Ten Years of The Reason Roundtable
The good, the bad, and the ugly of our decade of just podcasting right through the crazy news.
Politics
Open Thread
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Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm
Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan emerges as one of the country’s biggest political battlegrounds.
Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show!
Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping.
Alito Talks Retirement
Plus: The Supreme Court weighs a local government’s lawsuit against oil companies over global climate change.
French Tantrum
Plus: Scavenging in NYC, Claude "solved" humor, the era of philanthropy, and more...
Open Thread
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The Rebirth of History and the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama's new book tackles transhumanism, the urge to struggle, and what happens when people jump willingly back into the swamps of history.
Whistleblower Frances Haugen Trashes Facebook's Flawed Fact-Checkers
Frances Haugen, the woman whose Facebook revelations inspired The Social Reckoning, argues that the real danger of social media isn’t bad speech—it’s the way the platforms are designed.
Can Nebraska's Dan Osborn Win Over Libertarians?
Dan Osborn discusses breaking with both parties, opposing the Iran war, and how he plans to win over Trump voters.
What's Going To Happen in the Midterms?
Plus: Anthropic's Claude constitution, Letitia James to handle Cornell rape case, and more...
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The October Term 2026 of FantasySCOTUS is now in session
Predict all of the biggest cases at the Supreme Court.
Denial of Pistol Permit Based on Allegedly "Unsubstantiated" Past Allegations of Sexual Misconduct and Child Abuse
The government's argument, which the court apparently found persuasive: "The denial was not arbitrary but based on documented allegations, even if unsubstantiated."
The 15th Annual Harlan Institute Virtual Supreme Court Competition
Teams of high school students will present arguments about the constitutionality of the Texas Ten Commandments Law.
Open Thread
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Libertarianism and Democracy
Matt Zwolinski is right to emphasize that democracy is generally superior to authoritarianism, but wrong to suggest it should be a central libertarian commitment. Moreover, recent events highlight the validity and importance of longstanding libertarian critiques of democracy's weaknesses.
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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Water rights absurdities, ponderous parking ordinances, and fast trains.
Trump Criticizes Fox News for Daring To Show Clips of Democrats
The president sees even straight news coverage as an act of betrayal.
Letitia James Has Already Suggested the Cornell 7 Are Guilty
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor who has already implied that she sides with Jane Doe.
Anthropic vs. the Pope
Plus: The rape case and porn, cornrow canceling, and more...
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Justin Wolfers Recognizes His "Libertarian Friends Were Right" About Government Power
Wolfers is the latest of several prominent left-liberals to make similar admissions.
The Cornell Rape Lawsuit Is Fueling a Deranged Social Media Mob
Crazy internet sleuths are doxing, threatening, and harassing the accused fraternity brothers—and also totally unrelated people.
Will Texas Turn Blue?
Plus: Flydubai details, botched execution, Warsh criticism, and more...
Open Thread
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Your Right to Privacy Doesn't Disappear When You're in Public
Defenders of Flock-style surveillance systems argue that people “have no reasonable expectation of privacy in public.” They're wrong.
Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Admits To Watchlisting Americans Based on 'Potential Inaccuracies'
The feds’ response to a lawsuit over their voter fraud investigation program is an admission that their approach didn’t work. But some questions are still unanswered.
AI-Powered Concierge Government
Plus: FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv forced to emergency-land, ICE hiring surge, and more...
Filing Taxes Will Cost Americans $544 Billion This Year
The complexity and burden of the tax code add insult to injury.
Nancy Pelosi Championed a Hong Kong Dissident. She May Have Doomed Him.
American politicians who cooperate with foreign activists, whether individual or institutional, often do more harm than good.
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Were the Nazis Socialist? Only in Part
The Nazis were similar to socialists supporting economic statism, but different in other key aspects of their ideology.
The Turnout Race
Plus: Alaska's blue-collar jobs, SpaceX success, grade inflation, and more...
A Limited Supreme Court Win for Trump's Voter Database
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters won’t really impact the 2026 election. But 2028 is a different story.
