Oscar-Winner Errol Morris on American Dharma, Steve Bannon, and Cancel Culture
"They wanted to deplatform me," says the legendary filmmaker, for the mortal sin of engaging former Trump adviser and Breitbart.com head.
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Democrats Can't Quit Fantasizing About What They'd Do to Billionaires
Related: Michael Bloomberg can't keep fantasizing about being president
Is Socialism Preferable To Capitalism? A Soho Forum Debate
Richard D. Wolff squares off against Gene Epstein on which system better promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity.
Elizabeth Warren Is Lying About Her Own Medicare Plan
Senator can't even accurately represent a plan whose numbers don't remotely add up
Should Adults Be Allowed to Use Any Drug They Choose? A Soho Forum Debate
Reason's Jacob Sullum and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson debate eliminating laws that prohibit the use and sale of narcotics.
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In order to give you more of the pods you love, we're splitting our feed into roundtables, interviews, and debates.
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.
Billy Bragg Wants Three-Dimensional Freedom. But Can We Afford That?
In his new manifesto The Three Dimensions of Freedom, the veteran punk rocker calls out libertarians for focusing solely on economic freedom. Is his case worth buying?
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.
Charter Schools Don't Cater To All Parents. Robert Pondiscio Explains Why That's Good.
How the Other Half Learns reveals how Success challenges supporters and opponents of education reform.
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.
Why Hong Kong Protesters Are Channeling Bruce Lee
The mostly young demonstrators are calling for autonomy and democracy—and won't be silenced like the NBA.
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?
Former Trump Fan Joe Walsh Thinks the President Should Be Impeached
The president is a racist, bully, and liar who is unfit for office, says the one-time congressman mounting a primary challenge against Trump.
How To Have Impossible Conversations in Terrible Times
In a new book, Peter Boghossian, one of the perpetrators of the "grievance studies" hoax, outlines how ideological opponents can reach common ground.
Are We Really Doing the Impeachment Thing Again?
The wish-fulfillment machine kicks into high gear on both sides of the aisle.
How Can The Libertarian Party Effect Real Change? A Soho Forum Debate
Dave Smith and Nicholas Sarwark debate the 2016 Libertarian Party ballot, what constitutes success in an election, and how to effectively share libertarian principles.
How the FBI Abets White Supremacists and Terrorists
Whistleblower Michael German's new book exposes how the FBI failed us on 9/11 and continues to endanger us all through racism, incompetence, and institutional inertia.
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.
Stan Lee Co-author Kat Rosenfield on Rise of Cancel Culture in the Literary World
Trick of Light collaborator talks about working with a legend, the failings of online community, and the rise of cancel culture in the literary world.
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.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown Talks About the Secret Backpage Memos and What They Mean for Free Speech Online
Politicians accused the site of victimizing women and children. A federal investigation found otherwise.
The Libertarian Case for Term Limits
Nick Tomboulides of U.S. Term Limits says the best way to shrink government is to limit how long legislators can serve.
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.
Can Bitcoin Replace Central Banking? A Debate
Listen to economists Saifedean Ammous and George Selgin face off at the Soho Forum.
The Libertarian Life and Legacy of David Koch
The billionaire philanthropist worked to create a world in which people are more prosperous and tolerant.
How Bitcoin Is Freeing People in China, Venezuela, Iran, and…America
Cryptocurrency is a human rights issue, explains Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation.
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
ProPublica's Dara Lind on Trump's Immigration Raids
ProPublica’s Dara Lind on how the president’s workplace raids affect consumers, employers, and immigrants.
Should You Boycott Your $42 SoulCycle Bike Ride To Stick It to Trump?
The end of political privacy and the politicization of everything
Christian Satire Site The Babylon Bee Is So Good Snopes.com Treated It Like Real News
Editor in Chief Kyle Mann talks about being taken literally by fact checkers, whether any subject (even a mass shooting) is off limits, and the libertarian sensibility of his humor.
How Libertarians Should Respond to Mass Shootings
Plus: the budget deal, GOP retirements, and the latest front in the trade war.
Kevin O'Leary Talks Shark Tank, Capitalism vs. Socialism, and Trump vs. Trudeau
TV's "Mr. Wonderful" says that the president has deregulated the economy.
Kevin Williamson on How Mob Politics Got Him Fired from The Atlantic
He was hired to bring ideological diversity to The Atlantic and fired days later for being heterodox. He's not a fan of Donald Trump but finds his critics just as bad.
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.
Justin Amash on Quitting the Republican Party and Life as an Independent
The Michigan congressman is carving a path as an independent unburdened by the two-party system
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?
Renegade University's Thaddeus Russell Wants To Blow Your Mind
This historian and online-education entrepreneur says runaway slaves, ladies of the evening, bootleggers, and other dropouts and discontents made America free.
Identity Politics Gone Mad, From Trump to Ayanna Pressley
American discourse is careening in an ugly, anti-individualistic direction.
How Secure is Social Security? A Debate
Gene Epstein and Teresa Ghilarducci debate whether the social security trust fund exists or is merely an accounting fiction.
'Killer' Walkman, 'Insane' Bicycles, and Novels Will Rot Your Brain: Pessimist Archive's Jason Feifer on 'Why We Resist New Things'
Jason Feifer's podcast explores "why we resist new things" and tells great stories about panics over the novel, the elevator, the waltz, margarine, and more.
Does Justin Amash Libertarianism Have a Future?
Dissecting the meaning of a congressman's newfound independence
Meet the New President of the Foundation for Economic Education, America's Oldest Free Market Think Tank
Raised in Lithuania during the final years of the Cold War, Zilvinas Silenas wants to bring libertarian ideas to young people in the 21st century.
'Unschooling' Is the Ultimate Laissez-Faire Version of School Choice. But Can Your Kids Teach Themselves How To Read and Do Math?
Author Kerry McDonald explains why her kids flourish outside of conventional classrooms—and why yours might too.
Dave Barry on Toilets, Dogs, Helium, and Other Vital Libertarian Concerns
America's favorite humorist makes an official podcast re-announcement of his perennial presidential campaign.
