David Clarke's Awful Book Explains Why He Should Be Nowhere Near Power
Much like the jail he ran, former sheriff David Clarke's new book is cruel and unusual punishment.
Donald Trump
From Pig's Blood Assassination Fantasies to the Depressingly Real Afghan Surge
How many people will die for Donald Trump's mistaken belief that only "political correctness" is holding America back from victory?
In Warrantless Cellphone Search Case, It's the Trump Administration vs. the 4th Amendment
The Supreme Court will arguments in Carpenter v. U.S. in the coming term.
'Experts' Fear Trump Will Talk to Kim Jong Un, New York Times Reports
But talks, even bilateral ones, offer the best solutions.
Trump's Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Is a Reminder that Presidential Pardon Powers Should Be Used Far More Often
Presidential pardons were a depressing crapshoot long before Arpaio received one.
Donald Trump's Prescription for Impoverishing America
Free trade makes everyone better off.
Joe Arpaio May Have Been Pardoned, But He's Still a Whiny Baby
His and President Trump's complaints that he was treated unfairly by the courts are nonsense.
Trump, Sheriff Joe, and the Thrill of Arbitrary Power
The president admires strong men who break the law to enforce it.
Comics and 'Creating Your Own Reality in the Age of Trump'
Ed Krayewski at the Parsons School of Design, tonight at 7:00p.m.
James Madison Would Love Sanctuary Cities
Federalism is alive and kicking in the age of Trump.
Why Libertarians Should Want *More* Trust in Government
Paradoxically, government grows because of our lack of confidence in it.
Lawsuits Fly Against Trump Administration's Reversal on Transgender Military Service
Three separate attempts to block memo calling for new ban.
Out of the Way, Texas, Federal Hurricane Rescue Is Coming
If history is any indicator, it's going to be a long and very expensive siege.
Trump Sticks to Status Quo With Idiotic Afghanistan Plans
The great disrupter of the establishment turns out to be-surprise, surprise-a man of the establishment.
Why Trump's Wall Is Not Going to Happen
Plenty of GOP members would rather put Barack Obama on Mount Rushmore than underwrite this addled project.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Review Proposes Shrinking 4 of 27 National Monuments
Environmental activists go ballistic.
Watch Matt Welch on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Discussing Trump, Afghanistan, identity politics and more with Jesse Jackson, Paul Begala, Frank Bruni, and Nayyera Haq
Donald Trump's 10 Theses: A Phoenix Rally Quiz
See if you know what's on the president's mind.
Were Anti-War Libertarians Gullible for Believing Trump Would Take on the War Party?
Matt Welch talks with MilLiberty about foreign policy, post-communist Europe, collectivist antipathies, and the apocalyptic style within libertarianism
How to Pull Air Traffic Control Out of the 1960s!
JetBlue and other airlines are signing on to a plan pushed by Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole for decades.
Trump Out of Touch With Reality on Afghanistan
The president's proclamations about Afghanistan are not a plan; they're a letter to Santa Claus.
DOJ Retreats From Speech-Chilling Demand for Information About Trump's Opponents
Federal prosecutors say they did not realize how broad their warrant was.
Is There Really an 'Insidious Libertarian-To-Alt-Right Pipeline'?
No, but believers in "Free Minds and Free Markets" should be in the forefront of attacking racism, anti-Semitism, and parochialism.
Why Are Media Outlets Giving Commentary Space to Wannabe Censors?
Any authority to shut down speech will be turned toward the press eventually.
Kat Timpf on Being a Fox Libertarian, Enduring Rape Fantasies from Trump Supporters, and Getting Water-Bombed by Brooklyn Haters
The Specialists co-host: "'I want to kill you' isn't a threat; I guess that's just what they want to do. I'll defend that as free speech."
Trump Doubles Down on His Fake Immigration Plans in Phoenix
His enforcement action has nothing to do with the drop in border apprehensions.
Remember That Time Trump Said 'Get Out of Afghanistan'? Neither Does He.
The president's latest flip-flop is total and appalling. Will it finally alienate his base?
Contrary To Nationalist Myths, Protectionism Is an Economic Disaster
American protectionism has repeatedly failed as an economic strategy.
Trump's Arizona Rally Is an Advertisement for the GOP's Pathologies
Behold a squabbling but still powerful coalition of nationalist authoritarians, immovable interventionists, finger-in-the-wind opportunists, and vastly outnumbered libertarian-leaners.
Americans Can Fight Bigotry Without Trump's Help
The president's appalling equivocation on Charlottesville is strengthening private moral forces
Trump Opens Door For Afghanistan Peace, But Says U.S. Sticking Around
Says he's going against his first instinct, but that that's what presidents do.
Why Trump Hates Jeff Flake [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss the president's attack on the Arizona senator, Steve Bannon's exit, and what's next in Afghanistan.
Tribalism and Economic Nationalism Are Cut from the Same Cloth
Antiglobalism and anticosmopolitanism might flow purely from economic ignorance, but it is hard to believe that's all it is for many people.
Trump vs. the Business Community
Obama was not the friend CEOs think the president of the U.S. should be. But in Trump, they're finding out what it's like to have a real enemy.
Steve Bannon's Once and Future Website Warns That Trump Could End up Like Schwarzenegger (UPDATED)
While Arnold dings Donald on Charlottesville, Breitbart readies for "WAR."
Donald Trump and the Sad Triumph of Right-Wing Political Correctness
The president isn't attacking P.C., as he once promised. He's sanctioned its use among his followers.
How to Safely Watch the Eclipse or CNN
Remy has a few helpful tips for safely watching large orange balls of gas.
Republicans Want to Talk Tax Reform. Trump's Outbursts Mean They're Talking About Nazis.
President Trump's outbursts are making governance impossible
A Free Country Can Do Without a Conscience in Chief
Otherwise, with Trump as president, America would never recover from the moral damage
Popehat: Internet Businesses Rejecting Racists Is an Exercise of Free Speech
Also, "generally standing around in your tiki torches and your badly fitting Dockers, trash-talking minorities, that's not unlawful incitement," says First Amendment Lawyer Ken White
Kmele vs. DeRay, and Trump's Cherished History: The New Fifth Column
Arguments over Charlottesville, confessions of collegiate evangelizing, and a Q&A with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson
Trump's Idea of Uniting the Country: Complaining About Removal of Confederate Memorials
But guess what happens whenever art gets in the way of one of his developments?
Despite the President's Pandering, White Nationalists Are Still Losing
As Trump learned this week, pandering to white nationalists means alienating most other Americans.
Taliban, Russia Want U.S. to Withdraw From Afghanistan
If it's what they really want they're going about it in the wrongest way.
Donald Trump Unambiguously Condemns…Amazon
Today's presidential tweet about the online retail giant is wrong about taxes, jobs, and the future.
Steve Forbes on Trump, Taxes, and 100 Years of Forbes Magazine
Also: GOP Congress should fix health care, taxes, and easy money.
Trump's Opioid Emergency Response
He can continue pursuing lethal supply-side policies, or he can focus on saving lives through harm reduction.
