Bernie Sanders and the Liberals' Moment
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Libertarian Party Rejects ResponsibleOhio's Marijuana Legalization Plan
Cronyist was the word the plan's backers were looking for, not responsible.
America Shrugs as Lincoln Chafee Prepares Run for President
Currently polling at one percent
Ron Paul Talks to Larry King about Rand's Run for the White House, Irish Gay Marriage, Iranian Nukes, and Trans-Pacific Partnership
"We've got too many laws," says the libertarian firebrand.
Sorry Liberals, Bernie Sanders Is a 'Gun Nut'
A left-wing pundit attacks the Vermont socialist for being insufficiently anti-gun.
Needles, Haystacks, and NSA Snooping
How a misbegotten metaphor helped defeat mass surveillance
Lindsey Graham: Hillary Clinton Would Tear Rand Paul Apart
The hawkish Republican still chooses Paul over Clinton
Are For-Profit Prisons, or Public Unions, the Biggest Lobby No One's Talking About?
Outrage over private prisons are largely a distraction from the wider issues of the prison-industrial complex.
Deeply Confused Newsweek Story Compares Republicans to Timothy McVeigh
The weekly gets both the past and the present wrong.
Clarence Thomas Castigates SCOTUS for Showing 'Insufficient Respect' to State Laws and State Constitutions
The conservative justice dissents from denial of certiorari in County of Maricopa v. Lopez-Valenzuela
"Only the Republicans Can Clean Up the Surveillance Mess They Made" - And They Are!
The intra-party fight over Patriot Act & USA Freedom Act is a sign we're finally moving past 9/11 politics.
Listen Live: Arguments For & Against Export-Import Bank, Crony Capitalism at its Worst
Reason contributor Veronique de Rugy is among the experts testifying against reauthorization at Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
The Feds Take General Motors on a Rough Ride Over SwitchGate
DOJ will pocket the massive criminal penalties it's about to impose
L.A.'s Minimum Wage Hike: A Teaching Moment for Those Trying to Help the Underprivileged
It's harder to do good for someone if doing good costs a lot more. And employing someone is often doing good for them.
Watch Nick Gillespie, Alex Winter, and Lyn Ulbricht Discuss Silk Road Trial at 5pm ET
Does Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht deserve a life sentence? And how exactly did the government prove its case?
Lindsey Graham for President Makes Nine on the GOP Side
Another anti-Rand Paul candidate who claims affinity for libertarian ideas.
Americans Getting Increasingly Pro-Choice on Abortion
'Pro-choice' identification is back up to late 1990s levels.
Vince Vaughn Celebrates Snowden, Denounces Drug War, and Defends Guns in Schools!
True Detective star calls Edward Snowden "a hero," the drug war "fucking ridiculous," and denounces gun free school zones.
Unchecked Checkpoints
A federal appeals court gives a pass to unconstitutional harassment by border cops.
If Rand Paul's PATRIOT Act Activism Raises Him Money, Maybe Listen to What He's Saying?
Some senators, tellingly, see listening to Americans' surveillance concerns as a bad thing.
Supreme Court Rules for Criminal Defendant Who Posted Violent, Threatening Rap Lyrics to Facebook
Federal conviction overturned in Elonis v. United States
Rand Paul, Ron Wyden, and the End of the 9/11 Terror Fog
Is the expiration of Patriot Act provisions"just politics and posturing"? No, it's a sign the country is moving in the right direction.
Watch the First-Ever Greg Gutfeld Show on Fox News Tonite at 10 PM ET
The co-host of The Five and former host of Red Eye debuts his take on news and media.
5 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in June
The High Court prepares to rule on Obamacare, gay marriage, death penalty drugs, and more.
As Long as Government Exists, Our Freedom Is Insecure
The only way for the state to truly respect our liberty would be to dismantle itself.
As Martin O'Malley Enters Presidential Race, Protesters Undercut His Progressive Image
Trouble for a would-be Great Left Hope
Everything's Awesome and Camille Paglia Is Unhappy!
The author of Sexual Personae talks about feminism, rape, academia, and Hillary Clinton.
Rand Paul: "Tomorrow, I will force the expiration of the NSA illegal spy program."
So long bulk collections under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which courts say are unauthorized and the FBI says are ineffective.
Bernie Sanders' War on Chinese Bobbleheads!
Why "Made in America" isn't always the best slogan to get behind.
That Time Dennis Hastert Became Speaker of the House Because He Was Asexual
He was not only an undistinguished leader but a exemplary Republican during the Bush years, when the small-government party lost its way.
