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The Libertarian Party's New Leader Has No Interest in Playing Kingmaker

Libertarian Party The Libertarian Party's New Leader Has No Interest in Playing Kingmaker "There's no deals that can be made for a...

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Review: Racism, Immigration, and the American Dream in This Ragtime Revival

Entertainment Review: Racism, Immigration, and the American Dream in This Ragtime Revival The musical contemplates the best way to...

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Stop Giving Property Tax Breaks to Senior Citizens

Taxes Stop Giving Property Tax Breaks to Senior Citizens If the government does not reduce the cost of public services, then a...

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War Powers Vote Is the Latest Embarrassment for House Speaker Mike Johnson

Congress War Powers Vote Is the Latest Embarrassment for House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson is seemingly incapable of standing up...

22.05.2026 5

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Trump's Corruption Is Brazen, Obvious, and Costly. Will Enough Republicans Try To Stop Him?

Trump Administration Trump's Corruption Is Brazen, Obvious, and Costly. Will Enough Republicans Try To Stop Him? Impeachment is the...

21.05.2026 2

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Thomas Massie Loses, Proving That Deficit Hawks and Foreign Policy Doves Aren't Welcome in Trump's GOP

Elections Thomas Massie Loses, Proving That Deficit Hawks and Foreign Policy Doves Aren't Welcome in Trump's GOP If this is how the...

19.05.2026 8

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Trump's Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Save Drivers Less Than $9 Per Month

Gas Taxes Donald Trump and Josh Hawley's Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Save Drivers Less Than $9 Per Month It was a bad idea when...

18.05.2026 10

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A North Carolina Goodyear Plant Is the Latest Victim of Trump's Misguided Tariffs and Costly Iran War

Free Trade A North Carolina Goodyear Plant Is the Latest Victim of Trump's Misguided Tariffs and Costly Iran War Another example of...

15.05.2026 5

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Pete Hegseth Can't Explain Why America Needs a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget

Military Pete Hegseth Can't Explain Why America Needs a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Sen. Mark Kelly says it "feels like that...

14.05.2026 10

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The War Comes for Your Wallet: Inflation Hits 3.8%, Highest Level in 3 Years

Inflation The War Comes for Your Wallet: Inflation Hits 3.8%, Highest Level in 3 Years Prices are now rising faster than wages,...

12.05.2026 7

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How Much Has the Iran War Actually Cost? A Lot More Than $25 Billion.

War How Much Has the Iran War Actually Cost? A Lot More Than $25 Billion. Direct military costs have exceeded $70 billion by one...

11.05.2026 10

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Federal Court: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Also Illegal

Free Trade Federal Court: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Also Illegal Trump's use of Section 122 ignored the plain language of the law...

07.05.2026 10

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Republicans Want To Borrow Every Single Dollar of the $72 Billion Bill To Fund ICE and Trump's Ballroom

Fiscal policy Republicans Want To Borrow Every Single Dollar of the $72 Billion Bill To Fund ICE and Trump's Ballroom The party of...

06.05.2026 8

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Trump's New European Car Tariffs Demonstrate Why His 'Deals' Are Worthless

Free Trade Trump's New European Car Tariffs Demonstrate Why His 'Deals' Are Worthless A trade deal that can be terminated by one...

04.05.2026 8

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Workers Voted on Decertifying Unions 1,600 Times in the Past Decade. Teamsters Are the Most Common Target.

Labor Unions Workers Voted on Decertifying Unions 1,600 Times in the Past Decade. Teamsters Are the Most Common Target. ...

01.05.2026 10

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Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No.

Free Trade Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No. However, the tariffs did shift...

29.04.2026 8

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Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'

Free Speech Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning' When he returned to the White...

28.04.2026 10

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Shots Fired

Politics Shots Fired Plus: White House Correspondents' Association attacker was angry about strikes on Venezuelan boats and Iranian...

27.04.2026 10

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Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money?

Free Trade Trump's Illegal Tariffs Are Finally Being Refunded. Will You Get Any of the Money? The burden of Trump's illegal tariffs...

23.04.2026 9

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Globalization Made Howard Lutnick a Billionaire. Now He's Railing Against It as Trump's Commerce Chief.

Economics Globalization Made Howard Lutnick a Billionaire. Now He's Railing Against It as Trump's Commerce Chief. Globalization...

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Virginia's Grotesque Gerrymander and the Bipartisan Death of Redistricting Reform

Gerrymandering Virginia's Grotesque Gerrymander and the Bipartisan Death of Redistricting Reform Republicans picked this fight, and...

22.04.2026 10

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The Trump Administration Is Worried About High Fertilizer Prices. Its Top Trade Official Lobbied for Them.

Free Trade The Trump Administration Is Worried About High Fertilizer Prices. Its Top Trade Official Lobbied for Them. Before...

