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Nullus Anxietas
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posted December 11, 2020 09:29 AM
In order to get what I had assumed would be some reasonably unbiased opinion, insights, and discussions about what's going on these days, I recently subscribed to Reason magazine.

Yesterday I cancelled it.

Is it just me, or is Reason magazine not as reasoning, as reasonable, as it used to be? It now seems distinctly left-biased, and it's certainly riddled with authors with severe TDS.



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posted December 11, 2020 09:38 AMHide Post
I thought it is well known on here that Reason is leftist garbage. Apparently not. Big Grin


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Nullus Anxietas
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posted December 11, 2020 09:55 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
I thought it is well known on here that Reason is leftist garbage. Apparently not. Big Grin

What a shame. It didn't used to be. It used to be libertarian.

It still bills itself as a libertarian publication, but it sure comes across as leftist. And not just a little, either.

Mind you: To many here, libertarian oft times looks leftist. I should know Smile But, being either a libertarian or classical liberal, depending upon your definitions, myself, it sure looks more than a little left-leaning to me.



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posted December 11, 2020 10:00 AMHide Post
It seems Trump has broken a lot of these self-described libertarians or liberals and revealed them for who they really are. God forsaken leftists.


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Nullus Anxietas
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posted February 17, 2022 04:17 PMHide Post
As I noted, a bit more than a year back, I'd cancelled my subscription to Reason Magazine because they were seeming, well, unreasonable. Particularly as regarded their treatment of subjects relating to Trump.

Maybe it was confirmation bias at work on me? Maybe they really didn't like Trump, for whatever reasons? Maybe a bit of both?

Either way: In search of some news source that didn't appear to be way off in left or right fields, I gave them another look a few days ago.

They appeared to have returned to reason, so I re-subscribed.

I've been keeping an eye on their front page and have read several articles over the last few days. Everything's been more-or-less in line with the vast majority of opinion I've seen expressed here on SF.

Can't really say as I've found much of anything with which to disagree.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: ensigmatic, February 17, 2022 06:06 PM



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posted February 17, 2022 05:56 PMHide Post
This reminds me of Sceptical Inquirer magazine. I used to enjoy reading some of their articles. Now they're sceptical of any and everything except for the latest crises of the left. Especially climate change. Its a complete, unquestionable fact, absolutely no scepticism is needed there.


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posted February 18, 2022 02:11 PMHide Post
That is hard to believe. I worked with Bob Poole at General Research when him and another person bought out and started Reason in 1974.

It was Libertarian at the time and they were trying to get the Government out of peoples affairs and lives.


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Nullus Anxietas
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posted February 18, 2022 03:07 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by 41:
That is hard to believe.
I'm confused. What is hard to believe? That Reason had appeared to take a left turn, or that it appears to be back on track as a libertarian publication?



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quarter MOA visionary
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posted February 18, 2022 03:19 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by 41:
That is hard to believe.
I'm confused. What is hard to believe? That Reason had appeared to take a left turn, or that it appears to be back on track as a libertarian publication?



So is your analysis based simply based on your perception of Reason and Trump?
Note: I am not doubting you but not familiar with the magazine.
Perhaps some actual examples?
Educate us.
 
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Nullus Anxietas
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posted February 18, 2022 03:36 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
So is your analysis based simply based on your perception of Reason and Trump?
Uhm... not certain of the question.

My "analysis," back in Dec. 2020, when I started this thread, was based upon the fact Reason seemed to disagree with nearly everything Trump did or said. It was my impression they took every opportunity they could to take shots at him. They appeared to me to be doing much as the dominant "news" media did: Believing the worst of Trump and, if something he did or said could be interpreted badly, that was the path they took.

Now, reading the (digital) magazine: They appear to be wholly libertarian in nature. Which is what they always had been in the past.

Being a libertarian publication I would naturally have expected them to be at odds with Trump on some, perhaps many, issues. But they appeared to be "Trump can do no right."

quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
Note: I am not doubting you but not familiar with the magazine.
Here ya go: Reason Magazine Read away Smile

quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
Perhaps some actual examples?
See above for current content. Past content would take more work than I'm willing to put in Smile



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posted February 18, 2022 04:39 PMHide Post
OK, I guess I have to take your word for it, eh?
I only asked because you make the claim.
No biggie if you don't want to say.
Eek
 
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Nullus Anxietas
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posted February 18, 2022 05:18 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
OK, I guess I have to take your word for it, eh?
I only asked because you make the claim.
No biggie if you don't want to say.
Eek
I don't understand what it is you're looking for



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