--- description: Nick Gillespie is the editor in chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv and the co-author with Matt Welch of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Nick Gillespie ## Nick Gillespie Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nick Gillespie is the editor in chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv and the co-author with Matt Welch of [_The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America_](http://www.amazon.com/The-Declaration-Independents-Libertarian-Politics/dp/1610391004/ref=as%5Fat/?tag=thedailybeast-autotag-20&linkCode=as2&). ## Nick Gillespie Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Feb 12, 2015 ### [Yes, It's Time for Both Brian Williams and Jon Stewart to Move On](https://time.com/3704993/brian-williams-nbc-nightly-news-jon-stewart-the-daily-show/) The news business has fundamentally changed since both anchors started. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 27, 2015 ### [Can We All Shut Up About the Weather for a While?](https://time.com/3684405/can-we-all-shut-up-about-the-weather-for-a-while/) Especially weather that is totally in keeping with the seasons in which it’s taking place [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 21, 2015 ### [The 5 Worst Moments From the State of the Union](https://time.com/3676260/state-of-the-union-2015-obama-worst-moments/) Before the speech slides down the memory hole, here are five moments to remember and then forget aga... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 15, 2015 ### [The Increasingly Irrelevant Christian Primary](https://time.com/3670018/gop-republican-party-religion/) Displays of religiosity have become increasingly public and de riguer in GOP politics, but the reali... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 9, 2015 ### [Foie Gras Freedom Is Also a Win for Free Speech](https://time.com/3661842/foie-gras-california-food-freedom/) Opponents of the delicacy shouldn't use the state to force their subjective value judgments on those... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 1, 2015 ### [5 Earth-Shaking Trends To Follow in 2015—and Beyond!](https://time.com/3651570/5-earth-shaking-trends-to-follow-in-2015-and-beyond/) Here are five trends that grew in 2014 and will continue to gain steam this year—and through the res... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 12, 2014 ### [Is Reading Executives' Hacked Emails Really Any Better Than Peeping at Hollywood in Its Birthday Suit?](https://time.com/3631860/sony-hack-hollywood-leaks/) Reading hacked emails is hardly any better than being a Peeping Tom [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 4, 2014 ### [Cameras Wouldn't Just Prevent Police Brutality. They Would Prevent Violent Protests Too](https://time.com/3618870/eric-garner-ferguson-cameras-cops/) Want fewer avoidable deaths and potentially angry protests? Then get more video from every possible ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 20, 2014 ### [Uber's Real Crime Is Giving In to Politics as Usual](https://time.com/3597186/uber-real-crime/) The company once fought unfair regulation—now it wants its own [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 11, 2014 ### [Did President Obama Just Break the Internet?](https://time.com/3578385/did-president-obama-just-break-the-internet/) 'Net Neutrality' is a clever phrase but a dumb policy. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 6, 2014 ### [The Midterms’ Real Winner? Independents and Fiscal Sanity (Maybe)](https://time.com/3563215/the-midterms-real-winner-independents-and-fiscal-sanity-maybe/) The next two years are the Republicans’ time—if they use it wisely. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 16, 2014 ### [Pot Is the New Normal](https://time.com/3514137/marijuana-legalization-colorado-new-normal/) Face it: marijuana is legal, crime is down, traffic fatalities are declining and fewer teens are lig... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 3, 2014 ### [Let's Give America's Royal Baby a Time Out](https://time.com/3462013/chelsea-clinton-baby-american-royalty/) Is there anything more distasteful than the obviously strategic use of babies by the rich and powerf... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 25, 2014 ### [Eric Holder's Legacy: Duplicity, Incompetence, and Obliviousness](https://time.com/3430713/eric-holders-legacy-duplicity-incompetence-and-obliviousness/) Holder exists to protect the president and his policies. Worse, his successor will almost certainly ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 19, 2014 ### [iOS 8: The Operating System That Would Be King](https://time.com/3404419/apple-ios8-release-god-king/) No company, even one as worshiped by its fans as Apple, is ever more than a couple of flops away fro... 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