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Today's guest is Nellie Bowles, a co-founder of the immensely popular Substack publication The Free Press, where she writes TGIF, a weekly news roundup that has earned a fanatical following. She's also the author of the new book Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History, a deeply reported account of how America responded to COVID lockdowns and racial unrest in 2020 and 2021 and her tumultuous tenure at The New York Times.

This interview was recorded at a live event in New York City.

00:00—The Morning After The Revolution

2:30— First sparks of the revolution

5:30— the working class victims of The Reckoning

9:37— BLM's property empire

11:16— Bowles' New York Times dispatch from CHAZ

13:40— Black and Asian White Supremacists

15:55— White women's tears & DEI trainings

20:25— Dismantle capitalism, but not too urgently!

24:10— The Progressive Stack 26:01- Academic "Pretendians"

29:20— The Bon Appétit Cancellation Turducken

34:37— The Creation of Non-man

37:52— Woman: a submissive vessel?

42:40— The Current Thing Speedway

44:06— San Francisco: Progressive Libertarian Nihilism?

48:33— Nellie Bowles' politics

50:25— Positive social change

54:17— Q&A

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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

Nellie Bowles: How the Lockdowns Drove Us Crazy

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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This interview was recorded at a live event in New York City.

00:00—The Morning After The Revolution

2:30— First sparks of the revolution

5:30— the working class victims of The Reckoning

9:37— BLM's property empire

11:16— Bowles' New York Times dispatch from CHAZ

13:40— Black and Asian White Supremacists

15:55— White women's tears & DEI trainings

20:25— Dismantle capitalism, but not too urgently!

24:10— The Progressive Stack 26:01- Academic "Pretendians"

29:20— The Bon Appétit Cancellation Turducken

34:37— The Creation of Non-man

37:52— Woman: a submissive vessel?

42:40— The Current Thing Speedway

44:06— San Francisco: Progressive Libertarian Nihilism?

48:33— Nellie Bowles' politics

50:25— Positive social change

54:17— Q&A

Today's Sponsor:

The Reason Speakeasy. The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy. The next event on June 11 features Corey DeAngelis. He'll discuss his provocative new book, The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools. Go here for an online archive, and go here to sign up for information about upcoming events.

Video Editor: Ian Keyser

The post Nellie Bowles: How the Lockdowns Drove Us Crazy appeared first on Reason.com.

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Jason Furman: Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Economy 53:23

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Today's guest is Harvard economist Jason Furman , who was one of former President Barack Obama's chief economic advisers and an architect of the Affordable Care Act . These days, he's in the news for his withering critique of former President Joe Biden's dismal economic record and two-fisted attacks on President Donald Trump's trade policy. We talk about Furman's defense of global markets, Obamacare's unfulfilled promises, and why he now thinks the national debt and AI are bigger deals than he used to believe. 0:48— Failure of Bidenomics & the 'neoliberal delusion' 6:00— The neoliberal coalition breakdown 9:37— Trump's post-neoliberal economics 13:08— Biden's biggest economic failures 16:25— Why 'free money' is a bad thing 18:28— The Age of No Accountability 20:19— Why tariffs make no sense 23:52— How Furman 'zigzagged' on debt 29:42— How to get politicians to take the debt seriously 36:32— How to fix social security and Medicare 39:58— Has Furman changed his mind about Keynesian economics? 43:10— Furman's background and the future of Economics 46:50— Furman's outlook on AI 50:16— The Luddite impulse towards technological advancement Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie . The next one is Tuesday, May 6, and features investor and Open To Debate [broken link] founder Robert Rosenkranz, author of The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious . Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Photo credits: CNP/AdMedia/Newscom, Andrew Leyden/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom, KEVIN DIETSCH/UPI/Newscom Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Jason Furman: Why Everyone Is Wrong About the Economy appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China 58:21

