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Is AI Really an Existential Threat?

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Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students

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‘Bernie Sanders agrees with it all’: Bill Maher says Trump is more ‘socialist’ than Democrats over the government’s stake in Intel and Nvidia deals

The government now holds stakes in multiple companies.

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Bill Maher accuses Trump of embracing ‘socialism’ over Nvidia and Intel deals

The ‘Real Time’ host claimed the administration’s actions mirrored policies favored by Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Is Democratic Socialism Going National?

Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response.

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The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides

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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.

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Is Socialism Going Mainstream?

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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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Strait Outta Commission

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

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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism?

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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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