The Great Bernie Freakout
As Sanders steamrolls toward the Democratic nomination, the Reason Roundtable podcast dissects the panic attacks among MSNBC anchors, conservative commie-haters, and the bipartisan establishment elite.
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Podcast: The Reason Roundtable
Every Monday, the libertarian editors of the magazine of “Free Minds and Free Markets”—Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman—discuss and debate the week’s biggest stories and what fresh hell awaits us all.
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With Bernie Sanders in the Lead, Is Democratic Socialism Unstoppable?
Sanders wins New Hampshire while Michael Bloomberg rockets into second place. Plus: Bill Barr's DOJ, Trump's budget, and more.
The Democrats' Miserable Week
From Iowa to impeachment, Biden burnout to Trump triumph, the opposition party had itself a rough 7 days.
The State of Our Union Is…Drunk?
The Reason Roundtable podcast grapples with a news week so packed it makes Manhattan look like Kansas
How Does the John Bolton Bombshell Change Impeachment?
Also on the Reason Roundtable podcast: why we should be worried about the rise of Bernie Sanders
Impeachment Hall of Shame (and Fame?)
The Reason Roundtable hands out darts and laurels for the impeachment process to date, and also wades into the Democrats' great Gender Wars of 2020.
Trump's Iranian Justification Eroding by the Minute
Talking congressional oversight, the Bernie resurgence, and the death of Neil Peart on the Reason Roundtable podcast
Trump's Iranian Kill Shot: Legal? Constitutional? Sensible? Impeachable?
The Reason Roundtable argues over America's latest foreign policy escalation
What Did Reason Get Wrong in 2019?
And what predictions will we shank in 2020 and beyond?
A Special Festivus Airing of Grievances from the Reason Roundtable Podcast
We've got a lot of problems with you people.
Choose Your Own Impeachment Adventure: Rand Paul, Justin Amash, or Philip K. Dick?
A range of libertarian-world approaches to the impending trial of Donald Trump
Are We Really Gonna Do Another War on Porn?
Conservatives are wrong on policy, and really wrong on facts
You Asked Reason Editors Anything. Listen to How We Answered!
Or, in how many ways does the Reason Roundtable resemble Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Free Trade Dream of the '90s Is Dead
Also: This is your last chance to ask The Reason Roundtable co-hosts anything!
Does It Matter That Impeachment Enthusiasts Are Lousy on Foreign Policy?
The Reason Roundtable panelists ask: Why so many hawks in the anti-Trump clump?
Of All the Things To Impeach a President for, They Chose This?
Working through the lows and highs of the House impeachment inquiry on the Reason Roundtable podcast
Democrats Can't Quit Fantasizing About What They'd Do to Billionaires
Related: Michael Bloomberg can't keep fantasizing about being president
Elizabeth Warren Is Lying About Her Own Medicare Plan
Senator can't even accurately represent a plan whose numbers don't remotely add up
Does the Demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his Caliphate Vindicate 2014 Rand Paul?
The senator took a lot of heat five years ago for being anti-interventionist in Syria yet pro-war against ISIS.
What's So Funny About Tulsi Gabbard?
The Reason Roundtable analyzes an establishment smear against a foreign policy heretic, and laments the bipartisan panic against online speech.
Is Everyone Wrong About NBA/China/Hong Kong Except South Park and…Ted Cruz?
Nah, the senator's still wrong about Internet free speech, argue the editors on the Reason Roundtable podcast.
You Will Die If You Vape While Watching Impeachment Porn
Reason editors discuss vaping deaths, the impeachment inquiry, and the resurgent conservative war on porn.
Who's Right on Impeachment: Rand Paul, Justin Amash, or Jeff Flake?
Libertarian-leaning legislators have markedly different ideas about the I-word. What say the Reason editors?
Are We Really Doing the Impeachment Thing Again?
The wish-fulfillment machine kicks into high gear on both sides of the aisle.
No War for Saudi Arabia
Also: Do Democrats recognize any restraint on government power?
Did Andrew Yang Win Last Night's Democratic Debate?
In the latest primary showdown, Democrats talked health care and trade but left debt and deficits behind.
Democrats' Anti-Scientific Climate Dystopias
What last week's town hall tells us about this week's presidential debate—and about the state of Democratic policy thinking
Will Democrats Really Grab Your Guns?
Debating "mandatory buy-backs," Afghanistan withdrawal, and back-to-school week on the Reason Podcast.
Can #NeverTrump GOP Presidential Wannabe Joe Walsh Run on Deficit Reduction and Win?
The ex-congressman and talk show host thinks he can save the Republican Party.
Interesting New York Times Slavery Project Hobbled by Anti-Capitalism
Also: the politics of recession, Bernie's criminal justice plan, and stanning for Barry Manilow, all on the Reason Podcast
Should You Boycott Your $42 SoulCycle Bike Ride To Stick It to Trump?
The end of political privacy and the politicization of everything
How Libertarians Should Respond to Mass Shootings
Plus: the budget deal, GOP retirements, and the latest front in the trade war.
The Terrible Thing That Trump and Elijah Cummings Agree On
While the president was launching yet another culture war, the combatants were agreeing to blow the federal budget sky high.
National Conservatism and the American Identity Crisis
What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live?
Identity Politics Gone Mad, From Trump to Ayanna Pressley
American discourse is careening in an ugly, anti-individualistic direction.
Does Justin Amash Libertarianism Have a Future?
Dissecting the meaning of a congressman's newfound independence
Welcome to the Busing Election!
What the backward-looking Democratic debate tells us about contemporary education policy and woke politics
Debate Dems Wage Intergenerational Warfare and We Are Here for It
In a special xennial/millennial edition of the podcast, Reason editors take apart the first two nights of Democratic Party debate.
(We Didn't) Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran…Yet
Parsing Trump's foreign policy, economic theories, and ideological relationship with the 2020 Democratic field
How Socialist Are the Democrats?
A discussion about the state of the party, as presidential debate season kicks off
Trump's Mexican Standoff and the New Illiberal Right
When Tucker Carlson and Elizabeth Warren agree on trade, regulation, and social media, it's time to rethink a few things.
Where Should Libertarians Stand During the Conservative Circular Firing Squad?
Pondering the right-commentariat's populist-nationalist vs. classical liberal split, on the latest Reason Podcast
Nope, China Still Isn't Paying Those Tariffs!
Tariffs, tweets, and totalitarianism today in the Reason podcast
The Democrats' Dumb War Against Charter Schools
The latest bad idea from Bernie Sanders is depressingly popular, sayeth the podcast crew.
Game of Thrones, Like Politics, Is About Violence and Fear
A pre-finale podcast about the HBO series that taught America to love death and dragons.
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Libertarians Calmly Discuss Abortion
A conversation between Reason editors about Georgia's "heartbeat law," the future of Roe v. Wade, and how to be less shouty even when you disagree.
Abortion Restrictionists Go Bold
No more baseball fight-style standoffs in the abortion wars. Plus: so-called constitutional crises, Bernie's credit paternalism, and GoT redux on the Reason Podcast.
Should Libertarians Care About Facebook Bans?
Private property rights, public squares, "dangerous" speech, and pre-regulatory suck-ups, all debated on the Reason Podcast.
