Sex, Lies, and Constitutional Law: The Stormy Daniels Settlement Agreement
There is, it turns out, more to the Stormy Daniels Affair than meets the eye.
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The Justice Department Tries to Hammer Out What to Reveal from Carter Page's Surveillance Orders
Judge allows until summer for an unprecedented disclosure of warrant info from one of our most secretive courts.
Cambridge Analytica Was Doing Marketing, Not Black Magic
There's no reason for alarm (yet) over a Facebook data "breach" that benefited a firm with ties to Trump's campaign.
Trump's Tariffs Will Make Housing More Unaffordable
Steel tariffs are likely to make prices rise further, particularly in markets where housing demand is already outpacing supply.
Who Are the Republicans Warning About Firing Mueller, and How Many of Them Are Running for President?
Here are the three main categories of don't-go-there Republicans.
Trump the Wuss
Trump has confirmed over and over that he's a weakling masquerading as a tough guy.
Trump's Anti-Speech Agenda Gets a Boost From Lefty Lawyers and Academics
Declining support for unfettered debate among politicians, academics, and the public doesn't bode well for the future of free speech.
Larry Kudlow Is a Big Upgrade for Trump's White House
Let's hope he mitigates the president's worst protectionist instincts.
New Orleans Threatens Man with Jail for Mural Replicating Trump's Crass 'Grab Them by the Pussy' Comments
ACLU steps in to fight zoning regulations that appear to let officials veto art based on content.
Trump Doesn't Understand How Tariffs Work, Brags About Making Up Trade Stats
From "bowling ball tests" to tariffs, the president doesn't know what he's talking about. His ignorance grows more dangerous each day.
Larry Kudlow, Trump's New Economic Adviser, Is a Longtime Advocate for Low Taxes and Free Trade
Hopefully he will be a positive force from his new perch at the White House.
Jeff Sessions' Immigration Lies
An ICE spokesman resigning because he "didn't feel like fabricating the truth" should be a wake-up call about the White House's factually untethered approach to immigration policy.
Trump's Wall Is Performance Art, Not Border Security
The president's wall promise rests on the same basis as a Ponzi scheme.
Don't Deny Young Adults the Right to Self-Defense
Raising the purchase age for guns won't stop mass shooters but will hurt law-abiding Americans.
Trump Says the Border Wall Will Pay for Itself. It Won't.
The president is touting a study that underestimates the wall's cost by a wide margin.
Trump to Rex Tillerson: Someone Has Told You That You're Fired!
Secretary of State replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who is replaced by torture aficionado Gina Haspel.
The Federal Government's TIGER Program Splurges on Sidewalks in Rural Florida and Recreational Boat Ramps in Iowa
It was supposed to be a temporary stimulus program. Instead it's an engine for pork.
Executing Drug Dealers and Other Trump Punchlines: Podcast
From emulating China to opening up with North Korea, what to do when the president says the damndest things?
Trump Is More Like Recent Presidents Than Anyone Wants To Admit
On trade, foreign policy, and so much more, he's Clinton, Bush, and Obama without the charm and respect. That can be a good thing.
Kick the Keg: Trump's Tariffs Might Kill Last American Keg Manufacturer
"Tariffs will inadvertently drive the price of American steel higher," says American Keg CEO Paul Czachor.
'Trade Wars' Don't Put Americans First
You cannot advocate trade restrictions without also advocating state-bestowed privilege.
Senate Dems Infrastructure Plan: A Tale of Tax Hikes and Transit Subsidies
The plan calls for $1 trillion is spending on everything from walking trails to high-speed internet.
Judge Tells Trump to Pretend to Listen to Twitter Haters
A lawsuit leads to a suggestion that the president engage in a kinder, gentler ignoring.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Should Shut Up About Soup Cans, Already
If he believes this economically illiterate nonsense, he shouldn't be trusted to run the Department of Commerce. If he doesn't believe it, neither should you.
Donald Trump to Become First U.S. President to Meet with North Korean Dictator, and Maybe That's Good
Hawks and anti-Trumpers are going bananas at the news, but a rare lunge for peace sounds more promising than the constant threat of war.
Trump Orders Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. Can Congress Stop Him?
A 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum will take effect in 15 days, unless GOP lawmakers take unusual steps to stop them.
Report: Imprisoning Drug Users Doesn't Stop Drug Use or Prevent Overdoses
Somebody tell the president.
Jeff Sessions's Flawed Lawsuit Against 'Sanctuary State' California
Immigration, federalism, and the 10th Amendment
President Trump To Meet with Video Game Makers Because…FBI Failed To Follow Up on Nikolas Cruz?
Politicians love to find scapegoats for mass shootings, especially if it lets them exonerate law enforcement and the social welfare state.
U.S. Steel CEO Celebrates Tariffs That Will Help His Industry and Hurt Everyone Else
The benefits of a huge new tariff on steel will be highly concentrated in the steel industry, while the costs will be borne by other parts of the economy.
Forget Lefty Politics: Here's Why the Oscars' Ratings Hit an All-Time Low
The Academy Awards broadcast pulled fewer eyeballs for the same reason movie-ticket sales are down: We have more options. Thank God.
Gary Johnson: 'I Always Thought Telling the Truth Would Rule the Day. And It Doesn't.'
The 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate on "Aleppo," Donald Trump's unexpected good points, and why Hillary Clinton's trolls were worse than Russian ones.
Sanctuary Showdown: The Feds Sue California
The Justice Department wants to block three laws that it says hamper immigration enforcement.
A Jailed Model Claims to Have Evidence of Russian Meddling in U.S. Elections. Her Story Is Even Weirder Than You Think.
Rybka has spent the past several years as a protegee of pickup artist and seduction coach Alex Lesley-and picked up a plausible claim to 2016 election dirt along the way.
Trump's Tariffs Will Hurt America's Automobile Industry, Including Workers Who Build Cars
And the EU's response to the tariffs will whack workers who build motorcycles.
Trump, Slayer of Pushers
If drug dealers have blood on their hands, so do drug warriors.
Rand Paul, on Trump: 'I Think He Will Sign Audit the Fed if We Can Get it to Him'
Given the state of the modern GOP, that's a very big "if." But the senator is trying for a vote again this week.
4 Bad Arguments for Trump's New Tariffs
When it comes to trade, the president believes a lot of nonsense.
Rand Paul: 'A Tariff Is Simply a Tax'
Senator tells Reason "most of the businesses in Kentucky are quite worried about a trade war." But will a weak Congress confront Trump?
Stossel: Trump's Steel Tariffs Will Hurt Americans
John Stossel says voluntary, free trade improves lives.
Jared Kushner's White House Prominence Was Appalling Long Before This Past Week of Terrible News
Senior policy adviser is a walking conflict of interest playing way out of his depth. But is that reason enough to make his Arab-world dealings subject to the Mueller investigation?
Trump and Trial Lawyers Target Drug Companies Over Opioid Addiction
Making drug-company shareholders foot the bill for a public health crisis is flaky and counterproductive.
Trump's Steel Tariffs Will Help, Not Hurt, China
The proposed tariffs are an exercise in ego, not economics.
Trump's Impulsive Trade War Is Lousy Economics and Worrisome Politics
President's hasty new "trade war" will damage the American economy while continuing his process of removing tariff-reduction from two-party politics.
