5 Republicans Liberals May Learn to Love in the Trump Era
Amash, Paul, McMullin, Will, and Scalia will help keep the unpredictable billionaire in check.
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Hey Media: Let's Not Turn Russian Hackers into the Next WMDs, Okay?
Please stop ignoring that government officials have agendas.
"Russia is not the Soviet Union, this is not the Cold War, and Moscow is not looking for world domination."
Putin is an awful, awful ruler. But can the United States get real about his goals and and his limits?
Trump and the Power of the Presidency
The case for limited government is more compelling than ever.
Will Donald Trump Screw Up V.A. Privatization? Probably.
Bad privatization is worse than no privatization at all.
Obama Response to Alleged Russian Hacking Undermines Confidence in U.S. Government
Administration argues email hacks eroded faith and undermined confidence in government, but doesn't explain how providing voters with more info accomplished that.
5 Things Libertarians Should Be Nervous About in 2017
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
Donald Trump Does Not Really Have a Plan to Fix the V.A.
Trump's team talks vaguely of privatization, but there's no substance.
Don't Abolish The Electoral College, Abolish The Popular Vote
The popular vote doesn't matter, so why continue pretending that it does? It only causes confusion and frustration. There's better ways.
2 Books To Help You Thrive in Trump's America!
Penn Jillette's diet memoir and a Harvard historian's take on Prohibition are essential guides to the next four years.
2016: The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
Trump's Choice for School Choice
Betsy Devos is a promising choice for education secretary.
Will a Trump Administration's Support for Police Taking Citizens' Property Trigger Needed Reforms?
Sen. Sessions' endorsement of civil forfeiture gets public criticism.
Forget the Russians and Comey: Hillary Lost Because She Didn't Bring Out the Obama Coalition
Breakdown in traditional voting blocs for Dems and Reps alike means big opportunities for libertarian-style policies.
Trump Has a Blank Check on Executive Power. Thanks Obama! (New Reason Podcast)
Q&A with Cato's Gene Healy on the 44th president's most lasting legacy.
For Trump And Icahn, Experts Say Regulatory Reform Should Be More Than a Numbers Game
And Congress needs to help
Obama Officially Kills Bush-Era Muslim Registry Program Before Trump Can Resurrect It
Some 93,000 immigrants were put through the NSEERS program without a single one being convicted on any terrorism charges.
It's Political Spot-Changing Season!
When the White House switches teams, the reaction by opportunists and short-term thinkers can be unintentionally hilarious
The Prospects of Liberty in a Rapidly Diversifying America. (New Reason Podcast)
Nick Gillespie, Shikha Dalmia, Avik Roy, and Charles C.W. Cooke talk about immmigration, limited government, and cosmopolitanism.
Donald Trump's 'Wildcard' Foreign Policy Bearing Fruit?
Trump is "asking a lot of unfamiliar questions."
President Obama on Political Correctness: 'Don't Go Around Just Looking for Insults'
In an NPR interview, the president explained the difference between being polite and being politically correct.
Rick Perry Pushed Crony Capitalism in Texas. Will He Do the Same at Dept. of Energy?
Former Texas governor supported taxpayer-funded slush funds for favored businesses, including some that went bankrupt.
Close Them Down!
Donald Trump's picks to head the Department of Labor and Small Business Administration may be good, but the bureaucracies shouldn't exist in the first place.
Trump's 'Tough Cookie' Is a Dangerous Warmonger
John Bolton's belligerence belies the president-elect's critique of reckless foreign intervention.
Why Was Clinton's Campaign Weak Enough to Be Killed by a Mealy-Mouthed Letter?
Bill Clinton joins his wife in blaming FBI Director James Comey for her humiliating loss.
MTV's "White Guy Resolutions 2017" Might Just Earn Trump a Second Term
We've gone beyond virtue-signaling to toxic brew of all-you-people-need-to-shut-up-and-listen-to-why-you're-the-problem ranting.
Betsy DeVos Prefers Education Choice Over Crappy Government Schools? I'm In.
Trump's pick for Education Secretary is an encouraging break from failed authoritarian policies toward children.
OPEC Production Cutbacks, Oil Prices and Fracking
The petro-autocracies attempt to get more cash to buy off their restive populations will fail
Trump Versus the Bureaucracy
The civilian bureaucracy voted overwhelmingly against Donald Trump. These people can make a lot of trouble for the next president in a lot of ways.
Texas Is a Model for a More-Libertarian, More-Diverse America: Avik Roy
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity co-founder discusses diversity and free markets in the Trump Era.
Donald Trump Calls For 'Big, Beautiful Safe Zones' in Syria, Wants Gulf States to Pay For Them
"Safe zones" are just "no-fly zones" by another name.
Trump and Bernie on Trade: Dumb and Dumber
But liberals lambast Trump and love Bernie. Go figure.
President Obama Warns Trump About Executive Orders, Unilateral Foreign Policy and War Making
The president warns president-elect against following in his path.
It's Electoral College Day and Donald Trump is STILL Going to Be President
In the unlikely event of a large revolt of "faithless electors," Congress will still make Trump president.
Yes, Political Correctness Helped Elect Trump: What Skeptics Need to Know
Was the 2016 election an anti-PC backlash? Here's the evidence.
Forget Keith Olbermann (Who?): Rand Paul and Justin Amash Push Back on Trump's Worst Instincts
"Libertarians emerging as Trump resistance," says Politico. Sounds about right.
Of Course She Does: Hillary Clinton Blames FBI, Russians for Loss to Trump
A poor craftsman blames his tools and a poor candidate blames anyone but herself.
Obama Notes Stances on Russia Depend on 'What's Politically Expedient'—Not Talking About Himself
Bemoaning shift on Russia by Republicans, but not his own or that of fellow-travelers.
How Ayn Rand-like is the Trump Administration Shaping Up to Be?
A scattered handful of fans of a novelist does not turn Trump Tower into Galt's Gulch.
Trump Derangement Syndrome, a Libertarian Response to Aleppo, Will 2017 Be Better? Reason Podcast
Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie chew through the news of the day and get heartburn.
Will the Ex-Im Bank Enable Boeing's Deal With Iran?
President-elect Trump could kill the bank, just to be sure.
Independents Reassemble! Kennedy Does The Fifth Column
Trump, Russkies, Ta-Nehisi Coates, secret Fox channels, it's all there
