Is the future of the GOP more libertarian, nationalist, or, somehow, both?<\/span><\/p>\n

Joining us today is Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, entrepreneur, author, and former presidential candidate. He’s been making a hard pitch for what he’s called a “libertarian-nationalist alliance<\/a>” for the past several months. He was at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention where he tried to convince<\/a> libertarians to vote Republican. Reason<\/em>‘s Zach Weissmueller also saw Ramaswamy at the Republican National Convention, where he was trying to convince MAGA supporters to be more libertarian. <\/span>Reason<\/em>‘s <\/span>Stephanie Slade<\/a> saw him make his case<\/a> for “national libertarianism<\/a>” at <\/span>the National Conservatism Conference. That event was also attended by vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, who has a <\/span>different vision<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for the conservative movement. Those dueling visions are the subject of today’s episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/em>\u00a0This episode is plagued by technical issues due to a software malfunction. With the exception of an approximately nine-minute section (which is marked in the episode), the full conversation is intact.<\/em><\/p>\n

Watch the full conversation on\u00a0Reason<\/em>‘s\u00a0YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0Just Asking Questions<\/em>\u00a0podcast feed on\u00a0Apple<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>, or your preferred podcatcher.<\/p>\n

Sources referenced in this conversation:<\/p>\n

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1. Vivek Ramaswamy’s full talk at the National Conservatism Conference<\/a><\/li>\n
2. J.D. Vance’s full talk at the National Conservatism Conference<\/a><\/li>\n
3. “<\/i>Vivek Ramaswamy Debuts ‘National Libertarianism’ at NatCon 4<\/span><\/a>,” by Stephanie Slade<\/li>\n
4. Vivek Ramaswamy: Don’t “replace the left-wing nanny state with a right-wing nanny state.”<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
5. “What I Learned From Paleoism<\/a>,” by Llewellyn Rockwell<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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   • Producer:<\/strong> John Osterhoudt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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