{"id":142611,"date":"2025-09-08T22:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/142611\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:23:08","slug":"maga-is-wrong-about-ai-trump-is-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/142611\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA is wrong about AI. Trump is right."},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, editors\u00a0Peter Suderman<\/a>,\u00a0Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>,\u00a0Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and\u00a0Matt Welch<\/a> dig into Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R\u2013Mo.) speech at the National Conservatism Conference, where he denounced artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies as threats to liberty. They debate why MAGA populists are embracing anti-tech rhetoric, how this mirrors parts of the labor left, and what it means for President Donald Trump’s simultaneous push for AI investment and closer ties with Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n

Our editors also break down the latest jobs report, analyzing labor force participation, manufacturing losses, and whether tariffs and immigration limits are holding back growth. They then turn to New College of Florida’s talk of privatization following its clash with Gov. Ron DeSantis, and what that would mean for university governance. A listener question prompts each editor to explain how they came to identify as libertarian and why the label matters to their work. Finally, the panel examines the Justice Department’s move to ban transgender Americans from gun ownership.<\/p>\n

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0:00\u2014Does AI threaten liberty?<\/p>\n

11:53\u2014AI social anxieties<\/p>\n

20:01\u2014Abundance agenda embraces AI<\/p>\n

23:40\u2014Trump jobs report raises alarms<\/p>\n

32:37\u2014New College of Florida talks privatization<\/p>\n

44:31\u2014Listener question on becoming libertarian<\/p>\n

52:15\u2014Gun ban for transgender Americans<\/p>\n

1:04:33\u2014Weekly cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

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Mentioned in This Podcast<\/p>\n

“Josh Hawley’s Anti\u2013Driverless Cars Policy Would Kill a Lot of People<\/a>,” by Jennifer Huddleston<\/p>\n

“Google’s Industry Dominance Isn’t Unprecedented\u2014and It Isn’t Forever<\/a>,” by James Czerniawski<\/p>\n

“MAGA Economics Is Losing<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“A Bad Jobs Report<\/a>,” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“American Manufacturing Needs Relief From Trump’s Tariffs<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“Major Gun-Rights Groups Oppose the Trump Administration’s Idea To Ban Trans People From Owning Guns<\/a>,” by C.J. Ciaramella<\/p>\n

“The Proposed Ban on Gun Possession by Transgender People Would Be Neither Legal Nor Constitutional<\/a>,” by Jacob Sullum<\/p>\n

“Graham Linehan’s Speech Must Be Defended<\/a>,” by Robby Soave<\/p>\n

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Upcoming\u00a0Reason\u00a0Events<\/p>\n

Why Europe Can’t Get Rich<\/a>, September 10<\/p>\n

The Soho Forum Debate:\u00a0Melanie Thompson vs. Kaytlin Bailey<\/a>, September 15<\/p>\n

Reason Versus\u2014Mass Immigration Is Good for America<\/a>, October 2<\/p>\n

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