Mike Rowe on Patriotism, Paul Harvey, and American Progress
"We're never going to be finished. Our country is a work in progress," says the producer of the new Something to Stand For documentary.
"We're never going to be finished. Our country is a work in progress," says the producer of the new Something to Stand For documentary.
The Brown University economist's new memoir Late Admissions covers capitalism, addiction, race, and the academy.
"The past is there to teach us what can happen," the Hardcore History podcaster tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
"It’s not like public health is infallible," the Stanford professor and Great Barrington Declaration author tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
A physicist considers whether artificial intelligence can fix science, regulation, and innovation.
The News2Share cofounder is revolutionizing news coverage.
"I have a history of being the only vote that was a 'no,'" the Kentucky Republican tells Reason.
Is podcaster Coleman Hughes a state capacity libertarian?
"I've never been in favor of that aid. I've always opposed it. I don't think it's good for Israel," the American-Israeli economist tells Reason.
Former state lawmaker Jeff Brandes says the Florida Legislature has "ceded its role" to high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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"After Trump, everybody's tolerance for exploring different points of view kind of dried up," says the star Substack writer.
The Fox libertarian on why joking around is a vital form of free expression
The former Texas governor spoke with Reason's Nick Gillespie at the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference in Denver.
The founder of Custodia Bank discusses the future of bitcoin and banking.
The so-called father of capitalism was not available for comment, so we talked to another economist, Adam C. Smith.
"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.
Thanks to the city's Initiative 71, Lit City Smoke Shop is part of D.C.'s thriving weed-gifting industry.
Intelligence Squared U.S. has a new name and ambitions to host presidential debates.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."
"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.
The authors of Superabundance make a strong case that more people and industrialization mean a richer, more prosperous world.
"I think the Democratic Party has severely underestimated how many people like me there are," says the 1986 USA Gymnastics national champion.
Philadelphia's progressive district attorney tried to enact criminal justice reform—and got impeached for his trouble.
"The most valuable thing taken away while in prison is time," says the author of Corrections in Ink.
The Monty Python legend on giving offense and getting laughs
Weir's books take seriously the limits of human knowledge and planning when it comes to space travel.
He spent his government career thinking about space. Then he got to fly.
"I have muzzled myself ever since 2009....Pretty soon you're going to be hearing about Crazy John, who's no longer muzzled."
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Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.
"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."
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.
"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.
Colorado's governor on parenting, partisanship, and sensible pandemic responses
Instituting a "no-fly" zone would be the U.S. "essentially going to war with Russia."
San Fransicko author Michael Shellenberger on homelessness, crime, addiction, and his differences with progressives and libertarians.
"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."
"We want to attract international entrepreneurs and investors and become a financial center for the country and region."
The octogenarian columnist has a lot to say about happiness and history in the United States.
"This is the nature of an authoritarian regime. You don't quite know where the boundaries of acceptable discourse are. Everything is uncertain."
The greatest chess player in modern history on how the Soviet Union lost to the free world.
"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.
"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."
Innovations in epidemiological statistics, artificial fertilizer, toilets, sanitation systems, and vaccines have allowed billions of people to flourish until old age.
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.
What's it like to run a restaurant in California during the pandemic?
"The tissue of an honor society comes undone almost instantaneously once the wolf of 'everybody does it' enters the room."