The Reason Roundtable

Thomas Massie Is Right To Impeach Pete Hegseth 09.11.2026 58:22 ↓

Plus: Stephen Miller's promotion to White House chief of staff, Democrats' push for progressive policies, and the emerging 2028 presidential field.

Did the Midterm Elections Just Kill MAGA? 04.11.2026 40:25 ↓

Plus: the GOP's uncertain future, the rise of anti-tech populism, and the road to 2028

What Do Libertarians Have To Gain From the Midterms? 02.11.2026 1:03:06 ↓

Plus: what Democrats would do with control of Congress, the future of Trump's tariffs and the war in Iran, and the fight over gerrymandering

California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion 26.10.2026 1:14:26 ↓

Plus: the costs of France's welfare state, María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela, and Republicans brace for the midterms.

France's Welfare State Is Finally Imploding 19.10.2026 1:11:26 ↓

Plus: Trump's tariffs lose support among his own voters, a five-day White House press secretary, and Elizabeth Warren's crusade against corporate mergers

J.D. Vance Is Playing Dumb About Socialism 12.10.2026 1:13:23 ↓

Plus: America's growing deficit, youth protests in France, and Kimberly Guilfoyle's corruption scandal

Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show! 09.10.2026 1:19:36 ↓

Join Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch as they celebrate a decade of the show with a special live taping.

Are the Cornell 7 Being Tried on Social Media? 05.10.2026 1:02:58 ↓

Plus: Tennessee botches the execution of Christa Pike, and Sam Altman says the benefits of AI are worth the risks.

Trump's Iran War Is Losing With Everyone (Even Republicans) 28.09.2026 1:09:53 ↓

Plus: rising debt and mortgage rates, whether AI will make government obsolete, and how to pitch Reason to your friends

Does CNN Deserve To Be Banned From the White House? 21.09.2026 1:13:55 ↓

Plus: why parents are abandoning public schools, whether AI requires government intervention, and what happened to fusionism in the conservative movement.

Is AI Really an Existential Threat? 14.09.2026 1:08:57 ↓

Plus: California's new restrictions on social media, Trump's $5,000 “dividend,” and the future of libertarianism.

Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students 08.09.2026 1:08:25 ↓

Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk

Trump Wants the FCC To Punish His Enemies 31.08.2026 1:00:04 ↓

Plus: the escalating war with Iran, Meta's $17 billion settlement, and Milo Yiannopoulos gets deported.

How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt? 24.08.2026 1:20:22 ↓

Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain

Who Pays for Medicare for All? 17.08.2026 1:07:33 ↓

Plus: Democrats reckon with the rise of the DSA, Trump scales back America's military presence abroad, and the case for letting kids play outside

Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind? 10.08.2026 1:12:44 ↓

Plus: the rise of affordability politics, Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship, and the Cambridge plagiarism controversy

Is Democratic Socialism Going National? 03.08.2026 1:17:04 ↓

Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response.

The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem 27.07.2026 1:06:22 ↓

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides

Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control? 20.07.2026 1:10:02 ↓

Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War? 13.07.2026 1:00:08 ↓

Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse

Can You Hate the Government and Still Love America? 06.07.2026 1:13:18 ↓

Plus: World Cup tourists embrace America, the Supreme Court expands gun rights, and Europe's resistance to air conditioning

Is Socialism Going Mainstream? 29.06.2026 1:01:20 ↓

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem 22.06.2026 1:08:25 ↓

Plus: the rise of Democratic Socialists, Trump's Iran negotiations, and ICE abandons detention center plans

Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires 15.06.2026 1:11:53 ↓

Plus: the Supreme Court's biggest pending decisions, renewed court-packing debates, and the economic fallout from the Iran war

Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem? 08.06.2026 1:04:06 ↓

Plus: What California's election results tell us, the economic costs of war with Iran, and the push to nationalize AI