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What 1976 Got Right About America

Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.

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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

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Is the War in Iran Totally Pointless?

Plus: Viktor Orbán loses in Hungary, Kamala Harris and Eric Swalwell raise questions about Democratic candidate quality, and Anthropic’s newest AI model is too dangerous to release

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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.

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You're Wrong About Social Media Being Addictive

Plus: The Pentagon prepares for possible ground troops in Iran, a listener asks how libertarians should answer the appeal of collectivism, and ICE descends on airports.

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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.

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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.

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Plus: Tucker Carlson says the CIA is after him, and Reason mourns the loss of longtime staffer Brian Doherty.

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Will the War in Iran Crash the Global Economy?

Plus: Kristi Noem is fired as DHS secretary, a listener asks about libertarian drug use, and new polling reveals Americans distrust AI and each other.

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Trump's War With Iran Is Unjustified and Unpopular

Plus: Congress is reluctant to assert its war powers, the Pentagon brands Anthropic a national security threat, and a listener asks whether regime change is ever morally defensible.

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What the Media Didn't Tell You in 2025

The Reason editors examine the most underreported stories of 2025 across politics, economics, global affairs, and culture.

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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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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism?

Plus: War crime allegations against Hegseth, Congress threatens the legal hemp industry, and reflections on the legacy of Tom Stoppard

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Says You Can Defeat NIMBYism by Building Less

Plus: The DOJ and RealPage reach a settlement, the ROAD to Housing Act hits a speed bump, and Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani talk housing policy.

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Did Democrats Blow It on the Government Shutdown?

Plus: Obamacare subsidies take center stage, the abundance agenda meets socialism after Mamdani’s win, and the differences between liberals and libertarians

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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

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Javier Milei's Libertarian Policies Win Shock Election

Plus: Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, more unauthorized military strikes in Venezuela, and what a Mamdani victory in NYC could mean for the country.

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Does Argentina's Bailout Prove Libertarians Wrong?

Plus: the “No Kings” protests, Trump pays troop salaries during government shutdown, and the continued bombing of drug boats in Venezuela

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Trump's Art of the Deal for Peace in the Middle East

Plus: new tariff threats escalate China trade war, federal layoffs begin amidst the government shutdown, and Democrats face a candidate-quality crisis

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Trump Calls for Arrest of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Gov. Pritzker

As Illinois resists the federal immigration blitz, the Trump administration ups the ante on authoritarian rhetoric.

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Will a Shutdown Finally Shrink Government?

Plus: the Comey indictment, Trump deploys the National Guard to Portland, Eric Adams exits New York City's mayoral race, and a listener asks about cyclical theories of history

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‘Free speech for me, not for thee’: how Trump’s censorship blitz is splitting the right

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the US president has unleashed an assault on free speech. Some conservatives are questioning his razor sharp U-turn

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