Bloomberg Goes for Brokered Convention
Plus: red spots in blue states, blue spots in red states, the White House admits tariffs have hurt manufacturing, and more...
Bernie Sanders
Elizabeth Warren Is Here To Be Queen of the Ashes
Plus: Bloomberg's rough night, libertarian Catholicism, Philadelphia's soda tax still sucks, and more...
Bernie Sanders' Troubling Agenda
Don't believe those who tell you that Sanders is some sort of centrist.
Bloomberg Disses Sanders' Socialism: 'Other Countries Tried That. It Was Called Communism and It Just Didn't Work.'
Bloomberg says "We're not going to throw out capitalism"; Sanders isn't so sure.
Knives Come Out Immediately at Vegas Democratic Debate—and Not Just at Bloomberg
"Stop and frisk" policies are brought into the crosshairs right away.
Has Trump Drained the Swamp or Stocked It With His Own Fish?
Sinking in the Swamp authors Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng are documenting all the president's grifters for The Daily Beast.
America's Two Major Political Parties Are Melting Down. But the Two-Party System Remains Strong.
Instead of destroying the political gatekeepers, we've merely handed the keys to the populists.
With Bernie Sanders in the Lead, Is Democratic Socialism Unstoppable?
Sanders wins New Hampshire while Michael Bloomberg rockets into second place. Plus: Bill Barr's DOJ, Trump's budget, and more.
Is Bloomberg vs. Sanders (vs. Trump) the 2020 Nightmare Scenario?
Plus: Virginia's assault weapon ban gets shot down, Trump's tariffs face new legal scrutiny, and why you don't want Amy Klobuchar on your bar trivia team
How Much More Should Trump Be Spending on You?
Federal outlays per person have increased $1,441 since 2016, to a grand total of $14,652 per person.
Is Bernie Sanders the Democratic Party's Donald Trump?
Like Trump before him, Sanders is using establishment disunity to mount an insurgent campaign.
Bernie Sanders' Alternative to Court-Packing is Almost as Bad
It may be better only in so far as it is much more likely to get invalidated by the courts.
The Good News Is That We Probably Won't Elect a Socialist. The Bad News Is That We Already Have, Many Times.
Americans probably don't want a president who will nationalize the means of production, but we're happy to keep electing ones who grow government spending.
Welp, at Least New Hampshire Counted the Votes on Time
Plus: FTC goes fishing for tech company ammunition, changes coming to Utah polygamy laws, and more...
Bernie Sanders Wins the New Hampshire Primary, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden Collapse
The democratic socialist and independent senator from Vermont is the Democratic Party's first socialist frontrunner.
The Democrats' Miserable Week
From Iowa to impeachment, Biden burnout to Trump triumph, the opposition party had itself a rough 7 days.
Instead of Removing Trump From Power, Remove Power From the Presidency
After Watergate, Democrats rolled back executive power. Under Trump, they just want to be the ones who get to wield it.
Campaign Trail Tales of Woe and Suffering Are at Odds With Reality
Elections are a time when a few of the wealthiest, most cossetted, and least appealing members of society try to convince us that America is an impoverished wasteland.
On Marijuana, Sanders Promises the Impossible, While Bloomberg Promises More of the Same
The former New York City mayor, who thinks legalizing pot is "one of the stupidest things we've ever done," nevertheless says "putting people in jail for marijuana" is "really dumb."
The Iowa Caucuses Have Always Been Terrible
Last night's caucus flop was a meltdown of small-d democracy.
Dems Want to Run the Country, but They Can't Even Run an Election in Iowa
Plus: What is the Shadow app? And are the Iowa caucuses dead?
The State of Our Union Is…Drunk?
The Reason Roundtable podcast grapples with a news week so packed it makes Manhattan look like Kansas
Watch Elizabeth Warren Lie About Her Son's Private School Education
Political hypocrisy on school choice needs to be exposed, says Reason Foundation's Corey DeAngelis.
Presidential Candidates Promise Freebies for Everyone
Politicians win, taxpayers lose.
Bernie Sanders' Wealth Tax Would Be Bad for Workers
The Vermont socialist has always claimed to be a champion of the working class. But over time, his wealth tax would fall heavily on ordinary Americans.
