Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas
The wildly popular podcaster is still "politically homeless" but says leaving California and having a kid have improved her life immensely.
Election 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: COVID, Ukraine, Bitcoin, Guns, Free Speech, and More
The environmentalist and anti-vaccine activist talks about his presidential run and whether he'd jail climate change skeptics.
The Next President Needs To Cut Spending
At a minimum, the national debt should be smaller than the size of the economy. A committed president just might be able to deliver.
Turns Out 'Bidenomics' Means Top-Down Economic Control
Joe Biden's big economic speech is a poor attempt at a branding exercise.
RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview
RFK Jr. on libertarianism, Tulsi Gabbard, conspiracy theories, drugs, guns, free speech, and more
Trump Can't Decide Whether To Free Drug Dealers or Kill Them
His bloody rhetoric undermines his defense of the sentencing reforms he proudly embraced as president.
Ron DeSantis' Border Plan: Invade Mexico, Shoot Drug Smugglers, End Birthright Citizenship
The 2024 hopeful has put together a platform full of big-government action.
Confidence in Market Principles
Why are some Republicans turning their backs on the free market principles we’ve advocated for generations?
The Fed Won't Save Us From the Inflation Iceberg
Plus: Was Gerald Ford right to pardon Richard Nixon?
Clark Neily: Regardless of Guilt, Trump Won't Go to Jail
The constitutional lawyer and criminal justice reformer talks about our two-tier punishment system and deep-seated corruption at the Justice Department.
Should Trump Go to Prison?
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of the Trump indictment with constitutional lawyer Clark Neily.
'I Did Everything Right and They Indicted Me,' Says Defiant Trump in Post-Arraignment Speech
Plus: The FTC takes on Microsoft, RIP Cormac McCarthy, and more...
In CNN Town Hall, Chris Christie Says Neither Joe Biden Nor Donald Trump Should Ever Be President Again
Plus: Democrats might try to block the PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger, the author of Eat, Pray, Love has self-canceled her next book, and more...
Did Trump Break a Law That Shouldn't Exist?
Plus: A rundown of recent nonsensical proposals for constitutional amendments
Trump's Own Attorney General Says Indictment Is 'Very, Very Damning'
Plus: Mark Zuckerberg reacts to the Twitter Files, CNN's lockdown hypocrisy, and more...
Trump Indicted, Faces Federal Criminal Charges Under Espionage Act
Plus: FIRE investigates "woke" Florida professor's dismissal, inequality index finds progress across multiple dimensions, and more...
Dave Rubin: Why Libertarians Should Vote for Ron DeSantis
The Rubin Report host makes the case for the Florida governor, who courageously defied lockdowns but is quick to use the state to punish corporations he doesn't like.
Dave Rubin's Case for DeSantis
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook at 1:25 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Dave Rubin about Gov. Ron DeSantis' entry into the 2024 presidential race.
Americans Fear 'Disaster' From Both Biden and Trump
Voters deserve much of the blame for this unnecessary mess.
Ron DeSantis Dangerously Blurs the Line Between State and Private Action
Whether the putative target is the "biomedical security state," wokeness, "Big Tech censors," or Chinese Communists, the presidential candidate’s grandstanding poses a clear threat to individual rights.
Banging Our Heads on the Debt Ceiling
Plus: A listener question cross-examines prior Reason Roundtable discussions surrounding immigration, economic growth, and birthrates.
DeSantis Says He Would Seek Repeal of FIRST STEP Act if Elected President
DeSantis calls the bill a "jailbreak," a gross misrepresentation of the criminal justice reform bill.
DeSantis Announces Too-Online Campaign in Most Online Way Imaginable
Plus: A.I. helps a paralyzed man walk again, how Wall Street is preparing for a possible U.S. debt default, and more...
The Republican Primary Consensus for Sending the Military Into Mexico
Presidential contender Tim Scott, who announced recently, says he will use "the world's greatest military to fight these terrorists" south of the border. He's not alone.
Do the Natcons Get Anything Right?
Plus: A listener asks if the Roundtable has given the arguments of those opposed to low-skilled immigration a fair hearing.
Do Conservatives Actually Like RFK Jr., or Do They Just Think He'll Hurt Biden?
Democrats spent tens of millions of dollars last year's midterms meddling in Republican primaries. Republicans may now be borrowing a page from their playbook.
Vivek Ramaswamy Thinks 'Wokeness Is a Cultural Cancer'
Why the businessman launched a long shot campaign for the presidency.
Trump's Disregard for the Rule of Law Is at Least As Bad As Biden's
The former president reminds us that claiming unbridled executive power is a bipartisan tendency.
There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics
Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?
Trump Hopes His Own Delusions Will Protect Him From Criminal Charges
The former president says he did not solicit election fraud; he merely tried to correct a "rigged" election. And he says he did not illegally retain government records, because they were his property.
Trump on Ukraine: 'I Don't Think in Terms of Winning and Losing—I Think in Terms of Getting It Settled'
He's not wrong about that.
CNN Gave Trump a Megaphone and He Used It Exactly as You'd Expect
Plus: American conservatives are becoming more European, FDA approves birth control "mini pill" for over-the-counter sale, and more...
New Poll: Bad News for Biden, Good News for Trump
Plus: France wants to target porn websites without involving the courts, Republican senators agree with House colleagues about the debt ceiling, and more...
Vivek Ramaswamy Is Wrong About the National Debt
We can't grow our way out of its ruinous economic impact. The only way forward is to cut spending.
A Bonus Reason Roundtable. Live From New York City!
Enjoy a special video episode recorded live from New York City’s illustrious Comedy Cellar at the Village Underground.
Joe Biden More Vulnerable in 2024 Primary Than Donald Trump Ever Was in 2020
If Robert Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson can draw nearly one-third of Democratic support, imagine how more conventional challengers would do.
Joe Biden Wants 4 More Years 'To Finish the Job.' What Job?
Plus: A listener question scrutinizing current attitudes toward executive power
The Very Strange New Respect for Authoritarian Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The enemy of your enemy is not your friend; he's a guy who might want to throw you in jail.
Vivek Ramaswamy: Why He's Running for President—and Against 'Woke Capitalism'
The Capitalist Punishment author explains his America First 2.0 agenda, how to fix America's identity crisis, and why he no longer calls himself a libertarian.
Nikki Haley Is Half Right About Abortion
If a national consensus on abortion ever emerges, it won’t be forged in the White House.
Ethanol Subsidies Could Trip Up Debt Ceiling Negotiations
Plus: Home equity theft at the Supreme Court, New York shows how not to legalize marijuana, and more...
Vivek Ramaswamy's Campaign Against 'Woke, Inc.'
Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion about Ramaswamy's run for the presidency and the agenda laid out in his book Woke, Inc.
President Joe Biden Announces He Is Running for Reelection
In recent months, progressives have held their noses and publicly supported Biden even in the face of downright illiberal policies.
Trump Advocates Mass Incarceration, 'Tent Cities' To Address Homelessness
The plan is unlikely to work, and the government already has a sordid recent history of funneling people into tent cities anyway.
Democrats Choose to Advertise Failures of Single-Party Democratic Rule by Holding the 2024 DNC in Chicago
After a century of Democratic mismanagement, Chicago is hemorrhaging population, catastrophically underfunding massive pension promises, and taxing the bejeebus out of its crime-scarred residents.
Make Americans Debate Again
Intelligence Squared U.S. has a new name and ambitions to host presidential debates.
What 'Freedom' Means to Ron DeSantis
There are some jarring contradictions in the Florida governor's pitch to voters.
