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Richard V. Reeves: Why Are Men Failing at School, Work, and Life?
The Of Boys and Men author documents why the modern male is struggling and suggests solutions that don't come at women's expense.
Midterm Polling, PayPal, and Patellas
Plus: The editors consider Ye and social media, then field a question about the TARP bailouts during the 2008 fiscal crisis.
Balaji Srinivasan: How To Build Your Own Country in the Cloud
The Network State author and serial entrepreneur on the future of freedom, online and offline.
Drugs, Debt, and Masculinity
Plus: The editors wade into the conversation surrounding the modern dilemmas men face.
Is a War on Policing Increasing Crime? Q&A With Rafael Mangual
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.
Storms and Reforms
Plus: The editors unpack a philosophical question from a listener concerning foreign policy.
How Should Libertarians Think About Ron DeSantis?
Reason's Zach Weissmueller and the New York Post's Karol Markowicz talk about life under the most controversial governor in America.
Putin's Push and Ponytail Solidarity
Plus: The editors engage in a full-throated denunciation of the CIA in response to a listener question.
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick: How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust
A new PBS series underscores the long, deadly shadow cast by xenophobia, antisemitism, and restrictive immigration laws.
Migrants Are People, Not Props
Plus: The editors have gripes with Biden’s recent interview on 60 Minutes.
Phil Magness: Holding Leftists and Libertarians Accountable
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.
The Queen Is Dead. Anarchy in the U.K.?
Plus: The editors respond to a question about the Forward Party.
Does Climate Science Really Compel Us Toward Urgent Action?
Climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University defends urgent action on climate against scientist and author Steven Koonin.
Russ Roberts: Why Economists Are Irrelevant
The host of EconTalk and author of Wild Problems says our biggest decisions don't submit to easy cost-benefit analyses.
Biden's Disturbing Speech Outside Independence Hall
Plus: The editors answer a question from a U.S. House candidate.
Corey DeAngelis: COVID Lockdowns Made School Choice Inevitable
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.
Christian Britschgi: Zoning Restrictions Worsen the Housing Crisis
Associate Editor Christian Britschgi breaks down how zoning restrictions distort the housing market.
Grant McCracken: The Rise of Artisanal Everything and 'Cruelty-Free Capitalism'
In Return of the Artisan, anthropologist Grant McCracken explains how we've shifted from an industrial to a handmade economy.
Student Debt Forgiveness Folly
Plus: The editors field a listener question on abortion.
Julie Holland: 'How You Can Feel Good, With or Without Drugs'
The psychiatrist and Good Chemistry author has written the definitive account of "the science of connection from soul to psychedelics."
Emma Camp: Student Loan Forgiveness Is Bad News and Bad Policy
Assistant Editor Emma Camp unpacks how Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is deeply misguided.
The Babylon Bee's Kyle Mann: 'I'm No More Deserving of God's Grace Than a Transgender Person Is'
The Christian satire site's editor on defying Twitter bans, flaying Gen Z's super-thin skin, and being funny while pious.
The Party of Trump Rages On
Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.
Zach Weissmueller: Why Cryptocurrency Privacy Software Restrictions Violate Free Speech Rights
Senior Producer Zach Weissmueller explores how the crackdown on cryptocurrency tools has implications for free speech and financial privacy.
Michael Shermer: 'Women Are Not Just Tits and Ass. There's More to It Than That, a Lot More.'
The best-selling author of Why People Believe Weird Things sees a fundamental clash between wokeness and scientific inquiry.
Muddling Through the Mar-a-Lago Mess
Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.
Matt Welch Talks Taxes on The Reason Rundown With Peter Suderman
The latest episode of The Reason Rundown features The Reason Roundtable host and Editor at Large Matt Welch.
Matt Welch: Dems Want To Spend Your Money To Take More of Your Money
Editor at Large Matt Welch gives a reality check on the new IRS measures inside the Inflation Reduction Act.
Whole Foods' John Mackey: 'I Feel Like Socialists Are Taking Over'
The 'conscious capitalism' innovator on overregulation, COVID mandates, and why he will be speaking his mind much more freely when he retires.
There's Nothing Legacy-Defining About the Inflation Reduction Act
Plus: The editors consider the state of freedom in the U.S. compared with other developed nations.
Ron Bailey: Will $370 Billion in Green Energy Subsidies Make Any Difference?
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey surveys the provisions within the recent Inflation Reduction Act aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Does the Democrats' New Inflation Bill Have Anything To Do With Inflation?
Plus: The editors each analyze their biggest “I was wrong” moment from past work.
The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
John Cleese: Wokeism Is the Enemy of Comedy—and Creativity
The Monty Python legend says political correctness poisons thinking in all areas of human activity.
Fiona Harrigan: Why Utah Republicans Bucked Trump and Biden on Afghan Refugees
Assistant Editor Fiona Harrigan explores why the Beehive State might be uniquely suited to welcome Afghan refugees.
Penn Jillette: Did His Libertarianism Survive Trump and COVID?
The larger, louder half of Penn & Teller talks masks, vaccines, compassion, Bob Dylan, and much, much more.
Did Congress Just Attempt To Do Its Job?
Plus: The editors each consider a book they might secretly want to write one day.
Eric Boehm: Georgia Ballot Access Is Insane
Reporter Eric Boehm unpacks the batty requirements confronting third party candidates in a Georgia congressional race.
Glenn Greenwald: Tucker Carlson, Left-Wing Authoritarians, Identity Politics, and Free Speech
''The kind of values I've always embraced are heard more on Fox than on CNN and MSNBC," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning progressive journalist.
Return of Summer Security Theater? Also, Abolish the FDA.
Plus: The editors select their most influential post-war libertarian thinkers.
Jacob Sullum: Why Japanese Gun Control Isn't a Model for America
Senior Editor Jacob Sullum examines how the claim that Japanese gun restrictions account for the country's low violent crime rate isn't as simple as it sounds.
Noah Rothman: The Progressive War on Fun
A conservative argues today's left is channeling Puritan theocrats when they try to prevent us from enjoying ourselves. Is he correct?
No One Wants Biden Anymore, Not Even Dems
Plus: The editors answer the question “How would you change the Constitution?”
Liz Wolfe: How San Francisco's Failures Could Help Austin and Miami
Associate Editor Liz Wolfe discusses the political and economic fortunes of both Austin and Miami, plus potential reasons these pastures might not always be greener.
Brian Doherty: From MAD Magazine to Maus
A new history, Dirty Pictures, explores how underground comix revolutionized art and exploded censorship once and for all.
Is America Heading for a National Divorce?
Plus: A listener asks about Supreme Court legitimacy, and the editors practice "libertarian Festivus."
Elizabeth Nolan Brown: Abortion Prohibition, Mail-Order Pills, and Post-Roe Politics
The Reason senior editor and co-founder of the libertarian feminist group Feminists for Liberty examines a murky post-Roe future.
Randy Barnett: Abortion, Guns, and the Future of the Supreme Court
The leading libertarian legal theorist talks about worrying trends at the Supreme Court as a conservative majority takes hold.
