Leans right
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Published since 1968 by the non-profit Reason Foundation, and libertarian rather than conservative. It supports drug decriminalization, immigration and civil liberties alongside free markets and deregulation, which puts it at odds with both parties.
Its independence from party is genuine and it criticizes Republicans as readily as Democrats, which makes it useful to readers who want an argument that is not a talking point. Critics on both left and right say the same thing from opposite directions: a philosophy applied that consistently produces conclusions that ignore how people actually live.