The Reason Roundtable Creators & Guests

Editor in chief at Reason

Nick Gillespie is an American libertarian journalist who was editor-in-chief of Reason magazine from 2000 to 2008 and editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason TV from 2008 to 2017. Gillespie originally joined Reason's staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. He is currently an editor-at-large at Reason.

Flemming Rose is a Danish journalist, author, and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously served as foreign affairs editor at the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

Managing Editor at Reason.

Patrick Jake O'Rourke is a political satirist and journalist. He was previously a columnist at The Daily Beast.

Ben Kissel is a co-owner of Last Podcast Network. He is a podcaster, political commentator, and comedian.

Thomas Massie is an American Republican politician who has been the United States Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012.

Adam Conover is an American comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host. He is the creator and host of the half-hour truTV show Adam Ruins Everything, which is based on the CollegeHumor series of the same name.

Dr. Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is also known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Robby Soave is an editor at Reason. He was on the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Soave is the author of Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump.

University Professor of Economics & Philosophy at George Mason University