[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.
The Vermont socialist advanced some libertarian ideas way back in the day.
What happened to gun control from 2000 to 2012? Funny you should ask...
Wants less shouting, more good policy.
Closing private correctional facilities would make life worse for prisoners and taxpayers.
All three of these political stars of the moment are drawing big crowds by the dangerous old method of blaming a minority.
Are young Americans actually being seduced by the lure of socialism?
The Vermont socialist running for Democratic presidential nomination once launched war on Chinese bobbleheads.
Could he be two thirds of the way there?
Republicans for Hillary, Americans against monarchy, and the lack of a Democratic Plan B are among the topics
To progressive campaign finance reformers, freedom of speech depends on who you are or what you say.
Like border walls for Republicans, pathway-to-citizenship for Democrats is a recent emphasis
Anti-birthright Republicans should make their deportation plans clear. But so should pro-'pathway' Democrats
Democratic candidates are endorsing—or paying lip service to—reform. What will happen in the GOP?
They've always had significant differences in some policies.
Leading Democratic presidential contender sloughs off complicity in mass incarceration, tells protesters they need to figure things out.
Trump's nativist stance is hitting a nerve, but it's not connected to electoral or economic reality.
Conservatives praise a deeply un-conservative plan.
On the issues, there's more overlap between the two 2016 presidential candidates than you might expect.
What leading liberal candidates are saying, and not saying, about improving the nation's justice system.
The socialist senator takes on the ride-sharing company.
Sanders wants people mobilized, but is he really interested in what they want?
Says relaxing immigration restrictions is a right-wing Koch plot.
Hey ho, hey ho, the status quo has got to go - especially if you're a Mexican or really rich.
What Sanders' third-party home had to say about guns in 1972
A race to check off boxes on the Democratic side
Sanders' far left base tends to be anti-Israel whereas Sanders does not.
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
Let the presidential candidate have his way and watch the U.S. economy implode.
Don't overanalyze positive, emotional, early reactions to candidates.
A left-wing pundit attacks the Vermont socialist for being insufficiently anti-gun.
Why "Made in America" isn't always the best slogan to get behind.
A dove in the '80s, something more complicated since then
Why do we need 23 deodorant choices when children are going hungry?
It's all subjective for socialists.
The Socialist running for president says he doesn't begrudge Hillary Clinton for the money she makes giving speeches.
Compare and contrast.
Libertarian magician looks at political propaganda so you don't have to
Americans' right to free speech should not be proportionate to their political power.