What happens when individual consumers—not government bureaucrats, not corporate chieftains, not elite gatekeepers—own the means of their own production? For a half-century, Reason has been giving variants on a five-word answer to that question: Unpredictable and mostly wonderful things.

At our 50th anniversary celebration in Los Angeles this November, we summoned to discuss the democratization of everything an eclectic panel composed of columnist J.D. Tuccille, lover of DIY weaponry and illegal black markets; Reason Foundation Education Director Lisa Snell; and TV showrunner/podcast pioneer Rob Long. I was the moderator.

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