The Truth Behind Chicago's Violence
No, Chicago is not an exceptionally dangerous city.
Donald Trump
Kanye West's Support for Trump Is No Different Than the Average Voter's
Except possibly the bit about "break[ing] the fucking simulation."
Melania Helped Her Parents Become Citizens, But Trump Called Chain Migration 'NOT ACCEPTABLE!'
"CHAIN MIGRATION must end now! Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil."
Bernie J. Trump: Nationalism and Socialism Are Two Sides of the Same Statist Coin
No wonder they both sing the same America First tune
Kris Kobach's Primary Fight Shows a GOP Still Obsessed With Immigration Fantasies
The two major parties continue their sorting into democratic socialists on the left and Mercantilist nativists to the right.
Trump Administration Presses Ahead With Space Force His Own Defense Advisers Say Is a Terrible Idea
A new military service focused on space would be a burden on both taxpayers and the private space industry.
Trump's Latest Plan To Slam Legal Immigrants Who Merely Qualify for Public Benefits Is a Travesty
The right has given up the pretense that it is only opposed to illegal immigration
The Trump Administration Is a Sinkhole of Sleaze
Donald Trump has an instinct for finding and empowering scam artists, spongers, and thugs.
How Trump's Tariffs Hurt American Businesses and Consumers
Trump's economic ignorance is on display.
Trump's Trade War Kills Another 126 Jobs
A South Carolina TV manufacturing facility will close its doors, and Trump's threatened auto tariffs could do yet more damage to the state's economy.
'It's Not About Donald Trump Being Crappy, It's About the Government Being Crappy': Podcast
The podcast crew takes on the The New York Times' controversial new hire, Trump's trade war escalations, Medicare-for-all, and 3D-printed guns.
No, We Aren't Going to Pay Off the National Debt With Tariff Revenue
Tariffs will generate $21 billion this year-just .01 percent of the national debt. And aren't these tariffs supposed to be about national security?
Trump's Lousy Record on Trade
Trump's ideal of "economic independence" is the exact opposite of what economists recommend.
What We Talk About When Talk About Russian Meddling: Talk
When Americans do it, it's called participating in democracy. When Russians do it, it's called undermining democracy.
Trump's Trade War Leaves the Future of the Blue Jean Industry to Hang
The president trade war is harming American small business.
The White House Is Moving Forward on Prison Reform Despite Justice Department Resistance
The president and Senate Republicans might be coming to an agreement that includes some sentencing reforms, too.
Another Court Rules Against Trump's Threat to Cut Off Funding for Sanctuary Cities
The 9th Circuit says pressuring cities to help the feds enforce immigration law is unconstitutional.
Trump Pumps the Brakes on Obama-Era Fuel Standards
The administration says its proposal will make cars more affordable and save lives.
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better
We need to get serious about controlling government spending.
President Trump Is No Friend to 3D Printed Plastic Guns, Says WH Press Secretary
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts President Trump's support for printed gun bans.
Trump's Grocery Store Gaffe Matters, but Not for the Reason You Think
Yes, Trump is out of touch with regular life. All presidents are. This one's ignorance is a problem in other ways.
Toss-Up Senate Races Abandoned by Koch Network Feature Unusually Strong Libertarian Party Contenders
Neck-and-neck races in Indiana and Nevada could determine the balance of the Senate. Both feature Libertarians who have previously cracked 5% yet aren't being polled.
Meet Bari Weiss, the Conservative New York Times Columnist Who Is Pro-Choice: Podcast
She's pro-Israel, #NeverTrumper who has chronicled (and criticized) the "intellectual Dark Web." Prefabricated ideological boxes need not apply.
Koch Bros. Should 'Shut Up and Get With [Trump's] Program,' Says Steve Bannon
Dismissed advisor attacks billionaire libertarians for pushing free trade and immigration. President calls them "total joke."
Are Plastic Straw Bans Just Late Socialism?: Podcast
The Reason Podcast crew takes on Trump's lawyers, trade wars, plastic straw bans, and the rise of socialism.
Candidate and Daughter Build Trump's Border Wall in Cringeworthy Campaign Ad
The ad also shows Ron DeSantis reading to his son from The Art of the Deal and teaching his daughter to say "make America great again."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thinks She Has 'At Least 5 More Years' Before Retirement
The Bill Clinton appointee's comments suggest she doesn't want Donald Trump to nominate her successor.
Trump Threatens a Government Shutdown If Border Wall Isn't Funded
Congress will have 11 legislative days to avoid a shutdown.
On North Korea and Iran, Trump Is Deluding Himself
The president's bluster is harmful for America.
'If We Didn't Trade,' Trump Argues, 'We'd Save a Hell of a Lot of Money'
The president's longstanding obsession with trade deficits reveals mercantilist instincts he cannot escape, no matter how much he talks about zero tariffs.
Markets in Assassination? Everybody Panic!
A long-awaited prediction market comes online. Cue the freakout.
Trump Praises Dallas Cowboys' Owner, Who Probably Wishes POTUS Would Shut Up
Trump is doing his best to make sure the NFL's national anthem controversy never dies.
Randy Barnett on the Secret History of SCOTUS Confirmation Hearings: Podcast
The libertarian legal scholar explains the post-Bork landscape and what might derail Trump's high-court pick.
On Taxpayer-Funded Trip, Trump Says: 'Vote Republican'
He isn't the first president to do something like this. But it would be nice if he'd be the last.
George Will Is Worried About 'The Big Flinch'—And You Should Be Too!: Podcast
Americans are recoiling "against the churning of an open society, against the spontaneous order that is the alternative to statism." That ain't gonna end well.
Trump's Border Wall Is Destroying Land, Livelihoods, and Butterflies in the Rio Grande
"You may learn about eminent domain, but until you are in the crosshairs of the government, you don't understand how it really works."
Trump's Soybean 'Deal' With the E.U. Is Actually Pretty Insignificant
Europe already imports soybeans for free, and the European market isn't big enough to make up for China anyway.
Trump Says 'Shadow-Banning' Conservatives on Twitter Is 'Illegal,' Promises Investigation
Trump used Twitter to blast Twitter for allegedly censoring several prominent conservative leaders.
Why Trump Supporters Will Regret His Trade War
Trump's trade policies will slow growth, destroy jobs, and raise consumer prices.
"Emoluments" Suit Against Trump Can Proceed
Are we all about to get a look - finally! - at Trump's tax returns?
Clemency Recipient Alice Johnson: 'I Don't Feel I Was Denied or Delayed. I Was Destined For This.'
Alice Marie Johnson's life sentence for a first-time drug offense was commuted by Trump. Now she's speaking out against mandatory minimums.
A Woman Regrets Her Trump Vote After ICE Deports Her Daughter-In-Law
"I've always been proud to be an American. But now I'm ashamed."
Critics Blast Lack of Transparency Over White House Decision on Phone Call Readouts
Publishing readouts of the president's calls with foreign leaders has been a common practice for Republican and Democratic administrations-until now.
Trump Should Embrace Free Trade With Cuba
Socialists are economically clueless. But conservative embargo advocates are just as bad.
Trump's Trade Wars Have Mobilized Canada's Dairy Cartel
The protectionist impulses of America's northern neighbor are rising to the top.
'Tariffs Are the Greatest,' Trump Proclaims, as White House Begins Subsidizing Farmers Harmed by Tariffs
Tariffs are so great that we have to create new government programs to compensate the victims of tariffs.
