Don't Freak Out About the Election
The most important parts of life happen outside of politics.
The most important parts of life happen outside of politics.
Decisions that progressives don't like are not necessarily a sign that something has gone horribly wrong.
Only 37 percent of voters said they support Prop. 21, which would give local governments more power to limit rent hikes.
The Hunter Biden story has exposed the media's selective skepticism.
Lawmakers are bribing citizens with a tiny tax break in exchange for the power to jack up income tax rates down the line.
The former vice president's vision of an all-powerful government goes far beyond massive spending and tax hikes.
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The reformers who canvassed for signatures for the initiative say they're optimistic it will pass despite objections from Congress, which controls D.C. spending.
All Democrats voted in opposition, making Barrett's confirmation the most partisan since Reconstruction.
COVID-19 Cases are increasing faster than is testing, and that's not "fake news."
The Reason Roundtable war-games the domestic policies of the likeliest next administration.
Letting America’s feuding tribes ignore each other might be the best medicine.
Forty years later, the libertarian Nobel laureate's PBS series is still winning hearts and minds.
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When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be distributed through normal civilian supply chains to your doctor's office and local pharmacy.
The issue is currently before the Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. New York.
Under the Affordable Care Act, if you liked your plan, you couldn't always keep it.
Drug courts and mandatory treatment models often lead right back to incarceration.
The president claims success based on a completely implausible worst-case scenario, while his opponent projects more than 3,700 deaths a day.
Trump plans to steal less of other people’s cash then Biden does, though neither has any serious suggestions for paying for their spending schemes.
It might be better to find something else you'd rather do on Election Day.
The U.S. incarceration rate peaked in 2008, but it's good to see two "law and order" candidates talking about clemency.
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Trump's immigration record is uniquely appalling but he didn't do it all by himself. Before you start building cages, you should ask how your political opponents might use them.
President Donald Trump said he'd leave it to the states to decide if a minimum wage hike was appropriate.
Trump didn't offer much in terms of concrete solutions either.
The Democratic presidential candidate has promised not to raise taxes on middle-income earners. That's not the full story.
In a preview of an interview that will air Sunday, Biden says he'd pick "Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives" to serve on the body, which would make broad recommendations for reforming federal courts.
Prop H will make it easier for businesses to set up shop or readapt their space, all while preventing nosey neighbors from bringing everything to a halt.
The 72-year-old political commentator says Biden's platform is "full of unicorns and flying ponies" but is better than "having the inmates run the asylum."
The progressive who helped usher in mass incarceration is running against the law and order conservative who let prisoners go free.
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American voters deserve careful scrutiny of the candidates' positions on individual conflicts.
Advancing laws that further libertarian objectives, no matter who champions them, looks like the surer route to our preferred ends.
Betting sites have a better record of predicting election outcomes than most polls and pundits.
Democrats and Republicans agree on that point, although they disagree about what it means in practice.
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The Reason Roundtable argues over what to do when Twitter prematurely suppresses oppo-dump journalism unfavorable to Democrats, and when politicians respond with retaliatory regulation.
Sens. John Cornyn and Ben Sasse have spoken out sharply against Trump's policies and character as the election nears.
Ilya Somin, Angela McArdle, and Francis Menton refresh their cases for Biden, Jorgensen, and Trump.
There's an easier way to lessen the impact of retaliatory agriculture tariffs: repeal our own
The Libertarian ticket is campaigning against lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the World Health Organization, in addition to the usual taxation, prohibition, and war.