Biden Tries To Gloss Over His Long History of Supporting the Drug War and Draconian Criminal Penalties
The Democratic presidential nominee cannot escape one of his major legacies.
The Democratic presidential nominee cannot escape one of his major legacies.
That so many Americans believe Biden and Trump are foreign-backed puppets is less testimony to the effectiveness of overseas scheming than to our own political culture.
Exactly one year ago, Biden gave a clear and direct answer to this question. Tonight, he completely fumbled his response.
The legal doctrine makes it considerably harder to hold cops accountable. Trump refused to address it.
The former vice president's comment during the ABC town hall was idiotic.
No, it’s not “bad for democracy” to keep giving a platform to the President of the United States.
Across 14 states that track party affiliations of absentee-ballot-voters, 56 percent of mail-in votes have been cast by Democrats and only 23 percent have been cast by Republicans.
The senator thinks people with felony records should lose the right to armed self-defense but not the right to cast a ballot.
LDS disaffection could help swing Arizona blue.
An appeals court upheld a rule by the Ohio Secretary of State to limit each county to just one ballot box, overturning a previous ruling that said more boxes were needed.
Plus: DOJ sues over Melania Trump adviser's book, Justice Clarence Thomas wants to limit Section 230, and more....
Although Democrats think the composition of the Supreme Court is a big election issue, their nominee won’t say what he plans to do about it.
The Texas senator notes the opposing party's blind spots on freedom of speech and the right to arms.
Transparency is only for the little people, it would seem.
Republicans understandably prepared for attacks on Barrett's faith which thankfully haven't materialized.
But on big-picture fiscal issues, are Democrats and Republicans really so far apart?
Ricky Dale Harrington is polling at 38 percent in a two-way race against one of the leading voices of the GOP's ascendant authoritarian nationalism.
A survey of presidential preferences and regrets
Plus: $150,000+ in fines in NYC's first weekend of new shutdowns, California ballot-box confusion, and more...
After years of federal fiscal recklessness, is Washington's bill finally coming due?
Mail-in ballots typically take days or sometimes weeks to be counted, so don't expect results on Election Night this year.
Two November ballot initiatives would introduce ranked-choice voting in two more states.
Failing a renewed national commitment to live and let live, we may be in for a long and bloody road.
Clive Barker’s anthologies of horror short stories have been adapted for streaming.
Politeness is nice. Answering questions would be even nicer.
Republicans have seized on the dubious claims of a psychologist who thinks Big Tech is shifting millions of votes to the left.
Pence claims Obamacare was a "disaster" that Americans "remember." It's still very much on the books.
Both candidates subsequently endorse pushing it back to October 22.
Too bad Biden's position isn't as good as Pence makes it sound.
Plus: a Google copyright case, the third-party vote, and more...
Pence's answers on energy and climate were full of misdirection and misinformation.
The position is likely the strongest any major-party candidate for president or vice president has taken on the issue in such a prominent venue.
Two debates. Two dodges of an important question about the top court's future.
Under what circumstances would these two potential vice presidents feel comfortable taking over? The country deserves to know.
The costly fight over a “right to repair” proposal has led to a lot of cybersecurity fearmongering.
The president has been criticized for politicizing aid as the election draws closer.
Libertarian faces potential "spoiler" charge in Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, and Georgia.
There are many unique challenges facing election officials this year, but widespread malfeasance isn't one of them.
He is expected to be extradited to face the charges he knew were coming, which inspired his past few years of international exile.
Plus: Libertarian Jo Jorgensen draws biggest support from millennials and Gen Z, John McAfee being charged with tax evasion, Trump released from hospital, and more...
A vigorous disagreement on The Reason Roundtable
When it comes to criminal justice and abortion, Barrett and Ginsburg may have far more in common than conservatives and progressives seem to realize.
Less-intrusive responses could preserve our health while leaving our freedom intact.
Could paying less attention to politics be better for you, your relationships, and society?
When it comes to limiting the size and scope of government and protecting individual liberties, America's 45th president has been actively malign.
The former vice president has a long history of reckless responses to the menaces du jour.
Confessions of a black bloc mole