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Amy Klobuchar

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Coronavirus

Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly

A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.

Robby Soave | 3.6.2025 10:30 AM

Joe Biden state of the union capitalism competition Buy American free trade antitrust consumers economics | Illustration: Lex Villena; Gage Skidmore

Free Markets

For Joe Biden, Competition Is Essential. Except When It Must Be Banned.

It's a fundamental contradiction that's affected the Biden administration's economic policy for the past two years.

Eric Boehm | 2.9.2023 11:50 AM

Taylor Swift | Illustration: Lex Villena; Michel Bussieres, Lumeimages / Avalon/Newscom

Congress

Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift Glitch Doesn't Require a Congressional Hearing

The site crashed because Swift is very popular, not because antitrust enforcement is too weak.

Liz Wolfe | 1.26.2023 11:05 AM

Amy Klobuchar in the Senate | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Congress

Both Democrats and Republicans Want To Break Up Big Tech. Consumers Would Pay the Price.

Government often proves to be biased against large, successful companies that legislators don't understand well but customers love.

Veronique de Rugy | 7.21.2022 5:00 PM

sipaphotostwelve796823 | Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom

Antitrust

Anti-Tech Antitrust Bill Draws Criticism From All Sides

Plus: CBD could prevent COVID-19, gun owner privacy is at risk in California, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.21.2022 9:47 AM

rollcallpix138098 | Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Klobuchar's Plan To Combat Vaccine 'Misinformation' Would Have HHS Decide What You Can Post Online

Plus: A possible breakthrough in cheap battery technology, a primer on inflation, the SCOTUS showdown over abortion, and more....

Eric Boehm | 7.23.2021 9:30 AM

sfphotosfour759182 | CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom

Antitrust

The Conservative Antitrust Case Against Big Tech Is a Giant Self-Own

It's hard to take seriously complaints that there are no alternatives to Facebook when they're made on Twitter.

Peter Suderman | 11.18.2020 2:15 PM

sipaphotosten853588 | Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/Newscom

Reason Roundup

This Week Confirmed That Control of the Supreme Court Will Be a Critical Part of Trump's Reelection Strategy

Plus: Seattle labor coalition gives cops the boot, supermarkets are a miracle of modern markets, Klobuchar is the last person to realize she won't be Biden's VP, and more...

Eric Boehm | 6.19.2020 9:45 AM

iosphotos187200 | Dylan Stewart/Image of Sport/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Zoom Is Keeping Pandemic-Stricken America Connected. Cue Congress's Tech Panic.

Plus: Court upholds Texas abortion ban, Americans say they're choosing to stay at home, a doctor's view on hydroxychloroquine, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.8.2020 9:48 AM

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Election 2020

Amy Klobuchar Ends Presidential Campaign, Reportedly Plans To Endorse Joe Biden

Klobuchar is a cop too, though it took a little longer for her record to catch up with her.

Eric Boehm | 3.2.2020 3:15 PM

zumaglobalnine944944 | Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Klobuchar's Tough-on-Crime Past Finally Comes Back to Bite Her

Plus: South Carolina primary tallies, coronavirus claims two lives in Washington state, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.2.2020 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Is Bloomberg vs. Sanders (vs. Trump) the 2020 Nightmare Scenario?

Plus: Virginia's assault weapon ban gets shot down, Trump's tariffs face new legal scrutiny, and why you don't want Amy Klobuchar on your bar trivia team

Eric Boehm | 2.18.2020 9:30 AM

zumaamericastwentysix683732 | Zach D Roberts/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Welp, at Least New Hampshire Counted the Votes on Time

Plus: FTC goes fishing for tech company ammunition, changes coming to Utah polygamy laws, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.12.2020 9:33 AM

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Debates 2020

Smart Debate Responses Against Drug War Lead Inevitably to Big Pharma Bashing

Government solutions to the opioid overdose crisis have contributed to the problem, and no candidate really wants to acknowledge it.

Scott Shackford | 2.7.2020 10:25 PM

sfphotosfour457938 | CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Dems Want to Run the Country, but They Can't Even Run an Election in Iowa

Plus: What is the Shadow app? And are the Iowa caucuses dead?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.4.2020 9:30 AM

Amy Klob | Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar Boasts About Putting Myon Burrell Behind Bars. But What If He's Innocent?

