Them Care'
Challenging the municipal corporate state
What Ever Happened to Mike Huckabee?
His campaign hasn't been proceeding according to plan.
Juggalos Unite! Why Insane Clown Posse Fans Were Never a Gang
The government's stupid attack on the fans of a horrorcore rap group.
You Have a Constitutional Right to Buy and Sell Sex. Here's Why.
A new lawsuit seeks to make prostitution legal in California.
