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Alex Jones

John Stossel speaks with Megyn Kelly | Stossel TV

Media Criticism

'I'm Totally Uncancelable': Megyn Kelly Speaks Out on Left-Wing and Right-Wing Media Bias

The journalist has taken a great deal of flack—from both sides.

John Stossel | 11.30.2022 12:30 AM

Alex Jones and Big Tech bans | Illustration: Lex Villena; Ron Sachs/picture alliance / Consolidated/Newscom

Alex Jones

Big Tech's Ban on Alex Jones Fans the Flames of His Conspiracy Theories

Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.

Liz Wolfe | 7.29.2022 12:05 PM

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Media Criticism

Why Are So Many Prominent Journalists Abandoning Journalism?

We seem to be entering a new era of yellow journalism, in which ad hominem attacks and conspiracy-mongering are more valued than truth and accuracy.

Steven Greenhut | 12.17.2021 8:00 AM

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Facebook

Should Libertarians Care About Facebook Bans?

Private property rights, public squares, "dangerous" speech, and pre-regulatory suck-ups, all debated on the Reason Podcast.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 5.6.2019 3:53 PM

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Alex Jones

Roku Bans Alex Jones, InfoWars from Streaming Platform

Yes, the paranoid lunatic is a mega-troll, but the beauty of new media means never having to engage stuff you find awful or offensive.

Nick Gillespie | 1.17.2019 12:40 PM

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Reasontv

What's Really in Your Fish Oil? Labdoor Uses a Market-Based Approach to Taming the Supplement Industry.

Founder Neil Thanedar aims to bring accountability to the $36 billion unregulated market without quashing its dynamism.

Zach Weissmueller | 10.5.2018 12:04 PM

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Alex Jones

Twitter Can Ban Alex Jones, But That Won't Stop Us from Talking About Him

Conspiracy theorist banned for "abusive behavior."

Robby Soave | 9.6.2018 6:15 PM

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Alex Jones

Twitter Caves, Bans Alex Jones. For a Week. Sort Of.

The conspiracy theorist's account has been restricted for seven days.

Joe Setyon | 8.15.2018 10:10 AM

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Alex Jones

Social Media Giants Shouldn't Be Arbiters of Appropriate Speech

It's implausible to imagine a future in which liberal activists don't demand that right-of-center groups be de-platformed.

David Harsanyi | 8.10.2018 12:15 AM

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Alex Jones

Apple's Attempt to Ban Alex Jones Backfired in an Unexpected Way

Alex Jones tweeted "When they try to ban you, but you keep on winning" above a celebratory glass of champagne.

Zuri Davis | 8.8.2018 9:59 AM

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Alex Jones

Banning Alex Jones Isn't About Free Speech—It's About the Incoherence of 'Hate Speech'

No one will miss Infowars, but that's beside the point.

Robby Soave | 8.7.2018 9:00 AM

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Alex Jones

Major Internet Platforms Ban Alex Jones

Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple accuse him of violating their platforms' speech codes.

Zuri Davis | 8.6.2018 4:30 PM

Reason Podcast

Should Facebook Ban Holocaust Deniers and Professional Trolls?: Podcast

Reason's Robby Soave and Mike Riggs debate whether Mark Zuckerberg's should de-platform haters such as Alex Jones and Infowars to improve the user experience.

Nick Gillespie | 7.21.2018 9:50 AM

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Syria

When Trump Loses Alex Jones' and Gains Elizabeth Warren's Support, All Things Are Possible!

The president's controversial, unconstitutional, dumb Syria strikes are insane-and just might mean we can start talking seriously about politics again.

Nick Gillespie | 4.14.2018 10:00 AM

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Ron Paul

Don't Blame Ron Paul for Donald Trump

The guy who launched a movement running for president in 2008 and 2012 was not the guy from the notorious newsletters.

Brian Doherty | 1.17.2018 7:45 PM

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The Fifth Column

Does Rhetoric Influence Violence? The Fifth Column Debates

Plus: Notes from a man who recently interviewed Alex Jones yet generated very little controversy

Matt Welch | 6.16.2017 11:30 AM

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Donald Trump

Was Comey Convincing, Is Trump Julius Caesar, Is Alex Jones a Libertarian? [Reason Podcast]

No, no, and no. Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch debate and discuss.

Nick Gillespie and Ian Keyser | 6.12.2017 5:20 PM

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Alex Jones

What's an Anti-Establishment Guy Gonna Do When His Hero Takes Over the Government?

Infowars in the age of Trump

Jesse Walker | 2.14.2017 4:16 PM

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Alex Jones

NPR Does Alex Jones

Plus bonus Jones videos from Richard Linklater and Mike Judge

Jesse Walker | 12.6.2016 9:13 PM

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Alt-Right

Hillary Clinton: The Alt-Right Has 'Effectively Taken Over the Republican Party'

Speaking in Nevada, the Democrat denounces Donald Trump as a racist and a conspiracy theorist.

Jesse Walker | 8.25.2016 5:28 PM

Conspiracy Theories

What Does Esquire Think is Wrong With Alex Jones? He's Bad for Obama

Brian Doherty | 8.19.2013 9:56 AM

Politics

Profiled: Alex Jones, Self-Trained Historian

Michael Moynihan | 3.28.2011 6:50 PM

Criminal Justice

Baby Snatching: It's Hilarious When We Just Don't Like Their Kind

Brian Doherty | 10.8.2010 7:58 PM

Media

Help Us, William Safire! You're Our Only Hope!

Jesse Walker | 10.2.2009 12:03 PM

Conspiracy Theories

Alex Jones' Infowars Reporter Arrested in the Spin Room

David Weigel | 6.5.2007 10:23 PM

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