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Libertarians say, 'I told you so'

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published March 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM EDT
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Kevin Wilson with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, March 9, 2026
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“On immigration, speech, and trade, Americans are living in a Libertarian’s nightmare,” writes Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor-in-chief of Reason.

She adds that Libertarians had warned about the many problems they see in the Trump administration — now including new foreign wars.

So, should Americans listen to Libertarians more often? We discuss it with our guest:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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