Libertarian writer Nick Gillespie in his Substack, October 30, 2026, on the Ohio governor's race. The ad he refers to is Ramaswamy's late-campaign ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother.
Nick Gillespie
Things Nick Says on Podcasts
Host of Reason Interview pod, editor at large at Reason, coauthor of Declaration of Independents, literature Ph.D., former teen mag editor. "...is to libertarianism what Lou Reed is to rock ‘n’ roll, the quintessence of its outlaw spirit."-NY Times
Where to Find Them
Nick Gillespie hosts and writes The Compleat Nick Gillespie , hosts and writes The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie , hosts Reason Magazine , hosts and writes The Reason Roundtable , hosts and writes Open to Debate , hosts The Soho Forum Debates , writes The Trip Report by Beckley Waves , writes The Free Press and writes The Smerconish Podcast . They have also been a guest on JLS Podcast , On the Media and Conversations with Coleman .
Recently: “For Libertarians, Election Day Is the Cruelest Day of the Year” on The Compleat Nick Gillespie (October 2026); “The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb” on The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie (October 2026); “The Untold Story Behind the Race for the Atomic Bomb” on Reason Magazine (October 2026); “Bloody, Bloody Midterms (for the GOP)” on The Compleat Nick Gillespie (October 2026); “California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion” on Reason Magazine (October 2026); “California's Wealth Tax Could Cost the State $39 Billion” on The Reason Roundtable (October 2026).
What They Said
From libertarian writer Nick Gillespie's newsletter, explaining why he plans to write in "none of the above" for New York governor in 2026. He is describing the choice between Hochul and Republican Bruce Blakeman.