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In the 1950’s, the CIA, typically without consent, dosed its own employees, soldiers, and mental patients with LSD as part of an experimental mind control program called MK-Ultra.

By focusing their sights on government actors instead of private companies under their boot, the Missouri v. Biden plaintiffs have chosen exactly the right target. This video is based on a longer conversation with Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya and New Civil Liberties Alliance senior counsel John Vechionne: https://youtube.com/live/b9nrlw5OLx4 Music: "Unexpected" by Sero Photo credit: DPST/Newscom

Federal Senior Living & Hospice: where your final years are active, dignified, and pretty much permanent.

JoinReason's Zach Weissmueller this Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Eastern for a live discussion of the Missouri v. Biden case with Jay Bhattacharya, professor of medicine, economics, and health research policy at Stanford University and a named plaintiff in the lawsuit, and John Vecchione of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, an activist law firm that joined the suit on behalf of Bhattacharya and several other plaintiffs who allege the federal government illegally suppressed their speech throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and 2020 presidential election. "The freedom of speech in the United States now faces one of its greatest assaults by federal government officials in the Nation's history," reads a line in the opening paragraph of the plaintiff's complaint in Missouri v. Biden, a lawsuit naming the president, the DOJ, the FBI, and nearly the entire federal public health apparatus as defendants. Attorneys general for the states of Missouri and Louisiana brought the case against the federal government in May 2022 for what they describe as "open collusion with social media companies to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints, and content." On July 4 of this year, U.S. District Court judge Terry A. Doughty issued a preliminary injunction ordering the federal agencies to cease from meeting with social media companies for the purpose of "inducing in any manner the removal of content containing protected free speech posted on social-media platforms." Last week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a challenge to that injunction. They'll talk about the state of the lawsuit, what a victory or loss in court would mean for free speech online, the legal limits of government-social media "partnerships," and the ways in which the government blurred the line between private content moderation and outright censorship to suppress or mislabel factual information or opinion as "misinformation" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro 2:35 — What is NCLA and how did they get involved in this case? 6:45 — Dr. Bhattacharya’s goals in this lawsuit 11:20 — What are their primary grievances and where does the case stand? 13:00 — How the Backpage case is similar to this case 18:15 — Dr. Bhattacharya’s experience with censorship 24:00 — Dr. Fauci deposition on herd immunity 32:30 — The admin and public health pressure campaign on social media 34:20 — Dr. Bhattacharya reacts to Vivek Murthy 42:50 — Audience questions 49:40 — Section 2301 1:05:30 — Was this really coercion? Responding to the other side. 1:13:15 — Reader questions

In September 2020, police in Moscow, Idaho arrested Gabriel Ranch for a public prayer protest. He sued and recently settled for $300,000. The only problem? It comes at a high cost to city taxpayers, as the city spent about $500,000 of resources on the fight.

Libertarian comedian Doug Stanhope compares a repeat of Biden/Trump to the Buffalo Bills playing four Super Bowls in a row.

Alex Gladstein talks about the problem of writing off government debt.

