Sanders Suddenly Becomes Pot-Friendliest Major-Party Candidate
Clinton is still noncommittal on marijuana legalization, even though she mistakenly thinks most low-level, nonviolent offenders in prison are there for smoking pot.
Bernie Sanders
Sanders: 'When a Mother Has a Baby, She Should Stay Home With That Baby'
Bernie's debate gaffe reveals a serious problem with mandatory family leave policies.
The DemDebate Clarified That Many Libertarian Views Have Gone Mainstream
Clinton, Sanders, Webb, O'Malley, and Chaffee are nobody's idea of small-government crusaders, but they got some things right.
Watch Matt Welch React to the Democratic Debate on Red Eye w/ Tom Shillhue
If I'm staying up this late, so should you!
Watch Matt Welch Talk Dem Debate Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Kennedy
Hillary's roboticism, Webb's untapped potential, and the Democrats' lurch to the economic left
Penn Jillette: Bernie Sanders is the 'one person in this race who's actually genuine and not crazy' [UPDATE: Penn sez 'You are right, I am wrong']
Libertarian magician praises the socialist and disses Rand Paul
[Updated: Gun Rights Too!] When Bernie Sanders Called for Ending Compulsory Education & Legalizing All Drugs
The Vermont socialist advanced some libertarian ideas way back in the day.
Why Was There a 12-Year Gap in the Gun Debate?
What happened to gun control from 2000 to 2012? Funny you should ask...
Bernie Sanders Responds to Oregon Shooting: More Gun Control, More Mental Health, Less Violence in Media
Wants less shouting, more good policy.
Why Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Private Prisons
Closing private correctional facilities would make life worse for prisoners and taxpayers.
In Trump, Sanders, and Pope Francis, a Warning About the Politics of Crowds
All three of these political stars of the moment are drawing big crowds by the dangerous old method of blaming a minority.
Bernie Sanders Says He Spoke at Liberty U to Find Common Ground, But There's a Darker Possibility
Are young Americans actually being seduced by the lure of socialism?
Bernie Sanders' Protectionism & Nativist Economics is Neither New Nor Smart
The Vermont socialist running for Democratic presidential nomination once launched war on Chinese bobbleheads.
Bernie Sanders, First Libertarian Socialist?
Could he be two thirds of the way there?
Watch Matt Welch Talk Campaign 2016 on Tonight's Kennedy at 8 p.m. ET MIDNIGHT*
Republicans for Hillary, Americans against monarchy, and the lack of a Democratic Plan B are among the topics
Corporate Political Spending Is Helping Bernie Sanders Succeed. Why Does He Want To Ban It?
To progressive campaign finance reformers, freedom of speech depends on who you are or what you say.
Democrats on Immigration Since 1980: From Apathy to Anger to Amnesty (of Sorts)
Like border walls for Republicans, pathway-to-citizenship for Democrats is a recent emphasis
Ted Cruz Evades Important Question: Would You Deport U.S. Citizens? (UPDATED)
Anti-birthright Republicans should make their deportation plans clear. But so should pro-'pathway' Democrats
Criminal Justice Reform: Which Ways the Winds Are Blowing
Democratic candidates are endorsing—or paying lip service to—reform. What will happen in the GOP?
Are Democrats Really Socialists?
They've always had significant differences in some policies.
Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton's "Black Lives Matter" Problem in 10 Minutes
Leading Democratic presidential contender sloughs off complicity in mass incarceration, tells protesters they need to figure things out.
Even Republicans Don't Support Donald Trump's Call to Deport Millions of Illegal Immigrants
Trump's nativist stance is hitting a nerve, but it's not connected to electoral or economic reality.
Donald Trump's Insane Immigration Plan Would Add 10,000 Federal Employees
Conservatives praise a deeply un-conservative plan.
Surprising Similarities Between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
On the issues, there's more overlap between the two 2016 presidential candidates than you might expect.
Election 2016: Where the Democrats Stand on Criminal Justice and Police Reform
What leading liberal candidates are saying, and not saying, about improving the nation's justice system.
Bernie Sanders Says He Has "Serious Problems" With Uber Because It's "Unregulated"
The socialist senator takes on the ride-sharing company.
Bernie Sanders: A Democratic Socialist Is Someone Who Looks to Scandinavia, Things Are Getting Worse, Only Government Can Make Them Better
Sanders wants people mobilized, but is he really interested in what they want?
On Immigration, Bernie Sanders Sounds Like Donald Trump
Says relaxing immigration restrictions is a right-wing Koch plot.
Are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Tapping into Rage Against the Machine?
Hey ho, hey ho, the status quo has got to go - especially if you're a Mexican or really rich.
Bernie Sanders and Gun Rights: More Than Just Electoral Expediency
What Sanders' third-party home had to say about guns in 1972
Martin O'Malley Attacks Bernie Sanders on Guns
A race to check off boxes on the Democratic side
NPR Repeats False Claim Bernie Sanders is Israeli Citizen, Got it From Facebook
Sanders' far left base tends to be anti-Israel whereas Sanders does not.
Can They Stop Themselves?
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
The Foolish Socialism of Bernie Sanders
Let the presidential candidate have his way and watch the U.S. economy implode.
Bernie Sanders and the Liberals' Moment
Don't overanalyze positive, emotional, early reactions to candidates.
Sorry Liberals, Bernie Sanders Is a 'Gun Nut'
A left-wing pundit attacks the Vermont socialist for being insufficiently anti-gun.
Bernie Sanders' War on Chinese Bobbleheads!
Why "Made in America" isn't always the best slogan to get behind.
Bernie Sanders and the Liberal Hawks
A dove in the '80s, something more complicated since then