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Today's guest is Mark Clifford, former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post whose recent book, The Troublemaker , chronicles the life of Jimmy Lai, a man who escaped mainland Communist China to Hong Kong as a child and went on to become a self-made billionaire. But now at age 77, Lai is a political prisoner, currently on trial in China for his unwavering criticism of the government, particularly as it relates to a pro-democracy publication he founded called Apple Daily. Clifford and Reason 's Billy Binion talked about Lai's humble beginnings; his cinematic escape to freedom; his fearless pro-democracy activism; his life in prison, where he's been held in solitary confinement for years; and the importance of safeguarding free expression around the world. 1:01—Who is Jimmy Lai? 4:50—Lai's astounding business success in Hong Kong 5:15—Lai's turn toward politics after June 4, 1989 6:06—The Lai family during the Cultural Revolution in China 10:37—Lai's gradual political awakening 18:42—Lai's newspaper and magazine promoting free speech and democracy 20:51—How the Chinese government tried to intimidate Lai 28:12—Mass protests and Chinese Communist Party crackdowns in Hong Kong 32:28—How meeting with Mike Pence, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo got Lai arrested 38:47—Lai's prison life and friendship with Natan Sharansky 48:28—Clifford's career in Asia 52:18—How Clifford got out of Hong Kong 54:18—Why people should care about Jimmy Lai Video editor: Ian Keyser Graphics: César Báez The post Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Leigh Stein and Julius Taranto: Did Wokeness and Trump Kill Literary Satire? 52:15

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Satire is a powerful force for political and cultural change. But is it even possible in a world that outstrips our imagination on a daily—or even hourly—basis? Today's guests are two young novelists who are redefining satire in the 21st century. Leigh Stein is the author of Self Care , which is set at a women's wellness startup where things go very wrong. Her next novel, If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You , takes place at a social media hype house and comes out in August. Julius Taranto is the author of How I Won a Nobel Prize , which is set at a secretive university funded by a reclusive billionaire and staffed exclusively by faculty who have been canceled elsewhere. His reviews and essays have been published in The Washington Post , The New York Review of Books , The Chronicle of Higher Education , and elsewhere. Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with them about the widely pronounced post-election vibe shift by which artists feel emboldened once again to slay sacred cows with impunity. And they explore whether contemporary markets for books, movies, plays, music, and other forms of creative expression are actually capable of supporting a new era of satire, parody, and self-examination. This interview was recorded at The Reason Speakeasy , a live monthly event in New York City that doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview . Go here for more information on upcoming Reason events. 1:30—What is the purpose of a novel? 4:49—What is the function of satire? 9:03—Philip Roth declared satire impossible in 1961 12:30—How culture has fractured 15:17—Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and figures beyond satire 18:31—Class dimensions of satire 22:52—How Stein's feminist activism inspired Self Care 23:58—Tom Wolfe and satirical realism 31:25—Is the world becoming post-literate? 32:54—Has the novel been feminized? 34:25—Joe Rogan as the successor to Marcel Proust? 35:28—How women dominate the publishing industry 47:43—Stein's cultural criticism and poetry Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Leigh Stein and Julius Taranto: Did Wokeness and Trump Kill Literary Satire? appeared first on Reason.com .…

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James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber: Psychedelics Legalization Will Continue No Matter Who Is President 58:48

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You've probably heard about microdosing , which involves taking a small, "sub-perceptual" dose of psychedelics like LSD or psilocybin on a regular basis to ward off depression, anxiety, and chronic pain—or to optimize focus and boost energy. Today's guests are James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber , authors of the new book Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance . Fadiman, a Stanford-trained research psychologist who has been working with psychedelics since the early 1960s, popularized the concept of microdosing over a decade ago. They talk with Reason 's Nick Gillespie about the mechanics of and theory behind microdosing, its promise and limits, and how it fits into the larger psychedelic renaissance that has been flowering for most of the 21st century. And they discuss the prospects for legalization and cultural normalization of psychedelics under the Trump administration. 1:19 — New book: Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance 5:12 — How Fadiman discovered microdosing 8:10 — How Gruber began microdosing 8:57 — Microdosing is similar to a vitamin protocol 11:17 — MDMA, ketamine, and cannabis work differently 12:50 — Microdosing for depression 16:02 — Other conditions microdosing could help alleviate 19:09 — Is microdosing for life? 21:17 — How to quantify the efficacy of microdosing 30:14 — Psychedelics and drug law 37:30 — Psychedelic-assisted therapy 39:40 — Psychedelics and their benefits are nonideological 46:15 — Fadiman and Gruber's 2020 book: Your Symphony of Selves 53:45 — Drug legalization under Donald Trump Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie podcast. The next one takes place on Tuesday, April 8, with Jeffrey Singer, who recently authored Your Body, Your Health Care. Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber: Psychedelics Legalization Will Continue No Matter Who Is President appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Brian Doherty: The Fascinating Women and Weirdos Who Founded Libertarianism 1:03:53

