Just Asking Questions

Economic historian Phil Magness on the real history of tariffs and why Trump is so wrong about them.

Vox's Kelsey Piper joins the show to discuss the drastic differences between the Biden and Trump administrations on AI—and what it all means for the future of humanity.

Reply to this post with questions for Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe, who will address listener comments.

The historian and podcaster joins us on the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 emergency to relive all the pandemic policy failures.

Vanity Fair's James Pogue dives into the dissident right, his personal experiences with MAGA, and how Ukraine policy is unfolding.

The award-winning journalist discusses the collapse of a post–World War II consensus, online speech police, and the legacy media on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

Georgetown constitutional law professor Randy Barnett discusses the legality of DOGE, Trump's executive orders, and birthright citizenship.

The Washington Free Beacon's Aaron Sibarium discusses the various slashes the Trump administration has made to DEI projects and USAID.

Stanford economist John Cochrane discusses DOGE, tariffs, and what it will take to prevent a debt crisis.

Demographer Julia Gelatt of the Migration Policy Institute joins Just Asking Questions to discuss the likely effects of the president's executive orders on immigration.

The Libertarian Party national chair talks about the role the party played in securing a presidential pardon for Ulbricht on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

Mike Pesca reacts to Trump's inauguration and slate of executive orders on the latest Just Asking Questions.

Author and podcaster Meghan Daum lost her home in one of the wildfires affecting the Greater L.A. area. She joins the show to discuss what the city is like right now, and how it got this way.

Economist Tyler Cowen on historical lessons, populism today, and the philosophical debates within libertarianism.

Isodope founder Isabelle Boemeke discusses the ongoing potential renaissance of nuclear energy.

Finance and tech writer Byrne Hobart discusses how bubbles are a good thing, overcoming stagnation, and the religiosity of space exploration.

Based Beff Jezos, co-founder of Extropic, discusses AI safety, decentralization, and going analog.

Brianna Wu and TafTaj discuss the role of transgender issues in the 2024 election, "centrist" trans politics, and their own personal stories.

Crypto podcaster, writer, and infrastructure investor Nic Carter discusses the role digital assets played in Trump's election, the persecution of Polymarket, and the "enormous spiritual chasm between the right and the left."

YouTuber Dr. Vinay Prasad joins Just Asking Questions Live on Tuesday November 26 at 1 p.m. EST.

A.E.I.'s Yuval Levin discusses Trump's mandate (or lack thereof), building coalitions, and how the classic divide between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine remains relevant.

Independent journalist Lee Fang discusses why the Democrats lost so badly and whether or not the party has the ability to course correct anytime soon.

Author and GOP strategist Patrick Ruffini discusses Trump's re-election and the ways in which the party is changing.

Dave Smith is for Trump. Jacob Grier is for Harris. David Stockman says we're screwed either way.

Great Reset co-author Thierry Malleret discusses stakeholder capitalism, libertarianism, and his new book satirizing the World Economic Forum on Just Asking Questions.