Wait: The Government Is Incompetent, So We Want it To Do *More*?
The feds can't pass a budget or do much very well, yet a record level of Americans want it more involved in our lives. That's not as crazy as it seems.
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Trump Wants Us 'To Get Really, Really Tough, Really Mean with the Drug Pushers'
Doubling down on a drug war that has failed for 40 years.
Trump's Bigly Lie that He'll Make America's Immigration System More Merit-Based Like Canada's
He has launched a two-front assault on high-skilled foreign talent
No, President Trump, It's Not 'Treasonous' to Be Chill During the State of Union
"You have the other side, even on positive news, really positive news… they were like death, and un-American."
Trump Defenders Should Support the N.Y. Times Effort to Unseal Secret Surveillance Documents
Why should we have to rely on Dem and GOP spin? Americans have every right to know what happened.
The Dow Is Down. The Dow Is Up. Either Way, It's Not Because of the President.
Markets respond to politics, but presidents shouldn't claim control.
The Financial Markets Are Spooked by Debt, So Why Aren't We?: Podcast
Reason editors debate The Memo, situational libertarianism, Super Bowl highlights, and the political road back to fiscal sanity.
Trump's Critics Worry That He's Undermining Trust in the FBI, As If That's a Bad Thing
More Republican skepticism of law enforcement agencies is a welcome development.
Mitch McConnell Thinks His Greatest Achievement Is the Judges His Senate Confirmed
The Senate confirmed a record number of federal appellate court nominees in 2017.
"Change Is Good" and Other Lessons from the "Heroic Era of the Internet": Podcast
Wired co-founder Louis Rossetto has a new novel out and an optimistic message about Donald Trump's presidency.
"Selective Surveillance Outrage" and "Situational Libertarianism" Isn't Good Enough, Congress!
The Nunes memo deserved to be released, and so does the forthcoming Schiff one. But come on, D.C., get serious about abuse of FISA and other powers!
Woman Still Getting Civil-War Survivor Benefits Shows How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future
Abraham Lincoln couldn't have dreamed that 21st-century Americans would still be paying for pensions created under him.
Republicans Aren't the Only Ones Prone to Russia-Investigation Conspiracy Theories
Democrats and journalists routinely accuse the Trump administration of being "compromised" by a Russian government that's "attacking our Constitution"
If You Think The Nunes Memo Will 'Discredit' FBI and DOJ, You Haven't Been Paying Attention For the Past 50 Years
Democrat Adam Schiff might be right that GOP operatives want to derail the Russia probe. But the FBI and Justice Department lost credibility a long time ago.
Here's What Rand Paul, Mark Meadows, and Others in Washington Are Saying About the Nunes Memo
Now that it's out, nobody's minds seem to have changed.
Right To Try Laws Are a Fine Start. Comprehensive Reform of the FDA's Drug Trials Would Be Better.
The drug regulator's clinical trials process for approving drugs needs a complete overhaul.
White House Releases Declassified Memo Alleging Bias in FBI Surveillance of Trump Campaign Staffer (UPDATE: Dem Memo Details Leaked)
Nunes report claims Democratic Party-origins of Steele dossier concealed from court.
Get Yourself Ready for 'The Memo'—Will It Rock Your World or Put You to Sleep?
Trump has reviewed a document alleging FBI misconduct. It might be released Friday.
Immigration Restrictionists Seek to Weaponize the Census
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach would prefer to upend the Constitution's directive to apportion House seats based on total population, not voter rolls. So barring that, the author of Mitt Romney's "self-deportation" policy wants Census-takers to ask about citizenship.
Trump Diminishes the Power of the State in Our Heads: Wired Co-Founder Louis Rossetto on Heroism, Politics, and the Dot-Com Bubble
Change Is Good: A Story of the Heroic Era of the Internet chronicles tech culture circa 1998.
Donald Jr.'s Trump Tower Meeting Was Not a Crime, and Neither Was Lying About It
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president's role in writing an ass-covering statement that was misleading but not illegal.
