Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman
    • The Soho Forum Debates
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Donate Crypto
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Print/Digital Subscriptions
    • Gift Subscriptions

Login Form

Create new account
Forgot password

Alex Jones

John Stossel speaks with Megyn Kelly

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

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

zumaglobalten067640

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

AlexJones

Alex Jones

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Alex Jones

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

Alex Jones

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

Large image on homepages

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

Large image on homepages

Alex Jones

NPR Does Alex Jones

Plus bonus Jones videos from Richard Linklater and Mike Judge

Jesse Walker | 12.6.2016 9:13 PM

Large image on homepages

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

  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Amazon
Reason FacebookReason TwitterReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeReason ItunesReason on FlipboardReason RSS

© 2022 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use