Category Archives: Reason

Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie Interviewing Nadine Strossen: ‘Fight Hate Speech With More Speech, Not Censorship’

Source: The New Democrat To paraphrase USA Today political columnist and CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers, I’m a free speech nut. Meaning I don’t put many limits on what free Americans can say about anything in America or anywhere else. … Continue reading

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Reason: Catherine Manu-Ward- Interviewing Campbell Brown: ‘On Her Fight To Get Lousy Teachers Fired’

Source:Reason Magazine– Former NBC News corespondent and CNN anchor Campbell Brown: on education reform in New York City Source:The New Democrat “Oral arguments are scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Wright v. New York, a lawsuit filed in New York … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Nick Gillespie & Jonathan Rauch: ’20 Years of Political Correctness’

Source: Reason Magazine– an anti-free speech protest against author Salmon Rushdie Source:The New Democrat “The great advantage of a society that embraces robust and often-angry debate, “is not that it does not make mistakes,” says Jonathan Rauch, “it’s that it catches … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Josh Blackman: ‘Unprecedented- The Constitutional Challenge to ObamaCare’

Source:Reason Magazine talking to author Josh Blackman. “”When this case first started in 2009 it was a laugher,” explains Josh Blackman, assistant professor at the South Texas College of Law and author of the new book Unprecedented: The Constitutional Challenge … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: ‘For Their Own Protection: Children in Long-Term Solitary Confinement’

Source:Reason Magazine with a look at solitary confinement in prison. “Why lock somebody up while you’re locked up? You’re trying to kill their spirit even more,” says Michael Kemp, describing his six-month stay in solitary confinement at age 17. Solitary … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: ‘Is The GOP Pushing Minority Voters To The Left?’

Source:Reason Magazine with a look at immigration. “The reason that Republicans cannot win Latinos – or other minorities for that matter – is because Republicans counter liberal ‘Santa’ version of big government with what I call the ‘Darth-Vader’ idea of … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Michael Tanner: ‘Welfare Pays More Than Minimum Wage in Thirty-Five State’s’

Source:Reason Magazine– President William J. Clinton (Democrat, Arkansas) signing the 1996 Welfare To Work Law. “If you came to me and offered to pay me what I’m making now and tell me that I could stay home I’m certainly going … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Matt Kibbe: ‘This is the Libertarian Moment’

Source:Reason Magazine talking to Matt Kibbe about libertarianism. “It’s not really about Republican versus Democrat anymore. This is our [libertarian] moment. This is our chance to redefine the conversation,” says Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks. Reason editor-in-chief Matt … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Travis Brown: ‘How Taxpayers Vote With Their Feet’

Source:Reason Magazine with a look at the American tax code. “We know that voters prefer to go where their income is most protected and most welcome,” says Travis Brown, author of the new book, How Money Walks. Reason Magazine’s Matt … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: ‘George Will’s Libertarian Evolution: Q&A Barack Obama, Syria & The Power of Choice’

Source:Reason Magazine talking to Conservative columnist George Will. “I’ve lived in Washington now for 44 years, and that’s a lot of folly to witness up close,” says Washington Post columnist George Will. “Whatever confidence and optimism I felt towards the … Continue reading

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