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The Latest Breaking News from DonorsTrust

Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of freedom in the United States.

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Should Donald Trump Have Been Convicted?

Plus: A single-issue voter asks the editors for some voting advice in the 2024 presidential election.

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Death of an Authoritarian

Plus: The editors field a question from a Gen Z libertarian.

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Where Do Libertarians Stand on the Campus Wars?

Plus: A listener asks the editors about the magical thinking behind the economic ideas of Modern Monetary Theory.

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Worst 4/20 Ever

Plus: A listener asks the editors to steel man the case for the Jones Act, an antiquated law that regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters.

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Revealed: ‘extremist’ Trump economist plots rightwing overhaul of US treasury

Stephen Moore, who withdrew from Fed consideration after sexist remarks were uncovered, co-author of radical Project 2025 effort

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Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?

"I'm concerned about a Trump-Biden rematch," argues Riedl. "You have two presidents with two of the worst fiscal records of the past 100 years."

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Justin Amash: 'I'd Impeach Every President'

Former Rep. Justin Amash says "the idea of introducing impeachment legislation suggests there's other people who will join you. Otherwise, it's just an exercise in futility."

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Jeff Kosseff: Why False Speech Deserves First Amendment Protections

The former journalist defends misinformation in the Trump era and explains why so many journalists are against free speech.

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The Two-Party System Abides

Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.

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Shane Mauss: Finding the Humor in Psychedelics

The psychedelic comedian talks cognitive liberty and the mind-blowing pace of legalization efforts.

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Do the Proud Boys Deserve To Be in Prison Forever?

Plus: A listener question concerning porn verification laws.

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There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics

Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?

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Vernon Smith: Adam Smith's Relevance, Jimmy Carter's Deregulation, and the Fed's Biggest Mistake

"The greatest thing that ever happened to me was to be born in a free country of modest means and to have opportunities," says the Nobel Prize–winning economist.

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Abortion, Guns, Trump, and the New Era of Shout-Down Politics

Plus: The editors respond to a listener question concerning corporate personhood.

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Bragg Brothers: Remy Videos, Libertarian Parodies, and Their Acclaimed New Film, Pinball.

Reason's Austin and Meredith Bragg on satire in an insane world and the man who ended New York's ridiculous, decadeslong ban on pinball.

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New Leo group seeks to influence culture

Inside the “private and confidential” conservative group that promises to “crush liberal dominance”

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Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations

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Leonard Leo funds right-wing SCOTUS push

Leonard Leo, the man behind the right-wing takeover of the courts, is funding groups with cases before the court

Los Angeles Times

Jean Guerrero: Affirmative action cases aren't about ending discrimination. Their goal is white supremacy

The Republican activists leading a decades-long assault on affirmative action, which is poised to succeed in the Supreme Court, claim they want to eliminate racism and create a colorblind society.

Salon

Right-wing group got $850M from 2 donors

The gifts were "among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group"

Reason

Midterm Polling, PayPal, and Patellas

Plus: The editors consider Ye and social media, then field a question about the TARP bailouts during the 2008 fiscal crisis.

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Migrants Are People, Not Props

Plus: The editors have gripes with Biden’s recent interview on 60 Minutes.

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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Musk? And Yes, Taxation Is Still Theft.

Plus: A short debate on intellectual property

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Canceling the Cancel Culture Deniers

If everything is cancel culture, nothing is.

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