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The Reason Roundtable is coming to Washington, D.C. on February 4!
Brave the crime-ridden, National Guard-patrolled streets of the nation's capitol for a great LIVE evening of libertarian analysis, outrage, and fun.
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My son, Levi Gillespie-Siskind, was born on December 6 and I will be on parental leave through the end of January. Posting will be sporadic!
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How Foreign Governments Police Speech on U.S. Campuses—and How To Stop Them.
In Authoritarians in the Academy, FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin investigates how the CCP and other autocratic regimes dictate expression on satellite campuses…
Dec 13, 2025
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Richard Dawkins: Why Atheism and Science Are Winning
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Kennedy's Gen X Journey From MTV to Fox News
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What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City
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Mamdani's Mayorship Won't Kill New York, But Will Make It a Worse Place To Live and Work
Nov 1, 2025
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Kamala Harris Could Lose Big Among African-American and Working-Class Voters
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Matt Ridley: Why Science Lost Its Way Even Before COVID
The 'Rational Optimist' author lays into the government-accelerated centralization of knowledge and offers solutions to regain trust in public health…
Dec 3, 2025
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I Was On Mike Pesca's Podcast with Russ Muirhead
A fun, rollicking conversation about autocracy, lame-duck presidents, and whether Dartmouth students have any reason to complain about their futures...
Dec 1, 2025
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What Does America's Founding Mean Today?
I talk with Ken Burns about the role of history, documentaries, and PBS funding.
Nov 26, 2025
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Are Trump and Mamdani Different Flavors of 'Socialist'?
Plus: What comes after DOGE and why Plur1bus is such a good show about AI and COVID conformity.
Nov 25, 2025
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'Congress is afraid of the president,' the president is incoherent, and other inconvenient truths from Rand Paul.
I spoke with the libertarian-leaning senator about Trump, tariffs, trade, war, debt, hemp, and why the GOP's flirtation with 'national conservativism…
Nov 20, 2025
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Is The Washington Post's Opinions Section Going Libertarian?
Meet Adam O'Neal, who heads up Jeff Bezos' push to have his paper"writing every day in support and defense of…personal liberties and free markets."
Nov 19, 2025
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How the Epstein files are fracturing MAGA & why Trump always chickens out on tariffs
Plus: My review of Death by Lightning, in which Nick Offerman channels Ron Swanson in his portrayal of Chester Alan Arthur.
Nov 18, 2025
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Who's Winning the Generational Warfare?
Are homes out of reach for Zoomers and Millennials? Are Boomers eating all the shrimp at life's buffet? Will Gen X ever gets its moment in the sun? A…
Nov 14, 2025
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How Katie Herzog Drank Her Way Sober
The Blocked & Reported cohost discusses her new book on alcoholism, using one drug to get off another, and how to preserve rights for sexual minorities.
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