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Today's guest is Reason Senior Editor Brian Doherty , who has just published Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States . His previous books include Radicals for Capitalism , the indispensable history of the libertarian movement, and titles covering the Ron Paul revolution, gun rights, Burning Man, and underground comics. Modern Libertarianism analyzes the political and cultural legacies of figures such as Ludwig von Mises, F.A. Hayek, Murray Rothbard, Milton Friedman, and Barry Goldwater. Doherty talks with Reason 's Nick Gillespie about Ayn Rand and the other two women who helped conceptualize libertarian thought—Rose Wilder Lane and Isabel Paterson. Doherty and Gillespie also discuss how libertarians have played leading, if often underappreciated, roles in battles over free speech, international trade, immigration, deregulation, drug legalization, and lifestyle liberation. This interview was recorded at The Reason Speakeasy , a live monthly event in New York City that doubles as a live taping of this podcast. For information on upcoming events, go here . 1:59 — New book: Modern Libertarianism 3:26 — Isabel Paterson and The God of the Machine 5:14 — Rose Wilder Lane and the libertarian roots of Little House on the Prairie 9:59 — How did libertarianism get so male-dominated? 18:08 — Ayn Rand 26:15 — Is the Trump administration libertarian at all? 29:17 — Robert LeFevre and Murray Rothbard's thoughts on blackmail and violence 34:14 — Kerry Thornley and his unlikely connection to Lee Harvey Oswald 39:19 — Barry Goldwater's influence on libertarianism 47:00 — The rising respectability of libertarianism 48:17 — Libertarianism is not conservatism or reactionary 52:27 — The Libertarian Party 55:00 — The Cato Institute 56:16 — Libertarianism's wins 58:00 — Burning Man Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Brian Doherty: The Fascinating Women and Weirdos Who Founded Libertarianism appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Rachel Barkow: Did Trump and Biden Turn Pardons Into a Corrupt Joke? 1:21:12

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This week's guest is Rachel Barkow, a professor of law at New York University and the author of the book Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration , which was just released this month. Barkow and Reason 's Billy Binion talked about the importance of the presidential pardon power—which is a controversial topic these days, after former President Joe Biden used it to preemptively pardon Anthony Fauci and members of his own family, and President Donald Trump used it to pardon January 6 defendants, some of whom were convicted of assaulting law enforcement. They also discussed Barkow's view that certain Supreme Court precedents around criminal justice are alarming for anyone who cares about the Constitution and individual liberty. Finally, they chatted about what it was like for her to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—as a Democrat. 0:00 — Introduction 1:03 — Presidential pardon power under Biden and Trump 9:35 — Biden's "clumsy" end-of-term pardons 13:03 — Trump's January 6 pardons 18:55 — Historical context for pardon power 24:20 — Philip Esformes' pardon limbo 30:07 — Ford's commission on Vietnam War draft dodgers 33:15 — Pardon power and the death penalty 37:57 — Barkow's new book, Justice Abandoned 41:45 — Coercive plea bargaining 57:17 — "Repeat offenders" in the news 1:05:18 — Barkow's clerkship with Scalia 1:15:42 — The biggest misconception about the Supreme Court Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Rachel Barkow: Did Trump and Biden Turn Pardons Into a Corrupt Joke? appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Alton Brown: A Culinary Legend Offers Food for Thought 58:58

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Our guest today is Alton Brown , who for years hosted Good Eats on the Food Network and brought his interest in science to the making of dinner. He's currently touring the country , and he has also just published Food for Thought , a great collection of essays about food, culture, and his life on and off the screen. In this episode, Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with Brown about how food transcends politics, why fusion cooking isn't cultural appropriation, and why there's always room for Jell-O salad on his menu. 0:43— Brown's Last Bite tour 1:55— Brown's new book: Food for Thought 6:40— Curiosity and surprise are essential to life 12:03— The pizza that made Alton Brown 16:21— When Indian immigrants made kadhi that blew Brown's mind 18:57— The positive case for 'cultural appropriation' 26:53— Food media's impact on cooking skills 30:40— How Martha Stewart's perfectionism ruined dinner parties 32:07— Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, and Monty Python 39:56— Good Eats motivated food exploration 48:19— Ozempic & the moral value of restraint 51:01— USDA & FDA were created to support industry, not consumers 55:28— Southern cuisine and Jello salads 57:00— On being from the South and embracing its full history Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie . Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Alton Brown: A Culinary Legend Offers Food for Thought appeared first on Reason.com .…

