The Rhetorical and Substantive Limits of Trump's American Greatness
The president talks a good game about driving into the future, but his eyes are glued to the rear-view mirror.
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What Was Missing From Trump's State of the Union? America's $1 Trillion Deficit
Or the $22 trillion (and counting) national debt. Or the entitlement programs that will continue adding to them.
Rebuilding America's 'Crumbling Infrastructure' Gets Half-Hearted Shoutout in Trump's State of the Union Address
The president proposed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan in his previous State of the Union address.
Watch Bernie Sanders' Red, Frowning Face as Trump Slams Socialism During SOTU
Sanders is an avowed democratic socialist.
Trump Says in State of the Union He Wants to Wipe Out AIDS. Should We Be Skeptical?
Ending the spread of HIV is within our reach, but the administration's approach to opioid abuse is a problem.
Trump Denounces 'Endless War,' Teases Aggressive Stance on Venezuela in SOTU Address
The president's speech was a mixed bag on foreign policy.
Kamala Harris Blasts Trump for 'Cutting Red Tape' in SOTU Prebuttal
But she provided very little evidence to back up her claims.
Relax, Dems: Howard Schultz Will Likely Steal Trump Voters
Although that assumes that socially liberal and fiscally conservative voters even exist, which they don't, right?
Here's the Cocktail You Should Drink During Trump's State of the Union Tonight
The Last Word is what every politician wants. It's better in boozy form.
Trump's State of the Union Will Probably Be About a Border Wall That 60% of Americans Say They Don't Want
The president has devoted himself to a pointless, self-defeating project.
Trump's Over-The-Top Immigration Enforcement Tactics Might Finally Trigger Reform
But cruelty has been part and parcel of America's border policy for 150 years
The NFL Should Pay for Super Bowl Security, Not Taxpayers
If Trump wants to negotiate good deals for taxpayers, he should start putting some pressure on his old nemesis: the National Football League.
Donald Trump Wants To Fire Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Is That a Good Idea?: Podcast
José Ignacio Guédez, a member of the oppostion party La Causa R, says economic sanctions and political pressure will help restore democracy.
Trump's First National Drug Control Strategy Reads Like a High School Book Report Written 30 Minutes Before Class
Does anyone still work at the Office of National Drug Control Policy?
President Trump: Market-Based Visas Can Buy You a Lot of Border Security
Give up your quest for wall funding and fire Stephen Miller, please.
Trump's Tariffs Keep Harming America
Nonsensical protectionist policies won't make the country great again.
Is Congress Finally Getting Serious About Stopping Trump's Tariffs?
A bipartisan, bicameral proposal would stop Trump from using the tired "national security" excuse to justify his protectionist trade policies.
Foxconn Is 'Not Building a Factory' in Wisconsin Despite Billions in Taxpayer Subsidies
Foxconn is reconsidering its plans to build a manufacturing facility that was supposed to create 13,000 blue collar jobs.
The Ongoing Gratuitous Cruelty of Trump's Travel Ban
The way the travel ban policy has been implemented both before and after the Supreme Court's decision further underscores the magnitude of the Justices' mistake.
Who's Afraid of Howard Schultz? Just About Everyone, and They're Right To Be
The former Starbucks CEO is getting dragged by liberals and progressives because he is talking about debt and spending in ways they don't like.
It's Time For Trump to Tell Stephen Miller 'You're Fired' and Chart a New Course On Immigration
Miller's enforcement-plus agenda is destroying Trump's presidency.
U.S. Likely To Settle for Afghan Withdrawal Deal It Could Have Got 15 Years Ago
Early progress in U.S.-Taliban peace talks are a reminder of how little we're fighting for in Afghanistan.
The Shutdown Was a Failure on Its Own Terms
It will leave us with a bigger, more powerful, and more fragile federal government.
The Government Will Always Be Shut Down
Sure, Trump and Congress have reopened Washington for three weeks, but congressional dysfunction and border-enforcement fantasia are with us for the long haul.
Trump Stands Up for Blue Collar Workers by Reducing Their Profit-Sharing Checks
Because of tariffs, Ford hourly employees will lose out on $750 they would have otherwise received.
FBI and CNN Turn Roger Stone Arrest Into a Media Event: Reason Roundup
Plus: a big (and bad) change to asylum policy, Arkansas upholds anti-BDS law, and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez fights Post Fact Checker on minimum wage
Is the Deregulatory Phase of the Trump Presidency Grinding to a Halt?
The Competitive Enterprise Institute says there's a bunch of regulatory warning signs, from trade to antitrust to speech.
Two Proposals To End the Government Shutdown Just Failed in the Senate
The shutdown rolls on, with no obvious solution in sight.
Covington, Concerts, and Colonscopies: Nick Gillespie Talks With Greg Gutfeld
Why did the media, including Gutfeld himself, side so quickly against the Covington Catholic schoolkids and how to avoid making the same mistakes over and over.
Venezuelan Crisis Boils Over as Opposition Leader Declares Himself President
Juan Guaidó declared himself to be the interim president. President Trump and other world leaders have acknowledged him as the country's new head of state.
Most Americans Support Immigration, Regardless of Age
Pew survey data complicate the young/old and left/right framing of this issue.
Crime Did Fall, So We Don't Need a Wall
The president's latest Twitter scare tactic to drum up support takes moments to disprove.
Can We Just Light Twitter on Fire After This Past Weekend?: Podcast
Covingtongate, Buzzfeed's bomb, Baby Hitler, Kamalamentum…maybe it's time to pull the plug.
SCOTUS Says Trump's Transgender Military Ban Can Take Effect…for Now
The Court voted along ideological lines.
Jeb Bush Conservatism Finds a #NeverTrump Outlet in 'Problem-Solving' Larry Hogan
Bush, Chris Christie, Bill Kristol, and a bunch of op-ed interventionists stoke 2020 speculation around the Republican governor of Democratic Maryland.
My USA Today Op Ed on Using Emergency Powers to Build Trump's Wall
The op ed explains why this option is not legal - and why it would set a dangerous precedent if the president succeeded in doing it.
My New "Washington Post" Op Ed on Eminent Domain and the Border Wall
The op ed describes the extensive harm likely to be caused by condemning the large amounts of private property that would need to be seized to build the wall.
Trump's Dreamer-for-Wall Proposal Isn't a Good Faith Deal
But Democrats shouldn't simply walk away.
Trump's Favorite 'Prayer Rug' Immigrant Story Seems Like Fake News and Shoddy Journalism
The Washington Examiner story relies on a single, anonymous source who has no evidence to support her claims. It serves only to confirm existing biases.
What Bill Clinton Can Teach Donald Trump About Surviving Endless Scandal
The former president radically flipped the conventional wisdom about dealing with political enemies, legal issues, and impeachment.
Will Donald Trump Be Impeached Over a Hotel? Reason Roundup
BuzzFeed report says president personally told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about Trump Tower Moscow project.
Audio of Recent Federalist Society Teleforum on Sanctuary Cities
The event features Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, and myself.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Recklessly Accuses Lindsey Graham of Being 'Compromised'
People are losing their damn fool minds in the midst of Putin paranoia.
The Trump Administration Separated Thousands More Families Than We Thought
We don't even know exactly how many.
2 Big Reasons We Don't Need a Border Wall
The supposed border "crisis" is already solving itself.
At Least Trump's Dumb Space Force Is Giving Us a Steve Carrell Show
"Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica" goes intergalactic?
Pelosi Moves to Cancel Trump's State of the Union Speech. Good Riddance.
The shutdown may force the government to cancel the State of the Union.
