NOTHING IS OK.

Reason's Liz Wolfe airs her grievances.  Inflation, workers, the cities, the presidential administration, the opposition, the campaign, the supposedly educated kids, the university, the state of public discourse.

She concludes, though, suggesting a regeneracy might be under way.

In a lot of realms, people are getting back to business at long last.

THAT INCLUDES ME. I came back from maternity leave in January and wrote a piece on how having my son has changed me and why more women ought to get pregnant young (stereotypical girl move, I know). I launched a show called Just Asking Questions with Zach Weissmueller (PLEASE watch us and suggest any guests you'd like to see come on). I made a video essay for Reason that tore RFK Jr. apart—and got a lot of hate—then went on comedian Dave Smith's show to discuss it…which promptly got taken down by the fine censors at YouTube (rude of them). I escaped Brooklyn and moved to Queens. And I inherited this newsletter, with this community of wonderful readers.

If you've waded through all the dismal news up until this point, I hereby commend you. Thank you for reading Reason Roundup, from the bottom of my heart. Statists may continue to try to screw things up for us all, but I have hope for 2024 and all the wonderful things happening far outside central planners' grasps.

For her growing family's sake, and for the sake of free minds and free markets, I hope so, and yet I advise all readers to remain buckled in.