Republican Convention 2016
Who Paid for the Conventions?
Following the money to the Democrats' and Republicans' quadrennial dog-and-pony shows
New Gay-Friendly GOP Targets LGBTQ Voters With Fabulousness, Fearmongering, While Democrats Embrace Hillary Clinton, Transgender Movement
From a limited-government, classical-liberal perspective, neither convention presented an inspiring future for LGBT activism.
Politics 'Is Only A Binary Choice if We Listen To the Duopoly'
Forget Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton just like we've forgotten about Braniff Airlines.
Sorry, It's Still Not 1968: DNC/RNC Protesters and Police Prove Dissent and Order can Coexist
Apocalyptic predictions of violence and brutality foretold a reality of peaceful dissent and cooperative law enforcement.
The DNC and RNC vs. the First Amendment
When the Secret Service does the bidding of the two major political parties, free speech is abridged.
Watch This Video of a 3D-Printed Building Whenever You Feel Worried About Politics
It's true that good and bad policy can change the timing of when it arrives, but a better future eventually shows up.
The System Really Is Rigged: City Officials Bend Booze, Ridesharing Rules During DNC, RNC
City-goers can enjoy 4 a.m. last-calls and Uber-X-a-plenty this week in Philly. So why not always?
Sex, Booze, and Boehner's Warehouse: An RNC Nightlife Recap
Kid Rock and escorts and Trump porn, oh my
Philadelphia's DNC Protests Expect to be Bigger, Angrier than Cleveland's RNC Protests
Cleveland's protesters were confined to "protest zones" miles away, Philadelphia will have fewer restrictions and more disenfranchised demonstrators.
Is Donald Trump Good for America? Watch Matt Welch on Tonight's Stossel!
Fox Business Network at 9 p.m. recaps the highlights and lowlights of the Republican National Convention
Friday A/V Club: The Contested Convention You Were Promised
Robert Altman's spoof of political conventions
The Cleveland Police Union's Worrying Contempt for the Second Amendment
A governor cannot and should not simply suspend laws.
Watch: Donald Trump Brings Up Ted Cruz's Dad and Lee Harvey Oswald, Says He Doesn't Want Ted Cruz's Endorsement
More than 100 days left until the election.
Criminal Justice Reform Groups Pan Trump's No-Good Speech on Crime
"What we heard runs counter to what American law enforcement knows to be true: Our country's crime rates are at historic lows."
The GOP in the Age of Trump: Part Apocalypse, Part Positive Thinking
The other thread at the RNC
What GOP Leaders Think of Trump, Then and Now
The speakers at the Republican Convention reevaluate their newly-crowned nominee.
Trump Vows to 'Protect Free Speech,' Yet Trump Favors Censoring the Internet, Silencing the Press, and Shuttering Houses of Worship
Don't believe Trump's bogus vow to defend free speech.
GOP's Overall Message to LGBTs: We Don't Actually Want You Dead, Okay?
Are we really seeing a culture shift or a new marketing strategy for the war on terror?
What Remains After Donald Trump's RNC: A Party Without a Future or a Governing Coalition
The GOP has far bigger problems to deal with than the billionare developer.
The Hillary Clinton Foreign Policy Defense: It's Obama's Foreign Policy
Trump whipped up fear about a world Clinton's policies have helped make more dangerous.
Donald Trump's RNC Speech Was a Terrifying Display of Nightmarish Authoritarianism
The GOP presidential nominee had only one solution to every problem: Give him more power.
Watch Marco Rubio Endorse a Vulgar Con Artist
Trump's former rival says Clinton is too dishonest to be president, but Trump has said stuff conservatives like.
In a Party Filled With Cowards, Cruz Stood Apart
Republican delegates booed when he told them to vote their conscience.
Utah Delegates Still Not Sold on Donald Trump, May Vote for Gary Johnson
On final night of RNC, 2 Utah delegates tell Reason they're still mad their votes for Ted Cruz went to Trump, and are receptive to voting Libertarian.
Donald Trump's Economic Plan Is Just Typical Government Pork
He sounds like Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown.
Reason LIVE from Cleveland—GOP Convention Finale
Watch Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch LIVE discussing what happened at the GOP Convention.
Donald Trump Will Never Win Millennials. They Like Capitalism Too Much.
As the Republican National Convention winds to a close, Trump's lack of support among young GOPers has never been more obvious.
Trump Campaign Manager Implies the FBI Might Be Cooking Crime Stats to Make Hillary Clinton Look Good
Is this the first post-reality campaign?
America Is Greater When We Don't Let Fear Win
America's greatness will never grow by giving people more reasons to hate than hope.
Peter Thiel Speaking at RNC in Cleveland Is Interesting and Weird. And Really Good.
There should have been about a dozen of him here if the GOP was serious about becoming a future-oriented party.
Peter Thiel, Radical Libertarian Futurist, Thinks Donald Trump Can Rebuild America
Doesn't give reason why. Also: Historical GOP convention declaration that he's "proud to be gay" flies fine with crowd.
The Fifth Column From the RNC!
Cruz's ju-jitsu, Trump's WTF policy "ideas," and Gary Johnson's triumphant party-crash
7* Authoritarian Lines in Donald Trump's Speech
Remarks as prepared for delivery combine statist policies with Great Man fantasy
Republican Delegates Wish Party Would Get Over Its Porn Paranoia
"I don't know that it's the government's part to regulate sins and all of that."
Quiet Liberal Victories at the Republican Convention
Want to see how far feminism and gay liberation have come? Watch what passes without comment at the RNC.
"Is Porn Really a 'Public Health Crisis'?
We asked Republicans about their party platform position.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gets Political with RNC in Cleveland
Censorship, war, race, gender, sexuality, police brutality all covered in sweeping new exhibit "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, and Politics."
Ted Cruz Defines Freedom As Its Opposite
The Texas senator tells Republicans freedom is just another word for blocking immigration, restricting trade, and banning gay marriage.
Trump Wouldn't Lecture Turkey, Gives Foreign Policy Interview on Eve of Acceptance Speech
Also talks re-evaluating NATO, NAFTA.
Don King Likes Libertarianism, Can't Explain Why. He Also Says He Was Asked to Speak at RNC Tonight But Refused
In a Reason interview, the Trump-supporting boxing promoter declares his love of liberty and then throws a lot of randomly placed words together.