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John McWhorter: Is 'Wokeness' Finally Dead? 49:22

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Today's guest is Columbia University linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter . In 2021, he published Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America , which argued that politically correct "antiracism" was not only a new religion but a dangerous form of illiberalism that quashed free expression, individual liberty, and social progress. McWhorter talks with Reason 's Nick Gillespie about how far we've come since 2021—and whether we are entering a new era of open debate and cultural possibilities. They also discuss the apparent end of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, McWhorter's own experience with affirmative action over his decades in academia, and his forthcoming book Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words , which comes out in April. 0:00—Introduction 1:10—The "woke racism" recession 7:01—The arts and academia are still "woke" 11:30—Donald Trump's attacks on DEI 16:40—Individuals vs. groups 18:24—The emotional cost of affirmative action 20:05—The immaturity of the "woke right" 21:46—McWhorter's political identity 27:20—Attitude shifts about race and class 32:27—TV got better, movies got worse 36:10—McWhorter's new book, Pronoun Trouble 41:51— They is a pretty good gender-neutral pronoun 44:57—Mixing high and low culture Previous appearances: "John McWhorter: How To Defeat 'Woke Racism,' " November 17, 2021 " John McWhorter: 'The Idea That America Is All About Despising Black People? That's Fantasy,' " May 5, 2021 " John McWhorter: America Has Never Been Less Racist ," April 11, 2019 Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie podcast. Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post John McWhorter: Is 'Wokeness' Finally Dead? appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Jim O'Shaughnessy: Don't Squander This Age of Innovation 1:23:35

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Jim O'Shaughnessy is a superstar investor and venture capitalist who leads O'Shaughnessy Ventures and hosts the popular Infinite Loops podcast. He's also the coauthor of the new collection Two Thoughts , which compiles provocative quotes from figures ranging from Sam Adams and Ludwig von Mises to Frank Zappa. O'Shaughnessy chats with Reason 's Nick Gillespie about the power of free minds and free markets to improve the world, why societies thrive or perish, and how to build a better "bullshit detector" in an age of information overload. They discuss what went wrong during Joe Biden's presidency, particularly in relation to COVID-19 and AI policy, and what might go right under President Donald Trump's second term, especially if special interests are kept at bay. 1:17— Two Thoughts: A Timeless Collection of Infinite Wisdom 6:30—We're living through "The Great Reshuffle" 8:53—Thinkers vs. provers: Don't reach conclusions too quickly 13:43—Big plans fail better 25:58—Live your life, not just perform it 32:22—Using AI to stress test arguments 40:00—Bernays' rebranding of propaganda as identity 41:25—Free markets deliver through persuasion 44:59—Regulatory capture and crony capitalism 54:36—O'Shaughnessy's podcast Infinite Loops 1:12:12—Biden's economic legacy 1:17:35—Trump could possibly be better for innovation 1:20:24—How to curb rent-seeking from billionaires Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast. The next one takes place on Thursday, February 27, and features Brian Doherty talking about his new book, Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States . Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Jim O'Shaughnessy: Don't Squander This Age of Innovation appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Sean McMeekin: Don't Whitewash the History of Communism 1:21:27