Everywhere around us, there are signs of a psychedelic renaissance: in medicine, therapy, commerce, and the arts. Full text and links: https://reason.com/video/2023/08/16/the-psychedelic-renaissance-is-here/ These drugs are getting serious, positive coverage in glossy magazines, best-selling books, literary memoirs, documentaries, and hit podcasts. Performers like Reggie Watts, Melissa Etheridge, and members of the Flaming Lips openly acknowledge the role of hallucinogens in their work. And a flourishing psychedelic comedy scene is springing out all over the place. But federal prohibition of psychedelics—a term that refers to a broad category of consciousness- and perception-altering substances—is also changing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to approve therapy using psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredients in magic mushrooms, and MDMA, the drug also known as ecstasy and molly. And Oregon and Colorado have decriminalized the recreational use of plant-based psychedelics. Word is that even the president—famous as a teetotaler, for having an addict son, and as a major force behind the half-century-long drug war—is "very open-minded" about medicinal use of psychedelics. The most recent, pulsing Day-Glo sign that the psychedelic renaissance is here took place in Denver in late June at the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference, organized and hosted by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS. Produced by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller; edited by Danielle Thompson; sound editing by Ian Keyser; camera by James Marsh. Photos: imageSPACE/ImageSpace/Sipa USA/Newscom; Keiko Hiromi/Polaris/Newscom; Julie Edwards/Avalon/Newscom; Kenny Brown/Mirrorpix/Newscom; CNP/AdMedia/Newscom; Andrew Harnik/UPI/Newscom; CNP/AdMedia/SIPA/Newscom; KEYSTONE Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Everett Collection/Newscom; picture-alliance/Fred Stein/Newscom; DPST/Newscom; Rod Lamkey - CNP/Newscom; Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA/Newscom; Lev Radin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; Michael Brochstein/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; BONNIE CASH/UPI/Newscom; Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA/Newscom; Facebook/Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research; U.S. Navy; CNP/AdMedia/Newscom; Tim Wagner/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom; David Wong/SCMP/Newscom; White House via CNP / MEGA / Newscom/RSSIL/Newscom Music: "The Path of the Himalayas" by Max H. via Artlist; "Clockwork" by Borden Lulu via Artlist; "Can You Make It" by Out of Flux via Artlist; "Magic Forest" by Itamar Doari via Artlist; "Sonokota" by Guy Buttery via Artlist; "Discovery" by We Dream of Eden via Artlist; "The Ride" by Itamar Doari via Artlist; "Cool the Moon" by Alchemorph via Artlist; "The Undertake" by Borrtex via Artlist; "Everlasting Flower" by DaniHaDani via Artlist; "Cool Tees" by Lahis via Artlist; "Oscillating Form" by Charlie Ryan via Artlist; "Theta" by Michael Ellery via Artlist; "Sun Salutation" by Yotam Agam via Artlist; "Canto Delle Sciacalle" by Cesare Pastanella via Artlist; "Morning Sunbeams" by Yehezkel Raz via Artlist; "Life's Journey Begins" by idokay via Artlist; "Flying Above the Sun" by Yehezkel Raz via Artlist; "Percussive Ideas by Max H. via Artlist; "Tibet" by Ben Winwood via Artlist; "Fur Mushon" by Electric Zoo via Artlist; "Knowledge" by Colors and Carousels via Artlist; "Living It Up Letting You Down" by Bunker Buster via Artlist; "18 Kilograms" by Family Kush via Artlist

Libertarian comedian Doug Stanhope talks about Netflix and being canceled.

"For the first time, the people making TV and movies don't really like TV and movies," says Rob Long, former executive producer of "Cheers." Watch the full replay of Long's interview with Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P78YXNWS4E

"We will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots," actor Bryan Cranston said last month at a SAG-AFTRA strike rally. Longtime TV writer and producer Rob Long responds. Watch the full replay of Long's interview with Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P78YXNWS4E

"Capitalism is what's going to bust these things up," Emmy-nominated producer Rob Long says of entertainment conglomerates. Watch the full replay of Long's interview with Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P78YXNWS4E

A majority of college students believe professors who say something "offensive" should be reported to the university.

Jason Aldean's controversial song"Try That in a Small Town"shot to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Remy wants in on the action. Watch all of Remy's Reason TV music videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL02D02B9A144182DB Parody of "Try That in a Small Town" written and performed by Remy. LYRICS: Open a lemonade stand on the sidewalk Go for a long walk in the middle of the night Keep schools open so that kids can keep on learning You think it's cool, well act a fool if you like Put someone's groceries in a bag That doesn't immediately break Don't bake a penis cake Well try that in a large town See how far you make it down the road Around here we're punishing our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a large town Call the line for nonemergencies 'Cuz somebody's dropping trousers on your daisies That stuff might fly in the country—good luck Well try that in a large town See how far you make it down the road Around here we speed camera our own You cross that line, it won't take long For you to find out, I recommend you don't Try that in a large town Video produced by Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and John Carter.

"Despite my misgivings about nearly every single labor action the Writers Guild has undertaken during my three decades of membership…as I tick through the issues of today, in 2023, I can't help but, God help me, support the union," wrote Rob Long in a column for Commentary shortly before the Writers Guild of America went on strike against the major Hollywood studios on May 1. Long is a Hollywood veteran who wrote for Cheers, co-created and wrote for many other network shows such as the Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch–starring sitcom George & Leo, and served as executive producer of the Kevin James sitcomKevin Can Wait. He also co-founded Ricochet, a conservative news and culture website and podcasting network where he co-hosts The Ricochet Podcast and the GLoP Culture podcast. Watch on YouTube or on Facebook this Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a conversation between Long and Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller about the ongoing writers and actors strike in Hollywood, where they'll analyze the strikers' grievances, react to comments about artificial intelligence and capitalism from actors Bryan Cranston and Alan Ruck, dive deep into the changing economics of show business, and discuss what might be next for an industry undergoing massive changes in the wake of the streaming revolution.

