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You're not supposed to be here and other Dad wisdom 29:22

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The world often feels rigged. And this episode is a wake-up call to recognize the barriers that exist for those who don’t fit the traditional mold. In this episode, which is a kind of tribute to my dear departed Dad, I recount some powerful lessons from the man who was a brilliant psychiatrist and my biggest champion. He taught me that if something feels off about the environment you’re in, it probably is—and it’s absolutely hella-not your fault. We dare to break into the uncomfortable truth that many workplaces are designed for a very specific demographic, leaving neurodivergent individuals, particularly those on the autism spectrum, feeling excluded. I share three stories in which my Dad imparted to me more than my fair share of his wisdom, and I'm hoping you to can feel empowered. You'll learn that we can advocate for ourselves and others to create a more inclusive work culture. Newsletter Paste this into your browser if the newsletter link is broken - https://www.lbeehealth.com/ Join our Patreon - https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/patreon Mentioned in this episode: Sign Up For Our Newsletter Stay updated on all the things! Get added to our newsletter mailing list. Newsletter…

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Stephen Wolfram is, strictly speaking, a high school and college dropout: He left both Eton and Oxford early, citing boredom. At 20, he received his doctorate in theoretical physics from Caltech and then joined the faculty in 1979. But he eventually moved away from academia, focusing instead on building a series of popular, powerful, and often eponymous research tools: Mathematica, WolframAlpha, and Wolfram Language.

He self-published a 1,200-page work called A New Kind of Science arguing that nature runs on ultrasimple computational rules. The book enjoyed surprising popular acclaim.
Wolfram's work on computational thinking forms the basis of intelligent assistants, such as Siri.

Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward interviewed Wolfram as part of the June 2024 AI special issue of Reason. He offered a candid assessment of what he hopes and fears from artificial intelligence, discussed the complicated relationship between humans and their technology, and elaborated on the ways that artificial intelligence can already overcome existing regulatory burdens.

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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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Steven Pinker: Can Harvard Be Saved? 59:26

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Today's guest is Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker and Reason 's Nick Gillespie discuss recent shifts at Harvard toward greater institutional neutrality and free speech, while warning that threats to academic freedom now come from both internal ideologies and external political forces—including pressure from the federal government under President Donald Trump. Pinker defends the role of federal science funding but cautions against political micromanagement of academia, emphasizing the need for independent scholarly governance. The conversation also touches on Pinker's admiration for Richard Dawkins, the impact of declining religiosity on moral progress, and the concept of "common knowledge" as explored in Pinker's forthcoming book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. 0:00— Introduction 1:27— The state of Harvard 4:42— Harvard is circumventing SCOTUS affirmative action ruling 6:02— How to foster true ideological diversity 7:25— Why does Harvard rank so highly? 10:16— Threats to academic freedom under Trump 18:58— Do universities really need federal funding? 23:14— History of government interference in higher education 27:20— Is the Trump administration uniquely anti-intellectual? 30:47— Is academia historically unpopular now? 36:55— How universities can regain trust 40:25— Richard Dawkins' influence on Pinker 49:51— Societal progress was propelled by secularism 52:50— Why are public intellectuals pushing for religious revival? 54:23— Pinker's new book: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows Subscribe to the new YouTube channel for The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie ! Upcoming Reason events: Reason Speakeasy: Robert Rosenkranz on The Stoic Capitalist , May 6, 2025 The Soho Forum Debates : Dave Smith vs. Alex Nowrasteh on immigration , May 21, 2025 Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Steven Pinker: Can Harvard Be Saved? appeared first on Reason.com .…

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John Arnold: Government Can't Be Trusted To Fix Any Problems 51:02

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Today's guest is John Arnold —the former Enron wunderkind and billionaire philanthropist (and Reason Foundation supporter) who's determined to hack America's most expensive and least accountable public sector systems in areas such as criminal justice, education, and pensions. (Fun fact: He was once called " the most hated man in pensionland " by Governing magazine due to his reform efforts.) Reason 's Nick Gillespie and Arnold talk about why public pensions are so out of control and how to fix them; how Medicare squeezes billions of unnecessary dollars out of taxpayers; and how Enron scammed its investors not despite regulations but in full view of them. And they discuss why, despite all the country's problems, Arnold is still betting on America to get better, not worse. 0:00— Introduction 1:15— Private sector vs. government vs. philanthropy 6:05— Education reform 10:31— Pension reform 17:21— Health care reform 22:21— Criminal justice reform 25:45— Gun violence studies 28:24— Commitment to research with integrity over ideology 33:10— There's no evidence for "college for all" 36:40— Being a billionaire 37:42— Arnold's experience at Enron 42:45— Markets vs regulations 46:31— Is Arnold optimistic? 48:00— Why Arnold is still betting on America Subscribe to the new YouTube channel for The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie ! Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post John Arnold: Government Can't Be Trusted To Fix Any Problems appeared first on Reason.com .…

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Jeffrey Singer: Get Government Out of Health Care 52:04

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Jeffrey Singer, a Cato Institute fellow and longtime surgeon, argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy, which should be the guiding principle in medical decision making. Drawing from historical examples and personal experience, he critiques licensing laws, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) drug approval monopoly, and Certificate of Need (CON) regulations as protectionist measures that limit competition and innovation. Singer contends that private institutions—like insurers, hospitals, and certification boards—already create strong incentives for safety and quality, making many government controls unnecessary. Reason 's Nick Gillespie and Singer also explore complex topics like end-of-life choice, trans youth health care, and antibiotic regulation, emphasizing the balance between personal freedom and legitimate public health concerns. This interview was recorded at The Reason Speakeasy , a 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. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel for The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie here . 0:00 — Introduction 0:50 — Singer's medical career 3:55 — Your Body, Your Health Care 8:40 — Government interference in your health care 14:23 — CON laws 20:00 — Licensing and credentialing rackets 29:48 — The FDA's drug approval monopoly 31:30 — The thalidomide scandal 34:11 — Off-label drug prescriptions 37:00 — FDA approval for naloxone and Plan B 40:20 — The American Medical Association's push for licensing 43:00 — RFK Jr.: reformer or madman? 45:05 — The food pyramid and other government follies 45:57 — Intersex infants and trans health care 50:09 — Right to die and patient autonomy Video Editor: Ian Keyser The post Jeffrey Singer: Get Government Out of Health Care 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— The failure of Bidenomics and 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 founder Robert Rosenkranz, author of The Stoic Capitalist: Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious . Go here to buy tickets and go here to http://https//opentodebate.orgsign up for Reason 's NYC Events newsletter. Photo credits: CNP/AdMedia/Newscom, Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press/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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