The Election Could Be Chaotic. Why Is Trump Trying To Make It Worse?
America's general election is facing both logistical and political hurdles, creating a feedback loop that threatens to derail the legitimacy of the results.
America's general election is facing both logistical and political hurdles, creating a feedback loop that threatens to derail the legitimacy of the results.
Puerto Rico is temporarily free from Buy American restrictions on crucial protective medical gear thanks to FEMA.
The Jones Act isn't saving American shipbuilders, but it's driving up prices for Americans.
The island's residents have had enough of a territorial government tainted by corruption and that is seemingly contemptuous of their daily struggles.
Unclear and contradictory procedure guidelines slowed down relief efforts in Puerto Rico in 2017. Will it happen again this year? Probably.
The squabbling over federal disaster assistance reveals the bipartisan nature of wasteful spending.
The Utah senator wants a world where "Alaskans, Hawaiians, and Puerto Ricans aren't forced to pay higher prices for imported goods."
A few thoughts on the First Circuit's separation of powers ruling on the Puerto Rico bankruptcy board
At the height of the agency's deployments in the summer of 2017, 54 percent of staff were serving in a capacity for which they were not fully qualified.
Naomi Klein misses the meaning of "the miracles Puerto Ricans have been quietly pulling off while their government fails them."
Puerto Ricans are considered U.S. citizens, but many in the country argue that they lack adequate representation.
The island's population has fallen dramatically even as Spanish speakers from other nations are desperate for a new home.
Disasters result from policies adopted and choices made before and after a natural hazard strikes.
Blocked from jobs because they lack occupational licenses, they're turning to welfare instead.
Special economic zones can be anything from tools of crony capitalism to seeds of a freer world order.
The Jones Act drives up consumer prices by protecting U.S. companies from competition. Guess who insists it must be kept intact?
Free money and poor oversight sap the incentive of localities to prepare for disasters or respond to them effectively.
The government set the stage for a post-hurricane catastrophe.
Is rebuilding after disasters the government's responsibility?
DHS ends waiver of protectionist shipping law that drives up costs.
Reason's Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch on the Las Vegas shooting, Trump's Twitter rage at Puerto Rico, and the Jones Act.
Governor's decree makes recovery even harder for bar owners.
Congress needs to vote to stop protecting shipping cartel from market competition.
If you can't change a single lousy law in the face of humanitarian crisis, how are you going to take on the tax code's thousands of special-interest blocs?
Administration says it will not reduce effects of the anti-free-trade Jones Act.
Crony law benefitting U.S. shipping companies will drive up costs, extend hurricane crisis.
Puerto Rican statehood is an opportunity to redefine American federalism.
Free market principles are more important to Puerto Rico than becoming the 51st state.
The island commonwealth and the U.S. would benefit from giving each other more space and more freedom.
Debt relief and privatization are the only ways to fix its fiscal mess.
Lessons from Puerto Rico.
Those who call for aid shouldn't ignore where the territory's money actually went.
More than 100 speeding tickets handed out and traffic jams due to caravans
Doing worse than all eight cities that filed for bankruptcy in last 3 years
Governor signs bill into law
On behalf of an atheist cop alleging harrassment
Press conference scheduled for next week
A territory? A state? Awesome beach-front property?