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The magazine now has a circulation of around 60,000. In addition, since December of [[2002]] the magazine's website has hosted a popular blog, [[Hit and Run]], with many ''Reason'' writers as contributors. | The magazine now has a circulation of around 60,000. In addition, since December of [[2002]] the magazine's website has hosted a popular blog, [[Hit and Run]], with many ''Reason'' writers as contributors. | ||
In an interview, [[Loompanics]] founder Michael Hoy critiqued ''Reason''''s advertising policy: | |||
:''Reason magazine for years forbade Loompanics to place any ad whatsoever – this from a publisher who claims to be devoted to "Free Minds and Free Markets" (as long as they are not too free, I guess). I remember once, shortly after they had refused one of our book ads, receiving a fund-raising letter from Reason soliciting "donations" on the grounds that they were such big-balled, two-fisted freedom fighters that they had difficulty selling ads in their magazine, and you were therefore supposed to give them something for nothing. These hypocrites refused to engage in a straight-forward honest business deal (selling us ads), instead asking for handouts (and lying about why they were doing it) – this from an outfit which opposes [[food stamp]]s for poor people on the grounds that giving them something they did not earn would destroy their "incentive" to earn a living.'' | |||
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Revision as of 12:02, 20 September 2005
Reason magazine is a leading libertarian magazine from the Reason Foundation.
Reason, founded in 1968, is the monthly print magazine of "free minds and free markets". It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason takes a somewhat more popular approach to libertarianism than its fellow libertarian journal Liberty.
Nick Gillespie has been the magazine's Editor-in-Chief since 2000. Other writers include Charles Paul Freund, Jacob Sullum, Jesse Walker, Brian Doherty, Ronald Bailey, Matt Welch, Tim Cavanaugh, Julian Sanchez, Kerry Howley, Cathy Young, Jonathan Rauch, and cartoonist Peter Bagge.
Erik Spiekermann, the inventor of the typeface Meta, made a redesign of Reason in 2001, aiming for a look "cleaner, more modern, making use of the Meta typeface throughout".
The magazine now has a circulation of around 60,000. In addition, since December of 2002 the magazine's website has hosted a popular blog, Hit and Run, with many Reason writers as contributors.
In an interview, Loompanics founder Michael Hoy critiqued Reason''s advertising policy:
- Reason magazine for years forbade Loompanics to place any ad whatsoever – this from a publisher who claims to be devoted to "Free Minds and Free Markets" (as long as they are not too free, I guess). I remember once, shortly after they had refused one of our book ads, receiving a fund-raising letter from Reason soliciting "donations" on the grounds that they were such big-balled, two-fisted freedom fighters that they had difficulty selling ads in their magazine, and you were therefore supposed to give them something for nothing. These hypocrites refused to engage in a straight-forward honest business deal (selling us ads), instead asking for handouts (and lying about why they were doing it) – this from an outfit which opposes food stamps for poor people on the grounds that giving them something they did not earn would destroy their "incentive" to earn a living.