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Greg Lukianoff: How Colleges Fight Free Speech

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT

“You can get in trouble for saying almost anything these days on a college campus,” says Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

Lukianoff’s latest book, Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, discusses 11 years of free speech restrictions and the how college bureaucrats have hampered open debate and encouraged a culture of uncritical thinking.

Reason correspondent Kennedy sat down with Lukianoff at FreedomFest to discuss the book, his work at FIRE, and what students can do to fight back.    

Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by over 2,000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year. ReasonTV spoke with over two dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks. For an ever-growing playlist, go here.

About 4 minutes.

Shot by Tracy Oppenhiemer and Alex Manning. Edited by Joshua Swain.

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Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand vs. Big Government

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:00:00 EDT

"People don't vote their pocketbooks, people vote what they think is right," says Yaron Brook, president of The Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights and author of Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government.

"So we need a moral revolution in this country, and that's how we get a free market revolution."

At FreedomFest 2012, Reason's Matt Welch sat down with Brook to discuss what Obama has meant for sales of Atlas Shrugged, why big government hurts the poor, and how Ayn Rand inspired the Tea Party.

Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2,000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year. ReasonTV spoke with over two dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks. For an ever-growing playlist, go here now.

About 7 minutes.

Camera by Tracy Oppenheimer and Alex Manning; edited by Jim Epstein.

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Washington's Parasitic Economy with The Weekly Standard's Andrew Ferguson

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Washington, D.C. "is basically a parasitic economy," says author and Weekly Standard Senior Editor Andrew Ferguson. "It sucks up the money from the rest of the country and puts people to work here."

In a recent Time magazine article titled "Bubble on the Potomac," Ferguson argues that D.C.-area residents are growing ever richer at the expense of the rest of the country, which has created a cultural disconnect that results in bad laws.

Ferguson sat down with ReasonTV Correspondent Kennedy to discuss his article, and the various ways in which D.C.'s riches are hurting the nation.

Ferguson is also the author of Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College and Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America. For more on those books and the author, visit http://www.andrewfergusonbooks.com/ .

Approximately 4:50 minutes.

Camera by Jim Epstein, Meredith Bragg and Joshua Swain. Produced by Bragg.

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In 2011 Reason's Nick Gillespie interviewed Ferguson and his son, Gillam, about Crazy U.

Mark Frauenfelder on DIY Super-Humanism, Unschooling and the Future of Print Journalism

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT

"You know, I studied mechanical engineering in school and I ended up becoming a journalist. I can name a dozen people right now that I think are amazing people who didn't go to college," says editor of Boing Boing Mark Frauenfelder.

He sat down with managing editor of Reason.com Tim Cavanaugh to talk about alternatives to public school and education in the real world.

Frauenfelder is also the editor of Make magazine, whose newest issue takes a look at do-it-yourself superhumanism, a way of modifying human capabilities through gadgets. Some of the gadgets include a device to play Guitar Hero only using the muscles in your arm and an ankle strap that directs you to where you want to go using cell phone vibraters and GPS.

Cavanaugh and Frauenfelder finally discuss the future of print journalism and why putting a magazine out in 2012 is still a good idea.

About 9:48 minutes.

Camera by Tracy Oppenheimer, Paul Detrick, and Zach Weismueller. Edited by Detrick.

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Blast Off Into Space with Reason Magazine's Matt Welch

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

"For decades now people interested in free markets have been talking about a glorious future of private space exploration and travel," says Reason Magazine Editor in Chief Matt Welch. As Reason Magazine's latest issue makes clear, "that glorious future... is now."

Welch previews the February special issue on the "Rocket Men" such as Virgin's Richard Branson and Amazon's Jeff Bezos who are underwriting a new generation of space exploration.

The stories from the February issue will be rolled out at reason.com over the coming weeks. Go here for a list of stories that are already on the web.

Subscribers to the print edition of Reason recieve their issues a month before the stories go live online. A year's subscription is just $14.97 for 11 issues. Go here to subscribe now.

About 1:20 minutes. Shot and edited by Meredith Bragg.

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Kurt Loder on Film: The Good, the Bad, & the Godawful

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:01:00 EST

"As Keith Richards says, 90 percent of everything is crap."

Kurt Loder, who reviews movies for Reason.com and Creators Syndicate, quotes the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist to explain why most of the reviews in his new book, The Good, The Bad and The God-Awful: 21st-Century Movie Reviews are negative. Loder says he loves movies, but because of the constant demand for new product, the bad movies will inevitably outnumber the good ones.

In this interview with Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie, Loder offers up a few examples of some recent underrated cinematic gems, some god-awful big-budget fiascos, and tells why he devoted an entire chapter to the enigma that is Nicolas Cage's movie career.

Runs about 4.19 minutes.

Shot by Meredith Bragg, Jim Epstein and Anthony L. Fisher. Edited by Anthony L. Fisher.

