New York Values Are Infecting Campaign 2016
So a Manhattan real estate mogul meets a Brooklyn socialist, a well-heeled carpetbagger and a former NYC mayor in a bar….
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Could Ted Cruz Be Disqualified?
The issue of who counts as a 'natural born citizen' is not settled.
Trump and the Conservative Establishment Deserve Each Other
Trump shares many things with mainline conservatism.
Bernie Sanders' Folk Album: A Reason Musical Review
The presidential contender overcomes tone-deafness and a lack of rhythm in Vermont's answer to "We Are the World."
About That 1980 Iowa Debate Ronald Reagan Skipped
It wasn't because he thought someone was mean to him, and after the Iowa caucus Reagan realized he had made a mistake.
Effort to Remove Outdated Adultery Law Fails in Virginia
The legislation of morality continues despite Virginia's outlier status.
Ted Cruz and Chuck Grassley Switch Places on Sentencing Reform
Why is Cruz, a critic of disproportionate penalties, trying to sink the bill with the best chance of passing?
Maine's Governor Wants to Fight the War on Drugs with the Guillotine
Paul LePage a.k.a. "America's Craziest Governor" is at it again.
On Kelo-Style Eminent Domain, Donald Trump 'is much worse than Bernie Sanders and the Congressional Black Caucus'
So says Matt Welch on The Blaze
Corny Crony Capitalism in Iowa
Cruz and Paul stand on principle against the federal ethanol mandate while all the other candidates pander.
Rand Paul: In The Final Pre-Iowa Debate, and Optimistic About Iowa
The Kentucky senator disses Ted Cruz, says he's the only fiscal conservative, worries about armed self-defense, and hopes for a youth surge to propel him in Iowa caucuses
Donald Trump Won't Participate in Thursday's GOP Debate on Fox News
Is the Republican presidential frontrunner afraid of Megyn Kelly?
Lexington Mayor Challenging Rand Paul's Senate Seat in Kentucky
A Democrat is running as a businessman, pension reformer (also: openly gay).
Donald Trump Earns Coveted Endorsement from John Rocker
Notorious former Atlanta Braves closer admires The Donald's "sack" and "backbone."
Republicans Try to Torpedo Sentencing Reform
Need another reason to resent the GOP-run Congress? Try Tom Cotton (and Ted Cruz).
Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles; Supreme Court Expands Parole for Juveniles Serving Life
A big day for the rights of minors in the criminal justice system.
Ben Carson Weighs In on Limits to the President's Power
He's vaguely in favor of them because of things that Barack Obama has done.
Hillary Clinton Is Above Your Little Oversight Laws: 'Nothing I Did Was Wrong'
Democratic frontrunner is 'not willing to say' that running her own private email server 'was an error in judgment'
Last Night's Democratic Town Hall in 90 Seconds
The top Donkeys compare the size of their promises.
The Flint Water Crisis Is the Result of a Stimulus Project Gone Wrong
The new water system was never a cost-cutting measure. It was an expensive jobs project.
No, Eminent Domain Is Not an 'Obscure Legal Issue'
Credit Trump with bringing a common state and local flashpoint issue into the primaries.
What Bloomberg Will Need to Do to Run for President as an Independent
The obstacles seem quite surmountable given his cash and the relevant deadlines.
"Snowboarding with the NYPD" Video Proves Cops Have Discretion, Can Be Cool
Casey Neistat's viral clip features two "awesome" officers who let the fun happen.
Decades of Big Government Result in Massive Doubts It Fixes Anything
So why is more big government on the menu for the election?
Pity National Review & Conservatives, For Donald Trump Has "Stolen" Their Issues
When he's anti-immigrant, pushing a bellicose foreign policy, and insisting on American "greatness," Trump sure *sounds* conservative.
Sanders and Clinton Both Want to Overturn Citizens United, but Neither Knows How
Sanders thinks a single appointee can get it done in short order, while Clinton relies on unconstitutional reasoning.
Why Would Cruz Insult New Yorkers? Thank the Electoral College.
This outdated system gives him no reason to care about offending states he can't possibly win.
'Failing NRO Magazine' Is New Target for Donald Trump's Ire
Dilbert creator explains why Trump is so effective at dismantling his opposition.
Resolved: This Is Not an Election About Restraining the President
Candidates mostly ignore survey asking about limits on executive authority.
Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Keeps Getting Worse
The former Secretary of State's home server contained highly sensitive U.S. intelligence
Rand Paul: Answers Everything at Reddit, Another Bill to Federally Ban Abortion
The candidate on ISIS, pot, Bernie, Trump, hair, debt, .gifs, and duck-sized horses
Clinton Campaign Attacks Sanders' Peace-Seeking Foreign Policies
Very reminiscent of critiques against Obama back in 2007
Marco Rubio's Shady Past as an Illegal Teenage Park Visitor
Can you really trust someone with this record?
Did ISIS Make a Bad Move by Attacking Istanbul?
The suicide bombing might end the cozy arrangement between the organization and the Turkish president
Colorado Mom Sued Over Newspaper Ads Encouraging Voter Turnout in School Board Election
Colorado's campaign finance laws are "rife with abuse."
Flint Lead Poisoning: The Anatomy of Government Failure
Sorry libs, its not government austerity but government that's the problem
The Bernie Sanders Delusion
Like Ralph Nader and Jerry Brown before him, the Democratic socialist believes that Americans would embrace his progressive agenda if only it wasn't for the campaign finance system.
Hillary Clinton Says Letting Activists Criticize Her 'Hollowed Out' Our Democracy
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee thinks more speech makes elections less competitive.
