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Reason Interviews
Matt Taibbi on the Twitter Files, Julian Assange, and Donald Trump
"After Trump, everybody's tolerance for exploring different points of view kind of dried up," says the star Substack writer.
Kat Timpf: Everything Is Funny and Nothing Is Sacred
The Fox libertarian on why joking around is a vital form of free expression
Rick Perry on Psychedelics: 'These Are Medicines That Were Taken Away for Political Purposes'
The former Texas governor spoke with Reason's Nick Gillespie at the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver.
Caitlin Long on Why Politics Should Stay Out of Banking
The founder of Custodia Bank discusses the future of bitcoin and banking.
An Interview With Adam Smith (No, Not That One)
The so-called father of capitalism was not available for comment, so we talked to another economist, Adam C. Smith.
Lindy CEO: A.I. Might Be 'the Biggest Change in Human History'
"People are comparing A.I. to smartphones or the internet. I think it's much closer to the invention of fire or the wheel," says Flo Crivello.
D.C. Smoke Shop Owner: 'I Know I'm Doing the Right Thing.'
Thanks to the city's Initiative 71, Lit City Smoke Shop is part of D.C.'s thriving weed-gifting industry.
Make Americans Debate Again
Intelligence Squared U.S. has a new name and ambitions to host presidential debates.
'All the Parents Want Is a Chance To Make That Choice'
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."
Sen. Pat Toomey on Cryptocurrency and FTX's Collapse
"It's not clear that FTX would have existed, at least at its scale, if we had domestic guidelines for American companies," the former senator tells Reason.
Rousseau, Malthus, and Thanos Were Wrong
The authors of Superabundance make a strong case that more people and industrialization mean a richer, more prosperous world.
Jennifer Sey Keeps Getting Canceled for Speaking Up
"I think the Democratic Party has severely underestimated how many people like me there are," says the 1986 USA Gymnastics national champion.
Can Larry Krasner Fix Philly's Crime Problem?
Philadelphia's progressive district attorney tried to enact criminal justice reform—and got impeached for his trouble.
Keri Blakinger Is a Figure Skater and a Felon
"The most valuable thing taken away while in prison is time," says the author of Corrections in Ink.
John Cleese on How Wokeness Smothers Creativity
The Monty Python legend on giving offense and getting laughs
Andy Weir Is Looking Forward to the Space Boom
Weir's books take seriously the limits of human knowledge and planning when it comes to space travel.
From Space Regulator to Astronaut: Q&A With George Nield
He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.
Are Socialists Taking Over? Interview With Whole Foods' John Mackey
"I have muzzled myself ever since 2009....Pretty soon you're going to be hearing about Crazy John, who's no longer muzzled."
Live With The Fifth Column's Kmele Foster
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Larry Krasner: Are Progressive Prosecutors Responsible for the Urban Crime Spike?
Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.
Enes Kanter Freedom on China and Free Speech: 'This Is Bigger Than Basketball'
"While we are dribbling a ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, losing their lives, and losing their hopes."
What Wikipedia Can Teach the Rest of the Internet
Jimmy Wales talks about why his online encyclopedia works, how to improve social media, and why Section 230 isn't the real problem with the internet.
Glenn Greenwald on the Deep State, Capitalism, and Identity Politics
"One of the things that the left and right have in common is an awareness that our government has essentially been co-opted by corporate power," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
Jared Polis Wants To Leave You Alone
Colorado's governor on parenting, partisanship, and sensible pandemic responses
William Ruger on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Instituting a "no-fly" zone would be the U.S. "essentially going to war with Russia."
Can We Fix San Francisco?
San Fransicko author Michael Shellenberger on homelessness, crime, addiction, and his differences with progressives and libertarians.
Yale's Nicholas Christakis on the Pandemic Script
"A plague of this kind has been seen as a national security threat by right-wing and left-wing administrations for decades," Christakis says. "Yet I saw nothing to prepare us."
How Erick Brimen Helped Launch a Honduran Charter City
"We want to attract international entrepreneurs and investors and become a financial center for the country and region."
George Will Loves To Argue About America
The octogenarian columnist has a lot to say about happiness and history in the United States.
Eugene Huskey on the Soviet Legacy in Central Asia
"This is the nature of an authoritarian regime. You don't quite know where the boundaries of acceptable discourse are. Everything is uncertain."
Garry Kasparov's Gambit
The greatest chess player in modern history on how the Soviet Union lost to the free world.
Ted Henken on How Internet Access Is Changing Cuba
"A key part of the control in Cuba is keeping people afraid, keeping them isolated from one another," says Henken. The internet has mitigated this.
A Different Approach to Anti-Racism
"If you want to fight the impulse that we human beings have to feel better than others," says Chloé Valdary, "it's a bad idea to make people so insecure."
Author Steven Johnson on the Good News of the Century
Innovations in epidemiological statistics, artificial fertilizer, toilets, sanitation systems, and vaccines have allowed billions of people to flourish until old age.
Economist John Cochrane Is Still Worried About the Debt
The U.S. national debt held by the public is currently almost $22 trillion, surpassing the country's annual GDP for the first time since World War II.
Chef Andrew Gruel Survived COVID-19 and Gavin Newsom
What's it like to run a restaurant in California during the pandemic?
Grant McCracken on How To Reengineer the Honor Code
"The tissue of an honor society comes undone almost instantaneously once the wolf of 'everybody does it' enters the room."
Scott Wiener Is California's 'YIMBY' State Senator
The YIMBY Democrat wants to make it easier to build more housing in California's densest and most expensive cities.
Melissa Chen on Fighting Wokeness at Home and Radicalism Abroad
The journalist and free-speech activist says identity politics are destroying the media, higher education, and Hollywood.
Alex Tabarrok on 'First Doses First'
"When you push out the first doses faster, you get to herd immunity faster."
Walter Williams, RIP
The free market economist and iconoclast died in December at the age of 84.
Ajit Pai on What the FCC Has Done Right
Pai has focused on taking a market-based approach to regulating the nation's always-evolving telecommunications industry, with great success.
Taghi Amirani on the Legacy of the U.S.-Backed Coup in Iran
Amirani argues that the 1953 coup became the "playbook" for future U.S. covert actions in countries such as Guatemala, Vietnam, and Chile.
The New York Times' Jia Lynn Yang on the Ebb and Flow of Immigration
From the founding up until 1882, U.S. immigration policy was quite open. In her new book, Yang details how that changed over time.
Jo Jorgensen Is the 2020 Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee
What can libertarianism offer America in the midst of the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic?