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Bipartisanship

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Occupational Licensing

Occupational Licensing Reform Is a Biden Policy We Can All Favor

Occupational licensing rules are more often arbitrary bureaucratic hurdles than they are protections for health or safety.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.30.2020 11:05 AM

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Joe Biden

Joe Biden's Career Is One Long Lesson About the Dangers of Bipartisan Consensus Politics

Biden's reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker might be appealing in these polarized times, but his record as a policy maker is atrocious.

Eric Boehm | 12.19.2019 10:25 AM

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Spending

Don't Worry, Partisan Politics Isn't Getting in the Way of Government Spending

Climate strikes, "Medicare for All," national security whistleblowers, and Canadian blackface scandals are all distractions from D.C.'s core function: spending more money than we have.

Nick Gillespie | 9.20.2019 10:50 AM

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Occupational Licensing

Occupational Licensing Is Keeping Americans Stuck in Place

Licensing reform efforts cross partisan barriers. Unfortunately, so do efforts to cripple opportunity and prosperity.

J.D. Tuccille | 8.1.2019 7:00 AM

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Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Reform Is Having a (Long Overdue) Moment

Slowly but surely, some of the most glaring problems of our criminal justice system are being addressed.

C.J. Ciaramella | 7.27.2019 6:00 AM

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Criminal Justice

Pennsylvania Passes Clean Slate Act, Will Seal More Than 30 Million Criminal Records

The law will reopen critical channels to employment and housing that might otherwise be closed.

Billy Binion | 7.2.2019 5:20 PM

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Death Penalty

His Father Was Murdered. He Helped End the Death Penalty Anyway.

“I wanted to be more than somebody who is the son of a murder victim.”

Zuri Davis | 6.14.2019 3:55 PM

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Death Penalty

New Hampshire Is One Step Closer To Abolishing the Death Penalty

The bipartisan push to remove capital punishment from state law is moving forward.

Zuri Davis | 5.23.2019 5:15 PM

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Georgia

Georgia Lawmakers Have Introduced a Bill to End the Death Penalty

The bill was introduced by Republicans and co-sponsored by Democrats.

Zuri Davis | 4.2.2019 2:35 PM

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Bipartisanship

GOP Congressman Bucks Party on Dems' House Rule Changes

Rep. Tom Reed says he was threatened with "consequences" as a result.

Joe Setyon | 1.3.2019 9:45 AM

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Spending

Mitch McConnell Touts Wild Spending Bills as 'Bipartisan' Accomplishments

Should the Senate majority leader really be celebrating more reckless spending?

Joe Setyon | 11.14.2018 11:25 AM

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Brett Kavanaugh

Calls for Revoking Susan Collins' Honorary Degree Over Kavanaugh Vote Show How Sad Politics Have Become

It's misguided to politicize something as non-controversial as an honorary degree.

Joe Setyon | 10.16.2018 2:40 PM

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Mostly Weekly

Congressional New Year's Resolutions

Read bills before voting, and other ways Congress can be less terrible in 2018.

Andrew Heaton and Sarah Siskind | 12.29.2017 10:30 AM

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War on Terror

Democrats Want Trump To Be More Like Bush…So He Could Actually Accomplish His Agenda?

Many of the underlying sentiments that made the statist post-9/11 bipartisan consensus possible are still in Washington, ready to be exploited.

Ed Krayewski | 11.3.2017 9:30 AM

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Politics

Americans Agree More Than They Realize

An exaggerated emphasis on differences obscures the degree to which Americans still agree

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.23.2017 12:00 PM

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Bipartisanship

Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer Are Besties: The Case Against Bad Bipartisanship

The president and congressional Democrats just worked together on a bad debt ceiling and budget deal.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 9.8.2017 1:55 PM

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Olympics

Schumer, Norquist on Thin Ice With Olympic Tax Break

The politicians would probably be better off just lowering everyone's taxes, rather than picking and choosing a few already lucky Olympic athletes to reward with tax cuts.

Ira Stoll | 8.15.2016 4:00 PM

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg's Speech Could've Been a Gary Johnson Endorsement, if Bloomberg Weren't a Big Nanny Statist

Says Americans have to come together and embrace the freedoms the founding fathers established.

Ed Krayewski | 7.27.2016 11:29 PM

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Food Freedom

Food Freedom Legislation Slowly Advancing in States

One big step forward; two temporary steps back.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.30.2016 8:00 AM

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Free Markets

Shut Up, Explained the Businessman: How Consumers Like You Get SLAPPed Down

Free market groups support Federal SPEAK FREE Act opposing "strategic lawsuits against public participation"

Ronald Bailey | 2.2.2016 2:11 PM

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Bipartisanship

Yes, Partisanship Can Be Frustrating, but It's Better Than the Alternative

Calls for national political "unity" are problematic.

