{"id":324200,"date":"2023-11-20T15:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conk.com\/?post_type=podcasts&p=324200"},"modified":"2023-11-20T16:58:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:58:25","slug":"the-worlds-first-libertarian-president","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/conk.com\/podcasts\/the-worlds-first-libertarian-president\/","title":{"rendered":"The World’s First Libertarian President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and Peter Suderman<\/a> laud the election of libertarian economist Javier Milei in Argentina and parse the results of the federal case involving the online advertising platform Backpage.<\/p>\n

0:31\u2014Javier Milei elected president of Argentina<\/p>\n

16:25\u2014Verdicts in the Backpage trial<\/p>\n

36:43\u2014Weekly Listener Question<\/p>\n

46:44\u2014Sam Altman out at OpenAI<\/p>\n

54:48\u2014This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

Mentioned in this podcast:<\/p>\n

“Marcos Falcone: Can a Libertarian Still Win in Argentina?<\/a>” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Is Javier Milei’s Movement in Argentina a Cult of Personality in the Name of Liberty?<\/a>” by Jose Benegas and Antonella Marty<\/p>\n

“Photo: Argentina’s Libertarian Moment?<\/a>” by Jason Russell<\/p>\n

“Gloria \u00c1lvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina<\/a>,” by Zach Weissmueller<\/p>\n

“The Argentine Libertarian Dog-Friendly Darling?<\/a>” by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Don’t Confuse Javier Milei With Jair Bolsonaro<\/a>,” by Daniel Raisbeck<\/p>\n

“Backpage: The Monumental Free Speech Case the Media Ignored<\/a>,” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Why Kamala Harris Won’t Be Asked About the Suicide of a Newspaperman She Persecuted<\/a>,” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Backpage Founder, Alt-Weekly Entrepreneur, and Free Speech Warrior James Larkin Has Died<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Prosecutors Say Backpage Defendants Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Reference the 1st Amendment<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“5 Years After the Backpage Shutdown, Sex Workers\u2014and Free Speech\u2014Are Still Suffering<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“The Sex-Ad Law FOSTA Was a Mistake. Some Lawmakers Want to Fix It.<\/a>” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Maggy Krell Repackages Her Bogus Backpage Prosecution Into a Book<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“The War on Backpage.com Is a War on Sex Workers<\/a>,” by Paul Detrick<\/p>\n

“The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com’s Founders Speak for the First Time<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan<\/p>\n

“Are Right-Wingers More Prone to Believe Conspiracy Theories than Left-Wingers?<\/a>”\u00a0 by Ilya Somin<\/p>\n

“RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller<\/p>\n

“Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? A Soho Forum Debate<\/a>,” by Gene Epstein, Bryan Caplan, and Yaron Brook<\/p>\n

“I Used ChatGPT To Make Pok\u00e9mon Versions of Trump, Biden, and RFK Jr.<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Will AI Destroy Humanity<\/a>?” by Gene Epstein<\/p>\n

“Biden Issues ‘A.I. Red Tape Wishlist<\/a>,'” by Ronald Bailey<\/p>\n

“Competition, Not Antitrust, Is Humbling the Tech Giants<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Coleman Hughes: The End of Race Politics<\/a>?” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

Send your questions to\u00a0roundtable@reason.com<\/a>. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.<\/p>\n

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