By Trying To 'Move On,' DeSantis Admits His Fight With Disney Was a Political Stunt All Along
It was never a principled fight against special privileges granted to a private company.
Presidential Primaries
Nikki Haley Positions Herself as the Anti-Gerontocracy Candidate
Haley seeks to make her relative youthfulness a selling point. It hasn't caught on among primary voters, but it's nonetheless worth considering whether the oldest candidates are always the best.
Why Are So Many Libertarians Suddenly Fond of RFK Jr.?
The anti-vax environmental lawyer is not worthy of the rehabilitation tour he's getting from pundits and podcasters.
Dave Rubin's Case for DeSantis
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1:25 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Dave Rubin about Gov. Ron DeSantis' entry into the 2024 presidential race.
Do the Natcons Get Anything Right?
Plus: A listener asks if the Roundtable has given the arguments of those opposed to low-skilled immigration a fair hearing.
Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Bat: Ron DeSantis Is on Deck
Does he want to limit government, or is he just out to win at all costs?
Did Biden Just Commit America to Another Forever War in Ukraine?
Plus: the editors field a listener question on intellectual property.
Nikki Haley's Presidential Bid Is an Unappealing Mix of MAGA and RINO
Is she an heir to Trump's throne? Is she a second coming for the pre-Trump Republican establishment? She doesn't even seem to know.
Nikki Haley Is Running for President
Expect a lot of harsh positioning on immigration and China.
If Kamala Harris Is the Future of the Democratic Party, It's Doomed
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
Kamala Harris Is a Flop
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
Making the GOP Liberty-Friendly Requires More Than Just Rejecting Donald Trump
Even if Trump loses this primary race, there’s every reason to think his party will retain its present will to power.
Republicans Contemplate a Post-Trump World
With his luster dimmed, former President Donald Trump is no longer the unchallenged party leader.
Georgia Election Investigation Fails, Once Again, To Find Massive Voter Fraud
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger claimed that over 1,000 people voted more than once. He now admits that number is far lower.
Salty Sanders Supporters Say They Won't Settle For Biden
Plus: Yang endorses Biden, Klobuchar's antitrust bill, and more...
Trial Lawyers Are Betting Big on Biden
What those donors understand is that a President Biden would nominate judges who are favorably disposed, or at least not hostile.
Is Bernie Sanders the Democratic Party's Donald Trump?
Like Trump before him, Sanders is using establishment disunity to mount an insurgent campaign.
Welp, at Least New Hampshire Counted the Votes on Time
Plus: FTC goes fishing for tech company ammunition, changes coming to Utah polygamy laws, and more...
Joe Biden's Career Is One Long Lesson About the Dangers of Bipartisan Consensus Politics
Biden's reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker might be appealing in these polarized times, but his record as a policy maker is atrocious.
Medicare for All Is All Democrats Want To Talk About
Health care policy has dominated the early 2020 debates, and Obamacare has few defenders left.
Beto O'Rourke Still Has No Idea How He'd Actually Seize Americans' Guns
Asked how he'd actually follow through on his promise to "take your AR-15," the former Texas congressman didn't have much of an answer.
The Democratic Debates So Far: Nearly 300 Questions, but None About the National Debt
Will tonight be any different or more of the same?
Federal Judge Says California Can't Force Trump To Release His Tax Returns in Exchange for Ballot Access
Written ruling says the state is violating the rights of voters as well as the presidential candidates.
Presidential Candidate John Delaney Has a Plan for America's Young Adults. It's Called Forced Labor.
The only way mandatory national service would "unify" the teens of America would be to cause them to loathe the government together.
This One New Poll of Democrats Explains Why Donald Trump Will Be Reelected
Just 25 percent of Democratic voters want a candidate promising a "bold, new agenda," which is exactly what party and media elites will cram down their throats.
Joe Biden and the Limits of Moderate Politics
He's a centrist compared to Sanders, but he's also a classic big-government liberal.
Kamala Harris' Proposed 'Tax Cut' for the Middle Class Manages to Cost Both Money and Jobs
The California senator's plan to create a new refundable tax credit is bad policy, but it says a lot about her politics heading into 2020.
Sanders Supporters Push to End Superdelegates, Closed Primaries, Make it Easier for a Trump to Win on the Democratic Side
Sanders supporters pushed for reform, got a committee that will set new rules by 2018 looking to open up primaries and limit superdelegates.
Hillary Clinton Declares Victory, Claims Democratic Party's Nomination
Clinton won New Jersey tonight, and as polls closed in California Clinton was on verge of becoming first woman to lead a major party's presidential ticket.
Sanders Supporters May Lose the Presidency Today, but Win the Party
Even as Clinton reaches the delegate threshold, the Dems attempt to cater.
Sanders Closing in on Clinton in California, But Poll Numbers May Not Mean Actual Votes
The Golden State's complex primary system may not benefit him, but the fight will help state-level Democrats.
Polls Fail to Predict Sanders Upset in Indiana Primary
RealClearPolitics had Clinton up almost 7 points in the Hoosier State.
California Republicans to Enjoy Brief, Fleeting Moment of Relevance
The combative GOP primaries put the state into play.
Tuesday Primary Vote Results: Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Missouri & More
Get your fresh election results.
Finally! A Democrat in Congress Calls Out Hillary Clinton's Hawkishness
Iraq veteran Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) quits DNC leadership to protest Hillary Clinton's foreign policy failures.
The Super Tuesday Super Results Super Thread!
Who is getting the delegates? We'll be updating all evening.
Welcome the Democratic Birthers
Libertarians scholars say Canada-born Cruz is constitutionally eligible; liberal ones say he is not.
Is the Bernie Sanders Poll Surge Real?
Some reasons to be skeptical the Vermonter has what it takes to win the Democratic nomination
How Trump's Big Lie Technique Works—"Belief Echoes" from Disinformation
Politicians have an enormous incentive to "strategically spread false information" otherwise known as "lie."
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.
The Dangers of Trump's Militaristic Isolationalism
Trump is a threat to the United States and the world.
Worried About Rand Paul Falling in the Polls? Don't Be.
Numbers this far out mean little under the best of circumstances. And these are not the best of circumstances.
What Can We Learn From National Primary Polling? Virtually Nothing.
Who's up? Who's down? Who cares?