21.04.2026 10

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Trump Ended Free Trade for Mexican Tomatoes. Prices Are Up 23 Percent in the Last Year.

Inflation Trump Ended Free Trade for Mexican Tomatoes. Prices Are Up 23 Percent in the Last Year. America gets 90 percent of its...

17.04.2026 7

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Trump Says He's Willing To 'Risk' Your Rights for His Surveillance Powers

Surveillance Trump Says He's Willing To 'Risk' Your Rights for His Surveillance Powers The president once said he wanted to kill...

15.04.2026 8

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Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them.

Taxes Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them. If Congress will not deploy...

15.04.2026 10

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Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025

Free Trade Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025 New study finds that...

13.04.2026 9

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The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism

Crony Capitalism The White House Ballroom's Imported Steel Shows How Tariffs Encourage Cronyism Any time government has greater...

10.04.2026 9

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What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually?

Social Security What if Social Security Was Capped at $100,000 Annually? One weird trick could extend Social Security's solvency...

09.04.2026 10

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'I Am Blowing Up Everything'

Reason Roundup 'I Am Blowing Up Everything' Plus: There is no exit strategy in Iran, Artemis II approaches the Moon, federal...

06.04.2026 10

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Trump's Call for a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unrealistic

War Trump's Call for a $1.5 Trillion Military Budget Is Irresponsible, Wasteful, and Unrealistic The proposal is "an enormous waste...

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Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out.

Free Trade Infographic: Who Really Pays for Tariffs? These Scholars Tracked a Bottle of Wine To Find Out. Consider it a boozy,...

02.04.2026 10

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War and/or Peace

Iran War and/or Peace Plus: back to the moon, one year since "Liberation Day," birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court,...

02.04.2026 10

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A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress

Free Trade A Year After 'Liberation Day,' Trump's Tariffs Will Never Be Legitimate Without a Vote in Congress The Trump...

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10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled.

Donald Trump 10 Years Ago Today, Trump Promised To Eliminate the National Debt. Instead, It Has Doubled. Trump's ridiculous,...

31.03.2026 10

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Baby Boomers Are the Richest Generation in History. Why Do Politicians Keep Spending More on Them?

Government Spending You Are Paying for Retirees' Lavish Lifestyles How America's old-age entitlement system became a sprawling...

30.03.2026 10

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Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law'

Free Trade Why Democrats Should Talk About Trump's Tariffs as a 'Threat to the Rule of Law' Rep. Jimmy Panetta says Democrats have...

27.03.2026 10

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America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem

Federal government America's Deeply Unserious Federal Government Is Becoming a Real Problem From long TSA lines to air traffic...

26.03.2026 10

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Facebook Guilty

Reason Roundup Facebook Guilty Plus: Trump declares victory over Iran again, Afroman trial reflections, and more... ...

25.03.2026 10

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'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War.

War 'What Are the Goals?' Some Republicans Questioning $200 Billion for Iran War. With the Pentagon's track record, lawmakers are...

24.03.2026 20

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Have an ICE Flight

TSA Have an ICE Flight Plus: Trump seems to back down from his Iranian ultimatum, Lindsey Graham is eager for another Iwo Jima, and...

23.03.2026 10

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Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals

Economics Blame U.S. Regulations for China's Dominance in Rare-Earth Minerals America once dominated the rare-earth market, but...

21.03.2026 20

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Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed

Free Trade Trump's Temporary Waiver of the Jones Act Only Illustrates Why the Law Should Be Permanently Trashed The Trump...

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Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air

Iran Iran War Leaves Helium Supply Chains Up in the Air About 30 percent of the world's helium supply depends on the Strait of...

16.03.2026 10

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The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair

Free Trade The Trump Administration Just Declared All Foreign Exports Unfair By the administration's logic, Iowa is hurting Arizona...

12.03.2026 10

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Trump Goes to War

Thomas Massie Trump Goes to War Plus: Donald Trump vs. Thomas Massie, Republicans preparing to kill the filibuster for a very dumb...

12.03.2026 20

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War Rations

Government Spending War Rations Plus: Pete Hegseth spends millions on lobster tail and rib-eye steak, oil prices go for another...

11.03.2026 20

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March Madness

War March Madness Plus: A seventh American has been killed in the Iran conflict, the U.S. is almost certainly responsible for...

09.03.2026 20

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Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism

Television Tony Gilroy on Andor, the Force, and Authoritarianism "The concept of the show was to talk about what happens when...

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The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One.

Government Spending The Federal Government Was Told To Make a List of Everything It Funds. 15 Years Later, There Still Isn't One. A...

06.03.2026 10

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Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power'

Free Trade Lawsuit: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are an 'Exercise of Completely Unrestrained Executive Power' The lawsuit, filed by...

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