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Tonight on The Independents: Are There Any Secret Libertarians Running for President? Also: Suderman on Obamacare, Welch on the Collapse of Communism, V.A. Whistleblower Scott Davis, and Let the Damn Turkey Cool!

Matt Welch | 11.14.2014 7:39 PM

Music

This Week's Culture War: Arguing About a Creedence Clearwater Revival Song

When the band plays "Fortunate Son," they point the cannon at...

Jesse Walker | 11.13.2014 12:25 PM

Veterans

Capital Marks Veterans Day

Meanwhile in Iraq ...

Reason Staff | 11.11.2014 1:50 PM

Veterans

1,000 VA Employees Could Face Discipline over Scandal

Long wait times and terrible treatment.

Reason Staff | 11.8.2014 4:15 PM

Politics

Obama's Taylor Swift Strategy: Shake It Off (Remy Remix)

Remy and Meredith Bragg | 10.26.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Whistleblower Monday: Watch the V.A.'s Scott Davis and the NSA's William Binney Explain How the Government Punished Them for Telling the Truth

Matt Welch | 10.13.2014 6:27 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Governmental Breakdown, With Glenn Reynolds, Mike 'Heckuva Job' Brown, NSA Whistleblower William Binney, Thad McCotter, and Critics of the V.A., CIA, and Post Office!

Matt Welch | 10.10.2014 6:01 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Stossel on the 'Mean' World, Montel Williams on the Marine in Mexico, Plus S.S. Follies, ISIS Folly, the Hong Kong Challenge, the Worst 2016 Presidents, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 10.1.2014 6:49 PM

Veterans

Docs Link VA Wait Times to Patients' Deaths

Agency continues to attempt to deflect

Reason Staff | 9.18.2014 4:20 PM

Policy

Assistant Inspector General Concedes That VA Shenanigans 'Contributed' to Patient Deaths

J.D. Tuccille | 9.18.2014 4:01 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama Waffling, Benghazi Paneling, V.A. Stonewalling, Scottish Secession, Millennial Couch-Surfing, Biden Shylocking, Private Space-Taxis, and Anthony Fisher on ISIS Propaganda!

Matt Welch | 9.17.2014 8:35 PM

Veterans

Wait, Isn't Oscar Canadian?

Charles Oliver | 9.8.2014 6:00 AM

Veterans

Brickbat: Wait, Isn't Oscar Canadian?

Charles Oliver | 9.8.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Tierney vs. Bolton in a Battle of the Johns, ISIL vs. the U.S., Gene Healy vs. Militarization, Killer Mike on Ferguson, Plastic-Bag Bans, Reclining Airplane Seats, the Worst Driving Cities, Plus After-show!

Matt Welch | 8.26.2014 8:14 PM

Veterans

Obama Tosses Some Hope and Change at Veterans

Don't hold your breath.

Reason Staff | 8.26.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

Phoenix Veterans Given 'Poor Quality of Care,' But Inspector General Can't 'Conclusively Assert' It Killed Them

J.D. Tuccille | 8.26.2014 2:26 PM

Veterans

Obama Signs VA Overhaul Law

$16.3 billion bill will allow vets to seek private treatment, among other reforms.

Reason Staff | 8.8.2014 2:00 PM

Veterans

A Field Guide to Government Whistleblower Retaliation

Scott Shackford | 8.4.2014 10:46 AM

Veterans

Wait Right Here

Charles Oliver | 7.29.2014 6:00 AM

Veterans

Brickbat: Wait Right Here

Charles Oliver | 7.29.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Congressional Compromise Actually Attained on VA Health Care

Let's make a deal!

Reason Staff | 7.28.2014 7:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday With Ron Paul, Peter Suderman, Maggie McNeill and More, Talking About War, Obamacare, the V.A., Prostitution, and Pot

Matt Welch | 7.23.2014 6:17 PM

Policy

VA Health Care Still Sucks (Huntsville, Alabama, Edition)

J.D. Tuccille | 7.21.2014 1:43 PM

Veterans

Scandal-Plagued VA Is Overpaying Workers By Millions Of Dollars, Internal Audits Find

The Huffington Post | 7.10.2014 9:22 AM

Veterans

Quality Care

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2014 6:00 AM

Veterans

Brickbat: Quality Care

Charles Oliver | 7.9.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

The Doctor Will See You Shortly

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: The Doctor Will See You Shortly

Charles Oliver | 7.8.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Remy: God Bless the USA (Veterans Affairs Scandal Edition)

A reworking of the Lee Greenwood classic.

Meredith Bragg and Remy | 6.28.2014 7:00 PM

Politics

"Every single VA senior executive received an evaluation of 'fully successful' or better over a 4-year period."

Nick Gillespie | 6.25.2014 8:40 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: No-Fly Takes a Walk, Border Kids Seek Lawyers, Cheney Goes Nukular, Rand Paul Re-Enfranchises Felons, Veterans Get Screwed, Gary Oldman Comes out…Plus Amity Shlaes on Obama's FDR Impression, and Sultry After-Show

Matt Welch | 6.24.2014 8:22 PM

Government employees

Even at the VA Your Federal Bureaucrats Are Stellar Enough for Government Work

Ed Krayewski | 6.22.2014 10:50 AM

Iraq

Iraq Is a Terrible Place to Succumb to Sunken Costs Fallacy

Scott Shackford | 6.16.2014 12:06 PM

Policy

VA Goes to Front of Line for FBI Probe, While Some Vets May Get Private Care

This may be a little uncomfortable, for the bureaucrats.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.11.2014 5:05 PM

Policy

Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Mark Hannah & Deneen Borelli on the Las Vegas Shooting & Hillary's Poverty; Eli Lake on Bergdahl, Michael Malice on the New NoKo Prisoner, Dan Caldwell on the V.A., Plus Sexy After-Show

Matt Welch | 6.9.2014 8:15 PM

Veterans

The Latest on VA Delay Scandal: 18 Vets Died in Phoenix Awaiting Visits; Feds Probe Retaliation Against Dozens of Whistleblowers

Scott Shackford | 6.6.2014 4:03 PM

Politics

The White House, A Libertarian-Republican, and Taliban Talk Bergdahl

Zenon Evans | 6.5.2014 5:15 PM

Veterans

Unintentional Irony Watch: Veterans Affairs Seeks "Executive Director for Ethics in Health Care"

Ronald Bailey | 6.2.2014 2:31 PM

Veterans

V.A. Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns

Weeks after a scandal over wait time cover-ups exploded

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 11:42 AM

Politics

The VA Health System Is a Tragic Warning Against Government-Run Health Care

Liberals love the now-scandalized veterans health program, but even at its best, it's not worth copying.

Peter Suderman | 5.29.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Growing Bipartisan Chorus Demands Resignation of V.A. Chief Shinseki

Damon Root | 5.29.2014 10:45 AM

Policy

'Significant Delays in Access to Care' Confirmed by VA Inspector General

J.D. Tuccille | 5.28.2014 4:54 PM

Policy

Trouble 'Adjusting' to Sexual Assault May Be Getting U.S. Military Members Booted Without VA Benefits

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.28.2014 11:40 AM

Veterans

VA Hospital Delays Example of How Government Bureaucracy is Failing Veterans

Amanda Winkler and Alexis Garcia | 5.25.2014 5:00 PM