Politics
Can We Take A Joke? Standup Comedy vs. Political Correctness
A new doc featuring Penn Jillette, Gilbert Gottfried, Adam Carolla, & Lisa Lampanelli asks why comedy is treated differently that other forms of expression.
The Anarchist Who Became President
Which occupant of the Oval Office flirted with anti-authoritarian ideas in his youth?
Ben Carson's Disqualifying Foreign Policy Incoherence
Debate answer exposes a revealing problem not just for the inexperienced candidate, but for the bellicose GOP
How Obama's War on Drugs Destroys Legal Immigrant Families
When it comes to legal immigrants and drug policy, you are guilty until proven innocent.
HUD Proposes Nationwide Smoking Ban in Public Housing
This is class-based paternalism in action.
Election 2016 Needs a Radical, But Bernie Sanders Isn't It
Despite his intentions, Sanders is an unwitting defender of the status quo.
Republican Tax Fantasies
Tax cut promises are divorced from actual spending discipline.
Post-Debate, Is Rand Paul Back?
Rand Paul can balance the budget, he blames the Fed, he'll talk rather than start wars we can't afford, and generally seemed the most thoughtfully radical guy up there.
Trump's Morally Retarded Plan to "Make America Great Again" Through Operation Wetback and the Trump Wall
He'll kill everything exceptional about America
How Partisanship Killed the Anti-War Movement
Opposition to war depends largely on which party is waging it.
Rand Paul is Not an Isolationist
Rubio's mischaracterization may have been a good applause line but it's the kind of lack of thinking sinking Republicans.
The Dangers of Trump's Militaristic Isolationalism
Trump is a threat to the United States and the world.
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Memo to Rubio: We Already Spend Far More on 'Defense' Than Any Other Country
If Congress cut the Pentagon's budget in half, the U.S. would still be "the strongest military power in the world."
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
Join the Reason staff for news, views, and abuse about tonight's Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal GOP debate in Milwaukee.
Trump Calls for Starbucks Boycott. For Xmas Sake!
In calling for a boycott of the popular coffee chain, The Donald Scrooges himself all over again.
Rand Paul vs. Marco Rubio: Tea Party Fracas Over Foreign Policy and Immigration "Amnesty"
In the debate tonight, Paul needs to sell his foreign policy, but he's got nothing fresh on immigration
The Environmental Case for School Choice
Allowing parents to stay in cities can help families and alleviate traffic congestion.
Obama's Cynicism Just Screwed Over Undocumented Latinos Big Time
A 5th Circuit panel just blocked the implementation of DAPA, effectively killing the program
5 Substantive Policy Questions to Ask the GOP Candidates at Tonight's Presidential Debate
Tonight's debate is also the first to come in the wake of widespread dissatisfaction from the campaigns about the ways the debates have been handled.
Belief in a Sky God Does Not Qualify Ted Cruz to Hold the Office of President
Constitution: No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States
Stop Playing Fallout 4 a Moment and Read About This Gamer Survey
Industry-funded poll shows gamers as likely voters, party members.
John Kasich Explains "The Problem with Marijuana"
Well, you see, it's just like alcohol, and so sends a confusing message about...whatevs.
Debate Questions for the GOP Candidates
Some questions informed by reporting on the campaign trail...
When He Called for an End to the War on Drugs, Trump Claims, He Meant It Should Be Waged More Aggressively
The Republican presidential contender is keen to pretend he never said drugs should be legalized.
Ben Carson's Good Week
As the media intensify their scrutiny of the new Republican frontrunner, the candidate turns their attention to his advantage.
Justice Sotomayor Faults SCOTUS for Sanctioning 'Shoot First, Think Later' Tactics by Police
The liberal justice files a lone dissent in Mullenix v. Luna.
Where Hillary Clinton's Marijuana Proposal Falls Short
Moving pot to Schedule II is weak tea compared to Bernie Sanders' support for repealing federal prohibition.
Here is Why Edward Snowden Couldn't Have Gone Through 'Proper Channels'
Snowden's lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, explains why whistleblowers are the targets of government prosecution.
What Donald Trump Gets Wrong About the Border
El Paso Rep. Beto O'Rourke explains what the GOP frontrunner misses about Mexican immigrants (and everything else).
UPDATED: Donald Trump on SNL: That Giant Sucking Sound Isn't Job Loss to Mexicans
The billionaire candidate's hosting of SNL is a reminder of the show's long, weak (WEAK!) history of political satire.
Before You Watch Trump on SNL, Watch Him on Reason TV!
It's a really, really fantastic collection of videos. Believe me.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Challenge to Obamacare Contraceptive Mandate
Obamacare is headed back to SCOTUS.
Ben Carson Admits His Story About Being Awarded a Scholarship to West Point Isn't True
The story makes a prominent mention in his bestselling memoir, Gifted Hands, but the military academy found no record of his application.
Don't Be Afraid of Those 6,000 Felons Just Released From Prison
Families Against Mandatory Minimum's Kevin Ring makes the case for even more wide-ranging and far-reaching sentencing reform.
How "Militarized" Is Your College?
From Harvard to Duke to Rutgers to University of Phoenix, here's a ranking of top universities favored by the military-industrial complex.
NFL *Says* It Will Pay Pentagon Back for Patriotic Halftime Shows
That stirring multi-million-dollar display of patriotism you saw at halftime was brought to you by...your own tax dollars!
Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee Won't Be on the Main Stage in the Next GOP Debate
Only eight candidates will compete in next week's primetime debate on Fox Business.
Watch Matt Welch Talk About Ben Carson's Weird Day on MSNBC at 6:30 p.m. ET
Pyramids, rap songs, intensive & inconclusive investigations into childhood events from a half-century ago, etc.
