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Hardcore History's Dan Carlin: 'History Is Not Like Math'

The podcasting pioneer argues that "history is a moving target."

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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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Patrick Ruffini: Why Blacks and Hispanics Are Turning to Trump

The Republican pollster argues that the "working class is concentrated in states that are more electorally significant to the outcome of the election."

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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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Nate Silver: Libertarians Are the Real Liberals

"People are not in politics for truth-seeking reasons," argues the data journalist and author of On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything.

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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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Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?

"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."

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Justin Amash: 'I'd Impeach Every President'

Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."

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Goodbye, Navalny

Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.

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Shoshana Weissmann: Online Age Verification Rules Are Unconstitutional and Ineffective

"None of these laws prevent kids from viewing anything. They just prevent kids from posting," argues Shoshana Weissmann.

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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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Rachel Nuwer: MDMA Is On the Cusp of Legalization

In 2024, the FDA will decide whether or not MDMA can be used to treat patients suffering from PTSD.

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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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David Stockman on Why Trump Can't Fix the Debt: 'This Guy Is Part of the Swamp'

Reagan's former budget director says pro-inflation policies destroyed prosperity—and that the only solution is a new, anti-statist political party.

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Guarantors of Poverty

Plus: Chatbots vs. suicidal ideation, Margot Robbie vs. the patriarchy, New York City vs. parents, and more...

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DeSantis Down and Out

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

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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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Nikki Haley's Last Stand?

Plus: Which is worse, trashing Nancy Pelosi's office or having sex in a Senate hearing room?

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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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Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman's Legacy

Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all?

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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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Campus Speech Restrictions Come Back To Bite Universities

Plus: A listener asks if there is any place libertarians can go to start their own country or city state.

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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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Reason's annual webathon is the one time each year we ask our online readers, viewers, and listeners to support our libertarian journalism.

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