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‘Woke’ hypocrisy is hurting businesses | Charles Gasparino | The Reason Interview
The business journalist, Charles Gasparino, discusses his new book "Go Woke, Go Broke" and how CEOs accelerated corporate political activism only to regret its impact on the economy.
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How do Democrats define 'freedom'? | Jane Coaston | Just Asking Questions
Jane Coaston, a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times with self-described libertarian tendencies, discusses the DNC and the current state of the Democratic Party.
How do Democrats define “freedom”?
It’s Democratic National Convention week, so we wanted to talk about what’s been unfolding there so far: the rhetoric, the thematic choices, and what it all reveals about the Democrats’ 2024 agenda. And how should we state power skeptics and liberty appreciators view that agenda? We’ve invited on Jane Coaston to discuss all that with us this week. She’s a contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, former politics reporter at Vox, and exhibits self-described “libertarian tendencies.”
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Building an intellectual community for the politically homeless | Anna Gát | The Reason Interview
The founder of Interintellect, a global online community for intellectual salons, advocates for a truly free and self-moderating market of ideas in the age of political polarization.
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What happened in Venezuela's election? | César Báez & Daniel Di Martino | Just Asking Questions
Two Venezuelan immigrants explain the current political unrest in the country.
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‘Woke’ hypocrisy is hurting businesses | Charles Gasparino | The Reason Interview
The business journalist, Charles Gasparino, discusses his new book "Go Woke, Go Broke" and how CEOs accelerated corporate political activism only to regret its impact on the economy.
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How likely is a Kamala Harris presidency? | Nate Silver | Just Asking Questions
How likely is a Kamala Harris presidency? Just asking questions.
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The controversial Libertarian Party candidate speaks out | Chase Oliver | Reason Interview
The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential candidate speaks out about the Israel-Hamas war, the authoritarian impulses of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and homophobia within his own party.
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Will MAGA become libertarian, nationalist, or both? | Vivek Ramaswamy | Just Asking Questions, Ep 34
The former presidential candidate discusses the ideological tensions within the America First movement.
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Originalism, Obamacare, and the Libertarian Movement | Randy Barnett | The Reason Interview
Libertarian legal giant Randy Barnett on his epic Supreme Court battles, the Federalist Society, and watching movies with Murray Rothbard.
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Why did Biden drop out? | Alex Thompson | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 33
Axios reporter Alex Thompson discusses Joe Biden's exit and the rise of Kamala Harris.
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New documentary shows why college students are rejecting wokeness | The Reason Interview
The filmmakers who brought "The Coddling of the American Mind" to the big screen discuss the students whose stories inspired the film and the state of the media, Hollywood, and storytelling.
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What's Trump's agenda? | Mary Katharine Ham | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 32
Fox News commentator Mary Katharine Ham discusses Trump's new policy agenda.
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The school choice wave sweeping America | Corey DeAngelis | The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
"The Parent Revolution" author, Corey DeAngelis on lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage.
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What if Biden quits? | Dave Weigel | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 31
Political reporter Dave Weigel joins the show to discuss Biden's decline and the possibility of replacing him.
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How Libertarians can attain political power | Eric Brakey | The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
The director of The Free State Project and Maine legislator talks about the free state movement’s history, accomplishments, and future.
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How is masculinity changing? | Ruth Whippman | Just Asking Questions, Ep. 30
Ruth Whippman discusses her new book, BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.
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Andy Mills: Quitting The New York Times and making 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling'
The podcasting pioneer discusses capturing the real J.K. Rowling, quitting The New York Times, and his new podcast show Reflector.
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Trent Horn: Can a Catholic be a socialist?
Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn explores the nexus of Catholic social teaching and libertarianism.
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Mike Rowe: Make America stand for something again | The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
The Dirty Jobs host talks about patriotism, history, and his new movie for Independence Day 2024.
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Ian Vasquez: What Has Javier Milei Accomplished in Argentina?
How's it going in Javier Milei's Argentina?
