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When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned cultivated meat, Reason's Zach Weissmueller visited California labs to try cultivated chicken and salmon and explore the future of this industry.
Historian Sean McMeekin dissects how communism has enduring and resurgent appeal in the West despite its history of violence and economic disaster.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of freedom in the United States.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans have at least one ancestor who entered the U.S. through Ellis Island. However, today's migrants may be shut out and deported, a humanitarian tragedy that would profoundly damage the U.S. economy.
FIRE’s executive V.P. discusses the Biden administration's failures, Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s influence on free speech, and the most pressing First Amendment issues facing the U.S. today.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the implications of Trump personally suing CBS to obtain transcripts from an interview with Kamala Harris.
Immigration experts Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan make the case for significantly more and easier immigration to the U.S.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to name their least favorite national emergency from the list of those currently in effect.
The founder of Skeptic magazine discusses whether conspiracy thinking is on the rise and whether it's coded right or left.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the validity of using emergency measures to restrict movement during the L.A. wildfires.
The evangelical Christian argues that drug legalization is the conservative thing to do.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if Donald Trump is the most libertarian president ever.
The trade economist details the most alarming protectionist policies proposed by the incoming Trump administration.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about subsidies for trains, planes, and roads.
Billy Binion speaks to Sister Helen Prejean about her activism to end the death penalty, as depicted in her book Dead Man Walking.
Surely 2025 will be a freewheeling romp, right?…Right? Happy New Year!
Jeffrey Edward Green, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God, discusses Dylan’s fraught relationship with political activism, Christianity, and self-mythology.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the Second Amendment's key importance for keeping the government in check.
The Bulwark's Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell debate Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch on choosing a side in politics.
A University of California, Berkeley, study trumpeted in the media doesn't say what the press release claims.
The Confessions of a Good Samaritan filmmaker explores the dysfunctional world of organ transplants.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the tradeoffs of involuntary commitments to mental institutions.
Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff discuss their new documentary about the family separation policy implemented during Trump’s first term.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if libertarians are more prone to believing in conspiracy theories.
Brendan O’Neill discusses his new book, After the Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and the Crisis of Civilisation.
The Reason Roundtable will answer all of your burning questions live on YouTube on December 4 at 1 p.m. (EST).
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the libertarian position on doctor-assisted suicide.
From art to vice to games and maybe a little magic, Reason's staff is here to help you with your gift giving.
Former CIA analyst Martin Gurri discusses Donald Trump’s political arc, the rise of populism, and the incoming chaos and transformation we cannot foresee.
Plus: a listener asks the editors about fluoride in the water supply.
Eliminating the tipped wage in Washington, D.C., has led to higher prices and fewer restaurant jobs.
Amanda Knox falsely confessed to murder after law enforcement subjected her to "psychological torture." Now she wants to stop it from happening to others.
Plus: a listener asks the editors why it is acceptable to allow unrestricted border crossings into the United States without penalty.
Political scientists Hyrum and Verlan Lewis discuss the 2024 election and the power of self-narratives in American politics.
Plus: A listener asks about Trump's early picks for cabinet positions.
Reason's Nick Gillespie will be live on election night with Kmele Foster, Allison Schrager, and more special guests.
Tune in on November 4 at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on YouTube to hear the four co-hosts' unflinching critiques of the latest in politics, culture, and whatever fresh hell awaits us all.
The Stony Brook sociologist discusses how progressives are having a hard time processing why more and more black and Latino voters are supporting Donald Trump.
By prosecuting the website's founders, the government chilled free speech online and ruined lives.
There's no evidence that greed is causing inflation.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are closet Trump voters within the halls of Reason.
Venezuela is governed not only by a brutal dictatorship, but by a band of depraved criminals who have enriched themselves in part by stealing money intended to buy food for hungry children.
The co-founder of Ideas Beyond Borders argues that there is "no better independence than economic independence."
Plus: A listener asks the editors if the prospect of Supreme Court nominations is reason enough to favor Trump over Harris in this year’s presidential election?
Reason's Billy Binion speaks with political pundit and podcaster Meghan McCain.
Plus: How will the editors vote in the presidential election?
Patrick Ruffini and Ruy Teixiera talk about how the U.S. electorate has changed in the last four years.
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