Politics
Hillary Clinton Does Not Like Transparency
The Clintons have repeatedly sought to avoid or undermine disclosure requests and requirements.
Prying Open Government: The Sunlight Foundation's Fight for Transparency
Q&A with President Chris Gates
Open the Borders—to Trade and to People!
When it come to immigration and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Republicans and Democrats sound more like South Park rednecks than statesmen.
19% of Americans Self-Identify as Libertarians, New Reuters Poll Finds
One-third of Millennials, but only one-eighth of oldsters, embrace the term
Jeb Bush Doubles Down on Pro-Immigrant Stance
The 2016 hopeful said 11 million undocumented immigrants deserve legal status.
Scott Walker Supports Constitutional Amendment for State Control of Marriage
Likely presidential candidate had previously seen GOP reducing focus on issue.
When Open Government Slams Shut
Failed transparency, from Hillary Clinton's emails to hidden campaign contributions
"Trigger Warning: College Kids Are Human Veal"
WTF is wrong with kids these days and, more important, the supposed adults who look after them?
Vince Vaughn: Rand Paul's the Best in 2016, But Ron's 'the most consistent'
Actor talks libertarianism at a Young Americans for Liberty conference
Scandinavia is a Collectivist Paradise? Not So Much.
A touch too much in the way of conformity, high taxes, and "benign totalitarianism"
$15 Minimum-Wage Movement Highlights Difference Between Progressives and Radicals
Power to the individual, not to the state!
Republican Party in Nevada Might Change Rules, In a Way Imagined to Harm Rand Paul's Chances
But Nevada being a caucus instead of a primary didn't really end up doing Ron Paul that much good.
Rand Paul Welcomes Hillary Clinton to the Fight for Criminal Justice Reform
The Republican presidential candidate notes the need to "undo some of the harm inflicted by the Clinton administration."
David Simon on How Civil Rights Were Destroyed in Baltimore And Why He Might Vote For One of the Men Responsible Anyway
Behold how intractable tribalism can make a problem
So Why Exactly Does Baltimore Own a Money-Losing Hilton?
Current and former politicians prefer cutting real estate deals to doing the less sexy work of basic civic governance
Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson Lead With Millennial Voters
Clinton dominates support among young liberals, while support among young conservatives is more widely split.
Hillary Clinton Calls for 'Real Reforms' to 'End the Era of Mass Incarceration' but Does Not Specify Any
"I don't know all the answers," the presumptive Democratic nominee confesses.
Celebrate Internet Independence Day, April 30, with "Tech Elders" J.P. Barlow, Mark Cuban, & More
With the FCC muscling in, it's more important than ever to remember that cyberspace got great when the government got out.
States Might Be Illegally Using Federal Funding to Operate Obamacare Exchanges
Inspector General issues warning about possible misuse of health law grants.
The Ultimate Baltimore/Baseball Symbolism: Millionaires to Play in Empty, Taxpayer Financed Stadium
Camden Yards, long a symbol of downtown-development delusion, stretches a metaphor to the breaking point
On Criminal Justice Reform, Ted Cruz Is Smarter Than Hillary Clinton
Aren't Democrats supposed to be more enlightened on this issue?
Nepal's Earthquake: How Not to Rebuild a Nation
In an environment of poverty and corruption, rigorous building codes do more harm than good
Martin O'Malley's Lousy Record on Overpolicing
The potential presidential candidate isn't very good on civil liberties.
Baltimore's Long History of Failed Development and Urban Renewal
Police abuse might have lit the fuse, but decades of awful top-down planning helped create the explosion.
McConnell Warned About Patriot Act Reauthorization By Libertarian Groups
No surveillance reform means giving the executive unchecked powers we should know it will abuse.
Is Giving Money Directly to the Poor a Good Idea?
GiveDirectly co-founder on the value of charitable cash transfers.
Two Gay Men Apologize, Face Boycotts for Talking to Ted Cruz
Do not even speak to the outgroup!
Free-Speech Wannabees Pull out of Free-Speech Gala Honoring Cartoonists Who Died for Free Speech
For some, sword is mightier than the PEN
Hillary Clinton's Double Standard on 'Unaccountable Money'
She wants to get money out of politics-other people's politics, not hers.
U.S. Capitalism Isn't a 'Free Market'
Centuries of government intervention have distorted society and the economy considerably, and it will take time and patience to fix.
Rand Paul Lauded by R & B Singer John Legend for His Criminal Justice Work
Legend can only "hope" Hillary will be as good.
Ronald Bailey Reports that Libertarians Are the WEIRDest People in the World
And that's something to be happy about.
Watch a Special Stossel Tonight at 9 p.m. ET* on Campaign 2016, Featuring Matt Welch!
The 'stache of freedom will interview Gary Johnson and talk with Reason's EIC about Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton, and Jeb Bush
Ted Cruz Determined to Help Keep Gay Marriage Issues Front and Center
It's not just the press stirring the pot as senator files legislation.
