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Republican Convention 2020

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Criminal Justice

Trump's Vague Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform

The president's daughter says "we’re just getting started." Some details would be nice.

Jacob Sullum | 9.2.2020 12:01 AM

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Kenosha Shooting

Everybody Is Losing Their Damn Fool Minds

The Reason Roundtable spits fire at street violence, poison politics, and the nationalization of every local story.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 8.31.2020 4:50 PM

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Crime

Nixon May Be Trump's 'Law and Order' Model, but He Was Smarter on Crime

He did not overpromise, and he had the good sense to stop talking about a country beset by violence when he ran for a second term.

Jacob Sullum | 8.28.2020 3:40 PM

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Free Trade

The Republican Convention's Defense of Trump's Trade War Fell Flat

A Wisconsin business owner who spoke about losing business to China ended up inadvertently undermining the administration's argument for protectionism.

Eric Boehm | 8.28.2020 2:55 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

Can the Republican Party Survive Trump?

A political party can be destroyed by warring factions after it nominates a celebrity candidate and loses its coherence. That’s what happened…after 1848, when the Whigs backed Zachary Taylor.

Zach Weissmueller | 8.28.2020 2:21 PM

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Rand Paul

Protesters Tell Rand Paul, Who Wrote the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act, To Say Breonna Taylor's Name

Screaming "say her name" at the senator who sponsored a police accountability act named for Breonna Taylor

Robby Soave | 8.28.2020 11:08 AM

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Reason Roundup

Trump Warns America: 'Biden's America' Will Look Like Trump's America

Plus: Alice Marie Johnson's RNC speech, Twitter bans bots pretending to be disillusioned black Democrats, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.28.2020 10:05 AM

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Free Trade

Trump's Attacks on Free Trade Have Actually Made It More Popular With Voters

Thanks to a paradoxical Trump bump, nearly 90 percent of both Democrats and Republicans now say they support international trade.

John Mueller | 8.27.2020 8:35 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

No, Donald Trump Did Not 'Shrink' Government

Annual federal spending grew by $940 billion under his signature, even before the coronavirus.

Matt Welch | 8.27.2020 3:55 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

Chen Guangcheng Fled China to America, and Last Night He Spoke at the RNC. How About Opening Our Doors to Oppressed Hongkongers Too?

"In China, expressing beliefs or ideas not approved by the CCP—religion, democracy, human rights—can lead to prison."

Liz Wolfe | 8.27.2020 2:40 PM

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Reason Roundup

In Convention Speech, Pence Warns: 'You Won't Be Safe In Joe Biden's America'

Plus: What's the evidence for social distancing?, WeChat ban would be bad for businesses, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.27.2020 9:33 AM

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Free Trade

In Convention Speech, Mike Pence Said Joe Biden Will Repeal Trump's Tariffs. If Only That Were True.

Unfortunately, Biden has carefully avoided committing to changing much of anything about Trump's trade policies.

Eric Boehm | 8.26.2020 11:40 PM

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Criminal Justice

The Shaky Foundation of Trump's Pose As a Criminal Justice Reformer

The president's case rests on two accomplishments, while his plans for a second term echo the mindless toughness he intermittently condemns.

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2020 3:35 PM

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Reason Roundup

Melania Trump Wows With Lackluster Speech on Second Night of Republican National Convention

Plus: the RNC is a case study in why Big Tech is good, the GOP's libertarian purge, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.26.2020 9:52 AM

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Free Trade

Trump's War on Economic Freedom

In the president’s mind, trade is not a right to be respected but a process to be managed by politicians.

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2020 12:01 AM

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Republican Convention 2020

Trump Pardons Inmate-Turned-Activist Jon Ponder and Praises 'Second Chances'

"I will continue to give all Americans, including former inmates, the best chance to build a new life and achieve their own American dream," Trump said.

C.J. Ciaramella | 8.25.2020 11:42 PM

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Trump's Jokes Just Aren't As Funny Anymore

It's always awkward when a jester turns king.

Matt Welch | 8.25.2020 10:41 PM

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Covington Catholic's Nick Sandmann: 'I Would Not Be Canceled'

Wrongly maligned by the media as a racist in a MAGA hat, the kid is now a celebrity speaker at the Republican National Convention.

Robby Soave | 8.25.2020 10:25 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

At the RNC, Rand Paul Is Right About the Need To End Wars, but Trump Hasn't Ended Any

Trump even vetoed a bill that would stop him from military action in Iran without congressional approval.

Scott Shackford | 8.25.2020 9:37 PM

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Death Penalty

The Trump Administration Prepares to Set a Modern Record for Federal Executions

Lezmond Mitchell is scheduled to die Wednesday, over the objections of the Navajo Nation to which he belongs and on whose land the murder took place.

Scott Shackford | 8.25.2020 1:50 PM

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Health Care

Republicans Still Have No Idea How To Talk About Health Care

Even when they have a good idea, the argument gets muddled.

Peter Suderman | 8.25.2020 1:32 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

Big Tech Is Not a Big Threat to Conservative Speech. The RNC Just Proved It.

While cable news outlets cut away from the convention, social media platforms offered unrestricted access.

Robby Soave | 8.25.2020 10:46 AM

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Reason Roundup

The Republican National Convention Isn't Out To Convert Anyone

Plus: Lawsuits challenge Trump's TikTok ban, the police abolition movement explained, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.25.2020 9:32 AM

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Republican Convention 2020

The First Night of the RNC Offered a Full-Throated Defense of School Choice

Republicans have turned away from freedom in many ways during the Trump era, but at least they've embraced school choice at the national level.

Eric Boehm | 8.25.2020 12:00 AM

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Republican Convention 2020

The RNC Shouldn't Be Bragging About the Paycheck Protection Program

The PPP hasn't worked as planned, and one cheery exception does not disprove the rule.

Billy Binion | 8.24.2020 11:11 PM

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Republican Convention 2020

Political Conventions Should Be NC-17

The Reason Roundtable assesses one convention, previews another, and pleads with everyone to get their kids out of politics.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 8.24.2020 5:00 PM

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Reason Roundup

The 2020 Republican Convention Doesn't Have a Platform—It Has Trump's Pet Peeves

Plus: Protesters could lose right to vote in Tennessee, Apple and Microsoft fight over Fortnite, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.24.2020 9:40 AM

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Election 2020

Americans Rightly Tune Out the Democratic National Convention

Compared to 2016, fewer people are watching on broadcast and cable TV because they know a dull infomercial when they see one.

Nick Gillespie | 8.20.2020 12:57 PM

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