In October, I celebrated my 30th anniversary at Reason, the nation's magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." Thirty years is a helluva long time and my tenure here has been filled with a fair share of highlights and memorable moments. None is more precious to me than an experience I had this past September on Bleecker Street, where I live in New York City. On a slightly crowded sidewalk, I brushed past a guy who looked to be in his late 20s, walking with a friend. I mumbled an apology for grazing his sleeve and kept walking when I heard him shout out excitedly, "Hey, Reason guy! I love your videos! You have the best videos anywhere online!" He turned to his companion and explained to her, "These guys have the best videos!"
New York is not the friendliest place on Earth, so when someone says something nice, you stop in your tracks. I thanked him for the compliment and asked how he came to know our work. A college professor had turned him on to us, he explained. "That RFK interview was insane," he offered, laughing, before we went our separate ways, me feeling a few inches taller after the encounter.