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Defining the Anti-War Right: Dan McCarthy & The American Conservative Magazine

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

One of the patron saints of modern conservativism, Russell Kirk, dismissed libertarians as "chirping sectaries." One of the patron saints of modern libertarianism, Murray Rothbard, derided conservatism that all-too-often argued for a "blind and tropistic defense of whatever status quo that happens to exist."

To paraphrase the opening of the old Odd Couple TV show: Can these two ideologies share a magazine without driving each other crazy?

Daniel McCarthy, editor in chief of The American Conservative, says yes in thunder. "We're the non-movement conservatives, the individualist conservatives, says McCarthy. "We've certainly got an element of the Russell Kirk stuff. We also have an element of the radical Rothbardian libertarians. We bring them together and let them fight it out and make things as lively as possible."

After years of financial uncertainty, McCarthy has brought AmCon back by creating an eclectic fusion of conservative and libertarian ideas. Opposing Bush-era foreign policy and criticizing mainstream conservatism, McCarthy's American Conservative is dedicated to keeping alive the Right’s history of non-interventionism in both its pre-World War II and anti-Cold War versions. At the same time, the magazine has little patience for the sort of "lifestyle libertarianism" that it sees too much of in the pages of Reason and elsewhere in the libertarian movement.

Reason's Nick Gillespie sat down with McCarthy at FreedomFest in July. Held each July in Las Vegas, FreedomFest is attended by around 2,000 limited-government enthusiasts and libertarians a year. Reason.tv spoke with over two-dozen speakers and attendees and will be releasing interviews over the coming weeks.

About 5 minutes. Shot by Zach Weissmueller and Jim Epstein; edited by Joshua Swain.

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Alan Bock, rest in peace

Fri, 20 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Alan Bock, longtime editorial writer at the Orange County Register, died on May 18 at his home in Elsinore, California. Alan was a champion for liberty and a good friend to many of us at Reason. Alan, you'll be missed.

Alan wrote four books, including Waiting to Inhale: The Politics of Medical Marijuana (2000). In 2007, Drew Carey interviewed Alan about that book for a reason.tv program on medical marijuana. Here are some excerpts from that interview.

Approximately 5 minutes.

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Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

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Michael Moynihan Joins Stossel to Discuss the Media's Favorite Scare Stories

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Reason Senior Editor Michael Moynihan appeared on Stossel to discuss how the media uses exaggerated claims and scare tactics as a way to drive up ratings. Airdate: October 29, 2010.

Approximately 11.23.

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Author Jeremy Lott on William F. Buckley Jr.'s Faith and Politics

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EDT

In William F. Buckley Jr., Reason contributor Jeremy Lott delves into the famed public intellectual's life, politics and Catholicism. From the founding of National Review to his opposition to civil rights legislation to his embrace of pot legalization, Lott details how Buckley's religion hugely shaped his political principles.

Lott, the author The Warm Bucket Brigade (a history of the vice presidency) and In Defense of Hypocrisy, sat down with Nick Gillespie to discuss Catholicism, communism, and Buckley's late-life rebranding of himself as a "libertarian journalist."

They also talked about Lott's new gig as editor of the website, RealClearReligion.org, a just-launched sister site to the immensely popular and influential RealClearPolitics.com.

Approximately 10 minutes.

Shot and edited by Meredith Bragg.

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Where Do Libertarians Belong? A Reason Event Featuring Brink Lindsey, Matt Kibbe, and Jonah Goldberg

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Should libertarians forge alliances and risk being compromised, or preserve their purity and risk irrelevance? Which political groups are worth rooting for, collaborating with, or just sprinting away from?

On July 12, 2010, Reason hosted a debate on "Where Libertarians Belong" with Cato Institute Vice President Brink Lindsey, FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe, and Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online and the American Enterprise Institute.

The event was based on Reason's August/September cover forum (click here to subscribe), in which Lindsey argued for the abolition of the historical right-libertarian alliance in "Right Is Wrong," Goldberg warned against the lure of "The Non-Existent Center," and Kibbe defended the Tea Parties in "Drink Your Tea."

Approximately 50 minutes. Shot by Dan Hayes, Jim Epstein, and Josh Swain. Edited by Jim Epstein.

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Damon Root Discusses Libertarians vs. Conservatives on the Supreme Court and More!

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Should the Supreme Court practice judicial restraint?

In his cover story from the July issue of Reason, Associate Editor Damon W. Root discussed how the debate over judicial activism is dividing the conservative legal movement. Root sat down with Reason.tv Editor in Chief Nick Gillespie to discuss libertarian and conservative legal theories, judicial activism, Elena Kagan's nomination, and more.

To see a 50-minute debate between Root, Doug Kendall of the Constitutional Accountability Center, and Federalist Society President Eugene B. Meyer please go here. The debate took place at Reason headquarters in Washington D.C on June 30th, 2010.

Approximately 10 minutes. Shot by Meredith Bragg, Josh Swain and Dan Hayes. Edited by Hayes.