Milei, Argentina's self-described libertarian president, notched his first legislative victory last week. Argentina's Senate passed a major omnibus bill, also known as the "Bases Law", that's been debated since February.
It would further deregulate the labor market, privatize national industries, cut taxes for foreign companies investing in Argentina, and hand emergency powers to Milei.
Because Milei's party controls seven out of 72 Senate seats, the bill only passed with a lot of compromise and a tie-breaking vote by the vice president, and it could get pared down even more by the lower chamber before reaching the president's desk. Nevertheless, the proposed changes were dramatic enough to inspire large, raucous, and destructive protests outside of the National Congress building during the debate.
Reason's Zach Weissmueller was in Argentina last week during that debate shooting a forthcoming documentary. While there, he attended a conference jointly hosted by the Cato Institute and Libertad y Progreso, a libertarian think tank. Milei gave a keynote speech there, following a warm-up act by Elon Musk.
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Whole Foods’ John Mackey: We must change how we think about capitalism | Reason Interview
The co-founder of Whole Foods discusses his new memoir, "The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism" as he launches his new holistic health venture, Love.Life.
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Diana Fleischman: Are designer babies the future?
Evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman discusses IVF, artificial genetic selection, and her unique take on the Ethan Hawke-Uma Thurman movie, 'Gattaca.'
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Glenn Loury: Tales of Sex, Drugs, and Capitalism | Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
The economist and podcaster, Glenn Loury, discusses his new memoir, "Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative".
0:00- Introduction
1:34- Why write a memoir now?
4:17- What is a black conservative?
7:47- Glenn Loury’s background
15:10- Addiction and self destruction
17:00- ‘A hustler and a player’
21:34- Crack, Infidelity, and the remarkable Dr Linda Loury
25:44- Loury’s downfall in the late 80s
28:38- Recovery, self-knowledge, and making amends
36:32- ‘Rise Above It’: a MLM scam with real lessons
40:40- Loury’s career and legacy in Economics
45:08- College students and protests
49:00- Affirmative action and conservatives
52:30- Equality, childhood development, and cultural influences
57:21- The Black Experience and healthy cultural discourse
1:02:22- Immigrants as beacons of hope
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Mike Solana: Can San Francisco Be Saved?
Pirate Wires, Editor in Chief, Mike Solana discusses the lessons of San Francisco's politics, his vision for the future, and his critiques of libertarianism.
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"I sued the Biden administration for COVID censorship" | Jay Bhattacharya | The Reason Interview
Jay Bhattacharya explains the stakes of Murthy v. Missouri, the politicization of medical research, and his RFK Jr. endorsement.
00:00- Introduction
01:12- Murthy vs. Missouri
17:05- Politicization of the NIH
20:45- Loss of trust in public health
25:45- Biden v Trump on COVID
27:49- What Bhattacharya got wrong
29:35- COVID vaccines mistakes
34:53- RFK Jr. and other vaccine skeptics
39:44- What would Bhattacharya revise?
42:17- How Bhattacharya’s politics changed
44:20- How do we restore trust in public health?
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Chase Oliver: What Does the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Really Believe?
Who, exactly, is Chase Oliver? And what does he really stand for?
Oliver is the Libertarian Party's 2024 presidential nominee, selected after six rounds of voting at a contentious party convention in Washington, D.C., this weekend, which featured speeches from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy, and former President Donald Trump, who suggested himself as the nominee to a chorus of boos. Oliver was not the preferred candidate of the Mises Caucus, who remains in control of the Libertarian Party, and several of their higher profile members, such as Dave Smith, have said they will not vote for him, with several accusing him of being too woke, too pro-immigration, and too soft on COVID restrictions. We'll ask him to address all of that today.
Oliver, a 38-year-old sales executive, rose to prominence in the party as the 2022 Libertarian Senate candidate in a highly competitive race in Georgia, where he pulled 2 percent of the vote and forced it into a runoff, which ultimately resulted in the Democratic candidate winning, tipping the balance of the Senate in their favor.
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