Tariffs Won't Bring Toymaking Jobs to the U.S., but They Might Kill Toymaking Jobs Already Here
Tariffs on aluminum, silicone, and dyes are already causing pain for toymakers, and the prospect of additional tariffs is anything but fun and games.
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The Senate Votes to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh will replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Immigrant Girl Will Be Deported Because Adoptive Father Missed Deadline While Serving in Afghanistan
Is this the America you really want to live in?
On NAFTA, Trump Averts the Danger He Created
Letting Trump conduct negotiations with foreign governments is like leaving teenagers unsupervised at home for a weekend.
New Low: Beto O'Rourke Apologizes for Denouncing T&A in College Theater Review
Eventually we'll have exposés of politicians stealing juiceboxes in kindergarten.
Nationwide 'Presidential Alert' Texts: Not the Best Idea
Most of us got a "presidential alert" text today. Is that something we really want?
Drug Czar Promises 'Objective and Dispassionate' Research on Marijuana Legalization, Which He Is Legally Required to Oppose by Any Means Necessary
The Office of National Drug Policy is not allowed to be evenhanded.
Median Household Income Is at an All-Time High. Are You Happy Yet?: Podcast
Economist Mark J. Perry talks about rising incomes, flattening inequality, low unemployment, and why none of it seems to make us feel better.
Donald Trump: Making America Economically Literate Again
Thank you for the lesson, Mr. President!
Trump Mocks Christine Ford and Calls for 'Getting Tough' on Media Rape Reports: Reason Roundup
Plus: the FBI raids Juul and Trump's real-estate empire was built on tax-dodging.
California Imposed Its Own 'Net Neutrality' Law. The Feds Aren't Happy About It.
The Justice Department is suing to stop the state's restrictive new internet law.
Is the USMCA, the Trade Deal that Will Replace NAFTA, a 'Historic Transaction'? No.
Donald Trump is calling it a big win. That's overselling it.
NAFTA Rewrite Could Warp Automakers' Supply Chains, Increase Prices
Trump's new United States Mexico Canada Agreement mostly maintains the NAFTA status quo, but it sets new mandates for cars made in Mexico and Canada.
Jeff Flake and the Hated—Yet Vital—Libertarian Center
Temperamental centrism and case-by-case decision-making, on Brett Kavanaugh and other issues, irritates nearly everyone-and is necessary.
MAGA Hat and Colin Kaepernick Shirt Make Kanye West a One-Man Bridge Across Our Political Chasm
Politics is not solely red and blue. Or in this case, red and white.
Rep. Justin Amash Slams 'Pathetic' Spending Bill, Reminds Trump of His Pledge
Trump will "now be put to the test," Amash says.
The 3 Biggest Lies Trump Told About Tariffs at His Crazy Press Conference
Trump says tariffs aren't hurting the economy, new steel plants are opening up, and some stuff about Canada. It's all wrong.
3 Questions To Ask Yourself While Watching the Kavanaugh/Ford Hearings Today
It's a given that many senators are acting in bad faith. But what about the rest of us?
Bloomberg and Trump Share a Love of Stop and Frisk
Both New York billionaires overestimate the program's effectiveness and overlook its constitutional defects.
President Trump's Personal Feelings Could Stand Between Puerto Rico and Statehood
Puerto Ricans are considered U.S. citizens, but many in the country argue that they lack adequate representation.
Are Brett Kavanaugh's Denials Convincing? Watch for Yourself
Here's the full Fox News interview with the SCOTUS nominee and his wife Ashley.
How The New York Sun, Gone Since 2008, Explains Politics in 2018
In many ways, the Sun's decade-old coverage bears on issues and personalities in contemporary headlines.
How The New York Sun, Gone Since 2008, Explains Politics in 2018
In many ways, the Sun's decade-old coverage bears on issues and personalities in contemporary headlines.
Will Public Discourse Ever Recover From the Kavanaugh Hearings?: Podcast
Reason's editors discuss the latest Brett Kavanaugh revelations, Rod Rosentein's fate, and how to recover basic norms of political discourse.
Rod Rosenstein Out as Deputy Attorney General, Russia Probe Overseer?
Solicitor General Noel Francisco could be the one to oversee the Russia probe.
NYT: Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Taping Trump, Using the 25th Amendment to Oust Him
Rosenstein was not happy with how Trump handled the James Comey firing.
Partisan Hackery, Supreme Court Confirmations, and the Decline of Public Trust
The Kavanaugh hearings are a great example of why voters rightly hold Congress in contempt.
Trillion-Dollar Deficits Are Nearly Here. Thanks, Republicans!
At nearly every opportunity, the GOP has made the nation's fiscal outlook worse.
Walmart Shoppers Could Be Next Victims of Trump's Trade War
Walmart warns the Trump administration it may be forced to raise prices in response to tariffs.
Trump's Trade War Just Killed 1 Million Jobs
The unseen consequences of the trade war matter as much as the more visible.
Trump Is Mad About the $854 Billion Spending Bill, but Not Because of Its Price Tag
The president is angry that Congress funded other wasteful projects instead of his.
Trump Is Angry at Jeff Sessions for the Wrong Reasons
"I don't have an attorney general," Trump says.
Trump's Tariffs Will Cost More Than Obamacare's Taxes
If Trump presses ahead with plans to tax all Chinese imports, the added costs would cancel out the economic benefits of last year's corporate tax cut.
If Brett Kavanaugh Drops Out, Will Trump Pick Amy Coney Barrett?
Understanding what happens next if the Kavanaugh nomination falls apart.
Trump Has Always Been the 'King of Debt,' but Now He's Sticking Taxpayers With the Tab
Trump planned to borrow heavily to fund his still unreleased infrastructure plan, even while the Republicans in Congress were making the deficit worse.
The Senate Needs to Hear Out Kavanaugh's Accuser
A fast-moving, public airing of the claims against Kavanaugh would serve the public interest-and could help restore trust in a battered institution.
Casualties of Trump's Trade War
The president's economic agenda is harming American businesses and consumers.
Manafort Reaches Plea Deal, Agrees to Help Mueller's Russia Investigation
What does he know? And more importantly, who is the information about?
Here Are 202 Companies Hurt by Trump's Tariffs
The president believes "TRADE IS BAD!" These firms would beg to differ.
#MAGA: Federal Deficit Jumps 32 Percent, Hits $895 Billion for Fiscal 2018!
The economy might be humming but when are we going to have to, you know, pay for the party already?
Tremendous Job: FEMA Left a Million Bottles of Water on a Puerto Rican Airstrip for a Year
But yeah, I'm sure FEMA is ready for Hurricane Florence.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Is the Imp Whispering 'War' in President Trump's Ear
Technically he's been yelling it at all of us for years now.
Who's Ready for an Obama Lecture About Trump?: Podcast
Critiquing an ex-president's warnings about anti-media rhetoric, non-voting, and unelected bureaucrats
Trump Says iPhones Will Get More Expensive. Actually, It's Going to Be Much Worse Than That.
Building iPhones entirely in the U.S. would double or triple their retail prices. There's no way Apple is going to do that.
