Why Is Donald Trump So Mad at Anthony Fauci?
The president's COVID-19 adviser is not always right, but at least he is attempting to describe reality.
The president's COVID-19 adviser is not always right, but at least he is attempting to describe reality.
The surveillance whistleblower has a child on the way and little sign a pardon is forthcoming.
In an age of parties run by extremists, the next majority is just an election away, explains political scientist Morris P. Fiorina.
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Both candidates have serious flaws. But a Trump victory would be a much greater evil than the alternative.
The Taiwanese manufacturer promised Trump and then–Governor Scott Walker 13,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. They've delivered a mostly empty building that's one-twentieth the promised size.
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Whether Trump or Biden wins, the Stanford political scientist says "unstable majorities" will persist in the coming decade.
That claim is wildly implausible and contradicted by the president's suggestion that COVID-19 was never much of a threat.
The former vice president's vision of an all-powerful government goes far beyond massive spending and tax hikes.
All Democrats voted in opposition, making Barrett's confirmation the most partisan since Reconstruction.
COVID-19 Cases are increasing faster than is testing, and that's not "fake news."
The Reason Roundtable war-games the domestic policies of the likeliest next administration.
When a coronavirus vaccine is ready, it will be distributed through normal civilian supply chains to your doctor's office and local pharmacy.
The issue is currently before the Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. New York.
The president claims success based on a completely implausible worst-case scenario, while his opponent projects more than 3,700 deaths a day.
Trump plans to steal less of other people’s cash then Biden does, though neither has any serious suggestions for paying for their spending schemes.
It might be better to find something else you'd rather do on Election Day.
The U.S. incarceration rate peaked in 2008, but it's good to see two "law and order" candidates talking about clemency.
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Trump's immigration record is uniquely appalling but he didn't do it all by himself. Before you start building cages, you should ask how your political opponents might use them.
President Donald Trump said he'd leave it to the states to decide if a minimum wage hike was appropriate.
Trump didn't offer much in terms of concrete solutions either.
Treating free expression like an instrument of power means that the fight is more about who gets punished most when politicians write new restrictions.
In a preview of an interview that will air Sunday, Biden says he'd pick "Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives" to serve on the body, which would make broad recommendations for reforming federal courts.
The 72-year-old political commentator says Biden's platform is "full of unicorns and flying ponies" but is better than "having the inmates run the asylum."
All five cases were recommended to the White House by commutation recipient Alice Marie Johnson.
The progressive who helped usher in mass incarceration is running against the law and order conservative who let prisoners go free.
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American voters deserve careful scrutiny of the candidates' positions on individual conflicts.
The government deported the parents without making any provision for reuniting them with their children.
Sens. John Cornyn and Ben Sasse have spoken out sharply against Trump's policies and character as the election nears.
The implications of this move are as yet unclear.
Ilya Somin, Angela McArdle, and Francis Menton refresh their cases for Biden, Jorgensen, and Trump.
There's an easier way to lessen the impact of retaliatory agriculture tariffs: repeal our own
Trump saying he wants to end the war in Afghanistan is a good thing. It would be better if he followed through on his rhetoric.
When it comes to the two major party candidates' housing plans, libertarians are left looking for the lesser of two evils.
That so many Americans believe Biden and Trump are foreign-backed puppets is less testimony to the effectiveness of overseas scheming than to our own political culture.
The legal doctrine makes it considerably harder to hold cops accountable. Trump refused to address it.
No, it’s not “bad for democracy” to keep giving a platform to the President of the United States.
The president might just be the world's worst negotiator.
Journalists should correct the story rather than pretend it doesn't exist.
LDS disaffection could help swing Arizona blue.
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Petitions for certiorari in the other two Emoluments Clause cases remain pending.
But on big-picture fiscal issues, are Democrats and Republicans really so far apart?
A survey of presidential preferences and regrets
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