Nobody Trusts Congress, but Americans Keep Reelecting the Same People
Increasingly like-minded communities make incumbent lawmakers safer than ever.
Partisan Identification
This Political Season, Americans Need To Chill Out
People are letting politics poison relationships, workplaces, and our whole society.
Hollow Major Parties Preside Over a Politics of 'Fear and Loathing'
The Democrats and Republicans seem ripe for replacement. But how and by what?
Americans Fear 'Disaster' From Both Biden and Trump
Voters deserve much of the blame for this unnecessary mess.
The Left-Right Spectrum Is Mostly Meaningless
The political landscape doesn’t fit on a simple map.
Can Mutually Loathing Americans Learn To Leave Each Other Alone?
The country needs a political truce with devolved power.
Spat Among Tennessee Lawmakers Illustrates a National Urban-Rural Divide
Decentralizing power is better than trying to jam one vision down the throats of the unwilling.
What Does the Mises Caucus Really Want? Live with Michael Heise, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of "Project Decentralized REVOLution" with Mises Caucus founder Michael Heise.
Where Does ChatGPT Fall on the Political Compass?
We asked the hot new artificial intelligence system to take four popular political quizzes. Guess what we found...
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.
Americans Oppose Big Government, Unless Their Party Is in Power
Supporting restraints on government only for your opponents is a recipe for continued conflict.
Americans Reject Biden's Divisive Rhetoric
The president’s Philadelphia “threats” speech gets thumbs-down from the public.
Another Centrist Project Offers Mushy Technocracy To Soothe a Divided Country
Andrew Yang's rebooted Forward Party glosses over Americans’ conflicting values and preferences.
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...
Where Do We Go After the Trumpist Tantrum?
When people are no longer willing to lose at the polls, it’s time to make elections less important.
Political Ignorance Is Bliss
Could paying less attention to politics be better for you, your relationships, and society?
Resolutions To See You Through a New (Election) Year
Too many of your friends and neighbors are tribal idiots, but they're not the worst tribal idiots in recent memory, by any means.
Mutual Hatred Is All Democrats and Republicans Have to Offer
The partisan factions aren't fighting for anything more than the power to destroy each other.
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
Don't Count on Americans Hating Each Other Any Less Post-Midterms
Baffled by and fearful of each other, the political tribes remain consumed by loathing and dedicated to total victory.
Do Partisans Hate Each Other More Than Ever?
Scholars try to explain today's political warfare.
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.
No Matter Who Wins the Midterms, Brace for More Conflict
Many Americans don't care about who is right or wrong; they only care about crushing political enemies.
Dear Democrats and Republicans, Please Keep Tearing Down Your Government
Respect for the overall government is waning. Good.
Hey, Progressives and Conservatives: You're Stuck With Each Other
So long as anything resembling legitimate elections continue to be held, no political coalition will gain a permanent lock on the future.
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.
Rep. Justin Amash: The Two-Party System Needs to Die
The libertarian congressman says the internet is poised to destroy politics as we know it.
There Is No Political Tribe That Deserves Your Complete Loyalty
Commit to principles and ideals, not politicians.
In Trump Era, Many Political Activists Follow Their Leader, Not Their Principles
The reward centers of the brain light up when partisans reject information that contradicts their political preferences, the same way drug addicts' brains do.
Glimmers of Light in the Toxic Smug
Gestures and good will count in a climate of fear and ridicule.
Politics and Wine Only Place Americans Have Just Two Choices, Says Former Clinton Strategist
Mark Penn points out you might even get peanut butter avocado at an ice cream parlor.
Sacrifice Civil Liberties? You First
Both sides want to chip away at your civil liberties, even if sometimes they argue about it.
Independents Rule but GOP, Dem, & Media Establishment Says Everything Is Fine
Why are historically low numbers of voters identifying as Democratic or Republican? Because they can.
There's No Such Thing as Unbiased Journalism, So Stop Pretending
Shock a former political operative was less than honest about his relationship with his former bosses
David Simon on How Civil Rights Were Destroyed in Baltimore And Why He Might Vote For One of the Men Responsible Anyway
Behold how intractable tribalism can make a problem
Poll: Republicans Prioritize Israel's Interests Over America's
"Their Country, Right or Wrong!"
Democratic Political Mush Vs. GOP's Three Branches and a Twig
Which factions will dominate the two parties as 2016 approaches?
Five Libertarian Lessons in HBO's Game of Thrones
For libertarians it may seem like winter is always coming
No, the Supreme Court Doesn't Need Term Limits
Long-serving justices are far likelier to be impervious to fleeting populist bugaboos and the political pressures of the day.
We Need Political Labels, and Battles
It's easy to make fun of No Labels; their empty pieties offer no real alternative to business as usual.
