Ranked Choice Voting Initiatives Massively Fail
Majorities in nine states vote to maintain partisan elections.
Majorities in nine states vote to maintain partisan elections.
Surprisingly strong support for "none of the above" in the 2024 primaries shows voters aren't thrilled with their options.
The "uncommitted" protest campaign had a strong showing in Minnesota, but underperformed in other states.
On some issues, Haley offered a fleeting glimpse of what a serious Republican party could look like.
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The other Biden policy abroad that left an imprint on Tuesday’s presidential primary
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Despite holding out against a seemingly inevitable Trump nomination, Haley lost in her home state.
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Matt Welch discusses the Iowa caucus results, the 2024 election, and the resurgence of "libertarian populism" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
DeSantis says the new, single tax rate would mean "lower taxes for everyone" but that only demonstrates that he hasn't thought too deeply about how a flat tax would work.
You're not going to save democracy by kicking people out of elections.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to weigh in on a hypothetical executive order to establish an American Climate Corps.
The culprit is prohibition, not lax border policing.
“I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though sometime back they may have entered illegally,” Reagan said in 1984.
"Our party does face a time for choosing," said the former vice president last night.
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"He said, you strike, you're fired. Simple concept to me. To the extent that we can use that once again, absolutely."
Plus: A listener question about the continued absurdity of sports stadium subsidies
The GOP presidential candidate also definitively said climate change is real.
In last night's Republican presidential debate, candidates floated various forms of military action against drug cartels.
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Accusing competitors of being "super PAC puppets," just asking questions about conspiracies, and lying about the media is all of the same successful populist piece.
It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company.
Haley seeks to make her relative youthfulness a selling point. It hasn't caught on among primary voters, but it's nonetheless worth considering whether the oldest candidates are always the best.
The anti-vax environmental lawyer is not worthy of the rehabilitation tour he's getting from pundits and podcasters.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1:25 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Dave Rubin about Gov. Ron DeSantis' entry into the 2024 presidential race.
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Does he want to limit government, or is he just out to win at all costs?
Plus: the editors field a listener question on intellectual property.
Is she an heir to Trump's throne? Is she a second coming for the pre-Trump Republican establishment? She doesn't even seem to know.
Expect a lot of harsh positioning on immigration and China.
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
Even if Trump loses this primary race, there’s every reason to think his party will retain its present will to power.
With his luster dimmed, former President Donald Trump is no longer the unchallenged party leader.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger claimed that over 1,000 people voted more than once. He now admits that number is far lower.
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What those donors understand is that a President Biden would nominate judges who are favorably disposed, or at least not hostile.
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