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I’m a Reason fan, generally. I’m a Gillespie fan, generally. One Gillespie criticism might be that he only pushes back when he disagrees and, in those cases, his pushback is relentless. (Despite the fact that he’s not always right — go figure…) Case in point from the Jul8 eps, “Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?” he gives a free ride to Clark Neily even though the man has obviously never taken the time to look at the definition of a post road in the days of the founding. (It’s... more
To be fair I only listened to the Helen gardener episode. Did not let her finish a sentence constantly interrupted and stated his opinions framed as questions.
I’m enjoying Nick’s interview style. At first I was annoyed he didn’t press Pete harder on spending cuts and entitlements. But then I realized but letting him talk about minute changes that will do nothing, it’s even more obvious that he has no ideas how to deal with the deficit.
Keep up the good work Nick. Like how you let them express themselves and ask simple guard rail questions to help tease out the lack of serious policies.
Authoritarian autocracy on the rise with in-your-face corruption and unconstitutionality on proud display, and the voice of the “don’t tread on me” ethos gives us… stadium funding? Seems to me Reason was more exercised about the Covid lockdowns than they are about the armed occupation of American cities. Looks to me like Libertarianism needs to rediscover its anti-authoritarian roots.
Nick is grating on both this podcast and the Reason Roundtable for his constant interruptions and over-talk. The Ken Burns interview was painful to listen to, up to the point Ken even told Nick to please let him answer the question.
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A thoughtful interview series featuring bold voices across politics, technology, philosophy, and culture, often centered on libertarian-leaning perspectives. Guests range from lawmakers and policy wonks to authors, economists, and tech leaders, who dissect ideas about government power, markets, innovation, and the future of society. The conversations tend to be rigorous, opinionated, and focused on practical implications of big ideas, with a knack for connecting historical context to contemporary policy debates. A notable strength is hosting engaging, candid conversations that explore controversial topics with clear ideological framing, making it helpful for listeners who want sharp analysis and diverse viewpoints while staying within a lib... more
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