Alex Gladstein on how "monetary colonialism" has crippled the Third World https://reason.com/video/2023/08/09/was-the-radical-left-correct-about-the-imf-and-world-bank/ _______ The global movement against free trade and capitalism that burst into public consciousness at the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization coalesced around the idea that Western elites had ensnared Third World nations in a debt trap to coerce them into adopting neoliberal policies. When poor nations couldn't afford to repay what they owed the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), these Washington-based organizations agreed to restructure the loans of debtor countries, if they would agree to move in the direction of privatization, deregulation, and free trade—a policy agenda pejoratively termed "shock therapy." Leftist leaders like Hugo Chávez claimed that this was part of a pattern of elite subjugation of Latin America that stretched back to Christopher Columbus. He used it as evidence to support Venezuela's turn toward Cuba-style socialism. Columbia University's Joseph Stiglitz, a former chief economist at the World Bank and a Nobel Prize–winning critic of free market capitalism, promoted the same narrative. He blamed the Washington Consensus for pushing policies he deemed too radical and wrongheaded to ever get through in the U.S. Unlike Stiglitz, Alex Gladstein identifies as a classical liberal. The Human Rights Foundation, where he works as chief strategy officer, condemns socialist dictators like Chávez for their crimes against humanity. Yet in his recent book Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development, Gladstein argues that the story told by the radical left about these two organizations is largely correct. His work over the last few years has focused on "monetary colonialism," in which the U.S. and European nations use their control of global currency to override the sovereignty of poor nations in Latin America and Africa. The fix, he says, is for the world to transition to bitcoin, a form of freedom money that no country or corporation can manipulate or control. Reason sat down with Gladstein at the Miami Bitcoin Conference in May to talk about his new book. Credits: James W. Prichard/ZUMAPRESS.com; James W. Prichard/ZUMAPRESS.com; Erik Castro / BlackStar Photos/Newscom; Jim Bryant / UPI Photo Service/Newscom; Jim Bryant / UPI Photo Service/Newscom

Alex Winter, director of the new documentary "The YouTube Effect," Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller reflect on "Me at the zoo," the first video ever posted to the platform. And they talk about the changes on YouTube over time and what effects those changes have had on politics, culture and media. Watch the full conversation with Alex Winter here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzV-SZ8md6E

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki talked about curbing misinformation on YouTube at the World Economic Forum's 2022 conference in Davos. Alex Winter, director of the new documentary "The YouTube Effect," and Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller react and discuss the tension between combating online falsehoods and maximizing free speech. Watch the full conversation with Alex Winter here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzV-SZ8md6E

Alex Winter, director of the new documentary "The YouTube Effect," tells Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller about the story of a young man who was "de-radicalized" by the YouTube channel Contrapoints and discusses the "rabbit hole" effect. Watch the full conversation with Alex Winter here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzV-SZ8md6E

Prime Energy has about as much caffeine as a large Starbucks coffee. Politicians like Sen. Chuck Schumer want the FDA to ban it.

Matt Taibbi talks about free speech in his generation and a new schism within former liberals.

A recent poll found 44% of millennials want to make misgendering a crime. We asked people in Seattle what they think and here’s what one man said.

Matt Taibbi talks about why he’s anti-mandate, lockdowns, and how the press lied about COVID’s threat to kids.

YouTube pulled in 2 million views a day following its launch in 2005. Today, it boasts more than 2.5 billion active monthly users and ranks second in global web traffic. How has this massive video-sharing site affected us psychologically, culturally, and politically? These are the questions director Alex Winter explores in his new documentary The YouTube Effect. Watch the conversation between Winter and Reason's Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller on YouTube or Facebook this Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. They'll talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of YouTube; bipartisan calls for social media regulation; and what role YouTube may have played in the speech suppression campaign that occurred during the pandemic.

A Tennessee high school suspended a junior for three days as punishment for a series of playful Instagram posts lampooning the principal. According to a new lawsuit, that suspension was unconstitutional.