Damon Root discusses the path to emancipation, the struggle to secure freedom after the Civil War, and the constitutional changes that remade America.

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember?

Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.

What 1976 Got Right About America

Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age.

Why So Many People Feel Lost

Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin E. Roth discusses the moral limits of markets, how bans create black markets, and why harm reduction often works better than prohibition.

How Moral Panic Creates Black Markets

Johan Norberg discusses what makes societies prosperous, why protectionism and nostalgia keep returning, and how populism feeds cultural decline.

Why Populism Leads to Decline

Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff discuss the global decline of free speech, why democracies are embracing censorship, and what can be done to protect open debate.

The Global War on Free Speech

Sen. John Fetterman discusses the state of the Democratic Party, immigration, foreign policy, and the dangers of political extremism.

John Fetterman: 'I'm a Very Pro-Capitalist Democrat'

The Supreme Court justice discusses the Declaration of Independence, how unchecked power threatens liberty, and what the Founders can teach future generations.

Justice Neil Gorsuch: 'Aspirations for Power Need To Be Checked'

Andy Serkis discusses the corrupting nature of power, what Animal Farm says about modern authoritarianism, and whether technology expands or diminishes human creativity.

Andy Serkis: What Orwell Understood About Tyranny

Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime, how first-time defendants benefit from leniency, and why clearance rates are key to crime reduction.

Prison Doesn't Work the Way You Think

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Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember?

The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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What 1976 Got Right About America

Why So Many People Feel Lost