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The Soviet Union collapsed at the end of 1991, taking down with it the threat of international communism, right? Today's guest says no, writing that, "Far from dead, Communism as a governing template seems only to be getting started." Sean McMeekin is a historian at Bard College and the author of the mesmerizing book To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism . Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with him about the history of communism, how its focus on forced equality is inherently violent, and how Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and others each brought particular flourishes and horrors to its practice. Gillespie and McMeekin talk about why communism has enduring and resurgent appeal in the West despite its history of violence and economic disaster. "We dodged a certain bullet" with the election of Trump, McMeekin says, but he argues that "whatever party is in power in Washington, I think we always have to jealously guard our civil liberties and we have to just constantly remind ourselves of what our values are and are supposed to be." 1:41 — The enduring appeal of communism 3:55 — The "whitewashing" of Karl Marx's appetite for violence 7:02 — How Vladimir Lenin changed communism 16:38 — American attitudes toward communism 23:44 — Leon Trotsky's idea of "permanent revolution" and Lenin's legacy 28:35 — Violence didn't deter communism's appeal to many 33:33 — The left's flip-flopping on interventionism in World War II 36:54 — Mao, Khmer Rouge, and communism in Asia 45:22 — Western radicals and Maoism 50:27 — Black intellectuals' engagement with communism 57:51 — Is communism making a comeback? 1:06:20 — Does communism still appeal to the young? 1:11:19 — How does Donald Trump map onto all this? 1:16:43 — The politicization of the means of communication Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Sean McMeekin: Don't Whitewash the History of Communism appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Nico Perrino: What the Trump-Musk Alliance Means for Free Speech 1:03:00

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Today's guest is Nico Perrino , executive vice president at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), director of the 2020 documentary Mighty Ira , which profiles the longtime head of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the author of a forthcoming book on the triumph of civil libertarians. He's also the host of the popular podcast So to Speak , which takes an "uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech." Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with him about the Biden administration's rotten record on speech issues, his hopes and fears for President Donald Trump's second term, and why he worries that, when it comes to speech, Elon Musk is " suffering from the curse of power, which is censorship ." 0:00- Introduction 1:29- Biden administration's record on free speech 8:22- Internal and external pressures on tech platforms to censor 11:00- Double standards on free speech 12:19- Will speech be freer under Trump than Biden? 18:49- The TikTok 'ban' & DeepSeek AI 28:23- Elon Musk: friend or foe to free speech? 31:10- Free speech culture 36:00- What was 'cancel culture'? 39:22- Institutional neutrality and campus speech post-Oct 7 46:43- Generational attitude shifts on free speech Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. It doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast. The next one takes place on Thursday, February 27, and features Brian Doherty talking about his new book, Modern Libertarianism: A Brief History of Classical Liberalism in the United States . Go here to buy tickets and go here to sign up for Reason' s NYC events newsletter. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Nico Perrino: What the Trump-Musk Alliance Means for Free Speech appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan: The Case for More Immigration 56:59

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One of the very first things that Donald Trump did after being sworn in as president was to make good on promises to reduce both legal and illegal immigration . He even issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship, a right guaranteed by the Constitution's 14th Amendment. That order has already been blocked by a federal judge, and its fate may well end up being decided by the Supreme Court. But calls for less immigration are super popular, with 55 percent of Americans saying current levels should be decreased, the highest since 2001. Reason 's Nick Gillespie disagrees with that—he believes that immigration is a good thing and that we should have more of it, done in an orderly, peaceful, efficient fashion. So on January 21, the day after Trump's inauguration, Gillespie asked George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan and Cato Institute analyst Alex Nowrasteh to make the libertarian case for more immigration at a live event in New York City. They've written extensively on the topic and answer every question and concern you might have about immigration. The goal here is to steel-man critics of immigration and explain why more newcomers are good for our culture, economy, and country. To get information about Reason 's events in New York City, including The Soho Forum Debates , sign up for our NYC Events newsletter . 1:55—Trump's "Day 1" promises and actions 6:13—Was there a migrant "invasion"? 7:35—What does "open borders" mean? 11:03—What's the real story of chaos on the border? 22:06—The case for more immigration 24:30—Immigrant welfare use 31:11—H-1B visa debate 38:11—The Laken Riley Act and immigrant crime 42:00—Cultural arguments for more immigration 45:47—Assimilation in America 52:29—How many immigrants could the U.S. take in? 53:53—The most worrisome anti-immigration policies proposed Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan: The Case for More Immigration appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought 53:25

