Barack Obama

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Balancing Act

What sort of running mates should Barack Obama and John McCain pick?

Steve Chapman | 5.26.2008 7:00 AM

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Clinton to Dems: "I Want to Be Next in Line When Obama Gets Shot"

Jesse Walker | 5.23.2008 8:26 PM

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Because Really, My Tax Money Needs to Lock in the Windfall Historically High Price of Corn

Matt Welch | 5.21.2008 3:10 PM

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Are Judges Activists Only When They Overturn Laws McCain Likes?

Jacob Sullum | 5.16.2008 4:56 PM

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Obama on Medical Marijuana: Getting Clearer

Jacob Sullum | 5.15.2008 6:30 PM

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Republicans and Tax Realities

Why the GOP was wrong to cut the capital gains tax

Steve Chapman | 5.15.2008 12:00 PM

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You Don't Have to Watch Dynasty to Cop an Attitude

Jesse Walker | 5.12.2008 11:02 AM

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Friday Funnies

The agony of the Democratic nomination

Scott Stantis | 5.9.2008 7:00 AM

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The Audacity of Agnosticism

Nick Gillespie | 5.7.2008 9:33 AM

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A Narrative of the Life of Barack Obama

Damon Root | 5.5.2008 5:18 PM

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Hillary Rising

Clinton finally catches a few breaks in Carolina

Jeff Taylor | 5.2.2008 12:00 PM

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Joe Trippi's Gut-Check Failure

Nick Gillespie | 5.1.2008 4:39 PM

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Obama and Wright…

Nick Gillespie | 5.1.2008 9:52 AM

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Unionizing the Village in Order to Democrat it

Matt Welch | 4.30.2008 12:53 PM

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The Paranoid Style Is American Politics

Fear and loathing on every campaign trail

Jesse Walker | 4.24.2008 4:30 PM

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The Four Scariest Words in the English Language—and Some of Them May Not Even Be English

Nick Gillespie | 4.23.2008 3:37 PM

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The Killer Elite

Who speaks for the gun-toting, God-fearing proles?

Michael Moynihan | 4.23.2008 3:15 PM

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Ten Years of Running and They Put You on the Woods Fund Board

Jesse Walker | 4.22.2008 9:59 AM

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Zogby Says It's Hillary in Penn by Ten

Nick Gillespie | 4.22.2008 7:38 AM

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Obama's Favorite Terrorists

The senator and his choice of friends

Steve Chapman | 4.21.2008 7:00 AM

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Beer Drinkers Are Split in Pennsylvania

Nick Gillespie | 4.21.2008 6:55 AM

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Barack's Bitter Truth

America shouldn't give a damn about the Iraqis

Michael Young | 4.17.2008 3:00 PM

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Presidential Surveys Say…

Nick Gillespie | 4.17.2008 9:28 AM

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McCain on Mortgage Bailouts

Nick Gillespie | 4.11.2008 7:34 AM

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The New Franklin Roosevelts

Don't count on a candidate's campaign stances to tell you how he'll behave in office

Jesse Walker | 4.10.2008 12:00 PM

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Sir Elton Comes Out for Hillary; Guess Which Song She Mentions

Nick Gillespie | 4.10.2008 7:19 AM

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Petraeus at the Senate

Nick Gillespie | 4.9.2008 7:28 AM

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Say a Prayer for the Free-Trade Democrat

Nick Gillespie | 4.8.2008 11:37 AM

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Maybe Tobacco Causes Memory Loss

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2008 7:10 PM

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The Politics of Projection

Jesse Walker | 4.3.2008 2:54 PM

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Pork Three Ways

Only one presidential candidate takes a principled stand against earmarks.

Jacob Sullum | 3.26.2008 7:00 AM

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Rhymes With "Male Lout"

Matt Welch | 3.24.2008 9:25 AM

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Obama and the Pastor

Nick Gillespie | 3.21.2008 9:03 AM

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Worshipping at the Voting Booth

Florida voters vote not to vote. Thanks, gods.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.20.2008 3:00 PM

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You Make the World Seem Fresh and Clean

Matt Welch | 3.20.2008 2:25 PM

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Obama Speech—the View From Elaine's

Matt Welch | 3.19.2008 11:03 AM

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What the Candidates Will Do in Iraq: Special 5th Anniversary Edition

Nick Gillespie | 3.19.2008 7:49 AM

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Gaining Ground

Jesse Walker | 3.18.2008 1:52 PM

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The Audacity of Friends

Jesse Walker | 3.18.2008 11:20 AM

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Faith of our Fathers

How the Founders got religious liberty right

Nick Gillespie | 3.17.2008 12:00 PM

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And If You Freeze the Frame at Just the Right Moment, You Can See a White Robe and Pointy Hood Hanging on the Back of the Door

Jacob Sullum | 3.13.2008 11:56 AM

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Now Playing at Reason.tv: David Weigel on Presidential Politics

Reason Staff | 3.5.2008 2:30 PM

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With His Ballot in His Hand

Anthropologist Margaret Dorsey on music, marketing, and Texas politics

Jesse Walker | 3.3.2008 3:00 PM

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Post-Racial Obama

Nick Gillespie | 3.3.2008 7:17 AM

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Why Are These People So Ashamed of NAFTA?

The Democratic myths about free trade

Steve Chapman | 2.28.2008 7:00 AM

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Bill Cunningham Is Mad as Hell at John McCain, and He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore

Nick Gillespie | 2.27.2008 7:20 AM

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Isn't Self-Defense Common Sense?

Barack Obama's Second Amendment is all about hunting and target shooting.

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2008 7:00 AM

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American Idols

Will the "cult of Obama" hurt his chances? Get real.

David Weigel | 2.26.2008 4:30 PM