What's Behind Bernie Sanders' Surge? The Same Discontent That Caused Trump's 2016 Rise.
One dynamic that works in favor of both Trump and Sanders is that voters discount their extreme stances, figuring that they just represent opening offers that will eventually be watered down in compromises with powerful interest groups and with establishment lawmakers.
How Does the John Bolton Bombshell Change Impeachment?
Also on the Reason Roundtable podcast: why we should be worried about the rise of Bernie Sanders
Sanders Wants More Supreme Court Justices Like Sotomayor. That's Not a Bad Idea.
The presidential hopeful weighs in on the Supreme Court.
As Progressive Twitter Erupts at Joe Rogan Endorsing Bernie Sanders, a Reminder: Elizabeth Warren's Sexism Gambit Backfired
Sanders' lead over Warren has doubled since her campaign tried using a private 2018 conversation against him.
Impeachment Hall of Shame (and Fame?)
The Reason Roundtable hands out darts and laurels for the impeachment process to date, and also wades into the Democrats' great Gender Wars of 2020.
Still Seething Over 2016, Hillary Clinton Slams Sanders for Sexism Sans Substance
An unnecessary and personal attack on Bernie Sanders is another example of Clinton's poor political judgement, and smacks of Democratic desperation to stop the Vermont senator's rise.
Will Any 2020 Candidate Offer an Alternative to Trump's Trade Protectionism?
The Trump administration's "phase one" deal with China will keep many tariffs in place, but Democrats don't seem to have the guts to stand up for freer trade.
The Democratic Debates Are Downers. That's a Big Problem for All of Us.
Being relentlessly negative is no way to win votes, even against someone as dark and divisive as Donald Trump.
CNN Implicitly Took Elizabeth Warren's Side in the Unproven Sexism Accusation Against Bernie Sanders
"Senator Warren, what did you think when Sanders said a woman couldn’t win the election?”
Sorry, Bernie Sanders: Taiwan's Single Payer System Isn't an Argument for Medicare for All
Taiwan’s system is less generous than the Sanders plan—yet it still struggles with cost control and access to care.
Warren Accuses Sanders of Saying a Woman Couldn't Win in 2020
Plus: Belief in vaccines down 10 percent since 2001, states with low taxes see population boosts, and more...
Tonight Will Be Bernie's Time in the Barrel
Expect Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, et al, to relentlessly attack the Vermont socialist, heart-attack survivor, and accused electoral misogynist.
Trump's Iranian Justification Eroding by the Minute
Talking congressional oversight, the Bernie resurgence, and the death of Neil Peart on the Reason Roundtable podcast
Here's the One Book All the Democratic Candidates (and President Trump) Should Read
Amity Shlaes' Great Society: A New History details the failure of massive governmental attempts to remake society.
Joe Biden Says He Fought the Obama Administration on Afghanistan Troop Surge—and Lost
Bernie Sanders knocked the former veep for supporting the Iraq War, while Pete Buttigieg promised to mostly withdraw the troops.
Bernie Sanders Says He Won't Back Trump's New NAFTA Because It Doesn't Solve Climate Change. Huh?
The moderators didn't see ask Elizabeth Warren about her position on the USMCA, which does a serious disservice to prospective voters.
The Case Against Socialism
Sen. Rand Paul's new book discusses the horrible things that befall countries that tried it.
Moderate Joe Biden Wants Tax Hikes Twice as Big as Hillary Clinton Proposed in 2016
A sign of just how far left Democrats have moved under Trump
How Bernie Bros and Trumpistas See Their Guys Is Really Weird to the Rest of Us
The editors of the left-wing magazine Jacobin and MAGA-loving artist Jon McNaughton don't let reality intrude on their hero worship.
Elizabeth Warren Seems To Fondly Recall Era of Not Knowing Whether Your Brothers Died in War
The senator from Massachusetts thinks more Americans should join the military. Why?
Democrats Can't Quit Fantasizing About What They'd Do to Billionaires
Related: Michael Bloomberg can't keep fantasizing about being president
Elizabeth Warren Wants To Raise Taxes by $26 Trillion
What she and Bernie Sanders are proposing is nothing short of a wholesale transformation of the size and scope of government.
