Resolution: In the current presidential election, both Democrats and Republicans consist of a UniParty that will lead us to the bottom of the national policy dumpster. For the affirmative: David Stockman was elected as a Michigan Congressman in 1976 and … Continued
Resolution: The stagnation of living standards, and soaring economic inequality, have become the defining economic trends of American life. For the affirmative: David Leonhardt is a senior writer at The New York Times and the author of Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story … Continued
We're excited to announce the next Reason Speakeasy on Thursday, October 24, featuring a discussion with Stony Brook University and Heterodox Academy sociologist Musa al-Gharbi who will discuss his forthcoming book We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite. The Reason Speakeasy is … Continued
Reason magazine’s own Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch live in New York City! Will Election 2024 result in an orderly transfer of power—or will the results unleash controversy and chaos that threatens the foundations of our … Continued
The next Reason Speakeasy is set for Monday, November 18, featuring a discussion with Mercatus Center visiting fellow and former CIA analyst Martin Gurri, whose decade-old The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium … Continued
Resolution: Free market President Javier Milei of Argentina has been making tangible progress toward improving the Argentinian economy. For the affirmative: Santiago Forster is an Argentine-American who advocates for free markets and sensible politics. He is a youth leader within … Continued
When labor activists came to Washington, D.C., to demand a higher minimum wage for restaurant workers, they clashed with an unexpected adversary: restaurant workers. In a new documentary short, Reason explores what eliminating the so-called tip credit has meant for dining in … Continued
Resolution: Presidential immunity for official acts is a key factor in the proper functioning of the U.S. government's executive branch. For the affirmative: Elizabeth Price Foley is a Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law, a public … Continued
Update: David Bier, originally scheduled to join the Reason Speakeasy, can no longer attend. His Cato colleague, Alex Nowrasteh, the coauthor of Wretched Refuse?: The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions, will replace him. The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly, … Continued
Resolution: President Nayib Bukele's crime-fighting policies in El Salvador provide a model for reducing violence in other Latin American countries. For the affirmative: Peter Gietl is the managing editor for Return and Frontier magazine for Blaze Media. He is a … Continued
Resolution: The United States started the new Cold War with Russia and the catastrophe in Ukraine. For the affirmative: Scott Horton is director of The Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, and host of Antiwar Radio on KPFK 90.7 FM … Continued
The Reason Speakeasy is a monthly unscripted conversation with outspoken defenders of free thinking and heterodoxy in an age of intellectual conformity and groupthink. The event doubles as a live taping of The Reason Interview, hosted by Reason Editor at … Continued