Last Night's Debate Was a Disaster. That's Exactly Why There Should Be More of Them.
After the trainwreck that was the first Biden-Trump debate, some people will likely call for future debates to be canceled. America needs the exact opposite.
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Trump's Muddled Mask Message May Be His Best Attempt To Reconcile Irreconcilable Extremes
Both sides in the debate about face masks make claims that are not justified by the scientific evidence.
Will the U.S. Allow in Any Refugees Next Year?
Unless the president takes action, the cap will fall to zero today due to an arbitrary and cruel refugee system.
As 'Dumpster Fire' Debate Rages, Jorgensen Quietly Presents an Alternative
Plus: Trump administration drops bid to block undocumented teens from getting abortions, and more....
Tuesday's Debate Demonstrated That Donald Trump Wants This Election To Become a Chaotic Mess
Chris Wallace asked both candidates on Tuesday night if they would urge "supporters to stay calm during this extended period, not to engage in any civil unrest." Trump rejected the premise.
Trump Claims Biden Called Black Americans 'Superpredators.' That Was Hillary Clinton.
Joe Biden has said plenty of regrettable things about criminal justice, but that wasn't one of them.
Trump Pushed To Condemn White Nationalist Proud Boys, Instead Tells Them 'Stand Back and Stand By'
Leaders of the organization reportedly see this as tacit approval.
Donald Trump Says Joe Biden Is the Candidate of Perpetual COVID-19 Lockdowns
Though the presidential debate was pure chaos, Trump destroyed Biden on the question of reopening the economy.
People Are Missing the Point on Trump's Tax Returns
The U.S. tax code should be front and center.
This Time, We Really Should Think of the Children
Virtual learning harms disadvantaged kids. For the privileged, schools already reopened.
Trump Still Doesn't Have a Health Care Plan. He Does Have a $6.6 Billion Medicare Bribe for Seniors.
After years of promises, Trump unveils a meaningless executive order on preexisting conditions and a prescription drug gift card for seniors.
The Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn From Trump's Tax Returns
Major-party politicians avoid tax simplification almost as aggressively as the rich avoid taxation, argue the Reason Roundtable panelists.
Libertarian Party Candidate Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden
The Libertarian presidential nominee is polling at 5 percent. Who are her followers?
Trump's Tiny Tax Bill
Plus: 2019 crime stats are out, London will let Uber operate again, and more...
Trump's Visa Ban Will Slow America's Recovery
The net result of turning away foreign labor is greater unemployment—and lower wages—for native-born workers.
It's Official: Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
If confirmed, she would cement a strong 6-3 conservative majority.
DC Circuit Rules House of Representatives has Standing to Challenge Trump's Diversion of Funds to Build his Border Wall
The opinion was written by prominent conservative Judge David Sentelle.
Trump's Vaccine Cheerleading Is Undermining Public Trust in the Vaccines
Polls show a country increasingly leery of a politicized COVID-19 vaccine approval process.
John Yoo: The Man Who Would Make the President King
The Trump presidency has been a stress test for maximalist theories of presidential power.
Asked About a Peaceful Transfer of Power, Trump Says 'We're Going to Have To See What Happens'
Trump's garbled response probably wasn't a sign he's planning to subvert the election. But it was a failure of presidential competence.
Jo Jorgensen: Don't Waste Your Vote on Trump or Biden
The Libertarian presidential nominee won't win but is upbeat about Gen Z and protests against lockdowns and police violence.
Trump's Actual Record on Judges
A look at the numbers shows that both the President and his critics get it wrong.
Resolve the 'Anarchist Jurisdictions' Dispute With Less Government Meddling
Peace will come only from leaving other people alone on the condition that they do the same for us.
Partisan Poppycock Does Not Trump the Constitution on SCOTUS Picks
The restrictions imagined by Republicans in 2016 or by Democrats now are nothing but self-serving nonsense.
On Health Care, the 2020 Presidential Race Pits Bad Ideas Against Bad Faith
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death elevates a familiar health care policy dynamic to the foreground of the election.
Two Lawyers Walk Into an 'Anarchistic Jurisdiction'
Perspectives on the proposed federal classification of Portland and other cities in crisis.
