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The White House Lied About Its IRS Funding Only Targeting the Rich

Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of left-leaning thinkers who also hold libertarian ideas.

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Trump's and Biden's Terrible Tariffs

Plus: A listener asks if Trump or Biden have done anything to secure the blessings of liberty.

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The CCP Sucks. So Does Banning TikTok.

Plus: A listener asks about Republicans and Democrats monopolizing political power in the United States.

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The State of the Union Is Shouty

Plus: A listener asks the editors a question about progressive taxation in the United States.

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Rank Choices

Plus: A listener asks the editors for short quotes from fictional works that are representative of libertarian ideas.

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'Super' Week

Plus: A partial budget deal, Super Tuesday, the State of the Union, Harris calls for a cease-fire, and more...

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Nikki Haley's Primary Math Isn't Mathing

Plus: A listener asks the editors for big picture thoughts on United States foreign policy interventions in other nation states.

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Biden's Cognitive Shrinkflation

Plus: A listener asks if the state of Oregon’s policy on drug decriminalization should be viewed as a success.

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Trump's Terrible, Popular Tariffs

Plus: A listener asks if it should become the norm for all news outlets to require journalists to disclose their voting records.

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Politics Created the Border Crisis

Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.

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DeSantis Down and Out

Plus: Javier Milei’s powerful speech on economic prosperity in Davos

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Matt Welch: What's Wrong With Populism?

Matt Welch discusses the Iowa caucus results, the 2024 election, and the resurgence of "libertarian populism" on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

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The Trump Train Rolls Through Iowa

Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are any bad laws that might discourage people from having kids.

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2023's Most Under-Covered Stories

So long, 2023! What fresh hell awaits us all in 2024?

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Welcome to the Hyperbole Factory

Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the libertarian argument against shopping local.

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Goodbye to George Santos and Henry Kissinger

Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.

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Ask Reason Magazine's Editors Anything: Webathon 2023!

Please enjoy our special webathon video episode, where we answer a wide-ranging batch of listener questions!

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Florida vs. California

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The World's First Libertarian President

Plus: A listener asks the editors about libertarians and "reflexive contrarianism."

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My Own Personal Evita

Plus: OpenAI apocalypse, New York's problematic pie, Backpage trial concludes, and more...

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The Two-Party System Abides

Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.

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No Malarkey: Even Democrats Think Biden Is Too Old

Plus: A listener asks the editors about requiring gun buyers to pass a psychological assessment.

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What Joe Biden Got Right—and Wrong—Last Week in the Middle East

Plus: A listener asks the editors about mandatory maternity leave.

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Does It Matter What College Kids Say About Israel?

Plus: The search for a new speaker of the House continues to be a ludicrous mess.

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After Hamas Attack, There Are No Good Options in the Middle East

Plus: Chaos in Congress, and bums in the parks

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