Politics
VID: No Asylum: Immigrants Locked Up in U.S. after Fleeing Violence (UPDATED)
"When people knock on your door, and they are fleeing abuse, the United States is obligated morally and legally to let them in."
VID: Meet the Man Building Elon Musk's 760MPH Hyperloop
Can he really build a supersonic tube transport system, which could go from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes?
Libertarians Should Hope for Clinton Versus Bush in 2016
What could better illustrate the bankruptcy of the political system than that race?
Edward Snowden Statue's Co-Creator Talks With Reason About Political Art, 3D Printing, and Going Legitimate
Artists wanted to "draw a parallel between what Snowden was fighting for and the ideals that the American revolutionaries were fighting for."
Ban Private Schools in the Name of the Collective Good?
Bans on private education have already been tried and rejected in the U.S.
Yet Another Set of Pre-Election Polls Gets It Wildly Wrong. Here Are Some Reasons That Keeps Happening.
Polling is hard and getting harder.
14 Americans Per Day Are Now Renouncing Their Citizenship
Passport-burning sets yet another new record, thanks to terrible tax law that the GOP-led Congress should repeal
Good News! Ben Carson Is Campaigning Against the Debt. Bad News? Well….
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
Mike Huckabee Is the Wrong Candidate for the Wrong Time
He's what liberals in the media imagine a strong Republican candidate might look like.
Cody Wilson Sues State Department Over Threats About Spreading Digital Gun-Making Files
Free Speech and Right to Bear Arms Both Violated by Keeping Him From Spreading Software that Helps People Make Guns At Home, Wilson insists.
Challenging Affirmative Action and Gerrymandering: AEI's Edward Blum
Pending court cases pertaining to race-based legislation.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Transhumanism and the Singularity…
...but were afraid to ask. Q&A with R.U. Sirius & Jay Cornell, authors of Transcendence: The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism & the Singularity.
Carly Fiorina Is Not the Anti-Hillary
Fiorina may thrill fans of "private enterprise," but beware.
U.K. Election: Whoever Wins, Freedom Loses
Pity us Brits-our only choice in today's election is between different shades of paternalism.
Can Huckabee Win the Nomination? Can Biden?
The two men may have fans, but they don't seem to be acting like potential front-runners.
Scott Walker: The Labor Protectionist
After supporting legalization for undocumented aliens, he now opposes even legal immigration
Transgender Free Market Economist Offers Sage Advice to Bruce Jenner and the Rest of Us
Deirdre McCloskey: Love is never in excess supply.
Obama's Empty Rhetoric
The president knows what's fair to say. And those who disagree? Well, he'll set them straight.
The Clintons Are Immune to Scandal
Through Whitewater, Travelgate, Fostergate, Monica Lewinsky, Benghazi and more, Bill and Hillary have been Teflon.
Hillary Stakes Out Ground As More Pro-Immigrant Than Jeb
The Clinton campaign insists "second-class status" isn't good enough.
Mike Huckabee Officially Enters the Presidential Race
His speech stresses economic issues, but he also makes it clear that he's a socially conservative hawk.
Two Signs That Health Premiums May Be Set for Big Hikes Under Obamacare
In Oregon, double-digit price hikes are already on the way.
Liberal Pundit Fears 'Libertarian' Fallout from Pro-Gay Marriage Ruling by SCOTUS
The same individualistic jurisprudence that advances gay rights could also imperil "progressive" economic reforms.
Freddie Gray Is a Casualty of Baltimore's Police Unions
The police's privilege and self-protectiveness is on rich display in the whole sordid saga.
Did Rand Paul Betray His Criminal Justice Reform Outreach on Baltimore?
Baltimore riots do complicate the rhetoric of criminal justice reform.
Emergency Room Visits Continue to Rise Under Obamacare
The health law was supposed to reduce pressure on emergency care facilities. It hasn't.
"College Students are Human Veal"
Abetted by idiot administrators, today's students seem incapable of living in the real world.