Past Events

To partially fund President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, House Democrats have put forward plans to raise taxes on all tobacco products as appropriate for the protection of public health, including recently the first e-cigarette. The Tobacco Tax Equity Act would double the federal excise tax on cigarettes and attempt to tax all tobacco products (more…)

All patent and copyright law should be abolished. Stephan Kinsella vs. Richard Epstein For the affirmative:  N. Stephan Kinsella (LL.M., King’s College London-University of London; JD, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, LSU; BSEE and MSEE, LSU) is a libertarian writer and patent attorney in Houston. He was previously General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a partner with Duane Morris (Philadelphia and Houston), and adjunct law professor (more…)

Join Reason Senior Editor Robby Soave, Editors-at-Large Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, and other friends of free minds and free markets at a celebration marking the release of Robby’s new book: Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and the Future. Join us to talk about technology, innovation, and what the future might hold for media—social, traditional, (more…)

Join Reason Senior Editor Robby Soave, Editor-in-Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward, Reason Foundation President David Nott, and other friends of free minds and free markets at a celebration marking the release of Robby’s new book: Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and the Future. Come for a great evening with friends! Robby will make a few remarks about (more…)

Come join the fun at Reason Weekend 2022 in Nashville! Our annual long weekend is for members of Reason’s exclusive Torchbearer Society. You’ll spend time with great speakers, engage in spirited conversation, and enjoy incredible food, all while staying at the Music City’s iconic Hermitage Hotel. It will be a weekend to remember. So, put (more…)

A willingness to intervene, and to seek regime change, is key to an American foreign policy that benefits America. Bill Kristol vs. Scott Horton Resolution: A willingness to intervene, and to seek regime change, is key to an American foreign policy that benefits America. For the affirmative: William (“Bill”) Kristol was the founder and editor-at-large (more…)

Legislators in multiple states are actively working to make it harder for Americans to vote. Eliza Sweren-Becker vs. Hans von Spakovsky Resolution: Legislators in multiple states are actively working to make it harder for Americans to vote. For the affirmative:  Eliza Sweren-Becker serves as counsel in the Voting Rights & Elections Program at the Brennan Center (more…)

Debate Discussion Party Ask Gene Anything about the Capitalism vs. Socialism debate! Ben Burgis vs. Gene Epstein Resolution: Socialism. is preferable to capitalism as an economic system that promotes freedom, equality, and prosperity. For the Affirmative: Ben Burgis is a philosophy instructor at Georgia State University Perimeter College, a Jacobin columnist, and the host of (more…)

Camp Reason is SOLD OUT! Please contact Jennifer Kambara at jennifer.kambara@reason.org if you’d like to be put on a waiting list. Spend an incredible weekend with Reason at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah! You’ll hear from great speakers, engage in spirited conversations under a starry sky, and reconnect with other friends of liberty. Bring your (more…)