What's Hot in Porn Tech: Blockchain, Cam Girls, and Snapchat
New technologies are helping the adult industry adjust to government regulations and give more power to performers.
En Banc D.C. Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of CFPB
A divided D.C. Circuit holds Congress may insulate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from Presidential Control. Will the Supreme Court agree?
Post-Trump, Do We Really Want a Viable Third Party? Survey Says Yes, History Says GTFO
Lincoln was the last person to win the presidency as standard-bearer for a new party. And look what happened to him.
The Axis of Evil Is Back, and It's Never Going Away
U.S. presidents like to go looking for dragons to slay.
When It Comes to the Escalating War on Terror, Trump's SOTU Was Heavy on Bragging, Light on Details
The war will continue until further notice.
SOTU: Trump Promises Streamlined Regulations, More Private Investment in Infrastructure
The president's comments adhered pretty closely to past statements but offered little added detail.
What About the Debt? Trump's SOTU Ignores a $20 Trillion Time Bomb
If a Republican president can't address a Republican-controlled Congress without paying lip service to the idea of cutting spending, what good are Republicans?
State of the Union Wrap Up Video: Ask Us Anything
Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and Peter Suderman take your questions.
The Prejudicial Cynicism of Trump's SOTU Talk About MS-13
Conflating illegal immigration in general with criminal gangs is wrong, and will lead to bad, wasteful, damaging immigration policy.
Nope, Trump Doesn't Get Credit for Low Black Unemployment
Some of Trump's economic policies could be good for everyone, including African Americans. But those numbers aren't his doing.
Trump Says In SOTU That Administration Will Pursue Prison Reforms
"We will embark on reforming our prisons to help former inmates who have served their time get a second chance."
Trump and the End of the Imperial Presidency
If you look past the shouting and the narcissism, there are clear signs that Trump doesn't have as much power as we all want or fear.
What Can Richard Nixon—and Warren Harding!—Teach Us About Donald Trump's State of the Union Address?
Some surprising insights and historical curiosities from past presidents at their one-year marks
No, Libertarians Have Not Thrown in With Trump
Jonathan Chait's accusations to the contrary ignore a great deal of the actual libertarian reaction to the president's policies. But some libertarians are indeed too soft on both Trump and right-wing nationalism generally.
Everybody's Talking About 'The Memo' and Ignoring the Surveillance Debate
Partisan posturing drowns out important civil liberties concerns.
What Donald Trump Should Say About Immigration in Tonight's State of the Union
We can fantasize, can't we?
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Wrote a Letter to Trump About Infrastructure. It's 3 Pages of Protectionist Nonsense.
The point of infrastructure spending is to build infrastructure, not create jobs.
Both the Grammys and the State of the Union Worship at the Cult of the Presidency: Podcast
Working toward a de-presidentified future while trying to imagine an immigration deal that isn't awful
FCC Chair Throws Water on Crazy Plan for Feds to Seize Control of Our 5G Networks
No, the government shouldn't nationalize our mobile infrastructure.
Bari Weiss: 'It Was Heartbreaking for Me' to See the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page Go Soft on Trump
Former WSJ'er, current NYT'er, and inspiration for a hilarious Saturday Night Live skit this weekend talks about her contrarian media life (and much else besides) on The Fifth Column.
Trump's 'America First' Plan Is Naked Special-Interest Policymaking
When anyone says, "I'm for free trade, but it must be fair trade," they are really saying: "I am not for free trade."
Trump to Rescind Obama E.O. Shutting Down Gitmo That Never Went Anywhere
The prison camp on the island of Cuba will remain open indefinitely.
Trump's NAFTA Demands Could Crash the U.S. Auto Industry
The administration pushes harsh protectionist measures at the Montreal NAFTA talks.
The White House's Proposed Dreamer Fix Is an Abomination
It'll throw millions more immigrants under the bus than it'll save.
