Why Republican Party Delegate Rules Might Cause Them Convention Trouble
A long contested race plus new anti-Ron Paul rules from 2012 could leave many GOP faithful feeling locked out.
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What If There Is No Difference Between the Presidential Candidates?
All major candidates in both major political parties promise a federal government that can right any wrong.
Donald Trump Says "Pussy," Which Is One of the Least Awful Things He's Ever Said
A woman used the word to describe Ted Cruz at a rally, The Donald repeated it, and everyone's losing their minds.
Stark Divide Between Democrat, Republican Candidates on Veterans Health Care
Veterans may not now have a choice of where to go for health care. But they will have a choice in November's election, as we all will.
GOP Supporters in Their Own Words Before the NH Debate
We visited the demonstrators confined to the "Free Speech Zone" a mile away
Justice, Not Amnesty, for 'Illegal' Immigrants
Granting "amnesty" supposes that a wrong was committed. But an immigrant without papers has done nothing wrong.
GOP Debate Demonstrators Confined to "Free Speech Zone" A Mile Away
Most shared their preferred candidate's temperament.
Rand Paul Suspends Presidential Campaign
The libertarian-ish senator says his failed bid ignited "brushfires of liberty."
Marco Rubio Says ISIS is Too Scary For the First Amendment at GOP Debate
Florida senator calls threat from radical jihadists "unprecedented."
Trump and the Conservative Establishment Deserve Each Other
Trump shares many things with mainline conservatism.
Republicans Try to Torpedo Sentencing Reform
Need another reason to resent the GOP-run Congress? Try Tom Cotton (and Ted Cruz).
Why Porn Industry Legal Experts are Terrified of a GOP President
The porn industry "will suffer greatly if a Republican is in the White House."
Why Won't Iran Act Like Our Enemy?
What's a war party to do when the Official Enemy won't act like it?
The Best & Worst Moments of the South Carolina GOP Debate
The "free traders" went at it again last night.
GOP Debate Interrupted By Cries of 'We Want Rand'—It's a Sad Stage without Him
A Rand-less GOP is a terrifyingly authoritarian spectacle.
Republican Candidates Offer Incoherent Military Solutions During Debate
Lots of bluster about the "world on fire" but very little in the way of details.
Politico Makes Strong Case for Rand Paul To Be on Main Stage at GOP Debate
Late-breaking poll shows libertarianish senator in fifth place in Iowa.
David Brooks Is Right About Ted Cruz's 'Brutalism' & Negativity
What is the Texas senator *for*, other than defending Kim Davis for refusing to do her job as a public employee?
GOP Voters Trust Trump to Deal with ISIS, But Is Foreign Policy Approach Too Militarized?
Expert says U.S. relies too much on military over diplomacy.
Support for Legal Abortion Up Among Both Democrats and Republicans
Nearly 60 percent of Americans expressed pro-choice views in a new AP-GfK poll.
U.S. Foreign Policy Is Too Militarized
How the military became the most powerful diplomatic tool America has - and why that won't help win the fight against ISIS.
6 Fictional Lands We Should Bomb Once We're Done With Agrabah
In a new poll, 30 percent of Republican voters said we should bomb Agrabah-a land you might remember from the Disney movie Aladdin.
Facebook Check Wouldn't Have Stopped San Bernardino Terrorists, No Matter What GOP Candidates Say
Did an Obama-administration policy prevent the feds from looking at Tashfeen Malik's social-media profiles? Yes and no.
Chasing Trump Means Going for Religious, Anti-Gay Primary Voters
Cruz and Rubio rise as they focus on social conservatives.
Yes, Donald Trump Is Still Ahead in the Polls, But It's Not Time to Panic Yet
Voters won't really start paying attention until January.
Donald Trump and the Big Lie Stratagem
Forget the art of the deal, Trump practices the art of propaganda
Candidates Court the Fringe
Yes, the Republican Party base includes a large share of conservative Christians. But there is a grim double meaning to the word "base."
Hey, GOP Fearmongers: Not One Terrorist Act by Refugees in U.S.
Trying to gain power by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people
Do Paris Attacks Mean the End of Rand Paul's Presidential Hopes?
In the wake of Paris atrocities, supporting civil liberties and non-interventionism just got way less popular.
Ben Carson's Disqualifying Foreign Policy Incoherence
Debate answer exposes a revealing problem not just for the inexperienced candidate, but for the bellicose GOP
The 3 Best and Worst Moments of Last Night's GOP Debate
After the circus in Colorado, did Fox Business deliver a debate of ideas?
Debate Questions for the GOP Candidates
Some questions informed by reporting on the campaign trail...
Gay Activist Jimmy LaSalvia: "Why I Left the GOP (And You Should Too)"
Conservative GOProud co-founder tells all about Andrew Breitbart, Ann Coulter, and break with Republican Party in new book.
Debate Recap: Republicans Say the REAL Enemy is the Damn Liberal Media
No, not the debt, or entitlements, or even Hillary Clinton.
Reason Tweets the GOP Debates
News, views, and abuse from the Reason staff on the CNBC Republican debates in Colorado.
The Fuzzy Politics of Religion: When Is It OK to Judge Candidates for Their Faith?
As Ben Carson rises in the polls, the quadrennial question is being posed again.
4 Dumb Things GOP Candidates Have Said About Legal Marijuana
Republicans say they love states' rights, but they almost all hate recreational pot.
[Updated with Ryan's Statement!] Paul Ryan's Conditions to Serve as Speaker Should Disqualify Him
Irony alert: GOP running aground as it reaches its most zenith of historic power.
Only an Unprincipled Congress Would Revive the Ex-Im Bank
Fight over the crony-capitalist program highlights all that's wrong with Washington
2016 GOP Candidates Could Learn Something From 'Bleeding Heart Conservative' Jack Kemp
They don't make Republicans like Jack Kemp anymore.
Hard Times Ahead for Advocates of Peace and Free Markets
For liberty lovers it will be a long road to November 8, 2016.
Birthright Citizenship Denial by Texas Officials Is Unconstitutional
And just plain mean-spiritedly stupid and wrong, too.
