Trump Is Continuing Obama's Opposition to Other Countries' Anti-Gay Laws. This, Somehow, Has LGBT Leaders Angry
President George W. Bush was once attacked by the same people for rejecting the very same policy.
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Trump's Phony Yet Legal Border Emergency
Congress seems to have authorized this end run around its spending power. Can it do that?
This SCOTUS Precedent Is Bad News for Trump's Emergency Border Wall Declaration
"Extraordinary conditions do not create or enlarge constitutional power."
Record Number of Americans Call Government Our Biggest Problem
The socialist wave may be more of a media-bubble thing than any sort of legitimate groundswell.
Are Libertarians Feeling the Bern?: Podcast
How an independent helped shape the Democratic policy agenda.
Trump Mocks California Bullet Train Boondoggle in Slamming 16 States' National Emergency Suit
Trump has exhibited a "flagrant disregard of fundamental separation of powers principles engrained in the United States Constitution," the suit reads.
Once a Critic of Executive Power, Trump Is Now Taking Us Closer to Rule by Decree
Bargaining over policy is supposed to be frustrating. That's a feature, not a bug, of limited government.
Jussie Smollett Reminds Us That Some Hate Crimes Are Hoaxes—and the Statistics Are a Mess
As the investigation turns on the Empire star, it's important not to confuse "reality" with "narrative."
Washington Imperialists Fret Over Trump's Troop Withdrawals
Trump is routinely accused, with good reason, of distorting the facts and failing to face reality. It's time for his critics to take a good long look in the mirror.
Vox Symposium on the Legality of Trump's Plan to Use Emergency Powers to Build the Wall
A variety of legal experts weigh in on the subject, including me. Most conclude Trump may have the authority to declare an emergency, but not to spend funds and seize property for the wall.
Report from 'Alienated America': Podcast
For his new book, Timothy Carney toured parts of the country that are working and parts that are not. What he found is deeply disturbing.
In a State of Emergency, the President Can Control Your Phone, Your TV, and Even Your Light Switches
Under a little-known regulation that dates back to the 1930s, the president has legal power over electronic transmissions.
Bill Weld's Strategy: Eviscerate Trump, Champion 1990s Policies, Stammer About Party Loyalty
The first semi-declared 2020 GOP challenger comes out blazing against the president while trying to wriggle off the hook about his recent Libertarian past.
A Presidential Tweet Can't Stop the TVA from Shuttering Two Coal-Fired Generation Plants
So far, Trump's efforts to subsidize his coal cronies have failed.
Trump Says He 'Didn't Need to' Declare a National Emergency to Build His Border Wall
"But I wanted to do it faster."
Democrats' Wall Funding Fiasco
They got nothing in return for handing Trump money except for a national emergency.
Trump's Emergency Action on the Border Wall Stinks All the Way Down
There is no good justification for what the president is doing. Republicans and conservatives need to call him out on it.
How to Go From Government Shutdown to National Emergency in Just Two Weeks: Reason Roundup
Plus: Congress forgets to fund the First Step Act, The New York Times chastises smug politicians over Amazon, and what if the U.S. were 100 city-states?
The Perils of Trying to Use Emergency Powers to Build Trump's Wall
A summary of the reasons why Trump lacks the power to use emergency powers to build his border wall, and why it would cause great harm and set a dangerous precedent if he did. Other than that, it's a great idea!
Trump Plans To Sign Border Deal and Declare National Emergency. Here's What That Could Mean.
Trump won't rely on Congress to fund his 200 miles of border wall.
Bill Weld Is Prepping To Be the First—and Most Improbable—Primary Challenger to Donald Trump (Updated)
Pro-choice, Obama-supporting "Libertarian for life" will take a "substantial" move Friday toward competing for the Republican presidential nomination.
House Passes Bill To End U.S. Support for Saudi Involvement in Yemen; Rep. Justin Amash Votes 'Present'
Amash had an interesting reason for not voting "yes."
Andrew McCabe Says He Opened Trump Probes in Case He Was 'Fired,' Confirms 25th Amendment Talks
"I was very concerned that I was able to put the Russia case on absolutely solid ground," the former FBI deputy director says.
Lobbyists Are Making Bank on Trump's Steel Tariffs
Steel manufacturers spent $12.2 million lobbying the federal government in 2018, an increase of nearly 20 percent over the previous year.
Donald Trump and Social Justice Warriors Are 'Unmaking America': Podcast
Noah Rothman says the right and the left are using appeals to victimization and identity politics to gain political power.
Immigrants, Not the Wall, Have Made El Paso Safe, Mr. President
The city was among the safest in the country long before the wall was built.
It Looks Like Trump Will Sign Border Deal and Dodge Another Government Shutdown
Make no mistake about it, avoiding another shutdown is for the best.
Is Another Government Shutdown Imminent? Only Trump Knows!
Congressional leaders have reached a compromise. But Trump will have the final say.
A Border Wall Is a Bad Idea, but So Is the "Border Security" Democrats Say They Want
Until we fundamentally reframe the immigration debate in terms of human freedom rather than fear, we're not going to see real reform.
Judging Neomi Rao
Why college writings are complicated but the perfect solution fallacy is worse.
U.S. and Mexico Harassing Journalists, Lawyers, and Activists at the Border
How to ensure lack of transparency and prevent asylum seekers from accessing rights.
Don't Fear Independents Like Howard Schultz! Politics Should Be More Like a Starbucks Menu
There are more forms of hepatitis than there are major parties in America.
After State of the Union, Republicans Face a Crucial Choice on Trade
There are dueling bills in front of Congress, both backed by Republicans. One would expand Trump's tariff authority, while the other would check it.
Trump Decries Unjust Crack Sentences but Wants to Repeat the Mistake With Fentanyl
Reducing the thresholds for mandatory minimums in fentanyl cases will produce more injustices like the ones the president highlighted last night.
When it Comes To Debt, Politicians and Academics Are All Like, 'What, Me Worry?'
From OMB head Mick Mulvaney to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, nobody cares about spending money we don't have on things we don't need. Big mistake.
Rep. Justin Amash Highlights 'Two Outstanding Lines' From Trump's SOTU
But Amash's reaction wasn't all positive.
Trump Said He Wants Legal Immigrants To Come 'In the Largest Numbers Ever.' Really?
He was off script, and he probably hasn't checked with his ultra-restrictionist White House aide Stephen Miller.
The State of the Union Is Rockets, Socialism, Alliteration, and Nazis: Podcast
"The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican Agenda or a Democrat Agenda. It is the agenda of the American People."
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.
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.
