In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie welcome not just one but two special guests from The Dispatch. In this convivial Roundtable crossover episode, Jonah Goldberg and Kevin D. Williamson ruminate on Kamala Harris' veep options, identity politics, and drug legalization.

04:54—Kamala Harris' potential running mates

20:09—Identity politics across both major parties

36:40—Weekly Listener Question

56:16—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Josh Shapiro Is Kamala Harris' Best Bet for Veep," by Robby Soave

"Trump and Harris Are Just Making It Up as They Go," by Eric Boehm

"J.D. Vance Has Changed a Lot Since the Days of Hillbilly Elegy," by Steven Greenhut

"Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Who Defended COVID Lockdowns in Court Now Says They Were a Mistake," by Eric Boehm

"Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Is Threatening To Veto His Own School Voucher Plan," by Eric Boehm

"Majority of Public Comments Support Descheduling or Legalizing Marijuana," by Joe Lancaster

"Don't Blame Decriminalization for Oregon Drug Deaths," by Jacob Sullum

"Glenn Loury on Economics, Black Conservatism, and Crack Cocaine," by Nick Gillespie

"Paris Spent $1.5 Billion Cleaning Poop Out of the Seine, and It's Still Too Dirty for Olympic Swimming," by Natalie Dowzicky

"Full Interview with Nick Gillespie (How the World Works)," by Kevin Williamson

"Faisal Saeed Al Mutar, Melissa Chen: Bringing Enlightenment Values to the Middle East," by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman altogether flinch at the newfound media fawning over Vice President Kamala Harris' ascendancy to the top of the Democratic party's presidential ticket.

01:35—Cringe media honeymoon phase with Kamala Harris

21:23—GOP buyer's remorse with J.D. Vance

39:14—Weekly Listener Question

47:58—President Joe Biden proposes SCOTUS reforms

51:46—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Kamala's Fabricated Gen Z Appeal," by Liz Wolfe

"Media Coverage of 'Border Czar' Kamala Harris Is Cringe," by Robby Soave

"America Deserves a Boring Vice President," by Bekah Congdon

"'Karens for Kamala?' Inside the White Women Zoom Call for Harris," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The Border Czar Illusion," by Liz Wolfe

"Even After the Harris-Biden Substitution, the Presidential Race Still Sucks," by J.D. Tuccille

"It's Been Easy To Forget How Bad Kamala Harris Is," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"J.D. Vance Is a Bridge to Trumpism Beyond Trump," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"J.D. Vance, Taxing the Childless, and the Power of Framing," by Ilya Somin

"The 'Pro-Worker' GOP Is Anti-Worker," by Veronique de Rugy

"Do Running Mates Matter? The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections," by Christopher J. Devine and Kyle C. Kopko

"Evaluating the impact of vice presidential selection on voter choice," by John Wihbey

"With Deadpool & Wolverine, Marvel Has Lost the Plot," by Peter Suderman

"The Bad News Bears Gets More Disturbing—and Awesome—Every Year," by Matt Welch

Despite its apparent brevity, it's going to be a very long election cycle. pic.twitter.com/1hn8VvhAAH

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 29, 2024

From the @AP: '"When she speaks, she speaks for me," Biden said, noting her past work as California's attorney general makes her specially equipped to lead the administration's response.'…The move echoes not only Obama's decision to deputize Biden but also Trump naming Vice… https://t.co/BjDNTr1KnN pic.twitter.com/1nnkYC6C5V

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 25, 2024

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the state of the 2024 presidential race one day after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.

01:41—President Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.

