The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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• How Statistics Become Propaganda 01.07.2026 52min

  Aaron Brown discusses how research gets distorted, why sensational claims spread so quickly, and how to think more critically about the numbers behind the headlines.
• Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'You're Not Being Represented!' 29.06.2026 28min

  Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses the future of the Republican Party, the resurgence of democratic socialism, and why the political establishment always wins
• The Right Way To Fight a Trade War 26.06.2026 43min

  Economist Soumaya Keynes discusses Trump’s tariff policies, how China changed the global economy, and why trade wars require restraint.
• Is AI Really Taking All the Jobs? Anthropic Co-Founder Reveals the Data. 24.06.2026 58min

  Jack Clark discusses Anthropic's regulatory fights, the possibility of recursive self-improvement, and how AI could reshape the economy.
• What 1976 Got Right About America 17.06.2026 1t 7min

  Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.
• Why So Many People Feel Lost 10.06.2026 58min

  Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age.
• Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember? 03.06.2026 52min

  Damon Root discusses the path to emancipation, the struggle to secure freedom after the Civil War, and the constitutional changes that remade America.
• How Moral Panic Creates Black Markets 27.05.2026 1t 20min

  Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth discusses the moral limits of markets, how bans create black markets, and why harm reduction often works better than prohibition.
• Why Populism Leads to Decline 20.05.2026 49min

  Johan Norberg discusses what makes societies prosperous, why protectionism and nostalgia keep returning, and how populism feeds cultural decline.
• The Global War on Free Speech 15.05.2026 1t 2min

  Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff discuss the global decline of free speech, why democracies are embracing censorship, and what can be done to protect open debate.
• John Fetterman: 'I'm a Very Pro-Capitalist Democrat' 13.05.2026 48min

  Sen. John Fetterman discusses the state of the Democratic Party, immigration, foreign policy, and the dangers of political extremism.
• Justice Neil Gorsuch: 'Aspirations for Power Need To Be Checked' 04.05.2026 35min

  The Supreme Court justice discusses the Declaration of Independence, how unchecked power threatens liberty, and what the Founders can teach future generations.
• Andy Serkis: What Orwell Understood About Tyranny 29.04.2026 34min

  Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.
• Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think 22.04.2026 1t 8min

  Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime, how first-time defendants benefit from leniency, and why clearance rates are key to crime reduction.
• Afroman on Becoming the 2028 Libertarian Presidential Nominee 20.04.2026 34min

  Afroman discusses his free speech court victory, why he thinks he could unite America, and whether he feels pressure to always be high.
• How the Iran War Could Backfire 15.04.2026 33min

  Emma Ashford discusses Trump’s incoherent Iran strategy, the failures of post–Cold War foreign policy, and why a multipolar world limits American power.
• The Rise of the Information State 08.04.2026 1t 18min

  Jacob Siegel discusses how the internet reshaped political power, the rise of technocratic rule, and why information control keeps failing.
• Ro Khanna: Congress Has Surrendered on War 06.04.2026 55min

  The California congressman discusses the Iran war, unchecked executive power, California’s wealth tax debate, and the search for a shared American identity.
• How Capitalism Lost the Working Class 01.04.2026 1t 7min

  Brink Lindsey discusses the gap between mass prosperity and mass flourishing, capitalism’s crisis of inclusion, and the implications of falling fertility.
• Taylor Lorenz: Is Social Media Responsible for Bad Parenting? 27.03.2026 24min

  Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz discusses the Meta trial, the moral panic around social media, and the risks of regulating online speech.