Afroman on Free Speech, Government Abuse, and Election 2028 "I want a smaller government. I want to get crooked judges and police officers out of the government," the rapper tells Reason's Andrew Heaton. Reason · Jul 9
Reason Receives 17 Nominations for Southern California Journalism Awards Nominees include stories on America's gerontocracy, the war on chocolate, how Texas beat California on housing, and more. Reason · May 12
Afroman on Becoming the 2028 Libertarian Presidential Nominee Afroman discusses his free speech court victory, why he thinks he could unite America, and whether he feels pressure to always be high. Reason · Apr 20
America's Performance Review Andrew Heaton takes stock of the United States on its 250th birthday. Reason · Mar 6
Why Do So Many Jobs Require a License? Becoming a taxidermist or hair braider shouldn't involve costly hurdles. Reason · Aug 22, 2025
What Happens to Your Kids if We Abolish the Department of Education? The Department of Education doesn’t handle teaching, set curricula, or pay teacher salaries. Reason · May 16, 2025
Should Libertarians Prioritize Their Own Communities? Eric Brakey and Andrew Heaton debate whether libertarians should prioritize building local liberty-focused societies like the Free State Project or focus on reforming the federal government. Reason · May 2, 2025
Partisan Press Conference (Episode 3) Republican and Democratic coaches take questions from the press on the eve of the 2024 election. Reason · Nov 4, 2024
Why Kamala Harris’s new strategy focuses on rural Georgia ‘She’s doing the things that Democrats should have been doing for the last 15 years’ The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024
Is Greed Causing Shrinkflation? Andrew Heaton fact checks Elizabeth Warren's claim. Reason · Apr 12, 2024
The State of the Union Is Shouty Plus: A listener asks the editors a question about progressive taxation in the United States. Reason · Mar 11, 2024
Partisan Post-Game Republican and Democrat coaches take questions from the press. Reason · Mar 31, 2023
Reason · Sep 6, 2022 Biden's Disturbing Speech Outside Independence Hall Plus: The editors answer a question from a U.S. House candidate.
Reason · Aug 29, 2022 Student Debt Forgiveness Folly Plus: The editors field a listener question on abortion.
Reason · Aug 22, 2022 The Party of Trump Rages On Plus: The editors examine proposed CDC reorganization and field a question on free trade.
Reason · Aug 15, 2022 Muddling Through the Mar-a-Lago Mess Plus: The editors reaffirm free speech absolutism in the wake of the recent attack on Salman Rushdie.
Reason · Mar 28, 2022 What Should Have Happened at the Ketanji Brown Jackson Hearings Can you define "partisan circus?"