Barack Obama
Clinton Loses Young Women by More Than 60 Points in New Hampshire
Young male voters overwhelmingly feel the Bern, as well.
Cruz and Rubio: Heirs to Bush-Obama Militarism
There's no point splitting hairs over whether Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio is the biggest warmonger. Both love the bloody and costly U.S. empire.
Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles; Supreme Court Expands Parole for Juveniles Serving Life
A big day for the rights of minors in the criminal justice system.
A Gun-Loathing President Weeps Over the Limits to Power in a Gun-Loving Country
There are limits to the government's ability to make the country other than it is, and to force citizens to bend to official will.
Why Won't Iran Act Like Our Enemy?
What's a war party to do when the Official Enemy won't act like it?
Lawsuit Filed Over Obama's Executive Actions on Guns
Freedom Watch's Larry Klayman claims Obama's proposed changes to gun dealer and mental health definitions violate Second Amendment rights and administrative procedure laws.
Here Come Big Budget Deficits!
Thanks to more spending, annual deficits will grow faster than expected.
Iran Nuclear Deal Moving Forward But Plenty of U.S. Sanctions Remain
Relations are thawing, but saber-rattling continues on both sides.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Texas Challenge to Obama's Executive Action on Immigration
U.S. v. Texas heads to SCOTUS.
The State of the Union Is Divided—as Usual
There is nothing particularly special about today's political hostilities.
Yes, Partisanship Can Be Frustrating, but It's Better Than the Alternative
Calls for national political "unity" are problematic.
Why Polls Don't Work
After decades of gradual improvement, the science of predicting election outcomes has hit an accuracy crisis.
When You Stop Laughing About Joe Biden Curing Cancer, Watch This Video About Gov't Successes
Barack Obama's parting "moon shot" in his State of the Union is inane, but there *are* ways to do government programs right.
State of the Union: Obama Moves the Goalposts
Is there a better way to deal with this annual exercise in empty pageantry?
The 10 Worst Lines in the State of the Union
Listen to me, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Rep. Thomas Massie explain why on SiriusXM Channel 121 at noon ET
SOTU and Guns: The Issue That Didn't Go Off
One off-handed mention, and gun policy gets the (lack of) attention it deserves.
Obama's Sick SOTU "Carpet Bombing" Burn on Ted Cruz
...is everything that's wrong with politics
Paperwork Can't Stop Criminals From Getting Guns
Why background checks won't stymie ordinary felons or mass shooters
Obama Promised Optimism at State of the Union—Americans Don't Need Politicians For That
Optimism about America comes despite politicians not because of them
In State of the Union Rebuttal, Nikki Haley Takes on Trump
The South Carolina governor defended immigrants of every race and religion.
Who Said It: President Obama or Jon Stewart?
10 mushy platitudes that came from either Obama's final State of the Union or the former Daily Show host's "Rally for Sanity and/or Fear."
Obama's Final SOTU Is a Dud, Like His Presidency
Domestically and abroad, he has set more fires than he put out.
Obama on the Economy: It's Awesome! It's Spectacular! It's Squeezing People to Death!
The income inequality obsession leads to whiplash.
Obama to Congress: Please Authorize What I'm Already Doing
...but if you don't authorize it, he'll keep doing it anyway.
Reason State of the Union Live Tweet
Real-time reactions to President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address.
Obama in 2010: 'We can't afford' the Kinds of Results That Obama Ended up Producing From 2011-16
If the State of the Union is used as an accountability tool, Obama has a lot to answer for
On Eve of Bam's Final SOTU, 65% of Americans Think Country Is Headed in Wrong Direction
President Obama may try to spike the football only to realize he's in his own endzone.
5 Quagmires President Obama (Probably) Won't Address in His Last SOTU
Messes for a legacy.
This Is Not a Laundry List: The Last State of the Union Drinking Game Under President Obama
Here's when to take a drink and click a link during tonight's big presidential address.
Prediction: Obama's Last SOTU Address Won't Really Be That Different from the Others
They're always full of broad elementary civics class blather.
As Sanders Polls Closer to Clinton, Obama Declines to Stick His Neck Out
It's typical for the president not to endorse early, but it's a reminder there's no true 'successor.'
6 Reasons Obama Is Untrustworthy on Guns
The president's townhall and New York Times op-ed piece illustrate his slipperiness.
Obama's Legacy is Executive Abuse
The temptation to use the Obama model of legislating through the executive branch will become increasingly attractive to politicians and their supporters.
What's Obama Trying to Accomplish with Tonight's "Town Hall" on Guns?
Likely little more than letting a narrow base know he cares, though the implications of more feckless "gun policy" choices might be alarming.
Obama Falls 600,000 Electric Cars Short, Science Advances by Funerals, and Record Wildfires?
A scitech research and policy round up for January 7, 2016
Obama Oversteps His Authority With Gun Orders
The president is without authority to negate the congressional will, and any attempt to do so will be invalidated by the courts.
Anthony Fisher Talks Oregon, Guns, and Obama's Tears on HuffPost Live
First Cocktail Chatter of 2016!
Worst Argument Ever Against Ted Cruz Is Donald Trump's Birther Claim
The latest burst of birtherism is a reminder of how sad the whole meme always was.
Obama's Gun Control Policies Serve the Same Function As His Tears
The president boldly proclaims that good intentions matter more than results.
In Gun Sales, Whose Hands Are 'Wrong'?
Obama wants to make it easier for the government to take away people's Second Amendment rights.
U.S. Special Ops Soldier First 2016 Casualty of War in Afghanistan That Ended in 2014
Killed in a firefight in Marja, the site of the first operations of the 2010 U.S. "surge"
Watch Matt Welch Talk Guns, Trump, Clinton, Cruz and 'Hate Speech' on Tonight's Kennedy
8 p.m. ET, and again at midnight, on Fox Business Network
"Tomorrow We Should Do More" and Other Reasons Gun Rights Folk Mistrust President Obama
Obama's announcement today uses public mass gun murder to buttress irrelevant policies, with vague promises of "more."
Obama's Rainbow of Everlasting Joy: The Year in Presidential Photography
Despite an ongoing media boycott of White House staff photography, the president's image crafters still call the shots.