Description
Known for its libertarian mix of investigative reporting, trend-setting essays and caustic wit, Reason magazine has received kudos from both Rush Limbaugh and the president of the ACLU, Nadine Strossen.
In this anthology of some of its best articles, hot-button topics such as biotechnology, the coming war on fatty foods, gay marriage, legalization of drugs and the war on terrorism re addressed by contributors including maverick journalist Christopher Hitchens, Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, comedian Drew Carrey and “20/20” co-anchor John Stossel.
About the Author
Nick Gillespie joined Reason’s staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Salon and many other publications. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television networks such as National Public Radio, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC. Prior to joining Reason, he worked as a reporter at several New Jersey newspapers and as an editor at several Manhattan-based music, movie and teen magazines. He is almost certainly the only journalist, living or dead, to have interviewed both Ozzy Osbourne and the 2002 Nobel laureate in economics, Vernon Smith. In 1996, Gillespie received his Ph.D. in English literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He holds an M.A. in English with a concentration in creative writing from Temple University and a B.A. in English and psychology from Rutgers University. He lives in the Washington D.C. area with his wife and two sons.
