Merchants of Death, Swaps, and Shake-ups
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
Prostitutes have not only provided a much-in-demand service but helped to push the boundaries of freedom and liberty for millennia.
Plus: The editors consider a listener question on the involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.
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The Weapons of Mass Delusion author says election-deniers like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert may be the Republicans' future.
Plus: The editors ponder the lack of women’s pants pockets in the marketplace.
The legendary art director talks about the aesthetics of rebellion and his strange journey from Screw magazine to The New York Times.
Plus: The editors consider what type of fresh attacks the marijuana legalization movement is likely to encounter.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
The Burning Down the House author says the shift from Hayek's classical liberalism to Rothbard's anarcho-capitalism is a moral and practical disaster.
Plus: The editors field a question on U.S. ballot counting and talk more on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover.
Gun control is 'the most racist practice in America,' says the Philadelphia native and community leader.
Plus: Peter Suderman may or may not attempt a rendition of a famous rap from the movie Bulworth.
The journalist and comedian makes the case that "new puritans" espousing the religion of social justice have captured the Western world.
Plus: For Halloween, the editors describe what scares them most about politics and government right now.
Q&A with Philadelphia's district attorney, who is facing an impeachment threat because of rising crime.
The Of Boys and Men author documents why the modern male is struggling and suggests solutions that don't come at women's expense.
Plus: The editors consider Ye and social media, then field a question about the TARP bailouts during the 2008 fiscal crisis.
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
Plus: The editors wade into the conversation surrounding the modern dilemmas men face.
In Criminal (In)Justice, the Manhattan Institute scholar argues that most reforms favored by social justice activists—and many libertarians—make life worse for communities of color.
Plus: The editors unpack a philosophical question from a listener concerning foreign policy.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller and the New York Post's Karol Markowicz talk about life under the most controversial governor in America.
Plus: The editors engage in a full-throated denunciation of the CIA in response to a listener question.
A new PBS series underscores the long, deadly shadow cast by xenophobia, antisemitism, and restrictive immigration laws.
Plus: The editors have gripes with Biden’s recent interview on 60 Minutes.
The intellectual watchdog keeps tabs on everyone from The 1619 Project's Nikole Hannah-Jones to Mises Institute's Hans-Hermann Hoppe in the name of serious scholarship.
Plus: The editors respond to a question about the Forward Party.
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
The host of EconTalk and author of Wild Problems says our biggest decisions don't submit to easy cost-benefit analyses.
Plus: The editors answer a question from a U.S. House candidate.
By forcing kids to learn from home, teachers unions did more to promote the need for radical K-12 education reform than a million activists.
Associate Editor Christian Britschgi breaks down how zoning restrictions distort the housing market.
In Return of the Artisan, anthropologist Grant McCracken explains how we've shifted from an industrial to a handmade economy.
Plus: The editors field a listener question on abortion.
The psychiatrist and Good Chemistry author has written the definitive account of "the science of connection from soul to psychedelics."
Assistant Editor Emma Camp unpacks how Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is deeply misguided.
The Christian satire site's editor on defying Twitter bans, flaying Gen Z's super-thin skin, and being funny while pious.
Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.
Senior Producer Zach Weissmueller explores how the crackdown on cryptocurrency tools has implications for free speech and financial privacy.
The best-selling author of Why People Believe Weird Things sees a fundamental clash between wokeness and scientific inquiry.
Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.
The latest episode of The Reason Rundown features The Reason Roundtable host and Editor at Large Matt Welch.
Editor at Large Matt Welch gives a reality check on the new IRS measures inside the Inflation Reduction Act.
The 'conscious capitalism' innovator on overregulation, COVID mandates, and why he will be speaking his mind much more freely when he retires.
Plus: The editors consider the state of freedom in the U.S. compared with other developed nations.
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey surveys the provisions within the recent Inflation Reduction Act aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Plus: The editors each analyze their biggest “I was wrong” moment from past work.