Why the Middle Class is Better Off Than You Think
The consensus view that the American middle class "is dead, dying, hollowed out" is based on an "incomplete reading of the data," says economist Russ Roberts.
The consensus view that the American middle class "is dead, dying, hollowed out" is based on an "incomplete reading of the data," says economist Russ Roberts.
Virginia Walden Ford talks about her role in integrating schools in the 1960s and leading a movement to escape failing public schools four decades later.
Robert Pondiscio's provocative new book, How the Other Half Learns, challenges supporters and opponents of education reform.
Snopes doesn’t seem to get the joke.
Activist Nury Turkel discusses the vast network of camps that may hold over a million Uighurs in western China.
Documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang on the horrors of China’s one-child policy
ProPublica’s Dara Lind on how the president’s workplace raids affect consumers, employers, and immigrants.
TV's "Mr. Wonderful" says that the president has deregulated the economy in a powerful way and "is a great entertainer."
The Michigan congressman carves a path as an independent unburdened by the two-party system
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt is now the highest elected Libertarian Party member in the U.S.
America's favorite libertarian humorist on fake news, Florida, getting woke, and getting old
Stanford Law professor and former Google attorney Daphne Keller says tech giants are facing pressure from governments worldwide to clamp down on content.
Reason's Robby Soave on his new book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump
A defense of the conservative sensibility in an era of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Mike Chase, the man behind the popular @CrimeADay Twitter feed, on his new book, How to Become a Federal Criminal
Michael Shellenberger believes the Green New Deal’s focus on wind and solar is a waste of time and money.
Historian Daniel Okrent's new book, The Guarded Gate, recounts the history of bigotry, eugenics, and the "intellectual justification" of anti-immigration policies.
Ilya Somin of "The Volokh Conspiracy" discusses the dangers of liberal proposals to pack the Supreme Court.
The host of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is exploring what a post-prohibition world will look like.
The libertarian legal analyst says Trump, like his White House predecessors, has abused executive power in all sorts of ways.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
Erik Altieri of NORML sees a bright future for American pot.
Miles Lagoze: "They weren't really watching an 18-year-old Combat Camera kid and where he was going, what he was filming."
Columbia linguist John McWhorter on the Jussie Smollett hoax, Donald Trump, and "antiracism" as a new secular religion.
In Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society, Nicholas Christakis says our common humanity outweighs divisive tribalism.
Allison Schrager wants to change the way you take chances.
Q&A with political strategist Liz Mair.
Q&A with the co-founder of Institute for Justice about immigration, his legal philosophy, his battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that tattoo.
"The real battle in the Democratic Party is between reality and fantasy," says Chapman University's Joel Kotkin.
Easing pot prohibition is doing what the failed war on drugs never could.
Q&A with economist Veronique de Rugy.
They demanded higher salaries. The real problem: A disconnect between what teachers see in their paychecks and what employers are actually paying them.
The host of TruTV's hit show has lost some faith in the power of rational discourse. And he has some ideas for how to fix the problem.
Reitman and his co-writers, Matt Bai and Jay Carson, on what their new film reveals about today's politics.
New ideas, like leasing naming rights for public bridges and buildings, would save taxpayers money.
Reason's Matt Welch sat down with the popular libertarian writer and podcaster to discuss his ideological journey, his LP plans, and controversial past associations.
The libertarian humorist talks about his new book, how to drink in war zones, and why the Chinese are more American than most U.S. citizens.
Reason's Nick Gillespie defends Foucault, Hayek, and an "incredulity towards metanarratives."
The head of Ideas Beyond Borders is translating books by Steven Pinker, Sam Harris, and others into Arabic and distributing them for free.
DoNotPay is launching a "denial of service attack on the legal system to make it better."
What happens when autonomous machines have "to choose between various shades of wrong?" A Q&A with defense analyst Paul Scharre.
"They just want a better life. I think most people in their shoes would do the same. And I stopped being able to reconcile that."
Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff explain how "good intentions and bad ideas" have made young people super-fragile-and how to make things better.
Uncensored author and new college grad Zachary R. Wood explains why his generation is so scared of viewpoint diversity.
The host of The Greg Gutfeld Show, co-host of The Five, and creator of the late Red Eye is having a hell of a time watching his media peers wet themselves.
The novelist talks about film, #MeToo, Hollywood hypocrisy, the savviness of Kim Kardashian, and the longevity of American Psycho and Less Than Zero.
The idea that "free speech is a conservative value and censorship is a liberal value" is "historically completely illiterate."
Writer Gustavo Arellano talks about food slurs, the late Jonathan Gold, and why Donald Trump's taco salad is a step in the right direction.