Activists urge Klobuchar to suspend her presidential campaign.

Zuri Davis | 1.31.2020 4:40 PM

KlobPete | Edward M. PioRoda/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Debates 2020

Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?

What is this, 2008?

Matt Welch | 1.14.2020 11:20 PM

zumaamericastwentysix130241 | Scott Varley/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Debates 2020

Bernie Sanders Says He Won't Back Trump's New NAFTA Because It Doesn't Solve Climate Change. Huh?

The moderators didn't see ask Elizabeth Warren about her position on the USMCA, which does a serious disservice to prospective voters.

Eric Boehm | 12.19.2019 9:30 PM

polspphotos608440 | F. Carter Smith/Polaris/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Elizabeth Warren Is the Democratic Frontrunner. Everyone's Piling On.

Fellow Democratic candidates took aim over how Warren plans to pay for all the "free" stuff she's promising, her policy in the Middle East, and her thoughts on Trump's Twitter account.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.16.2019 9:38 AM

zumaglobalnine286099 | Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Warren Says She's 'Open to Decriminalizing Sex Work'; Klobuchar Still Says No Way

Plus: Democrats talk LGBTQ equality, California cracks down on mini-shampoo, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.11.2019 9:42 AM

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Gun Control

5 Misconceptions Promoted by Democrats During Their 'Gun Safety Forum'

The presidential contenders hyped the "epidemic" of gun violence and the threat posed by school shootings while perpetuating myths about "assault weapons," background checks, and the Second Amendment.

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2019 11:20 AM

zumaglobalnine265276 | Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Debates 2020

Democrats Forget the Flint Water Crisis Was Caused by a Bold New Infrastructure Plan

Michigan and Flint authorities thought switching water providers would be a great job stimulus program.

Robby Soave | 7.30.2019 10:46 PM

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Debates 2020

Democrats Are Terrified of Their Own Non-Socialism

Those who disagree with Elizabeth Warren's economics tried really hard not to say so during the Dems' first presidential debate

Matt Welch | 6.27.2019 4:05 PM

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Election 2020

All the Top Democrats Running for President Favor Legalizing Marijuana

The one potential holdout? Joe "gateway drug" Biden.

Matt Welch | 4.20.2019 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Abaca Press/Douliery Olivier/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom

Transportation Policy

Amy Klobuchar's $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Contains Nothing That Hasn't Failed Before

From high-speed rail to rural broadband, Klobuchar's supposedly bold policy framework reads like a retread of policies pushed by Democrats and Trump.

Eric Boehm | 4.3.2019 11:50 AM

Large image on homepages | Photo: KC McGinnis/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Amy Klobuchar Is a Cop, Too

Plus: Robert Kraft, Dyma Loving, Michelle Aldana, and others in the news for mistreatment by the U.S. criminal justice system

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.22.2019 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Keiko Hiromi/AFLO/Newscom

Bill Weld

'Social Justice'–Touting Bill Weld Has Kind Words for Fellow Ex-Prosecutors Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar

The possible presidential contender has come a long way since his tough-on-crime speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention, but he's still emphasizing his U.S. attorney past.

Matt Welch | 2.22.2019 12:17 PM

Large image on homepages | Glen Stubbe/TNS/Newscom

Election 2020

Klobuchar Breaks With Progressives on Free College, Green New Deal

The Minnesota senator says the national debt constrains policymaking, giving the rare impression of a candidate who has actually thought things through.

Eric Boehm | 2.19.2019 10:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Disney

Green New Deal

Green New WTF?: Podcast

Untethered from real-world constraints, progressive Democratic policy goes utopian.

Matt Welch and Mark McDaniel | 2.11.2019 4:55 PM

Large image on homepages | Ron Sachs/Newscom

Election 2020

Scandal-Plagued Sen. Amy Klobuchar Announces 2020 Presidential Run

"Minnesota Nice" branding belies mean streak and temper, said staff. Will it harm her presidential chances?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.10.2019 3:40 PM

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