The U.S. Credit Rating Just Dropped. It's Time for Radical Budget Reform.
The lack of oversight and the general absence of a long-term vision is creating inefficiency, waste, and red ink as far as the eye can see.
Government Shutdown
Is the Budget Process Broken, or Is Congress Just Refusing To Do Its Job?
Since Congress designed and implemented the last budget process in 1974, only on four occasions have all of the appropriations bills for discretionary spending been passed on time.
Republicans Mull Shutting Down the Government Over Vaccine Mandate Funding
Plus: SCOTUS hears oral arguments in landmark abortion case, supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages are holding back economic growth, and more...
Congress Will Vote Today on Continuing Resolution That Hikes Spending, Extends Patriot Act Surveillance
Rep. Justin Amash and some progressive lawmakers are trying to block it, but most Democrats seem happy to hand more spying powers to a president they are investigating for abusing his power.
It Looks Like Trump Will Sign Border Deal and Dodge Another Government Shutdown
Make no mistake about it, avoiding another shutdown is for the best.
Is Another Government Shutdown Imminent? Only Trump Knows!
Congressional leaders have reached a compromise. But Trump will have the final say.
The Great Democratic Cave on Border Enforcement
Trump won much more than the Democrats did.
The Shutdown Was a Failure on Its Own Terms
It will leave us with a bigger, more powerful, and more fragile federal government.
Are Billionaires a Policy Failure?: Podcast
Assessing Elizabeth Warren's "tippy-top" tax, Howard Schultz's presidential candidacy, Donald Trump's shutdown-shutdown, and more
If You Still Think the Shutdown Proves Government Is Important, You're Seeing What You Want to See
A lot of what government does is better done by somebody else-or not at all.
The Government Will Always Be Shut Down
Sure, Trump and Congress have reopened Washington for three weeks, but congressional dysfunction and border-enforcement fantasia are with us for the long haul.
Unpaid TSA and FBI Agents Don't Deserve Your Sympathy
The outpouring of emotional and material support for federal workers during the shutdown is understandable, but mistaken.
Weed Website Offers Unpaid Federal Workers Free Medical Marijuana That They Can't Legally Smoke
"At a time when the nation's really divided, let's try to do something good," says BudTrader CEO Brad McLaughlin.
Two Proposals To End the Government Shutdown Just Failed in the Senate
The shutdown rolls on, with no obvious solution in sight.
Air Safety Is Important. We Shouldn't Let Politics Put It at Risk
It's time to remove this vital function from the government budget.
Crime Did Fall, So We Don't Need a Wall
The president's latest Twitter scare tactic to drum up support takes moments to disprove.
Shutdown-Induced Bottlenecks at Nation's Airports Shows Folly of Letting the Federal Government Run Things
Farming out airport security and air traffic control would help to immunize air travel from the Congressional budget chaos.
The Lessons of the Government Shutdown
Private citizens often step in to do what government officials say only the government can do.
Stossel: Government Shutdown Shows Private Is Better
Shutdown teaches us that much of government is NOT essential.
Government May Be Closed, But McDonald's Is Open: Reason Roundup
Trump's fast-food feast at the White House earned jeers, then backlash to the jeers. But who cares? This is comedy gold.
U.S. Air Traffic Controllers Are Working Without Pay During the Shutdown. Canada's Privatized Air Traffic Control System is Bailing Them Out With Free Pizza.
Spinning off America's air traffic control system from direct government control would immunize it from the shocks caused by government shutdowns.
Are Government Shutdowns Good for Libertarians?: Podcast
Rebutting Krugman, cracking on Graham, and searching in vain for "freedom" in a caucus.
For Once, the TSA Is Right
Blame normal TSA incompetence, not the government shutdown, for allowing a passenger to smuggle a firearm through security.
Can You Curse On-Air During a Government Shutdown? Reason Investigates
There's one fool-proof way to find out.
Sorry, Paul Krugman, the Government Shutdown Is No Great Libertarian Experiment
Trump's shutdown is a temporary, political fight that won't save any money or reduce the size of government.
Trump's National Emergency Is an American Obscenity
Republicans embrace presidential authoritarianism, continuing a foul bipartisan tradition of legislating immigration through the executive branch.
Mitch McConnell is Keeping the Senate Out of the Shutdown Fight. It's a Hypocritical Abdication of Congressional Responsibility
Five years ago, McConnell declared the need to restore the Senate. Instead, he's broken it further.
Government Shutdown Means No New Beers, Because No Bureaucrats Are Working To Approve New Beer Labels
Why do we need the government to do that in the first place?
Trump's Border Wall Won't Block the Drug 'Pipeline'
The president's Oval Office address was misleading.
Don't Tie Tragic National Park Deaths to the Government Shutdown
Some news outlets have insinuated that the government shutdown is to blame for several tragic deaths. Statistics say otherwise.
Trump Will Probably Lie About Immigration Tonight
The president and his administration have a long track record of basing policy on dystopian falsehoods about terrorists and criminals streaming north.
Prison Guards Orchestrate Media Campaign To Complain About Inmates Getting Edible Food for Christmas
Federal shutdown politics leads to really bad journalism about exactly two meals.
Private Companies Are Paying to Keep Yellowstone Clean During Shutdown
They have a profit-based incentive to keep the tourists coming.
Life Will Go on if Trump Keeps the Government Shut Down for 'Years'
The world will keep spinning, no matter how long the government shutdown lasts.
With Pelosi Back in Power, Impasse Over Border Wall Drags On: Reason Roundup
Plus: Democrats divided on deficit-neutral spending and an autopsy of The Weekly Standard.
You Might Not Get Your Tax Refund If the Government Stays Shut Down
But don't worry! You can still pay the government.
Stop Pretending the Smithsonian, National Park Closures Are a Crisis
Yes, the government shutdown is to blame. No, it's not that big of a deal.
Mitt Romney Is Both Right and Wrong: Podcast
The #Resistance GOP mixes tonal civility with foreign-policy hawkishness and immigration amnesia.
House Dems' Plan to Reopen the Government Probably Won't Work. Thank Trump.
It all comes down to one man.
Democrats Should Trade Legalization of Immigrants for a Wall That'll Never be Built
Denying Trump a symbolic victory isn't a good reason to play with the lives of Dreamers.
Why Are Democrats Silent About the Dreamers?
Democrats should negotiate a partial wall for Dreamer deal
The Government Shutdown Shows Congress Is More Incompetent Than Ever
America's most powerful legislative body can't do its main job. And things are only going to get worse.
Will Trump's Stubborn Demand for Wall Funding Keep the Government Shut Down Forever?
No, but it's nice to fantasize.
The Federal Government Has Shut Down. Merry Christmas!
Yes, it's only temporary. But if it stops Trump from blowing money on a stupid border wall, cheer it on.