Politics
Elizabeth Nolan Brown on the Allegedly Elusive Libertarian Woman
Plus: how to promote social norms without injecting state violence into them.
Obama's 2015 SOTU: Magical Pain-Free Prosperity For Everyone!
The good news is that everyone will have forgotten this turd sandwich by the end of the week.
Republicans, Led by Sen. Joni Ernst, Respond to Obama's 2015 State of the Union
Joni Ernst, Rand Paul, and Curt Clawson offer three markedly different rebuttals to the president's speech.
Libertarian Party on Obama's State of the Union
L.P. Hits Obama: Do Less in Education, Economy, Drug War, Military, Surveillance
Rand Paul Talks Race, 'Two Americas,' Cites MLK in SOTU Response
'There is a growing discontent in this country.'
Reason Tweets the State of the Union: NOW!
News, views, abuse, and links you can use to get you though Barack Obama's annual address.
Who Needs Speechwriters When You Have Control-C?
President's fair shot/fair share message tonight lifts from his 2012 State of the Union address
You Are More Audience Than the State of the Union Address Deserves
President Carter was the last national chief executive to spare us the speech from the throne.
Uh-Oh! Obamacare's Website is Sending Sensitive Personal Information to Marketing and Advertising Companies
But don't worry, sending your private data to HealthCare.gov is perfectly safe.
Pitiful Neocon Hit Piece Exposes a Rand Paul Blogger for Not Loving War
Is this really the best you've got, warmongers?
Pew: Americans Say Obama is a "Good Man" Who is "Incompetent"
While most of us will be tuning out tonight's SOTU, here's a reason to watch: It frames the president's thinking about the next year.
The State of the Union Address Will Be Awful, Because the State of the Union Address Is Always Awful
Let's go back to the Jeffersonian system.
Obama's Sinking SOTU Ratings: Tune In, Turn Off, Watch Netflix Instead
Barack Obama's ratings for his annual State of the Union Addresses have gone down like the Titanic. What's behind the slide? Anger and disappointment mostly.
Why Bobby Jindal is Wrong to Tell Hyphenated Americans to Lose the Hyphen
They are good for America just the way they are
How Ronald Reagan Described the Economy in His 7th-Year State of the Union
Comparing the rhetoric of two presidents who inherited economic messes reminds us of the wide gap between their respective recoveries.
Join Reason Tonight at 9 P.M. As We Tweet Obama's State of the Union Address!
Analysis, snark, helpful links, and more-all in realtime as the president chatters
Reason and Science Make Us Moral: Michael Shermer on The Moral Arc
Skeptic magazine editor discusses his new book.
What Both Pauls Got Wrong About the Charlie Hebdo Massacre
Ron Paul's blowback didn't cause the attack and Rand Paul's war on immigration won't cure it.
Beware Obama's State of the Union Tax Hike
The president's new tax plan will wreak economic havoc.
The Eternal State of the Union, 2015 Update Edition
What happens when you take one sentence from each SOTU since 1961? You realize how empty American speechmaking has become.
The Fine Print in Holder's New Forfeiture Policy Leaves Room for Continued Abuses
An exception for joint task forces allows evasion of state property protections.
Aversion to Truth Isn't Specific to Any Ideology
When it comes to the truth, the real bias is thinking any one side has a monopoly on it.
Cancel the State of the Union
You may want to skip the State of the Union address and prepare for something humbler, like the Super Bowl.
WATCH: Hands Off The Raisins! Property Rights Case Headed Back to SCOTUS.
Can the government take your raisins?
VID: Campbell Brown on Her Fight To Get Lousy Teachers Fired
The former CNN journalist has a new career as an ed reformer.
Inside Stalin's Head
A biography offers fresh insights on one of history's bloodiest dictators.
Ted Cruz: Loose Cannon or Libertarian Reformer?
The Texas senator might be just crazy enough to win the GOP presidential nomination.
California's Foie Gras Ban Was Overturned. Now See How It Passed in the First Place.
Special interests, threats, and propaganda
Immigration Roundup: The Good, Bad and Ugly in the GOP-controlled Congress
Congressional Republicans are divided and could break out into a major civil war on immigration
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Scorecard
The president didn't get much of his wish list last year and he'll get even less this time. That's a good thing.