David Harsanyi | 1.15.2016 12:00 AM

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Israel

Netanyahu Does The Impossible: Divides Congress on Israel

Bibi's speech to Congress threatens the uniquely rock-solid bipartisan support for Israel.

Anthony Fisher | 2.27.2015 2:33 PM

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Afghanistan

Longer War in Afghanistan a Bipartisan Affair

Support in Washington for an even longer war in Afghanistan is growing.

Ed Krayewski | 2.25.2015 10:40 AM

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GMO Food

Congress Talks GMO Labeling, Actually Makes Sense

The early results of this bipartisan effort, it may surprise you to learn, aren't half bad.

Baylen Linnekin | 12.13.2014 8:00 AM

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Bipartisanship

The Bipartisan Commission Ruse

These panels are the equivalent of the participation awards handed out to every kid in little league.

Steve Chapman | 1.27.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Justice Scalia: Nasty Time in Washington, Bipartisan Social Interaction Nearly Non-Existent

State of the union "childish"

Reason Staff | 10.7.2013 10:00 AM

Debt Ceiling

Source: Boehner Will Rely on Democrats to Raise Debt Ceiling If He Has To

Dispensing of Hastert rule

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 8:10 AM

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Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi Blames Republicans for Partisanship

Going meta?

Ed Krayewski | 7.30.2013 7:30 PM

Farm Subsidies

Meet the New Farm Bill, Same as the Old Farm Bill

Taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance, like all farm subsidies, is a costly bipartisan disaster.

Baylen Linnekin | 6.8.2013 8:00 AM

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Immigration

If Immigration Reform Fails … Blame Gay Marriage?

Bipartisanship still has its limits

Scott Shackford | 5.1.2013 11:24 AM

Immigration

Of Course Immigration Reform Bill Will Lead to Even More Bureaucracy

Scott Shackford | 4.18.2013 2:30 PM

Barack Obama

The Myth of Obama's Centrism

Obama's quest for a "balanced approach" is the lifeblood of his political success--and also its biggest myth.

David Harsanyi | 4.11.2013 12:00 PM

Immigration

Bipartisan Senate Plan Would Let Illegal Immigrants Earn Citizenship in a Decade

Peter Suderman | 3.18.2013 10:37 AM

Drones

Rand Paul, Ron Wyden Team Up to Curb Drone Use

Bipartisanship to reduce government power! That doesn't happen often.

Reason Staff | 2.26.2013 11:15 AM

Barack Obama

Obama Calls for Unity at Prayer Breakfast

No.

Reason Staff | 2.7.2013 2:23 PM

Bipartisanship

'No Labels'? No Thanks!

Self-congratulatory, schoolmarmish earnestness and warmed over Beltway pap

Gene Healy | 1.15.2013 12:00 PM

Barack Obama

Poll: Obama Can't Heal Partisan Rancor

Voters finally realize he's part of the cause, not the cure

Reason Staff | 11.15.2012 7:50 PM

Election 2012

Brown Touts Bipartisan Senate Vote

When parties have split, he has voted with the Democrats half the time

Reason Staff | 10.15.2012 8:15 PM

Election 2012

Joe Biden Cites Work with Thurmond, Helms

Probably not the best examples for calling for bipartisan cooperation

Reason Staff | 9.25.2012 5:15 PM

Partisan Identification

If Political Parties Are Like Soft Drink Brands, Why Isn't Gary Johnson Polling 15 Percent?

Tim Cavanaugh | 9.13.2012 10:39 AM

Congress

Veronique de Rugy Talks Washington Gridlock on PBS

Reason Staff | 8.7.2012 3:47 PM

Prohibition

Democrats and Republicans Agree: More Power for the President

Calvin Thompson | 7.16.2012 2:59 PM

GMO Food

Top 5 Pieces of Good News in the Bad News

Tired of bad news? Maybe you're just taking it the wrong way.

Ed Krayewski | 6.16.2012 12:00 PM

Economics

Romney and Obama Agree: Power Is Good

Under corporatist bipartisanship, the people lose.

Sheldon Richman | 4.15.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

The Senate Doesn't Live Up to the Beltway's Fever Dream of Bipartisanship? Say It Ain't Snowe!

Peter Suderman | 3.5.2012 1:32 PM

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