The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb Author Neal Stephenson explores the forgotten history of the atomic bomb, how Big Tech transformed the internet, and the enduring value of the Enlightenment. Reason · 16h ago
California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion Plus: the costs of France's welfare state, María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela, and Republicans brace for the midterms. Reason · Oct 26
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
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
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
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
The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides Reason · Jul 27
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 20
Is Socialism Going Mainstream? Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday Reason · Jun 29
Gavin Newsom's Free Diaper Disaster Plus: AOC attacks billionaires, Trump heads into Xi talks weakened by the Iran conflict, and redistricting battles escalate nationwide Reason · May 11
Why Do Big City Democrats Keep Electing Socialists? Plus: Trump announces “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz, King Charles visits the U.S., and a listener asks why voters keep rewarding bad politicians. Reason · May 4
The Shooter's Manifesto Was Uncomfortably Normal Plus: Mamdani’s city-run grocery plan, the Trump administration considers a Spirit Airlines bailout, and Iran peace talks drift without a clear endgame Reason · Apr 27
Reason · Apr 6 Why Does Trump Want the Biggest Defense Budget Ever? Plus: Trump’s budget ignores the deficit, NASA’s Artemis program faces delays and rising costs, and a listener asks about libertarian alternatives to Medicare for All.
Reason · Mar 23 It's Time To Abolish the TSA Plus: the real legacy of Cesar Chavez, blue state tax policies are driving out wealth, and a jury clears Afroman in a free speech case.
Reason · Mar 16 Why the Media Pushes Public Health Myths Plus: The FCC threatens broadcast licenses over war coverage, J.D. Vance positions himself as an Iran war skeptic, and remembering Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty.
Reason · Feb 6 Do Republicans Want To Control Elections? Plus: assessing Trump’s first year, the dysfunction of Washington, D.C., and the politics of the Super Bowl. (Recorded live in Washington, D.C.)
Reason · Feb 3 Democrats Are Flipping Trump Districts in Texas? Plus: a partial shutdown over ICE funding, Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, and Moltbook’s AI society
Reason · Jan 21 Is America Really Going to War for Greenland? Plus: Threats of new tariffs on NATO allies, masked federal agents stir unrest in Minnesota, and Trump’s new health care proposal.
Reason · Jan 13 End the Fed? Or Turn It Over to Trump? Plus: ICE shootings divide the country, the Iran uprising intensifies, and California targets billionaires with a wealth tax
Reason · Dec 23, 2025 Can J.D. Vance Stop a MAGA Civil War? Plus: Debating marijuana at Turning Point USA, Massie and Khanna threaten Bondi with contempt over Epstein files, and Minnesota’s welfare fraud case.
Reason · Dec 9, 2025 Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal Plus: Trump’s economy shows new signs of strain, Congress pushes a $900 billion defense package, and Kalshi stirs backlash over “financializing everything”
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Reason · Nov 4, 2025 Will a Mamdani Victory Push the Democrats Further Left? Plus: Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, a court ruling extending SNAP funding during the shutdown, and Trump’s tariff fight reaches the Supreme Court