Do Too Many Libertarians Celebrate a False 'Perfection of the Market'? [Podcast]
Michael Munger on the radicalism of public-choice economics, the failure of Democracy in Chains, and how the libertarian movement needs to evolve.
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Remy: $20 Trillion Reasons (Lady Gaga Parody)
There are 20 trillion reasons we should rein in government spending.
Trump Throws Trans Troops Under the Bus [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss the president's management casualties, free speech on Twitter, blowing up Mt. Rushmore, and more.
Can Ethereum Overcome Its Immense Technical Problems? [Podcast]
Princeton Computer Science Professor Michael Freedman on why scaling this blockchain-based computing platform will be so difficult.
Nancy MacLean's Libertarian Conspiracy Theory [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Democracy in Chains, the future of privacy, Freedom Fest, and Trump's pardoning power.
Greg Gutfeld: Trump Turned Liberals Into Dean Wormer [Podcast]
"What you're seeing now is a lot more fun on the libertarian and right side," says the Fox News host in an interview at Freedom Fest 2017.
Countdown To (Legalized) Ecstasy! Rick Doblin, MAPS, & the Psychedelic Renaissance [Podcast]
Serious researchers are about to do what Timothy Leary never managed: Get government approval for LSD, MDMA, and more.
Donald Jr.: Traitor or Sleazeball? [Reason Podcast]
"America did a fucking great job of deligitimating its own institutions," says Reason's Nick Gillespie.
Is School Choice Good for Kids? Listen to Last Night's Debate. [Reason Podcast]
ChoiceMedia's Bob Bowdon vs. Teachers College's Samuel Abrams in New York City last night.
Chuck Schumer Is Protecting the Nation From Snortable Chocolate [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors discuss Trump's Warsaw speech, the Putin meeting, Mike Pence's Mars shot, and more.
Journalism Historian: CNN's Malpractice Is 'a Gift From Heaven for' Trump
W. Joseph Cambpell says, "It makes you wonder why these news organizations are not doing a more thorough job of...fact-checking...and being a bit wary of anonymous sources."
Is Adam Smith the Father of Economics and Free-Market Capitalism? [Reason Podcast]
Gene Epstein of Barron's and FreedomFest's Mark Skousen debated Smith's legacy at a raucous Soho Forum debate.
Exclusive: Libertarian Activist Austin Petersen Is Running for U.S. Senate…as a Republican! [Reason Podcast]
Second-place finisher in 2016 LP presidential primary aims to take on Democrat Claire McCaskill in home state of Missouri.
Statism Is Failing in Venezuela, North Korea, and New Jersey [Reason Podcast]
Chris Christie rules the Garden State's beaches with an iron fist.
Do Libertarian Voters Actually Exist? Yes, and in Droves [Reason Podcast]
Cato's polling director Emily Ekins says as many as one in five voters can be identified as libertarian.
How the CIA Turned Us onto LSD and Heroin: Secrets of America's War on Drugs
New History Channel series explores the dark corners of prohibition and takes viewers on great, freaky trip.
Words Aren't Weapons! (Reason Podcast)
A discussion about last week's congressional shooting, Michelle Carter, Cuba sanctions, and DnD Creator Gary Gygax.
Tom Shillue Is a Mean Dad for a Better America [Reason Podcast]
The comedian and Fox News host celebrates his free-range childhood in the 1970s and what it means for his own kids.
The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock—and of Libertarianism [Reason Podcast]
"There's not a lot of space for libertarianism in politics right now," says Wash Post's David Weigel. Is he right?
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.
How the Government Created Housing Segregation [Reason Podcast]
Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law documents how federal housing policy forced blacks and whites apart.
Podcasting Star Ben Kissel Is Running For Brooklyn Borough President!
The co-host of Last Podcast on the Left talks about Millennial libertarians, gun rights in New York City, and our fascination with serial killers.
The Huge Promise of Trump's 'Infrastructure Week' [Reason Podcast]
From reforming air-traffic control to expanding road capacity with private capital, the president's plan may really get America moving again.
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Nick Gillespie, Andrew Heaton, Katherine Mangu-Ward, & Matt Welch on terrorism, climate change, Bill Maher, Kathy Griffin, Evergreen, and more.
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The New Book Alyssa Milano Thinks Every Congressman Should Read [Reason Podcast]
Katherine Mangu-Ward interviews Cornell Law's Josh Chafetz about his new book, Congress's Constitution
Silicon Valley Startup Lets Users Move Money Without Government Interference By Turning Their Phones Into Stand-Alone Banks [Reason Podcast]
Q&A with Abra founder and CEO Bill Barhydt on bitcoin as "regulatory arbitrage."
The Glorious End of U.S. Global Supremacy [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk body slamming reporters, Trump's big trip, the TSA vs. laptops, and more.
Are You Ready for the "Intimacy Economy"?
Glenn Platt of Miami University says technology is shrinking the distance between celebrity and audience, business and customer. Radical disruption ensues.
Trump's Tough Talk in Saudi Arabia, Cultural Appropriation Follies, And Protesting Mike Pence [Reason Podcast]
What happens when rhetoric is good but totally divorced from reality, whether the topic is the budget or war?
Are College Campuses Racist Environments? [Reason Podcast]
Lawrence Ross vs. Kmele Foster in a public debate at the Soho Forum
Are the Wheels Coming Off Our 20th Century Political Institutions? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch discuss Comey, Trump, Sessions, and the Rock.
"I have such a deeper appreciation for the punishment that black people received from their government for so long and the crass politics that perpetuated it."
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30 Days a Black Man: How Ray Sprigle Exposed Jim Crow in 1940s America [Reason Podcast]
"I have such a deeper appreciation for the punishment that black people received from their government for so long and the crass politics that perpetuated it."
Trump's Mouth, Rape as a Pre-Existing Condition, & Why Our Politics Is So Stupid [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman talk Trump, French election, health care, Colbert, and the FCC.
Are American Colleges Racist? Come To a Debate at the Soho Forum
Kmele Foster and Lawrence C. Ross, Jr. debate in New York on May 16.
Why the GOP's "Repeal and Replace" Bill (AHCA) Is *Worse* than Obamacare [Reason Podcast]
It locks in many of the worst elements of Obamacare while making actual market-friendly reforms next-to-impossible.
The Pope Slams Libertarians & Trump's 'Skinny Budget' Be Damned [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Stephanie Slade, and Peter Suderman discuss the week's news.
Is the World Finally Ready for a Female-Orgasm Machine? [Reason Podcast]
Meet the father-daughter team behind the Yarlap, which promises to fix incontinence...and so much more.
The Government Shutdown: What's the Point of Paul Ryan? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk France, the government shutdown, "hate speech," and the decline of Western civilization.
Forget Marine Le Pen: The Very Idea of Europe Is Finished [Reason Podcast]
James Kirchick, author of The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age, warns that American freedom is threatened by the loss of liberalism abroad.
Did Federal Deposit Insurance Corrupt the Banking System? [Reason Podcast]
George Selgin vs. Josh Barro at the Soho Forum.
Taxes, Testosterone, and the Virtues of Overbooking [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Brian Doherty, Nick Gillespie, and Katherine Mangu-Ward discuss the week's news.
What Washington's Farewell Address Tells Us About Trump's America (Reason Podcast)
The nation's father warned against "hyper-partisanship, excessive debt and foreign wars" in 1796. Why aren't we paying attention, asks John Avlon.
