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3 Reasons Eric Cantor Lost - And Why Republicans Will Continue to Lose

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.15.2014 1:00 PM

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Ralph Nader Q&A: How Progressives and Libertarians Are Taking on Crony Capitalism and Corrupt Dems and Reps.

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.15.2014 9:30 AM

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Iraq: Pentagon Sends Aircraft Carrier to Persian Gulf

Zenon Evans | 6.14.2014 11:35 PM

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Happy Father's Day! Enjoy Some 'War on Men' Footage, and Fire up the Obama Scandals Countdown at 11 p.m. ET

Matt Welch | 6.14.2014 10:30 PM

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Is California Too Big?

Alex Manning | 6.14.2014 3:00 PM

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Ralph Nader on Obama, Hillary Clinton, and their "total support" of war and empire

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.14.2014 1:25 PM

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What Can Soccer Tell Us About Immigration?

Alex Manning | 6.14.2014 10:30 AM

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Ralph Nader: "We're not second-class citizens because we're a Green Party candidate or a Libertarian candidate."

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.14.2014 9:30 AM

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Tonight on The Independents: Obama Scandals Countdown!

Matt Welch | 6.13.2014 8:12 PM

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3 Drug Scares Undermined by New Survey Data

Jacob Sullum | 6.13.2014 5:15 PM

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Politics are Polarized but America is Not: Pew Study Misses Bigger Point

Nick Gillespie | 6.13.2014 3:06 PM

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Congress Threatens To Anchor Private Spaceflight With Extra Costs

A rent-seeking senator doesn't want competition to shake up NASA jobs.

Rand Simberg | 6.13.2014 3:00 PM

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Liberals and Conservatives Hate Each Other So Much They Won't Live Together? What's the Problem?

J.D. Tuccille | 6.13.2014 2:07 PM

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Are Conservatives Dumber Than Liberals?

It depends on how you define "conservative." The research shows classical liberals/libertarians are smartest of all.

Ronald Bailey | 6.13.2014 1:30 PM

Libertarianism

Ronald Bailey Asks: Are Conservatives Dumber than Liberals?

Reason Staff | 6.13.2014 1:30 PM

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Friday Funnies: Immigration RINOs

Henry Payne | 6.13.2014 7:00 AM

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Is Dave Brat the "Elizabeth Warren of the Right"?

Peter Suderman | 6.12.2014 6:04 PM

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Ron Paul, Justin Amash Sound off on David Brat and the Intra-GOP Feud

Matt Welch | 6.12.2014 5:04 PM

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SCOTUS Watch: Big Rulings on Executive Power, Police Power, and Obamacare Coming Soon

Damon Root | 6.12.2014 4:54 PM

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Ralph Nader: "We're not second-class citizens because we're a Green Party candidate or a Libertarian candidate."

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 6.12.2014 4:17 PM

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Q for Rick Perry: If Homosexuality is Like Alcoholism, Does That Explain All the Anonymous Sex?

Nick Gillespie | 6.12.2014 2:24 PM

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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But the Rolling Stones Should Be Banned From Trader Joe's!

Matt Welch | 6.12.2014 2:16 PM

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Ukraine Says Russian Tanks Have Crossed the Border

Zenon Evans | 6.12.2014 1:45 PM

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Is Obamacare's Insurer Bailout Legal? GOP Legislators Want to Know

Peter Suderman | 6.12.2014 1:25 PM

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What's a Gun-Loving Liberal to Do?

Caught between the Democrats and the NRA.

Jesse Walker | 6.12.2014 1:01 PM

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Cop Shoots Dog Hanging Out With Kids in the Face, Claims Self-Defense

Ed Krayewski | 6.12.2014 12:55 PM

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Did Republicans Kill Warren's Loan Bill Because They Hate Poor Kids?

Expect to see Democrats campaigning on that.

Robby Soave | 6.12.2014 12:25 PM

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Hey Republicans: If You Reduce Cantor's Loss to Immigration Reform, You Will Keep Losing

Nick Gillespie | 6.12.2014 9:47 AM

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With Rand Paul's Endorsement, You Can't Count Immigration Reform Out

J.D. Tuccille | 6.12.2014 9:42 AM

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The Chamber of Commerce vs. Libertarian-Leaning Republicans

Matt Welch | 6.12.2014 9:19 AM

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Beware a Government That's Here to Help

President Obama, most congressional Democrats, and many congressional Republicans are ardent progressives-they believe government is the chief engine of human progress.

Andrew Napolitano | 6.12.2014 7:00 AM

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Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Ron Paul, Justin Amash, Matt Kibbe, Chris Moody, Andy Levy, and Dagen McDowell! Will Probably Talk a Bit About That Cantor/Brat Election….

Matt Welch | 6.11.2014 8:46 PM

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How Pot Went Legit: Livestream with Weed Land author Peter Hecht Tonight at 7PT/10ET

Reason Staff | 6.11.2014 7:15 PM

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Did Federal Trucking Regulations Influence Tracy Morgan's Car Crash?

Brittany Morrisey | 6.11.2014 6:00 PM

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Can a 'Libertarian Moment' in Politics Be Very Libertarian?

David Brat, Rand Paul, and the limits of electoral libertarianism in a two-party world

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2014 4:31 PM

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Eric Cantor Loss: One Down, 200 More Small-Government Fakers to Go

Nick Gillespie | 6.11.2014 2:46 PM

Eric Cantor

Cantor District Dem Candidate's Sorry Excuse for a Website Offers Lesson on the Two-Party System

Ed Krayewski | 6.11.2014 2:27 PM

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Who Is Dave Brat? Take a Look at the Ayn Rand Loving, Immigration Reform Hating, Cato Institute Referencing Man Who Beat Eric Cantor

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.11.2014 1:35 PM

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Eric Cantor to Step Down As House Majority Leader Following Primary Loss, Throwing GOP Leadership Into Chaos

Peter Suderman | 6.11.2014 1:14 PM

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Pro-Russian Separatists Are Flying the Confederate Flag. Why?

Zenon Evans | 6.11.2014 12:02 PM

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Libertarians Versus the War Hawks

War, like most government plans, tends not to work out as well as planners hoped.

John Stossel | 6.11.2014 12:00 PM

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Why Did GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Lose His Primary?

Peter Suderman | 6.11.2014 11:09 AM

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The Growing Epidemic of Useless Government

As government grows, so do our problems.

A. Barton Hinkle | 6.11.2014 10:30 AM

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Our Short National Cheese Nightmare Is Over: FDA Backtracks on Wood-Aged Cheese

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.11.2014 10:10 AM