The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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  Can America Survive Its Political Divide? 19.08.2026 59mnt

  Kurt Andersen discusses the politicization of everyday life, generational conflict, and whether markets have failed younger Americans.
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  What if the Future Is Actually Good? 12.08.2026 1j 1mnt

  Jason Silva discusses the promise of AI, the psychedelic renaissance, and the case for embracing technological optimism.
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  How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party 05.08.2026 41mnt

  Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, the realities of political fundraising, and the future of populism in America.
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  How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row 29.07.2026 1j 3mnt

  Pamela Colloff discusses the dangers of incentivized testimony, the difficulty of overturning wrongful convictions, and how the justice system compounds its own errors.
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  We've Been Wrong About Nuclear Power 22.07.2026 1j 2mnt

  Zion Lights discusses what environmentalists get wrong about nuclear power and why abundant energy is key to human prosperity.
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  How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Mind? 15.07.2026 54mnt

  Spencer Greenberg discusses the science of self-improvement, why our thoughts and emotions can mislead us, and what it really takes to change.
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  Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power? 08.07.2026 52mnt

  Clark Neily discusses the Supreme Court, executive authority, and why federal prosecutors wield too much power.
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  How Statistics Become Propaganda 01.07.2026 52mnt

  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.
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  Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'You're Not Being Represented!' 29.06.2026 28mnt

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

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

  Jack Clark discusses Anthropic's regulatory fights, the possibility of recursive self-improvement, and how AI could reshape the economy.
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  What 1976 Got Right About America 17.06.2026 1j 7mnt

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

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

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

  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.
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  Why Populism Leads to Decline 20.05.2026 49mnt

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

  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.
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  John Fetterman: 'I'm a Very Pro-Capitalist Democrat' 13.05.2026 48mnt

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

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

  Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.