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"Even paranoids have real enemies," said the poet Delmore Schwartz, who was both clinically paranoid and definitely on to something, according to today's guest: Michael Shermer , the founder of Skeptic magazine , Substack superstar , and author of many best-selling books about rationalism, the evolution of morality, and pseudoscience. He quotes Schwartz in his latest book, Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational , to drive home the point that big, world-changing secret plots happen all the time, but there are reliable ways for us to decide whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, 9/11 was an inside job, or vaccines cause autism. For the record, Shermer says yes, no, and no on those counts. Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with Shermer about whether conspiracy thinking is on the rise, whether it's coded left or right, how wokeness poisons science, and whether the reelection of Donald Trump means free thought is ascendant. This interview was recorded at a live event in New York City in January. Sign up for invites to and news about Reason 's New York events here . Previous appearances: " Michael Shermer: How Scientific American Got Woke ," by Nick Gillespie " The Future of Science: Podcast ," by Matt Welch " Michael Shermer on Why Even Scientists, Transhumanists, and Atheists Want To Believe in Heaven ," by Nick Gillespie " Reason and Science Make Us Moral: Michael Shermer on The Moral Arc ," by Zach Weissmueller " Michael Shermer: Evolutionary Economics and the Google Theory of Peace ," by Dan Hayes Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Christina Dent: The Evangelical Christian Fighting To End the Drug War 1:26:04

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This week's guest is Christina Dent, whose organization, End It For Good, seeks to change the approach to addiction from a criminal justice issue to a health-centered one. But Dent is not your typical anti–drug war activist. She's an evangelical Christian who believes legalizing drugs is the conservative thing to do—a position she adopted after an encounter she had as a foster mom. Reason' s Billy Binion and Dent talked about her conservative religious upbringing, the surprising history of the war on drugs, how the current approach to substance abuse fuels crime, misconceptions about people struggling with addiction, and why prohibition is actually a progressive response. She has also offered to send a copy of her recent memoir, Curious , free of charge to anyone interested in learning more, which you can request at curious@enditforgood.com. 0:00—Introduction 4:45—The foster experience that changed Dent 11:43—What causes addiction? 16:55—Addiction and recovery are not one-size-fits-all. 25:57—Drug criminalization is anti-Christian conservative values 33:14—Helping families struggling with addiction 41:34—Decriminalization efforts in the U.S. 46:52—The costs and tradeoffs of legalization 59:43—Is Dent conservative or Republican? 1:02:15—Dent's law enforcement outreach 1:17:26—Effective treatment is not cold turkey or zero-sum. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Christina Dent: The Evangelical Christian Fighting To End the Drug War appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Douglas Irwin: Why Trump's Tariff Plans Are Dangerous 1:00:52

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" Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary," says Donald Trump, who made many promises throughout the 2024 presidential race to raise the cost of imports from China, Mexico, and Canada—America's three biggest trading partners. But are Trump's tariffs a good idea or a terrible one? And is the era of free trade coming to a close? That's the topic of today's Reason Interview . Reason 's Nick Gillespie talks with Dartmouth economist Douglas Irwin , author of Trade Policy Disaster: Lessons from the 1930s and Free Trade under Fire , now in its fifth edition. They talk about the negative impacts of the tariffs that Trump levied in his first term ; why Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden also trafficked in protectionism; and why free trade is always under attack despite its overall benefits. 0:00—Introduction 1:13—The fight for free trade 3:06—Donald Trump: "Tariff Man" 5:44—How tariffs affect consumers 9:03—Trump's political motivations behind tariffs 12:33—U.S. steel industry 15:15—The effect of protectionism on jobs 18:39—Automation, industry, and agriculture 25:40—China's protectionist policies 26:58—Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act 33:59—Free trade debates of the Ronald Regan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton eras 38:41—China's impact on markets 40:24—Populist arguments against free trade 44:49—The narrative about the baby formula shortage is wrong. 51:29—"Made in China" vs. "assembled in China" 52:41—The "Buy American" fallacy Today's sponsor: The Reason Speakeasy . The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, unscripted conversation in New York City with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy that doubles as a taping of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie . The next one takes place on January 21 with two of the nation's most notable proponents of immigration liberalization, David Bier and Bryan Caplan, who will join Nick for a timely discussion about the state of U.S. immigration policy in 2025. They will discuss the implications of the incoming Trump administration's immigration proposals and make the libertarian case for why more immigration will make America great again. Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Douglas Irwin: Why Trump's Tariff Plans Are Dangerous appeared first on Reason.com .…

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