Shoshana Weissmann: Online Age Verification Rules Are Unconstitutional and Ineffective
"None of these laws prevent kids from viewing anything. They just prevent kids from posting," argues Shoshana Weissmann.
"None of these laws prevent kids from viewing anything. They just prevent kids from posting," argues Shoshana Weissmann.
Biden's economic policies gave us three years of excessive, wasteful, and poorly targeted federal spending.
Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.
In 2024, the FDA will decide whether or not MDMA can be used to treat patients suffering from PTSD.
As the party grows more populist, ethnically diverse, and working class, will Republicans abandon their libertarian economic principles?
Plus: A listener asks if it should become the norm for all news outlets to require journalists to disclose their voting records.
Reagan's former budget director says Donald Trump killed prosperity—and the GOP's core beliefs in capitalism and freedom.
Hasan Minhaj’s stand-up tests the boundaries of fact and fiction.
Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.
The Things Fell Apart host explains how a 1988 quack medical concept inspired George Floyd's death in 2020 and how Plandemic rewrote Star Wars.
CEOs are beginning to wonder what to do when environmental, social, and governance factors are at odds with performance.
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Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos
Rosy fiscal expectations based on eternally low interest rates have proven dangerously wrong.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are any bad laws that might discourage people from having kids.
The author discusses how cryptocurrencies are helping people like her build the Africa—and the world—they want.
Plus: Which is worse, trashing Nancy Pelosi's office or having sex in a Senate hearing room?
The former governor argues that beating up on businesses "is only sharpening the knife that the left will eventually use on us."
The colorful, mostly libertarian history of Key West.
Plus: State officials attempt to ban Donald Trump from 2024 election ballots.
Zach and Liz have a discussion with economist, podcaster, and Shalem College President Russ Roberts in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.
The former Reason Foundation privatization guru says it's time to move past the "vending machine" model of government.
Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.
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The biographer of the Nobel laureate says he made us "free to choose" in areas far beyond economics.
Eradication of the apex predator is "likely impossible."
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the libertarian argument against shopping local.
The psychologist and poker champion says too many of us don't understand the power of knowing when to walk away.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
Plus: A listener asks if there is any place libertarians can go to start their own country or city state.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.
The former journalist defends misinformation in the Trump era and explains why so many journalists are against free speech.
Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.
Please enjoy our special webathon video episode, where we answer a wide-ranging batch of listener questions!
A conversation about economics, progress, science fiction—and kitchen gadgets.
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At the behest of George Orwell's estate, the acclaimed novelist has brilliantly recast his most famous work.
Why have so few species been taken off the endangered species list?
Plus: Send your questions for the editors to roundtable@reason.com ahead of this week’s special webathon episode!
The former two-term governor discusses why Florida is attracting more people than any other state in the country.
A new Friedman biography ably explores the economist's ideas but sidesteps the libertarian movement he was central to.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about libertarians and "reflexive contrarianism."
Reason's Zach Weissmueller talked with the senator about his quest to uncover the origins of COVID-19 and hold Anthony Fauci accountable.
Plus: Is Veep more realistic than House of Cards?
Some progressives want to remove bureaucratic obstacles to growth—in the service of Democrats and big government.
Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.
A discussion with economist, podcaster, and Shalem College President Russ Roberts in the wake of the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel
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