Can They Stop Themselves?
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
From quoting Glenn Greenwald to calling Marco Rubio a 'so-called conservative' to saying the Republican brand 'sucks,' the Kentucky senator is living up to the whole 'new kind of Republican' thing
Dissenting justices understood the possible consequences, even back in the 1970s.
"We've got too many laws," says the libertarian firebrand.
The hawkish Republican still chooses Paul over Clinton
Modest, but actual, scaling back on metadata collection authorities.
The Senate majority leader tries to kill FISA Court transparency.
The intra-party fight over Patriot Act & USA Freedom Act is a sign we're finally moving past 9/11 politics.
Another anti-Rand Paul candidate who claims affinity for libertarian ideas.
Some senators, tellingly, see listening to Americans' surveillance concerns as a bad thing.
Is the expiration of Patriot Act provisions"just politics and posturing"? No, it's a sign the country is moving in the right direction.
And now his watch is ended.
Section 215 is set to expire tonight. (Update: Wave goodbye to Section 215)
So long bulk collections under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, which courts say are unauthorized and the FBI says are ineffective.
And in this corner... Obama the email reader
The presumptive Democratic nominee wants to do something about mandatory minimums but won't say what.
What crazy strategy will the candidate come up with next?
The anti-Rand bandwagon is getting crowded
Calling out Lindsey Graham, Hillary Clinton
National security conservatives go ballistic over Paul's Patriot Act obstruction
Future of Section 215 of PATRIOT Act completely up in the air.
Another sign of the end times or a renewal of constitutional governance?
What did she know and when did she know it? More important: WTF were we doing in Libya to begin with?
Compare and contrast.
The Kentucky senator tells conservatives to respect the Ninth Amendment.
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
It's not every day that a GOP presidential candidate talks about the drug war's 'disparate racial impact' while trying to run the clock out on blanket surveillance
The Arkansas senator's commitment to a national security state and bellicose foreign policy seems like a fan fiction version of Dr. Strangelove.
Wants reforms, not reauthorization.
His reluctance to criticize his brother's war reflects a dangerous desire to forget the past.
Republicans think they can win a national election by exhuming the ghost of Zell Miller
South Carolina Republican the latest to pre-announce he's running for president.
Paul's is the only voice among those running for president who is faithful to the Constitution.
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