'The Problem Is Spending': Libertarian Presidential Nominee Chase Oliver's Vision for the Future
The candidate supports gun rights, wants to privatize government programs, and would radically reduce the number of federal employees.
Politics
What Does Kamala Harris Actually Want?
Plus: Elon Musk talks about his trans child, OpenAI comes under congressional scrutiny, and more...
New in the American Spectator: The 11th Circuit Should Reject Jack Smith's Past Political Justifications to Expedite His Latest Appeal
"The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has no reason to accommodate politically motivated efforts to convict Trump before the election or inauguration."
Free Speech Unmuted: Speech and Violence
Jane Bambauer and I talk about incitement, solicitation, fighting words, threats, and more.
Even After the Harris-Biden Substitution, the Presidential Race Still Sucks
It's still a close race between terrible, and terribly unpopular, major party candidates.
Promising To Restore 'Law and Order,' Trump Falsely Claims Crime Is Rising
The most notable recent increase happened on the former president's watch, when homicides spiked.
The Best of Reason: Congress 'Can Regulate Virtually Anything'
How legislators learned to stop worrying about the constitutionality of federal drug and gun laws by abusing the Commerce Clause.
Is Joe Biden 'Brave' for Dropping Out?
Stepping aside was commendable; spending months clinging desperately to power as voters lost faith in him, not so much.
Harris Promises Expensive Paid Leave and Child Care Subsidies in First Campaign Speech
Both had been dropped from the Inflation Reduction Act over concerns about the bill's cost and the amount of borrowing needed to pay for them.
Coconut Trees, Price Controls, and Demand Subsidies
Plus: Gainesville shrinks minimum lot sizes, a Colorado church can keep providing shelter to the homeless, and Berkeley considers allowing small apartments everywhere.
Biden's Withdrawal From the Presidential Race Is Not Anti-Democratic
Among other reasons, it's actually supported by a large majority of voters, including most Democrats.
What James C. Scott Taught Us About Liberty, Authority, Surveillance, and Resistance
Scott wrote about the ways people resist authority—and the unmapped territories where much of that resistance takes place.
Secretive Service
Plus: Harris clinching nomination, Trump appealing N.Y. civil fraud judgment, and more...
Chief Justice Roberts, The Judicial Supremacist in Jarkesy
The Chief Justice wavers on many issues, but never in returning power to the federal judiciary.
Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if employers should be held responsible for the speech and actions of employees outside of the workplace.
Biden's Race-Ending Debate Performance Was So Bad That It Eclipsed Trump's Flagrant Falsehoods
Voters should not dismiss the former president's utter disregard for the truth as a personal quirk or standard political practice.
The Trump Campaign Won't Stop Lying About a Minnesota Man Acquitted of Shooting at Police
Jaleel Stallings became an attack ad for Republicans. What they don't mention is that he was acquitted, and a police officer pleaded guilty to assaulting him.
Have Republicans Abandoned Free Markets?
Reason's Emma Camp attended the Republican National Convention to ask attendees if they still believe in the power of free markets.
Atlas Roofing Shrugged
Another Burger Court precedent is about to be “abandoned” or “overruled” like Roe, Lemon, Chevron, Abood, and Bakke.
Biden's Final Flip-Flop
The president's decision to drop out after insisting he never would continued a pattern established by a long career of politically convenient reversals.
Republicans Say Joe Biden Should Quit the Presidency Right Now
"If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President," said House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Fellow Democrats Force Joe Biden Out of His Reelection Bid
After facing weeks of falling poll numbers and pressure from fellow Democrats and liberal donors, Biden ended his reelection campaign. He subsequently endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
"It Is Their Care That the Gear Engages; It Is Their Care That the Switches Lock"
"It is their care in all the ages to take the buffet and cushion the shock."
Podcast Interview With Jay Nordlinger of National Review
Nordlinger's questions and my answers covered a wide range of topics on law, public policy, and more.
Trump's Acceptance Speech Was Too Long—and Very Effective
He showed he's the boss of the GOP and that Joe Biden and the Democrats need to raise their game.
Trump Wishes Americans Stayed in Afghanistan To Fight China
The president who helped end America’s longest war now regrets leaving behind U.S. bases.
Does MAGA Want Unity and Peace—or Vengeance?
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with Trump supporters at the Republican National Convention about heated rhetoric, the weaponization of government, and plans for unity.
En Banc Fifth Circuit Upholds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement
The full court rejects an Eighth Amendment challenge to a provision in the Mississippi Constitution.
Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore
This week left no doubt that the GOP's current leadership wants the government to do more, spend more, and meddle more.
Serenity Now
Plus: Biden drop-out watch, tech issue grounds flights, J.D. Vance and the dissident right, and more...
More Evidence That "Direct Taxes" Include Levies on Wealth and Income
Another guest post from Professor Rob Natelson
Biden and Trump Are Pushing the Same Failed Trade Policies
Tariffs lead to trade wars, limit competition, and reduce innovation. But both Trump and Biden want more of them.
Libertarians Are More Politically Homeless Than Ever
The two major parties despise each other, but they hate the thought of leaving us alone even more.
Can Trump Unite by Going Light on Policy?
Trump called the skimpy policies of the GOP platform a feature, not a bug.
