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France's Welfare State Is Finally Imploding Plus: Trump's tariffs lose support among his own voters, a five-day White House press secretary, and Elizabeth Warren's crusade against corporate mergers Reason · Oct 19
Mark Cuban: 'I'd Get Rid of All Political Parties' Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses breaking up Big Medicine, why he wants to abolish political parties, and how Ayn Rand shaped his views on capitalism. Reason · Oct 14
10 Years of The Reason Roundtable The good, the bad, and the ugly of our decade of just podcasting right through the crazy news Reason · Oct 7
Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show! Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping. Reason · Oct 6
Does CNN Deserve To Be Banned From the White House? Plus: why parents are abandoning public schools, whether AI requires government intervention, and what happened to fusionism in the conservative movement. Reason · Sep 21
Is AI Really an Existential Threat? Plus: California's new restrictions on social media, Trump's $5,000 “dividend,” and the future of libertarianism. Reason · Sep 14
Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk Reason · Sep 8
Why the Right Is Embracing State Power Stephanie Slade discusses the rise of the post-liberal right, the growing appeal of state power, and why fusionism still matters. Reason · Sep 2
How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt? Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain Reason · Aug 24
Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind? Plus: the rise of affordability politics, Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship, and the Cambridge plagiarism controversy Reason · Aug 10
Is Democratic Socialism Going National? Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response. Reason · Aug 3
Reason · Jul 20 Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control? Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.
Reason · Jul 13 Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War? Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse
Reason · Jul 12 Andy Serkis on Animal Farm, Authoritarianism, and Humanizing Monsters "If Orwell were writing that story now, what would his targets be?" the Animal Farm director asks Reason's Nick Gillespie.
Reason · Jul 6 Can You Hate the Government and Still Love America? Plus: World Cup tourists embrace America, the Supreme Court expands gun rights, and Europe's resistance to air conditioning
Reason · Jun 24 Is AI Really Taking All the Jobs? Anthropic Co-Founder Reveals the Data. Jack Clark discusses Anthropic's regulatory fights, the possibility of recursive self-improvement, and how AI could reshape the economy.
Reason · Jun 17 What 1976 Got Right About America Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.
Reason · Jun 8 Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem? Plus: What California's election results tell us, the economic costs of war with Iran, and the push to nationalize AI
Reason · Jun 8 Neil Gorsuch on the Declaration of Independence, Originalism, and Separation of Powers "There was nothing inevitable about it. Absolutely nothing," the Supreme Court justice tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.
Reason · Jun 1 Why Socialism Won't Deliver Government Efficiency Plus: the Democratic Party's candidate problem, property tax breaks for seniors, and the UFC on the White House lawn
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Reason · May 26 Adam Carolla on the California Exodus, Gavin Newsom, and Mainstream Media "You can't ask tough questions or follow-up questions because then that person would never come back," the comedian tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.