The Shortcomings and Failings of Chuck Schumer
The Democrats should look elsewhere for a new Senate leader.
Politics
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear First Amendment Case Challenging School Ban on American Flag Shirts
SCOTUS declines to review high-profile First Amendment dispute.
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Try to Out-Fiscal-Hawk One Another
It's no coincidence that the would-be Tea Party presidents were the only GOP votes against the Senate budget
Supreme Court Vacates State Court Ruling Which Allowed Lifetime GPS Monitoring of Sex Offender Via Ankle Bracelet
New arguments ordered in Fourth Amendment case.
Sex Offender Brunch!
Josh Gravens went to prison when he was 12 for touching his sister's vagina. Now he's fighting to change the laws that destroyed his life.
Martin O'Malley: The Challenger Who Dares Not Speak Clinton's Name
The former Maryland governor promotes his potential presidential campaign on This Week.
The Afghan Quagmire. When Will It End?
It was George W. Bush's war, but 75 percent of the U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan have died under Obama.
The Man Who Brought Obamacare Back to the Supreme Court
Competitive Enterprise Institute's Lawson Bader on King v. Burwell
The Conservatarian Manifesto: Should Libertarians and Conservatives Unite?
Q&A with National Review's Charles C. W. Cooke.
Somalia Lived While Its Government Died
"Serious" foreign policy minds care about everything but citizens' lives.
James Baker, J Street, and the Transformation of the Republican Party
The difference a quarter century makes
Rand Paul Reaches Out to Evangelicals over 'Moral Crisis' Connected to Gay Marriage
Is he shifting further to the right on the issue?
UPDATED! Meet Chuck Schumer, One of the Most Trivial Pols Ever. And Your Next Senate Minority Leader
A partial listing of some of the things that the New York senator has tried to ban over the years.
Ronald Bailey Scores Six Republican Presidential Wannabes on Science Issues
The results are pretty disappointing
Ex-prosecutor Apologizes to Exonerated Man He Put on Death Row
"I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself."
How a Former Drug Czar Debates on Twitter
John Walters praised Chris Christie's comments about tax dollars from legal pot sales being "blood money." Then things got...interesting.
How Would-Be Republican Presidential Candidates Score on Science
Pass, fail, or pander on the issues?
That Time Chris Christie Called Taxes From Legal Pot Sales "Blood Money"
And that time he brushed off a father whose daughter benefits from medical marijuana...
Even if God Didn't Give Us the Constitution, We Should Act Like He Did
If politicians treated the Constitution as if it were handed down from heaven rather than a pliable set of guidelines, the U.S. would be a better place.
You Might Be Sexist If You Call Hillary Clinton 'Polarizing.' Or 'Secretive.' Or Anything Else Bad.
"You are on notice that we will be watching, reading, listening and protesting coded sexism."
Stalled Senate Sex-Trafficking Bill Should Stay That Way
This is one time that lawmakers using abortion as a political tool may be a boon for civil liberties.
Breaking: "The Gist" of Rand Paul's Controversial Defense Budget Amendment 940
More than ever, we need a strong voice to argue that $600 billion is more than enough to secure the safety and security of U.S. citizens and interests.
An Alternative History of The Nation
The lost libertarian leanings of a long-lived left-wing magazine
National Review Launches Another Attack on 'Libertarian Constitutionalism'
The conservative magazine doubles down on its defense of judicial deference.
2016: House of Bush vs. the Westchester Hillbillies?
And in that case is there a silver lining for libertarians?
Report: Colombian Sex Parties One of the Job Perks for DEA Agents
Justice Department report says Colombian cops watched over DEA property while agents had sex with women provided by drug cartels.
Ted Cruz's New Campaign Slogan: "Jesus loves you, but I'm his favorite."
Why catering to the Born-Again GOP is a losing strategy
Bomb Iran Now, Work out the Details Later
John Bolton makes bid to lead the growing pre-emptive war caucus
What Do New Yorkers and Utahns Have in Common? Distrust of the Feds.
Mutual disdain for Washington, D.C. can bring us all together
