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.
Donald Trump
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.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 'Can't Imagine' Trump as President, Says She Wants to See Citizens United and Heller Overturned by Liberal SCOTUS
The liberal justice speaks with The New York Times.
Trump, Clinton, Stein, and Johnson on Drugs
All four presidential candidates say states should be free to legalize marijuana, but they differ on whether that's a good idea.
Gary Johnson: I'll Cut Your Taxes and Save Social Security
LP candidate defends safety net spending but calls for smaller government.
"Hillary Clinton Will Win, But She Doesn't Deserve To"
The former secretary of state may well be the second coming of George H.W. Bush: A time-server with no grasp of the future.
In Donald Trump's America, Freedom From Due-Process Constraints
The GOP candidate expressed envy that Saddam Hussein could "kill terrorists" without due process.
Trump on Dallas Shootout and Police Shootings: Breakdown in Law and Order, 'Senseless, Tragic Deaths'
Clinton to address criminal justice reform tonight
Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Drug Policy
All four say states should be free to legalize pot, but only two say that's a smart policy.
Trump Flip-Flops, Now Supports North Carolina's Transgender Bathroom Regulations
Make America ¯_(?)_/¯ Again.
Trump Meets with Congressional Republicans, Hilarity Ensues
Big fan of Article XII of the Constitution, threatens to start publicly attacking Republican Sen. Jeff Flake.
Trump Is 'Raping' the GOP's Free Trade Agenda
The party should say "no" to Trump's anti-NAFTA tirades.
After the Election, Things Will Get Worse
Clinton vs. Trump the ultimate political race to the bottom.
If Free Trade is Rape as Trump Says, Then He is Leading the Party of Rape
Without the GOP's help, NAFTA would never have passed
Is This Gary Johnson/Bill Weld Spot the Greatest Presidential Ad Ever?
LBJ's Daisy, Nixon's "Crime," Dukakis' "Snoopy" tank ride, you've got competition.
