The Fifth Column From the RNC!
Cruz's ju-jitsu, Trump's WTF policy "ideas," and Gary Johnson's triumphant party-crash
Donald Trump
7* Authoritarian Lines in Donald Trump's Speech
Remarks as prepared for delivery combine statist policies with Great Man fantasy
Time Is Up For the #NeverTrumpers. Will They Swing Libertarian?
Q&A with senior adviser to the #NeverTrump Super PAC, Rory Cooper.
Republican Delegates Wish Party Would Get Over Its Porn Paranoia
"I don't know that it's the government's part to regulate sins and all of that."
Ted Cruz Defines Freedom As Its Opposite
The Texas senator tells Republicans freedom is just another word for blocking immigration, restricting trade, and banning gay marriage.
Trump Wouldn't Lecture Turkey, Gives Foreign Policy Interview on Eve of Acceptance Speech
Also talks re-evaluating NATO, NAFTA.
Don King Likes Libertarianism, Can't Explain Why. He Also Says He Was Asked to Speak at RNC Tonight But Refused
In a Reason interview, the Trump-supporting boxing promoter declares his love of liberty and then throws a lot of randomly placed words together.
Donald Trump is Terrifying. Why Have the RNC Protests Been So Lame?
These protesters may be no match for Trump's red hat public relations machine.
Republican Platform Denounces Kelo, the Eminent Domain Ruling That Trump Called 'Wonderful'
Republican Platform vs. Republican presidential nominee
The RNC's "Make America Work Again" Evening Had No Plans to Make America Work Again
No jobs plans, little economic policy at a night devoted to jobs and the economy.
Inspiring New Trump Slogan: 'We Have a Man Who Wants to Lead Us'
GOP convention speakers scramble for reasons to elect their nominee.
Trump and the Capitol Hill GOP Elite Embrace Each Other's Mediocrity
Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy line up to defend the man who campaigned against the mess they helped create
The GOP's Muslim Problem
Trump's entry ban and Gingrich's loyalty test unfairly and foolishly conflate Islam with terrorism.
It's Official: Donald Trump Is the Republican Nominee for President
Prepare for the classiest, most amazing election you've ever seen.
Cleveland and the RNC: Perfect Together for a Very Bad Reason
What's the difference between today's GOP & The Mistake on The Lake? The former leaves town later this week. Other than that, not much.
Cleveland Crowd Blames Donald Trump for Melania Speech Scandal
"It's just like how Trump's campaign is going in general."
The First Night of the RNC Was a Perfect Encapsulation of Donald Trump's Awful Political Campaign
The whole evening was shallow, stupid, vulgar, and badly managed-just like Trump's run for president.
This GOP Congressman Compared Donald Trump To Thomas Jefferson. Then Things Got Weird
Louis Gohmert wanted Ted Cruz to get the Republican nomination. Watch his attempt to justify voting for Donald Trump.
Emulating Nixon, Trump Sounds Softer on Drugs Than Dukakis
The GOP's anti-drug plank is historically mild, reflecting a shift in public opinion.
About Michelle Obama/Melania Trump's 'Values': Their Husbands Don't Really Live By Them
But they are bromides typical of vacuous mainstream politics.
A Republican Party of Emotions, Not Ideas
How will the newfangled GOP make America safe again? By blustering like the last 15 years didn't happen
Trump Snuffs out GOP Opposition on Same Day Roger Ailes Is Reportedly Bounced
July 18, 2016 may go down as the day modern conservatism changed forever
Did GOP Platform Writers Not Realize the Republican Party Was Nominating Donald Trump For President?
Make party platforms great again!
Roger Stone Says Libertarians Should Support Trump Because He's Anti-Drug War and Pro-LGBT Rights
"I'm a Nixon guy," but the drug war "was Nixon's greatest mistake," Stone tells Reason.
Trump Vows to Trash the Constitution
In 60 Minutes interview, Trump says the Constitution "doesn't necessarily give us the right to commit suicide, as a country, OK?"
The RNC Isn't a Convention, It's a Wake
Cleveland is where the GOP as we know it is going to die.
Donald Trump Says Mike Pence's Support for the Iraq War Doesn't Matter—But Hillary Clinton's Does
Trump misstates his own position on the war, excuses his running mate for an error of judgment he says his opponent wasn't entitled to make.
GOP Convention Speakers Trash Trump
They say he's a "con artist," "narcissist," "bully," and "pathological liar" whose candidacy is "a cancer on conservatism."
Mike Pence's Towering Hypocrisy
Donald Trump would be the kind of president Pence has warned about.
Is the T in Donald Trump's New Campaign Logo Schlonging the P in Pence?
The GOP candidate's new graphic looks an awful lot like a penis.
So Much for the Delusion That Donald Trump Could Be Some Kind of Non-Interventionist
Chooses Mike Pence as VP
It's Official! Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Will Be Donald Trump's Running Mate
Trump's VP pick is a generic Republican. That's the point.
The ACLU Counts the Ways Trump Would Violate Civil Liberties
On immigration, surveillance, torture, and press freedom, Trump's ideas are not just bad-they're unconstitutional.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg "Regrets" Her Remarks on Donald Trump, But Should She?
A little transparency about the political opinions of Supreme Court justices isn't the worst thing in the world.
Republican Presidential Nomination
Fear, Feminism, and Freeing the Delegates: Inside a Last-Ditch #NeverTrump Fundraiser
Assembled over classical music and quinoa cups, a group of conservative allies aims to change the course of the presidential election. Or do they?
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Helping Donald Trump
The liberal justice attacks the presumptive GOP nominee.
Meet Mike Pence, Possible Donald Trump Vice President
The Indiana guv is a social conservative, surveillance-state booster, drug warrior...and budget hawk. So where does that leave libertarians? Still #NeverTrump.
Transgender Bathroom Panic Will Help Shape Republican Party Platform
Anti-porn positions remain while free trade support takes a hit.
Does the Market Care Who Wins the White House?
With either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton about to become president, why is the stock market soaring?
We Need a Different, Better Conversation on Race and Public Policy
Blacks and whites are talking past each other instead of connecting. Sadly, there's no reason to think anything will change soon.
