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The Reason Roundtable 1072 - Is AI Really an Existential Threat?

Every Monday, the libertarian editors of the magazine of “Free Minds and Free Markets”—Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman—discuss and debate the week’s biggest stories and what fresh hell awaits us all.

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Is AI Really an Existential Threat?

Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students

Trump Wants the FCC To Punish His Enemies

How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt?

Who Pays for Medicare for All?

Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind?

Is Democratic Socialism Going National?

The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem

Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control?

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?

Can You Hate the Government and Still Love America?

Is Socialism Going Mainstream?

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem

Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires

Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem?

Why Socialism Won't Deliver Government Efficiency

Does Anyone Know What's Happening in Iran?

Why Is Trump Trying To Purge Thomas Massie?

Gavin Newsom's Free Diaper Disaster

Why Do Big City Democrats Keep Electing Socialists?

The Shooter's Manifesto Was Uncomfortably Normal

Can New York Survive Mamdani's Tax Plan?

Is the War in Iran Totally Pointless?

Why Does Trump Want the Biggest Defense Budget Ever?

You're Wrong About Social Media Being Addictive

It's Time To Abolish the TSA

Why the Media Pushes Public Health Myths

Will the War in Iran Crash the Global Economy?

Trump's War With Iran Is Unjustified and Unpopular

Trump Replaces Old Illegal Tariffs With New Illegal Tariffs

DHS Wants To Unmask Online Critics

Libertarians Tried To Warn You About Executive Power

Do Republicans Want To Control Elections?

Democrats Are Flipping Trump Districts in Texas?

When Did Republicans Stop Caring About Gun Rights?

Is America Really Going to War for Greenland?

End the Fed? Or Turn It Over to Trump?

What Does It Mean To 'Run' Venezuela?

What the Media Didn't Tell You in 2025

Can J.D. Vance Stop a MAGA Civil War?

Reason Vs. Breaking Points: Does Big Tech Do More Good Than Harm?

Should Libertarians Support Federal AI Regulation?

Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal

Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions

Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism?

Trump Embraces Mamdani Socialism as 'Practical'

How the Epstein Files Turned MAGA Against Trump

Did Democrats Blow It on the Government Shutdown?

Will a Mamdani Victory Push the Democrats Further Left?

Javier Milei's Libertarian Policies Win Shock Election