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Sign Up For Reason's First-Ever Cruise, February 2010, Featuring Matt Ridley & Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Jacob Sullum & Ron Bailey

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EDT

Regular readers of this site and subscribers to the print edition of Reason already know that we're shoving off on our first-ever cruise in February 2011. Get more shiver-yer-timbers details here.

Among the Reason staffers who have already been shanghaiied into participating are Matt Welch, Jacob Sullum, Ron Bailey, and Nick Gillespie.

Our special guest stars include best-selling author Matt Ridley, whose latest tome is The Rational Optimist, and Patri Friedman, the visionary behind The Seasteading Institute. More speakers will be announced soon...

Here's what you'll get on the Reason cruise:

Moderated panel sessions featuring Reason editors and guest speakers, along with plenty of discussion.

Special additional sessions hosted by our cruise partner, The Seasteading Institute.

Many chances to meet and spend time with our editors and special guest speakers.

Exclusive parties and dining with our editors and guest speakers. You will dine with your fellow Reason cruise attendees, so that you have the chance to meet many of your fellow freedom lovers.

Admission to Reason seminars and ad-hoc sessions

Admission to numerous Reason cruise private cocktail receptions.

Admission to Reason group excursions.

Port charges, taxes, fuel surcharges, and government fees.

Accommodations and all meals.

We set sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on January 30 next year and return, god willing, February 6, after visiting exotic ports of call in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Antilles. We'll be shipping out on Celebrity Cruise's Solstice, a big mother of a ship every bit as unsinkable as the Titanic and James Cameron's career put together. Double occupancy cabins start at around $1,500 per person and spaces are limited.

So come aboard, we're expecting you! Click through for details or go to ReasonCruise.com!

Judge Napolitano on Lies The Government Told You & His New Fox Business Show (1 of 2)

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:35:00 EDT

The fiercely libertarian Judge Andrew Napolitano talks with Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie about his latest book, Lies The Government Told You, and his new show on Fox Business, which debuts Saturday, June 12, at 10 A.M. ET.

Approximately 10 minutes. Shot by Dan Hayes and Meredith Bragg.

This is part 1 of 2. For the other part of the interview, go here.

Reason articles, posts, etc. by and about Napolitano here.

Judge Andrew Napolitano on Lies The Government Told You & His New Fox Business Show (2 of 2)

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Approximately 10 minutes. Shot by Dan Hayes and Meredith Bragg.

This is part 2 of 2. For the other part of the interview, go here.

Reason articles, posts, etc. by and about Napolitano here.

How iPad Technology and iPhone Apps Expand Liberty

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Got a pothole? There's an app for that. Need a medical marijuana dispensary? There's an app for that, too.

Reason.tv's Ted Balaker sat down with Matt Harrison and Justin Hartfield of the Prometheus Institute to discuss how new technology can expand liberty. Harrison and Hartfield are the creators of the Do-it-Yourself Democracy iPhone application, which allows users to expose government waste, organize protests, or simply hector officials into finally fixing a long-neglected pothole.

Hartfield is also the creator of WeedMaps.com, a site and iPhone app that locates medical marijuana dispensaries and allows users to interact with other medical marijuana patients.

Other topics include: Revamping classic libertarian books with iPad technology and how Steve Jobs manages to be both an uber-capitalist and a progressive hero.

Interview by Ted Balaker. Shot by Alex Manning, Hawk Jensen, and Paul Detrick. Edited by Paul Detrick. Music: "Get What You Want?" by Beight (Magnatune Records).

Just under 10 minutes. Scroll down for iPod, HD, and audio versions of this video.

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How the Wall Street Journal's Op-Ed Page Gets Made: Q&A with Robert Pollock

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Former reason intern Robert Pollock has been the editorial features page editor at The Wall Street Journal for more than a year. The Buffalo native sat down recently with reason.tv to talk about how he came to his libertarian beliefs; how the mainstream media is toeing the Journal's line on capital gains taxes; why The Washington Post is the Journal's competition and why The New York Times' editorial pages have a "hectoring" tone; how the GOP turned its back on its small-government philosophy; why America needs more immigrants; and much more.

This 10-minute interview was conducted by reason.tv Editor Nick Gillespie and filmed by reason.tv's Dan Hayes.

	Moderated panel sessions featuring Reason editors and guest speakers, along with plenty of discussion.
	Special additional sessions hosted by our cruise partner, The Seasteading Institute.
	Many chances to meet and spend time with our editors and special guest speakers.
	Exclusive parties and dining with our editors and guest speakers. You will dine with your fellow Reason cruise attendees, so that you have the chance to meet many of your fellow freedom lovers.
	Admission to Reason seminars and ad-hoc sessions
	Admission to numerous Reason cruise private cocktail receptions.
	Admission to Reason group excursions.
	Port charges, taxes, fuel surcharges, and government fees.
	Accommodations and all meals.