The Reason Roundtable

The Iran bombings, public land selloffs, and the collapse of big city governance

U.S. involvement in the new Middle East conflict, political violence at home, and the No Kings protests

Are outdated laws ripe for abuse? A listener asks whether it's time to sunset certain old laws.

Plus: A listener asks if the "big beautiful bill" will decrease the deficit.

Plus: A listener asks how to reasonably cut government spending.

Plus: A listener asks if the economic inequality data is bad.

Plus: A listener asks which domestic policy changes could realistically boost U.S. manufacturing without raising costs for consumers.

Plus: A listener asks if we're finally defunding NPR and PBS.

Plus: A listener asks about possible book club books that are "subtly libertarian."

Plus: A listener asks who was the better president: Trump or Obama?

Plus: A listener asks whether or not Thomas Jefferson was right.

Plus: A listener asks if it's time for journalists to stop steel-manning Trump's policies.

Plus: What is a DOGE dance party?

Plus: A listener asks why some American libertarians seem to unquestioningly accept everything Vladimir Putin says.

Plus: A listener asks the editors whether a Kamala Harris presidency would have been preferable.

Plus: A listener asks the editors to discuss the pros and cons of homeownership.

Plus: A listener asks the editors how to best determine whether Trump’s second term is good or bad for individual freedom.

Plus: A listener asks the editors whether it makes sense for a country to have a sovereign wealth fund.

Plus: A listener asks the editors to guess if the real reason Donald Trump is so passionate about tariffs is because he sees them as a deal-making tool rather than a purely economic instrument.

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

Plus: A listener asks the editors about the implications of Trump personally suing CBS to obtain transcripts from an interview with Kamala Harris.

Plus: A listener asks the editors to name their least favorite national emergency from the list of those currently in effect.

Plus: A listener asks the editors about the validity of using emergency measures to restrict movement during the L.A. wildfires.

Plus: A listener asks the editors if Donald Trump is the most libertarian president ever.

Plus: A listener asks the editors about subsidies for trains, planes, and roads.

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Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the Second Amendment's key importance for keeping the government in check.

The Bulwark's Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell debate Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch on choosing a side in politics.

Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the tradeoffs of involuntary commitments to mental institutions.

Plus: A listener asks the editors if libertarians are more prone to believing in conspiracy theories.

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Plus: A listener asks the editors about the libertarian position on doctor-assisted suicide.

Plus: a listener asks the editors about fluoride in the water supply.

Plus: a listener asks the editors why it is acceptable to allow unrestricted border crossings into the United States without penalty.

Plus: A listener asks about Trump's early picks for cabinet positions.

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Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are closet Trump voters within the halls of Reason.

Plus: A listener asks the editors if the prospect of Supreme Court nominations is reason enough to favor Trump over Harris in this year’s presidential election?

Plus: How will the editors vote in the presidential election?

Plus: October 7, one year later.

Plus: A listener asks the editors what a “conservatarian” presidential candidate and agenda might look like.

Special interests and government prevent the free market from working the way it should in the healthcare industry, making many Americans poorer and sicker.

Plus: "Black Nazi,” Oprah interviews Kamala, and yet another looming government shutdown.

Plus: A listener asks the editors to ponder which election was the most important one in their lifetimes.

Plus: A listener asks if rebranding tariffs as taxes would make any difference in reducing their appeal to politicians and voters.

Plus: A listener asks the editors, when it is right to revolt to stop repeated miscarriages of justice?

Plus: Does the government own too much land in Utah? And the latest response to Friends star Matthew Perry’s drug overdose death.

Plus: Special guest Ben Dreyfuss joins the editors this week.

Plus: A listener asks the editors about tariffs and subsidies in the manufacture of electric vehicles.

A very special Reason Roundtable crossover episode with two guests from The Dispatch!