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Ask a Libertarian: The Compleat Questions & Answers

Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, Meredith Bragg, Joshua Swain, and Jim Epstein | 6.16.2011 10:30 AM

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During an eight-hour stretch on June 15, Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie answered questions via Reason.com, Facebook, and Twitter about any and all topics related to libertarianism and our new book, The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong America.  In the end, we cranked out 29 videos on everything from the drug war to foreign policy to abortion in that eight-hour period. Take a look by clicking on the playlist above.

Conceived and orchestrated by Meredith Bragg, who produced the series with Jim Epstein, and Josh Swain; special help from Katie Hooks, Kyle Blaine, and Jack Gillespie.

Music by The Zoggs.

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Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie.

Matt Welch is an editor at large at Reason.

Meredith Bragg is the director of special projects at Reason.

Joshua Swain was a producer for "Stossel on Reason" and Reason TV. A Virginia native, he attended George Mason University.

Jim Epstein is executive editor of Reason.

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