The Ilhan Omar 'Some People Did Something' Controversy Is Bad-Faith Outrage-Mongering on All Sides
Anatomy of a nontroversy
Donald Trump
Steve Bannon's 'Economic Nationalism' vs. Libertarian Globalism Is the Battleground of 21st Century Politics
The Brink, a documentary about the former Trump adviser, delivers an interesting insight.
Watch Matt Welch (and Dave Barry!) Tonight on Real Time With Bill Maher
Live on HBO, 10 p.m. ET!
Could Justin Amash Cost Trump Michigan?
Trump beat Hillary Clinton by just 10,704 votes in the same election that the libertarian GOP congressman received 203,545
Most Democratic Presidential Candidates Think College Should Be Free. Here's Why They're Wrong.
"Mayor Pete" Buttigieg is a rare and welcome exception to a trend that gives money to people who don't need it.
Is the Phrase 'Open Borders' a Libertarian Mistake?
As Trump cracks down yet again, Reason's editors disagree over labeling in immigration policy.
Trump Administration Labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a 'Terrorist Organization'
And Iran looks to reciprocate.
Standing on the Shoulders of Tyrants
Donald Trump's rhetoric is breathtakingly authoritarian, but so far he's done less than his predecessors to expand executive power.
Jeff Flake Reveals Death Threats, Says a Democratic President Would Be Better Than Trump
The former Arizona senator warns that anti-immigration rhetoric could make Republicans as unsuccessful nationwide as they are in California.
Will Today's Global Trade Wars Lead to World War III?
The splintering of international economic interdependence is a worrying sign for peace through trade.
Rand Paul and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Found Something They Can Agree On
Both the libertarian-leaning Republican and the democratic socialist want Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Gravity Knives, Bump Stocks, and Lawless Law Enforcement
New York cops and the president arbitrarily turn legal products into contraband.
If Trump Closes the Mexican Border, America Will Run Out of Avocados in 3 Weeks
Oh, and the U.S. auto industry wouldn't even last that long.
Hair-Sniffer Joe Biden Should Apologize for His Whole Career: Podcast
A real American genius Joe is not.
Media Must Drop the Political Shenanigans and Get Back to Scrutinizing the Powerful
Covering stories is too important to abandon for brazen partisan pandering-or wishful thinking.
Donald Trump's Bump Stock Ban Turns Peaceful Gun Owners Into Felons by Fiat
The ban, which took effect this week, usurps congressional authority by rewriting an inconvenient law.
Betsy DeVos Is Right: Feds Shouldn't Be Funding Special Olympics
The education secretary is wrongly getting dragged for zeroing out a gratuitous budget item.
Artist's Cheesy Border Wall Troll Will 'Make America Grate Again'
Cosimo Cavallaro tackles a wedge issue.
Arthur Brooks Wants You To Love Your Enemies: Podcast
The president of the American Enterprise Institute says we need to reboot politics and that libertarians may hold the key.
The Coming Transparency Battle Over the Mueller Report
The battle over the Mueller report will pit national security, executive privilege, and privacy against the public interest in the Russia investigation.
Sen. Rand Paul Is Willing to Withhold Mueller Report as Political Leverage
Politicizing transparency is not a way to help Americans understand Russia investigation.
Trump's Hotheadedness Was His Saving Vice
The president's lack of self-restraint helped protect him from impeachment.
About that Campus Free Speech Executive Order
A crude tool unlikely to do much good and that might do some harm.
The Mueller Media Hall of Shame: Podcast
Whose hysteria looks silliest in retrospect?
$25 Million Later, 3 Pundits Kind-of-Sort-of Change Their Minds on Collusion
Shockingly, most people are sticking to their guns.
The President Isn't a Russian Spy. Resistance Media Will Keep Freaking Out Anyway
Plus: Chick-fil-A banned from San Antonio airport, the Libertarian Party picks a convention slogan, and Robert Kraft apologizes.
Vox Symposium on Attorney General Barr's Summary of the Mueller Report
Fifteen legal scholars weigh in, including the VC's own Keith Whittington, and myself.
Mueller's Conclusion: No Coordination Between Trump Campaign and Russia
As for obstruction evidence, he punts the matter to Congress.
First Impressions on the Mueller Investigation
The attorney general has released his summary of the report. Let the games begin.
As the Mueller Report Drops, a Transparency Fight Begins
How much will we see of the special counsel's report? And when?
Robert Mueller's Russia Report Is Finally Done, and We Still Know Nothing
At this point, making assumptions would be stupid.
Trump Was Asked Whether Imported Cars Are a National Security Risk. His Answer: 'No.'
That should be enough to end this silly debate. But what the president says and what the president does are not always the same.
Trump's McCain Attacks Further Mold the GOP in the President's Image
Confidants of the late senator have either buckled, joined #NeverTrump plotters, or bolted.
Trump Ain't Dismantling the American Empire
America First is a belligerent doctrine to get the world to do his bidding.
Cindy Yang Says Democrats Are Playing Politics With Request for FBI to Investigate Her
Plus: An Ohio city just abolished its entire vice policing unit, and unfunded liabilities in public pension plans are now more than $5.96 trillion.
Kirsten Gillibrand Knows More Than Your Doctor When It Comes to Pain Pills
Putting the government at the center of health care means putting politics at the center of doctor-patient relationships.
George Conway's Spat With Donald Trump Illustrates Psychiatry's Pernicious Influence on the Debate About the President's Fitness
Is Trump suffering from "narcissistic personality disorder"?
Does Donald Trump Hate the TSA as Much as the Rest of Us?
If it takes a QAnon conspiracy theorist to get the president pissed off at the TSA, then so be it.
Congress Grows a Spine
Thank Donald Trump for the belated attempt to enforce the Constitution's separation of powers.
Trump Keeps Wondering Why People Are Allowed to Make Fun of Him on TV
The "equal time" rule does not mean what the president thinks it means.
How Nancy Pelosi Set an Immigration Trap for Republicans
She is dividing Republicans while uniting Democrats.
What the Heck, Ben Sasse?
Sasse tarnished his reputation as a thoughtful, independent, constitutional conservative by supporting Trump's emergency declaration.
Implications of Today's Senate Vote Against Trump's Border Wall "Emergency" Declaration
How the overwhelming vote against Trump's position could potentially affect the lawsuits challenging the legality of the declaration.
12 Republicans Join Dems To Block Trump's National Emergency at the Border
A clear rebuke of Trump, though mainly a symbolic one
Democrat Senator on Trump's Enthusiasm for Eminent Domain: 'Language You'd Expect Out of Some Autocrat'
"What a betrayal of conservative principles this is," Sen. Michael Bennet says.
