Peanut's killing became a symbol of what happens when government policy is controlled by a busybody spirit. His owner's detention offers a rather different illustration.
You cannot spend years governing this way—defying voters' clear directive to lower prices—and then expect the fear of what Democrats might do to spare your party from accountability.
Iran may not be the only reason the Republicans did poorly, but it certainly seems to be a major one.
The White House insists that the memo isn’t a threat—but given Trump’s history, it’s hard to take that at face value.
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the fallout from the 2026 midterm elections, the possibility of Woke 2.0, and the 2017 film The Death of Stalin.
There's no reason to think the state will shrink, which is really bad news.
Robby Soave and Amber Duke recap the 2026 midterms and what they mean for future of the GOP.
Plus: the GOP's uncertain future, the rise of anti-tech populism, and the road to 2028
The vice president's tall tale could be a preview of Republicans' sore-loser complaints after the midterm elections.
Plus: The internet nearly crashed, the White House keeps threatening media outlets for doing their jobs, and more...
J.D. Vance says he's probing universities for visa fraud, but the investigation is really about protectionism.
Plus: America's growing deficit, youth protests in France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle's corruption scandal
At a press conference, the vice president offered a strange new definition of the word. But his full remarks revealed a deeper irony.
Americans with upper, middle, and lower incomes are all better off today than in the 1970s or 1990s, new CBO data shows.
By quickly endorsing Trump's ridiculous plan to bribe voters in the midterms, J.D. Vance reveals something about the future of Trumpism. There isn't one.
J.D. Vance would like to give money to people for choices they're already making—without a workable plan to actually pay for it.
Some Democrats are licking their chops over other economic powers that Trump has claimed for the presidency.
The postliberal right’s frenzy for exaggerating and fabricating transgressions
Long's motto, "every man a king," was not a call for individual sovereignty. It was a populist pitch for wealth taxes and a more powerful government.
The U.S. military is downsizing exercises in South Korea and pulling its last aircraft carrier out of the Pacific.
Third-party bids are much more fun to talk about than do. Plus, there's reason to suspect it's all a bid to boost J.D. Vance.
Plus: The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, inflation is outpacing wage growth, Trump is still mad about birthright citizenship, and more...
The U.S.-Iranian peace memorandum has broken down, and violence is slowly ramping back up to a full-on war. Four Americans paid the price this weekend.
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Donald Trumps' nothing-burger primetime address.
Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses the future of the Republican Party, the resurgence of democratic socialism, and why the political establishment always wins
Anthropic and OpenAI may not like current federal controls on their products, but it will be consumers who end up getting screwed.
As part of peace negotiations, the U.S. Treasury issued an unprecedented total waiver from Iranian oil sanctions.
Plus: Cuba's opposition waiting in the wings, the wealthy are feeling the squeeze, and more...
Plus: Keir Starmer steps down, Cuba privatizes, AOC inspires a copycat, and more...
There’s a lot of confusion about sanctions relief and the U.S.-Iranian deal on the table. Hawks are exploiting it to sabotage the peace.
The U.S. and Iran have moved to the next stage of the peace process. Hawks on all sides are terrified that it will succeed.
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss renewed Republican criticism of California's slow election results.
Instead of making the case for war in Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, the White House has been digging up conflicts from long ago.
Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling down on pointless threats to save face.
Hungary is Europe's basket case, a nation that saw little economic progress under Orbán—as well as diminishing freedoms.
The Trump administration is stuck in a standoff that is unstable and damaging to the entire world.
Everyone could see who, and what, was responsible for Hungary’s economic malaise.
Emma Ashford discusses Trump’s incoherent Iran strategy, the failures of post–Cold War foreign policy, and why a multipolar world limits American power.
After walking out of peace talks in Pakistan, the U.S. and Iran are now playing a game of chicken.
J.D. Vance in Budapest: 'We have got to get Viktor Orbán reelected as Prime Minister of Hungary, don't we?'
As a new analysis by Johan Norberg shows, the regime many MAGA Republicans see as a model to emulate has repressed civil liberties, undermined the free market, destroyed the rule of law, and made Hungary the poorest nation in the European Union.
The top intelligence official resigned because there was no “imminent threat” from Iran and blamed Israel for starting the war.
Plus: The FCC threatens broadcast licenses over war coverage, J.D. Vance positions himself as an Iran war skeptic, and remembering Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty.
Some MAGA peaceniks have seemingly transformed into neocons.
Vance's support for unpopular policies could spell trouble for the GOP in 2028. But this could be a good thing for the party's future, says Jonah Goldberg.
Jonah Goldberg discusses the Iran war, Trump’s governing style, the rise of the populist right, and why he believes the GOP is drifting away from conservatism.
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