Nick Gillespie

Editor-at-Large for Reason

Nick Gillespie is the editor-at-large of Reason, the libertarian magazine of “free minds and free markets,” and the host of The Reason Interview podcast with Nick Gillespie. A two-time finalist for the digital National Magazine Awards, he is co-author of “The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America” and holds a Ph.D. in American literature.

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Debates Featuring Nick Gillespie

Should America Forgive Student Debt?

Facing growing discontent over the rising student loan repayments in the middle of a Pandemic, many prominent Democrats – and some Republicans – are calling on Washington to cancel much of the $1.7 trillion that…

With Beth Akers, Nick Gillespie, Ashley Harrington, Dalié Jiménez
March 25, 2021

Replace Private Insurance With Medicare for All

As the nation gears up for the 2020 election, Democrats are promising bold new changes to the American health care system. One idea championed by many on the progressive left is “Medicare for All,” or…

With Adam Gaffney, Nick Gillespie, Sally Pipes, Joseph Sanberg
September 17, 2019

Preserve Net Neutrality: All Data is Created Equal

What if a single policy could impact American democracy, culture, and competitiveness? What if that policy might either empower citizens and consumers, or burden them? And what if the decision on that policy sparked a…

With Mitchell Baker, Nick Gillespie, Michael Katz, Tom Wheeler
April 17, 2018

Legalize Drugs

It was 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared a "war on drugs." $2.5 trillion dollars later, drug use is half of what it was 30 years ago, and thousands of offenders are successfully diverted to…

With Paul Butler, Theodore Dalrymple, Nick Gillespie, Asa Hutchinson
November 14, 2012

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