Updated! Hey, Here's That Obviously Fake 'Dossier' Claiming Trump Is Into Golden Showers!
In an age of forced transparency, we like to watch, right? But even Buzzfeed says its big scoop is bullshit.
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Trump Selects Anti-Vaccination Kook Robert Kennedy Jr. to Head Vaccination Safety Commission - Update: Not So Fast?
Kennedy once compared vaccination to the Holocaust*
Judge Dismisses Libel Lawsuit against Donald Trump
The beauty of the First Amendment is that it even protects people who wouldn't protect it.
Does Meryl Streep Speak for America, Will Trump Be Awful, and What's Obama's Legacy? (Reason Podcast)
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss and debate.
Obama: Clean Energy Future Is Irreversible and Will Outlast Trump
Still, it is always good to have some idea of what tradeoffs proposed policies would impose.
Not All Interests Are Conflicts
The Washington conflict-of-interest game has become a gotcha charade.
If You're Freaking Out Over Donald Trump's Presidential Powers, Thank a Liberal!
Where were Democrats when Obama was going power-mad? Egging him on, mostly.
The Russkies Are Coming…to The Fifth Column
What happens when you add free whiskey to a discussion about the intel community's weak Russia-hacking report?
Nice Little Company Ya Got There. Shame if Anything Happened to It.
Donald Trump puts the squeeze on companies looking to outsource.
What This Journalist Saw During a Holiday Detour Through Donald Trump's America
Few expressed a sense of apocalyptic dread on par with the media.
Donald Trump Is a Jerk, but That Does Not Make Meryl Streep an Underdog
The award-winning movie star implausibly portrays herself and her famous friends as vilified dissidents.
Report on Russian Involvement in U.S. Election Primarily about RT Network
Coverage of third-party candidates presented as attempt to discredit American democracy.
Glenn Greenwald on Wikileaks, Russian Hacking, and Distrusting Legacy Media and U.S. Intel (Reason Podcast)
The co-founder of The Intercept doesn't like Donald Trump but thinks the new president may just wake liberals up to reining in the government.
Have Republicans Turned Against Trade? We Asked Them.
Reason travels to Trump country to talk free trade & free markets.
Hillary Clinton Likely Lost Because More Democrats Stayed Home
Third party voters were blamed for Trump's election, but Clinton's inability to motivate her own party's voters was a far greater factor in her defeat.
Meet California's Face of Federal Government Resistance—Eric Holder?
His Department of Justice prosecuted legal marijuana growers in the Golden State, but that was totally different!
You Do Realize that if You Keep All the Jobs in America, the Mexicans Will Return?
Has Donald Trump really thought through the implications of not letting U.S. companies outsource low-level work?
Anti-Trumpers Hyperventilate Over Nothingburger Story About U.S. Ambassadors Leaving After Inauguration Day
New York Times is very anxious about maybe 10 rich families being inconvenienced in a way military brats experience constantly.
Russia Isn't Our Friend, but That Doesn't Make the Democrats' Conspiracy Theories True
You don't have to be a Russia booster to dismiss claims Russia hacked the U.S. election.
Rand Paul Reminds MSNBC That James Clapper Is a Liar and Can't Be Trusted About Russia Hacking
Trump derangement syndrome is causing MSNBC to tout John McCain and Lindsey Graham as the only sane Republicans. Gulp.
Black Lives Matter Is Not Responsible for Four Black People Abusing a White Man in Chicago
The #BLMKidnapping is another frustrating example of assigning moral culpability to an entire group.
Trump SCOTUS Short-Lister Joan Larsen Is a Fan of Executive Power and Presidential Signing Statements
Examining the record of the Michigan Supreme Court Justice
Anti-White Hate Crime? Video Shows Black Teens Torturing Mentally Disabled White Kid
Be skeptical that Donald Trump's election has unleashed a wave of hate crimes, period.
Why Tuition Should Not Be Free and Stupid Policy Experiments Should Be Small, Local, and Temporary
Robby Soave and Matt Welch knee 'em in the freedom on tonight's Kennedy
Why Democrats Are Defecting From Obamacare…And Why Republicans Might Learn To Love It (Reason Podcast)
As President Trump comes to town, the GOP is hedging on promises to repeal and replace Obamacare. What the hell is going on?
New Audit the Fed Bill May Have Best Chance of Becoming Law Yet
A version of the bill has been introduced since 2009.
Why Was Carrier Considering Moving to Mexico in the First Place?
Trump won't be able to make "deals" with every company that seeks to relocate because of onerous federal regulations. Here's why Carrier nearly left.
The Neoliberal Era Is Over
Donald Trump's pro-tariff action yesterday underlines a reality long in the making: The post-Cold War neoliberal triumphalism is dead in the West.
Thank You, Gary Johnson, for Being the Best Thing in 2016!
The LP candidate didn't make the debates and didn't crack 5 percent. All he did was launch the beta version of 21st-century politics.
Just What the Country Needed: Yet Another Video of Smug Celebrities Whining About Trump
A boot stomping on a human face and muttering 'Dear members of Congress,' forever.
Donald Trump's Cronyism and Authoritarianism on Full Display in Twitter Attack on G.M.
Trump's attack on General Motors is factually wrong, economically illiterate, and another example of how he bullies companies to do his will.
How Crony Capitalism Works
Higher political contributions equals more government contracts on even better terms
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.
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.
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.
