Not Only Does Politics Make us Stupid, it Poisons Our Children
"Somebody said that if Mitt Romney wins, he's gonna make us homeless."
Mitt Romney
Libertarian Legal Theorist Randy Barnett on "The Mistake That is The Libertarian Party"
Libertarian intellectual and Georgetown professor of law Randy Barnett - one of the architects of the legal challenges to Obamacare - writes in today's Wall Street Journal that if you care about liberty, you should vote for the Republicans.
Sandy-Ravaged Areas See Strong Voter Turnout
Recent superstorm not deterring as many as some thought
Axelrod Encouraged By "Cold, Hard Data"
Thinks to polls favor the president in crucial swing states
Final Politico/GWU Battleground Tracking Poll Shows Dead Heat
Obama and Romney both at 47 percent
Natural Gas Industry Cozies Up to Washington
Investor dollars, not government subsidies, should guide the energy industry.
Tomorrow Isn't All About the Presidency, Here Are Some Ballot Initiatives and Measures to Follow
If the Reason staff's voting intentions are anything to go by it looks like for at least some libertarians the race for the White House will offer no cause for celebration, whatever the outcome.
If Romney Wins, Here's How It Happened
If Mitt Romney ends this week as President-Elect Romney, it will be for these six reasons.
Would More Veterans in Congress Give Us a Smaller Military Budget?
Writing in The New York Times, U.S. Naval Academy historian Aaron B. O'Connell worries that a paucity of veterans in Congress makes lawmakers apt to mindlessly "support the troops" and oppose cuts in military spending.
YouGov Poll: Obama Will Win Most Swing States
Predicts popular vote majority of two percent
Is Barack Obama's Revenge Pitch a Plug for Mitt Romney?
Taking your "revenge" at the ballot box
Slate's Obama Vote Tumbles From 96% to 83%; Mag Claims Real Bubble Is Among 'White People'
The online political opinion magazine Slate, to its great credit, has published its fourth quadrennial presidential voting survey among staffers and contributors (you can see Reason's exercise here). Slate's results for 2012?
How a Bitter Election Will End
When the votes are counted, the winner will be gracious and the loser will be conciliatory.
Obama and Romney in Battleground States For Last Few Days of Campaign
Only one full day left to make their pitch
Obama's Approval Abroad Is Slipping Thanks to Foreign Policy
The president's terrible foreign policy is hurting his international popularity.
The GOP's Self-Destructive Position on Immigration
Shutting the border because of affirmative action shows that conservatives will use any argument against immigration.
Harry Reid Says Congressional Dems Won't Work with a Romney Administration
Obstructionism from the left
Argo and the Foreign Policy Benefits of Remembering the Past
As the hit movie Argo shows, American presidents don't decide when the story begins.
Civic Duty Vies With Cynicism as the 2012 Election Approaches
H.L. Mencken said "every election is a sort of advanced auction in stolen goods." He was right.
Romney: Jobs Report a Sad Reminder of State of the Economy
GOP nominee reflects on last jobs figures before the election
CNN Publishes Romney and Obama Op-eds
The two candidates lay out their visions for the next four years
Romney Picks Up Another Endorsement
Mr. Burns has thrown his support behind the GOP nominee
That Awkward Moment When ThinkProgress Has to Explain Market Competition to the Romney Campaign
Not every small business failure is due to the economy
Romney Uses BBQ Restaurant Closures to Attack Obama
But was it really an issue of competition, not the economy?
The Candidates' Trade Nonsense
Both candidates indulge the superstition that while exports are good, imports and outsourcing are bad.
Should You Vote for President?
As long as your vote is consistent with your conscience, it is impossible to waste your vote.
Biden Says Romney and Putin Are "Best Buddies"
Nobody even knows what he's talking about anymore
2012 Election Fundamentals: Incumbency, the Ground Game and Ohio
What's Ohio got to do with it?
