Reason magazine - May 2023

In this issue

TO MAKE HOUSING AFFORDABLE, PRIORITIZE ABOLISHING GROWTH
BOUNDARIES, NOT ENDING DENSITY RESTRICTIONS
YES: WENDELL COX NO: CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI
BITCOIN IS THE FUTURE
OF FREE EXCHANGE
YES: ALEX GLADSTEIN NO: LAWRENCE WHITE
TO PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, GOVERNMENT
MUST AFFIRMATIVELY INTERVENE IN THE CULTURE WAR
YES: TODD ZYWICKI NO: KENT LASSMAN

DEBATE IS FOR THE COOL KIDS

\"STUDIES SHOW THAT debate is good for you\" is exactly the sort of thing you'd expect someone in an ill-fitting blazer and awkward shoes to say at a high school debate competition.

5 mins

A Successful Challenge to a Ban on 'aiding and Abetting' Abortion

When the city of Lebanon banned abortion in 2021, it initially seemed like a pointless stunt.

3 mins

PROPOSITION: IT'S TIME FOR A NATIONAL DIVORCE

AFFIRMATIVE: A National Divorce Is an Opportunity for Peaceful Coexistence

9 mins

PROPOSITION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SHOULD BE REGULATED

AFFIRMATIVE: Don't Trust Governments With A.I. Facial Recognition Technology

7 mins

PROPOSITION: DEMOCRACY IS THE WORST FORM OF GOVERNMENT EXCEPT FOR ALL THE OTHERS

AFFIRMATIVE:  When We Are Governed, Ballots Are Best

6 mins

PROPOSITION: TO PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, GOVERNMENT MUST AFFIRMATIVELY INTERVENE IN THE CULTURE WAR

AFFIRMATIVE: You May Not Be Interested in the Culture War, But the Culture War Is Interested in You

9 mins

PROPOSITION: THE E.U. WAS A MISTAKE

AFFIRMATIVE: Small States Are Best, and the E.U. Is Huge

6 mins

PROPOSITION: THE U.S. SHOULD INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE DEFENSE OF UKRAINE

AFFIRMATIVE: Ukraine's Liberal Democracy Deserves Our Aid

5 mins

PROPOSITION: MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS PEOPLE MUST BE LOCKED UP FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

AFFIRMATIVE: Choosing the Streets Over Shelters Is Dangerous for Everyone

6 mins

PROPOSITION: BITCOIN IS THE FUTURE! OF FREE EXCHANGE

AFFIRMATIVE: Bitcoin Is an Effective Tool for Liberty

7 mins

PROPOSITION: BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE WORLD

AFFIRMATIVE: Optimism Is the Rational Approach

4 mins

Proposition: Cats Are More Libertarian Than Dogs

Cats, like libertarians, think for themselves.

4 mins

Why America Needs To Be 'Open to Debate

Clea Conner on the need for healthy conflict

10+ mins

PUBLIC UNIONS VS.THE PUBLIC GOOD

ELECTED LEADERS COME AND GO, BUT PUBLIC UNIONS JUST SAY NO.

10+ mins

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