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Nick Gillespie
Host of Reason Interview pod, editor at large at Reason, coauthor of Declaration of Independents, literature Ph.D., former teen mag editor. "...is to libertarianism what Lou Reed is to rock ‘n’ roll, the quintessence of its outlaw spirit."-NY Times
Nick Gillespie: Abolish the FCC
Trump isn’t the first one to use the agency to punish critics. Every president has done so. There’s a clear way to end that abuse.
September 18, 2025
Nick Gillespie

Fight Club: Execute Luigi Mangione?
Charles Fain Lehman says Mangione’s alleged crime is the very reason the death penalty exists. Nick Gillespie says the government has no business taking…
April 17, 2025
Charles Fain Lehman  and Nick Gillespie

Apocalypse Not: I Got Engaged in the Mud at Burning Man
The press loved reporting that the desert bacchanal was hell. But my first Burn was sublime—and a splendid place to accept a proposal.
September 7, 2023
Nick Gillespie

TGIF: Tangerine Squeeze & Marmalade Skies
The Orange One gets charged (again). The Northeast turns citrus. Plus, bad news for Biden, CNN, San Fran, and the Swifties.
June 9, 2023
Nick Gillespie

TGIF: Politics Is a Dirty Business
Biden has trouble counting. Alex Jones owes nearly $1 billion. Plus: Kanye, Hannity, and more.
October 14, 2022
Nick Gillespie

TGIF: Debts Forgiven and Debts Forgotten
Biden's gift to the wealthy. Mark Zuckerberg's gift to the F.B.I. Plus: monkeypox, robotic restaurants, and so much more.
August 26, 2022
Nick Gillespie
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