I used to be a subscriber to Reason back in the days when Virginia Postrel ran the show. Hit and Run was actually the first blog I started reading. But sometime in the early part of the decade I just stopped reading. Something had changed. I didn’t know if it was me that changed, the magazine, or a little bit of both.
Either way, I no longer subscribe, because while I still self-identify as a classical liberal, the style just seems to have changed under Nick Gillespie such that it no longer really appeals to me. Maybe it’s meant to appeal to a younger crowd, and I’m just getting old. Anyone else been a reader and think it’s gone downhill?
I used to subscribe, and I think “downhill” is the understatement of the decade.
I used to subscribe, then felt online was good enough. Used to read Reason Online first, then whenever, but everyday. Now I just catch it whenever.
I think that with the rise of blogs, edgy magazines are having a harder time standing out. Also, sometimes the content is way out of date, by months.
It seems to be much more sarcastic and not as serious now.
That’s basically my feeling Random. I think they kind of tried to go Urban Chic instead of being intellectual. I like the tone of Reason better when Virginia was running it.