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Editor in Chief Kyle Mann talks about being taken literally by fact checkers, whether any subject (even a mass shooting) is off limits, and the libertarian sensibility of his humor.
TV's "Mr. Wonderful" says that the president has deregulated the economy.
He was hired to bring ideological diversity to The Atlantic and fired days later for being heterodox. He's not a fan of Donald Trump but finds his critics just as bad.
The Michigan congressman is carving a path as an independent unburdened by the two-party system
This historian and online-education entrepreneur says runaway slaves, ladies of the evening, bootleggers, and other dropouts and discontents made America free.
Jason Feifer's podcast explores "why we resist new things" and tells great stories about panics over the novel, the elevator, the waltz, margarine, and more.
Raised in Lithuania during the final years of the Cold War, Zilvinas Silenas wants to bring libertarian ideas to young people in the 21st century.
Author Kerry McDonald explains why her kids flourish outside of conventional classrooms—and why yours might too.
America's favorite humorist makes an official podcast re-announcement of his perennial presidential campaign.
Activist and celebrity musician Denise Ho discusses the Hong Kong protests, her 2014 arrest, and the future of Hong Kong's autonomy from China.
Why did a leading businessman go from calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" to saying he's doing a good job?
Defending the conservative sensibility in the era of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Why libertarians should care about the illiberal Right as much as the illiberal Left.
The 30-year-old journalist talks before a live audience about his new book on millennial activism in the Trump era.
Us vs. Them author Ian Bremmer says that worldwide populism is a response from people who are being left behind economically.
Attorney Mike Chase, behind the popular @CrimeADay Twitter feed, talks about his new book, How to Become a Federal Criminal.
The People v. Lawrence Ferlinghetti explains how America embraced free speech—and how we're ready to throw it away.
The "blogfather" once touted the internet as the antidote to Big Government, Big Business, and Big Media. Now he wants the feds to crack down on social media.
Decriminalize Denver campaign director Kevin Matthews speaks about his winning strategy and the new frontier of drug policy.
Historian Daniel Okrent looks back at the bigoted "intellectual justification" for anti-immigration policies.
Historian Jerry Z. Muller says we waste too much time fixating on measurements that lead us astray.
The host of Hamilton's Pharmacopeia is already exploring what a post-prohibition world is going to look like.
The Fox News legal analyst says the president is abusing executive power.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
An interview with Christina Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute, which was instrumental in passing the new federal law.
In a podcast about her new book, Cribsheet, an economist answers your parenting questions about breastfeeding, swaddling, toddler discipline, and more.
Legal scholar Jeff Kosseff wanted to write a "biography" of Section 230, the law that immunizes websites and ISPs from a lot of legal actions. He fears he has written its obituary.
Sarah Rose Siskind's monthly show Drug Test is creating a world of educated psychonauts one trip at a time.
What a difference a few decades make when it comes to letting the states decide marijuana's status.
The Columbia University linguist discusses 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's An Economist Walks Into a Brothel demystifies sex work, big-wave surfing, horse-breeding, and other high-risk professions.
The president of the American Enterprise Institute says we need to reboot politics and that libertarians may hold the key.
A conversation with Mike Solana, a vice president at Peter Thiel's venture capital firm
Q&A with the co-founder of Institute for Justice about immigration, his legal philosophy, his battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that tattoo.
George Mason's Todd Zywicki says the senator and presidential hopeful has inherited the ideas of Louis Brandeis without learning the lessons of overregulation.
Meet the undergrad who is recovering the legacy of gay, socialist civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin while explicating Kanye West's conservatism.
The cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 years.
Jordan Shapiro's The New Childhood boldly embraces technological innovation and the interconnected world it's creating.
Reason's movie reviewer handicaps the Academy Awards and explains why this is the best and worst time to be a consumer of popular culture.
Frank talk about evolution, feminism, politics, and why we don't want to acknowledge social progress.
For his new book, Timothy Carney toured parts of the country that are working and parts that are not. What he found is deeply disturbing.
Q&A with economist Veronique de Rugy.
Noah Rothman says the right and the left are using appeals to victimization and identity politics to gain political power.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown talks about DHS's "Blue Campaign," which is pushing hotel and airline workers to call the feds if they suspect human trafficking.
José Ignacio Guédez, a member of the oppostion party La Causa R, says economic sanctions and political pressure will help restore democracy.
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch talk about the deep and ever-changing political and cultural meaning of football's biggest game.
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