Barack Obama
SOTU and the Cynical Call for Bipartisanship: Four Decades of B.S.
President Obama's call for putting aside partisanship and governing as "Americans" is one of the oldest and most dishonest cliches in politics.
Obama's Plan to Help the Poor is to Make Government Bigger. Paul Ryan's Plan is to Make It Better.
Both want to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). But Ryan's plan would reform the system rather than grow it.
Obama's War on Coal Is Unconstitutional, Says Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe
Maybe Congress can't "turn back the clock" on the EPA's lawless Clean Power Plan, but the courts may well do so.
Obama's State of the Union Address Was a Bid to Influence the Next Democratic Campaign
Obama, bored with Congress, stages a kickoff event for an imaginary third term.
Obama SOTU: We've "Turned the Page"; But What We Need is a Whole New Book
The president's tired rhetoric and policy proposals show that we've not yet entered the 21st century in politics.
SOTU: Obama Requests Authorization for War He Is Already Fighting
The president doesn't make the case for taking out ISIS
Obama's 2015 SOTU: Magical Pain-Free Prosperity For Everyone!
The good news is that everyone will have forgotten this turd sandwich by the end of the week.
Obama Promises to Strengthen Privacy in State of the Union Speech - Rand Paul Would End Domestic Spying
And it's way past time that lying domestic spying agency chiefs should be punished.
Climate Change Does Not Ratify Obama Administration Energy Rationing Policies in State of the Union
President vows that he will press forward with hodgepodge of climate regulations
President Obama Wants Americans to Hire Veterans, But Does He?
Only three cabinet-level officials are military veterans, and it's unclear how many veterans work at the White House
Obama Claims U.S. "Free from the Grip of Foreign Oil" - No Thanks to Him
Obama administration did almost nothing to lower oil and gas prices
Reason Tweets the State of the Union: NOW!
News, views, abuse, and links you can use to get you though Barack Obama's annual address.
Who Needs Speechwriters When You Have Control-C?
President's fair shot/fair share message tonight lifts from his 2012 State of the Union address
Pew: Americans Say Obama is a "Good Man" Who is "Incompetent"
While most of us will be tuning out tonight's SOTU, here's a reason to watch: It frames the president's thinking about the next year.
Obama's Sinking SOTU Ratings: Tune In, Turn Off, Watch Netflix Instead
Barack Obama's ratings for his annual State of the Union Addresses have gone down like the Titanic. What's behind the slide? Anger and disappointment mostly.
Congress Has Veto Power over New Agency Regulations, But Could GOP Actually Make It Happen?
There's a reason you've probably never heard of the Congressional Review Act.
Foreign Policy and the State of the Union: What to Expect, or Not
From Iran to Nigeria, there's a lot the president can talk about, and a lot he won't say
How Ronald Reagan Described the Economy in His 7th-Year State of the Union
Comparing the rhetoric of two presidents who inherited economic messes reminds us of the wide gap between their respective recoveries.
Join Reason Tonight at 9 P.M. As We Tweet Obama's State of the Union Address!
Analysis, snark, helpful links, and more-all in realtime as the president chatters
Beware Obama's State of the Union Tax Hike
The president's new tax plan will wreak economic havoc.
The Eternal State of the Union, 2015 Update Edition
What happens when you take one sentence from each SOTU since 1961? You realize how empty American speechmaking has become.
Let's Pay for 'Free' Community College by Taxing College Savings!
Obama's new tax proposals hit more than the rich.
Cancel the State of the Union
You may want to skip the State of the Union address and prepare for something humbler, like the Super Bowl.
Obama's 2014 State of the Union Scorecard
The president didn't get much of his wish list last year and he'll get even less this time. That's a good thing.
Government-Subsidized Broadband? Could Obama Define 'Necessity' Down Any Further?
The president addresses a country that currently hates his political party by offering more big government.
This One Weird Trick Can Turn an Important Issue Into a Pointless Partisan Food Fight
The dumb debate about Obama's absence from a Paris rally
Nationwide Keystone Pipeline Protests Today as Senate Prepares to Vote Approval
Would add just 1/100th of a degree to man-made warming by 2100
John Kerry Would've Liked to Go to Paris for the Unity Rally. Probably Better He Didn't
Dozens of world leaders showed up for the Paris unity rally but not Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, or Eric Holder
Is Obama the Drug Warrior Becoming Obama the Reformer?
The president has begun to deliver on promises of a more rational, less punitive approach to psychoactive substances.
