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Zach Weissmueller

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Past articles by Zach:

Did 'every conspiracy theory' about Twitter turn out to be true?

The internal company documents offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the federal agencies distorted the public debate one of the world's largest social media platforms. → Read More

We can make it to Mars without NASA

"We can—and should—develop space without government help," says Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole. → Read More

Emily Kopp: The Media Overlooked COVID Lab Leak Evidence

Public officials concealed their conflicts of interest and role in funding research that may have caused the pandemic, says health reporter Emily Kopp. → Read More

Video: Is This Atlanta Streetcar 'The Worst Transit Project of All Time'?

Transit ridership, especially rail, has collapsed post-pandemic, but the Atlanta BeltLine Coalition wants to build a $2.5 billion streetcar. → Read More

Bitcoin Can Become Untraceable.

Bitcoin's creator designed it to be radically transparent, but the tools exist to make it as hard to trace as cash. → Read More

Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party

Supporters say they want to "make the Libertarian Party libertarian again." Critics say they’re shitposting edgelords who will destroy the LP from within. → Read More

The Death of Walt Disney’s Private Dream City?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance. → Read More

Can We Fix San Francisco?

San Fransicko author Michael Shellenberger on homelessness, crime, addiction, and his differences with progressives and libertarians. → Read More

California's Recall Is a Revolt Against Gov. Gavin Newsom's Progressive Agenda

Leading candidates Larry Elder, Kevin Faulconer, and Kevin Kiley cite homelessness, crime, housing costs, and energy shortages as evidence that one-party rule is failing the Golden State. → Read More

Los Angeles Is Squandering $1.2 Billion While Homeless Face a 'Spiral of Death'

Federal Judge David O. Carter says Los Angeles' “inaction" is "so egregious, and the state so nonfunctional" that it's likely "in violation of the Equal Protection Clause." → Read More

Hong Kong Is in Trouble. Let Its People Escape China by Coming to America.

It would be smart foreign policy and beneficial to the U.S. economy. → Read More

Were the COVID-19 Lockdowns a Mistake?

Andrew I. Friedson says they flattened the curve. Lyman Stone disagrees. → Read More

How China Corrupted the World Health Organization's Response to COVID-19

Trump isn't absolved of his own failures in confronting the pandemic, but the WHO's response to the coronavirus destroyed much of its credibility and damaged the field of public health. → Read More

L.A.'s Plan To Solve Its Homeless Problem Is a Mess

More than 2,500 homeless individuals sleep on the streets of the 53-square-block Skid Row area in downtown Los Angeles. "Skid → Read More

Population Control Isn't the Answer to Climate Change. Capitalism Is.

"We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales → Read More

National Conservatism and the American Identity Crisis

What does it mean to be an American, and what do individuals owe to the country in which they live? → Read More

Inside Hong Kong's Fight To Keep Chinese Authoritarianism at Bay

Activist and celebrity musician Denise Ho discusses the Hong Kong protests, her 2014 arrest, and the future of Hong Kong's autonomy from China. → Read More

Right to Try Gives Terminal Patients Access to Potentially Life-Saving Treatments Without FDA Permission

In May of 2018, President Donald Trump signed a new law allowing patients with life-threatening conditions to access experimental medications without obtaining FDA approval. In our latest podcast, Reason's Zach Weissmueller sits down with Christina Sandefur, executive vice president of the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute, which played a key role in getting the law passed in 41 states before it… → Read More

How Capitalism Will Get Us to Mars and Beyond: Podcast

A conversation with Mike Solana, a vice president at Peter Thiel's venture capital firm → Read More

Do Kids Need School? Inside the 'Unschooling' Movement

"School is a place where children go to learn to be stupid," said author and educator John Holt. → Read More