At Rally, RFK Jr. Says He'll Stop Forever Wars, Seed Oils From Trump's Cabinet
Kennedy said that Trump would be the superior candidate on his three major, "existential" issues of "free speech, the war in Ukraine, and the war on our children."
Independents
RFK Jr. Spread Some Libertarian Ideas, Then Sold Out to Trump
The independent candidate deserves credit for promoting some liberty-friendly causes.
Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if employers should be held responsible for the speech and actions of employees outside of the workplace.
Meet 'Literally Anybody Else,' the Presidential Candidate That 2024 Demands
The 35-year-old Texan formerly known as Dustin Ebey voted for Gary Johnson in 2016 and says the national debt is America's biggest problem.
The State of the Union Is Shouty
Plus: A listener asks the editors a question about progressive taxation in the United States.
No Labels, With No Candidate, Says Yes to a 2024 Presidential Campaign
The 14-year-old nonprofit is about to find out whether third-party politics has a centrist/establishment lane.
Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change?
Peter Meijer talks about his run for Senate, his Trump impeachment vote, and possibly competing against Justin Amash on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
RFK Jr. Dumps Democrats, Libertarian Party Blasts RFK Jr.'s Stance on Israel
RFK Jr.'s anti-war supporters are welcome to defect, the Libertarian Party said in a statement.
'Bidenomics,' Like All Industrial Policy, Sucks
Plus: Does Tom Cruise really do all of his own stunts?
Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas
The wildly popular podcaster is still "politically homeless" but says leaving California and having a kid have improved her life immensely.
For the First Time, Pennsylvania Might Have an Independent Speaker of the House
A declaration of independence capped a wild day in Pennsylvania's State House.
Merchants of Death, Swaps, and Shake-ups
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
Sinema's Defection from Democrats Sows Welcome Chaos Among the Political Class
We should appreciate anything that shakes the confidence of both major parties.
Revenge of the Abortion Voters?
Republicans are losing ground in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Joe Rogan and the Weird New Definition of 'Right-Winger'
Plus: Against ideological surveillance, the truth about "free" COVID-19 tests, and more...
The Independents Strike Back
If you make the government feel too dangerous, a corrective bloc of voters will pour cold water on your face.
Poll: Democrats Drop and Republicans Rise, but the Real Juice Is With the Independents
Plus: EFF fights ban on discussing digital locks, Walmart to launch cryptocurrency, and more...
Americans Reject Republicans and Democrats in Record Numbers
Plus: More Cuomo allegations, the "cult of now," the state budget apocalypse that wasn't, and more...
The Man Who Finished Last
One presidential candidate received approximately 29 votes. He's surprised he got that many.
Meet Brock Pierce, the Drug-Legalizing Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur on the Presidential Ballot in 16 States
"I obviously identify with and resonate with and connect with my libertarian brothers and sisters on so many levels," says the controversial former child actor.
Bridget Phetasy Is Politically Homeless. You Probably Are Too.
Bridget Phetasy on why Trump and Biden fail to inspire and how new media are reshaping politics.
As Electoral Reform Lands on More Ballots, Anti-Ranked-Choice Campaign Defends Status Quo
The Protect My Ballot campaign is out to stop ranked-choice voting.
Kanye West Tweets That He's Running for President
He does not appear to have told the Federal Elections Commission yet.
Justin Amash's Biggest Fiscally Conservative National Donors Are Abandoning His Re-election Bid
Club for Growth and FreedomWorks cease supporting the congressman they've showered with awards
Key Election Forecaster Switches Justin Amash's House Seat to 'Lean Republican' in 2020
"It's doubtful there's a sufficient market for a pro-life/pro-impeachment independent in the district to allow him a path to a sixth term," concludes the Cook Political Report.
Justin Amash Wants To Talk About Process and Love, but His Constituents Want To Talk About Gun Control
Facing his district for the first time since going independent, the libertarian congressman preaches legislative process and constitutional principle to an audience thirsty for gun fixes.
Justin Amash on Quitting the Republican Party and Life as an Independent
The Michigan congressman is carving a path as an independent unburdened by the two-party system
Justin Amash on Quitting the Republican Party: 'It's Nice to Be Happy and Free'
The Michigan congressman carves a path as an independent unburdened by the two-party system
Justin Amash on His Break from the GOP: It's Not (Just) About Trump
He says partisan power structures have made government reforms impossible.
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.
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?
Howard Schultz's Prospects: Ballot Access Promising, Other Fundamentals Not So Much
The Starbucks magnate is rich and early enough to buy his way onto ballots, but it's hard for a relative unknown to beat the third-party boomerang effect in a time of centrism-hating polarization.
Howard Schultz Exposes the Ugly Entitlement Driving Democrats: Reason Roundup
Plus: Another way the E.U. "right to be forgotten" is risky, and Baltimore cuts back on pot prohibition
The Fantasy of a 2020 Independent Centrist
John Kasich, Mark Cuban, and an army of op-ed political strategists are wrong if they think you can just whip up an independent presidential candidacy or new third party from scratch.
How Third Parties Are Getting Screwed This Election Season
Republicans and Democrats hate each other. They love their own power even more.
I Don't Hate Trump Because He Is 'the Average American in Exaggerated Form.' I Dislike Him Because of His Policies and Temperament.
In the name of owning the libs, Yale's David Gelertner smears Americans as venal narcissists who can't agree to disagree.
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Why Civility Can't Return To Politics
When everything is politicized, everything becomes a death match. That ain't good.
3 Questions To Ask Yourself While Watching the Kavanaugh/Ford Hearings Today
It's a given that many senators are acting in bad faith. But what about the rest of us?
A Polarized America? Not Quite
Independents now make up a plurality of the public.
Yeah, Bill Weld Is Totally Running for the Libertarian Presidential Nod in 2020: Podcast
The former governor cut government's size, scope, and spending in Massachusetts. Now he says he wants to shrink the federal government too.
'Black People Don't Have To Be Democrats'
Chance The Rapper says the unthinkable and takes it back. But he's right, and not just about African Americans.
Surprise: Voters Aren't More Polarized than Ever, Only Pols and Media Are
Stanford political scientist Morris Fiorina says it's media and political elites who live in ideological bubbles, not regular Americans.
Where the Third-Party Candidates Were Strongest
Which states gave Gary Johnson his best results? Jill Stein? Evan McMullin? And who did those candidates help more, Trump or Clinton?
Powerful: GOP Congressman Scott Rigell Video Endorsement of Libertarian Gary Johnson
"There's a different way....We can change things. We can change the system."
No, Independents Aren't Just a Bunch of 'Closet Partisans'
A new paper throws cold water on a poli-sci cliché.
Surveys Show Gary Johnson Appeal Growing Among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White Millennials
Asked about our biggest problems, the most common answer among young black voters was racism, while Hispanics said immigration, Asians said education, and whites said terrorism/homeland security.