Our SCOTUS Wars Were a Long Time Coming
The fight to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg reveals a long-degraded political culture.
The Justice Department Sees 'Anarchy' Overtaking New York City. If Only That Were Remotely True.
The Big Apple is practically a black hole of overpolicing and regulation.
The Iranian Coup that Led to 67 Years of Reckless Intervention
The documentary Coup 53 explores how a seemingly easy regime change wrecked U.S. foreign policy for decades.
Half of Republicans Say New Justice Should Be Picked by Whoever Wins the Election
Plus: Trump wants to rob TikTok to pay for "patriotic education," the CDC can't confirm any cases of airplane spread, Virginia uses new "red flag" gun law, and more...
Biden and Trump Now Agree: The President Has No Authority To Impose a Nationwide Mask Mandate
If only that signaled a broader respect for legal limits on executive power.
Trump Administration Formally Bans TikTok, WeChat Apps From Online Stores in U.S.
There’s nothing good about censoring communication platforms citizens want to use.
USA Today Op ed Making the Case for Abolishing the Constitutional Requirement that the President Must be a "Natural Born" Citizen
I coauthored it with Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy.
Trump Wants More Stimulus Spending. Biden Wants a National Mask Mandate. Both Are Wrong.
Is it too much to ask for a presidential candidate who cares about America's fiscal health and respects the limits of his office?
Trump's 1776 Commission to 'Promote Patriotic Education' Is Executive Overreach
Plus: Child mortality has dropped sharply, progressives have retro ideas about sex, farmers get $14 billion, and more...
Trump May Tank TikTok Deal With Oracle Because Government Doesn't Get a Cut
Plus: Bill Barr has lost his mind, Salt Lake City officer who ordered dog to bite black man charged, and more...
Taghi Amirani: How the U.S.-Backed 1953 Coup in Iran Is Still Changing Global Politics
New documentary explains why installing the shah in 1953 led to ruinous American covert operations throughout the Cold War and beyond.
New FCC Nominee Has Already Been Helping Trump Try To Censor Social Media
Plus: America's global prestige continues to drop, marijuana law enforcement is still racist, Wisconsin and Minnesota voters prefer Biden, and more...
The Justice Department's Investigation of John Bolton Seems Like a Witch Hunt
The Trump administration should discredit the former national security adviser's ideas, not subject him to a retaliatory investigation.
Peace Candidate Donald Trump Threatens Massive Retaliation Against Iran in Response to Rumored Assassination Plot
The president promised that any attack by Iran against the United States would be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude!"
Should Congress Establish an Electoral Commission to Handle Disputes over the 2020 Presidential Election?
Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna propose an idea that might help avert a constitutional crisis.
Court OKs Deportation of Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants, Another Says Homeland Security's Head Might Have No Legal Authority
Plus: Trump threatens Iran, Pennsylvania pandemic restrictions are unconstitutional, sex workers call out Kamala Harris, and more...
Donald Trump, Bob Woodward, and the Noble Lie
The Reason Roundtable reads Bob Woodward, goes to the Oscars, weighs in on the NFL, and more.
The Messy TikTok Sale Is What Happens When Governments Get Involved in Social Media
Plus: More red states may get legal weed, antitrust action against Google expected this week, the Cuties controversy, and more...
Court Thwarts Trump's Attempt To Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census
Plus: Raleigh cop uses fake evidence in drug cases, caution on CDC study linking restaurants to COVID-19 cases, and more...
SCOTUS Contender James Ho Combines Respect for Free Speech and Gun Rights With a Troubling Deference to Cops
The 5th Circuit judge is a mixed bag from a libertarian perspective.
Josh Hawley Doesn't Want Trump's SCOTUS Endorsement (Thank Goodness). But Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton Do.
Plus: The case for paying plasma donors, Joe Arpaio welcomes furries, and more...
Trump Says He Downplayed the Coronavirus Threat To Avoid 'Panic.' That Helps Explain His Policy Failures.
In interviews with Bob Woodward, the president said he knew COVID-19 was much more serious than he let on.
