Trump Wants the FCC To Punish His Enemies Plus: the escalating war with Iran, Meta's $17 billion settlement, and Milo Yiannopoulos gets deported. Reason · Aug 31
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
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
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 13
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
Trade Wars, Meet Actual Wars Plus: Congress shrugs, a cat cafe unionizes, and Liz Wolfe checks in, and more... Reason · Mar 5
When Did Republicans Stop Caring About Gun Rights? Plus: DHS escalation in Minnesota, Trump loses support on ICE tactics, and how politics influence the Oscar nominations Reason · Jan 26
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 · Jan 13
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 23, 2025
Should Libertarians Support Federal AI Regulation? Plus: reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, mass shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University, and the U.S. seizes a Venezuelan oil tanker Reason · Dec 16, 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 Reason · Nov 4, 2025
Freddie deBoer: Charlie Kirk's Murder Reveals a Cultural Sickness Writer Freddie deBoer discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk and his theory of "spectacular acts of public violence" on the final episode of Just Asking Questions. Reason · Sep 18, 2025
Do These Libertarians Regret Voting for Donald Trump? Three libertarians—Dave Smith, J.D. Tuccille, and Liz Wolfe—revisit their reluctant votes for Trump, weighing the promises, chaos, and consequences of his second term so far. Reason · May 9, 2025
Trump's War on Childhood Plus: A listener asks if we're finally defunding NPR and PBS. Reason · May 5, 2025
Reason · May 1, 2025 Ross Douthat: Why Digital Life Threatens Freedom and Family The New York Times columnist warns that digital life may be eroding the cultural foundations needed to sustain meaning, family, and community.
Reason · Apr 21, 2025 Why Due Process Matters Plus: A listener asks who was the better president: Trump or Obama?
Reason · Apr 1, 2025 Cheap Stuff Is a Huge Part of the American Dream Plus: Polyamorous cannabis regulators (and a corruption scandal), deportation misses, and more...
Reason · Mar 17, 2025 Why We Don't Need the Department of Education Plus: A listener asks the editors whether a Kamala Harris presidency would have been preferable.
Reason · Mar 14, 2025 Just Answering Questions: Live Q&A Reply to this post with questions for Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe, who will address listener comments.
Reason · Mar 11, 2025 Why Do I Keep Finding Padlocked Playgrounds in New York City? We're hemorrhaging our child population for a reason.
Reason · Feb 24, 2025 What Did You Do Last Week? Plus: German elections, how I almost got arrested this weekend, and more...
Reason · Feb 10, 2025 DOGE vs. Deep State Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of freedom in the United States.
Reason · Jan 21, 2025 Mike Pesca: How Will Trump 2.0 Transform America? Mike Pesca reacts to Trump's inauguration and slate of executive orders on the latest Just Asking Questions.
Reason · Jan 13, 2025 How Awful Policies Fueled the L.A. Fires Plus: A listener asks the editors if Donald Trump is the most libertarian president ever.
Reason · Jan 6, 2025 Why MAGA Is Fighting Over High-Skilled Immigration Plus: A listener asks the editors about subsidies for trains, planes, and roads.