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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

Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, and the Long, Slow Death of the Tea Party

Whatever happens in Kentucky's GOP primary, the populist right no longer even pretends to care about spending or government overreach.

Reason · May 18

Social Media Is Not Tobacco

Plus: Hollywood is over, the war in Iran is not, Democrats are fighting about affordability, and more...

Reason · Mar 31

What Does It Mean To 'Run' Venezuela?

Plus: Trump’s expanding view of U.S. power abroad, Zohran Mamdani touts the “warmth of collectivism,” and Tim Walz won’t seek reelection

Reason · Jan 6

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

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”

Reason · Dec 9, 2025

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Reason · Dec 4, 2025

Trump Embraces Mamdani Socialism as 'Practical'

Plus: DOGE is disbanded, Trump attempts to influence the Warner Bros. merger, and Democrats tell the military to reject illegal orders

Reason · Nov 25, 2025

Does Bari Weiss Prove Woke Media Is Collapsing?

Plus: the legality of Trump’s National Guard deployments, Democrat A.G. nominee’s leaked texts about shooting GOP rival, and what Argentina’s crisis means for libertarians.

Reason · Oct 6, 2025

What Should Libertarians Make of the Epstein Files?

Plus: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Obama of treason, Congress slashes NPR funding, and a listener asks if we actually like each other.

Reason · Jul 21, 2025