32:52—Weekly Listener Question

41:44—Republican National Convention reactions

52:06—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Fellow Democrats Force Joe Biden Out of His Reelection Bid," by Eric Boehm

"Biden's Final Flip-Flop," by Jacob Sullum

"BYEden," by Liz Wolfe

"Why Kamala Harris should never be president," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Kamala Harris Hopes You'll Forget Her Record as a Drug Warrior & Draconian Prosecutor," by Katherine Mangu-Ward and Justin Monticello

"Trump's Acceptance Speech Was Too Long—and Very Effective," Nick Gillespie

"Republicans Say Joe Biden Should Quit the Presidency Right Now," by Robby Soave

"It's Been Easy To Forget How Bad Kamala Harris Is," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Could Kamala Harris Be an Anti-War Candidate?" by Matthew Petti

"Getting a Home Depot Employee Fired for Calling for Trump's Assassination Is Still Cancel Culture," by Billy Binion

"Have Republicans Abandoned Free Markets?" by Emma Camp

"Trump Wishes Americans Stayed in Afghanistan To Fight China," by Matthew Petti

"Does MAGA Want Unity and Peace—or Vengeance?" by Zach Weissmueller

"Republicans Don't Even Pretend To Want To Cut Government Anymore," by Eric Boehm

"We Showed Trump Voters the National Debt," by Zach Weissmueller

"Libertarians Are More Politically Homeless Than Ever," by J.D. Tuccille

"Can Trump Unite by Going Light on Policy?" by Christian Britschgi

"MAGA Voters Try To Convince a Libertarian To Vote Trump," by Emma Camp

"Why the New Republican Platform Is Moderate on Abortion," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Republicans Have Completely Abandoned Criminal Justice Reform," by Joe Lancaster

"Vivek's Vision," by Liz Wolfe

"RNC Speakers Give Exaggerated Impression of Immigrant Crime," by Fiona Harrigan

"Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Bend the Knee to Donald Trump," by Robby Soave

"At the Republican National Convention, War Is Peace," by Matthew Petti

"Trump and Vance's Foreign Policy Is More War Disguised As Anti-War," by Matthew Petti

"Teamsters Boss Sean O'Brien Put Political Spectacle Ahead of His Job," by Eric Boehm

"J.D. Vance Is a Bridge to Trumpism Beyond Trump," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"What the Media Hate About J.D. Vance," by Robby Soave

"J.D. Vance Turned an Inspiring Personal Story Into an Unsatisfying Political Sales Pitch," by Eric Boehm

"J.D. Vance Thinks Lina Khan Is Doing a Great Job," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"J.D. Vance Completes Trump's Ideological Takeover of the Republican Party," by Matt Welch

"Grand Old Populists," by Liz Wolfe

"Republicans Hammer Biden on Inflation. But Do They Have a Better Plan?" by Billy Binion

"It's Not Racist to Hate the Government," Nick Gillespie

"3 Policies That Are More Racist Than Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy," Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

"Should NBA Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Be Fired for Racist Remarks?" by Nick Gillespie

"Does Mozilla Dumping Its CEO Over Prop. 8/Anti-Gay-Marriage Stance = McCarthyism?" by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Upcoming events:

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend.

01:44—Trump's Assassination attempt

27:06—President Joe Biden's press conference

43:07—Republican National Convention begins today

52:08—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Donald Trump Bloodied in Assassination Attempt," by Eric Boehm

"Assassination Attempt," by Liz Wolfe

"Trump's Defiance of an Assassin's Bullet Reaffirmed Populist Appeal," by J.D. Tuccille

"The 2024 GOP Platform Barely Mentions Gun Rights," by Jacob Sullum

"Against 'Incitement,'" by Matt Welch

"In Defense of Inflamed Rhetoric," by Jack Shafer

"Blaming assassination on overheated commentary: No new tactic," by W. Joseph Campbell

'The #1 thing that you need to do is…to make it harder to hire illegal aliens in the first place.' In calling for 'large-scale deportations,' @JDVance1 calls for targeting businesses, which is a shift from traditional GOP priorities. pic.twitter.com/h840L24G6r

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) June 18, 2024

2023 American Values Survey on support for political violence

"Ukrainian President…Putin?" by Liz Wolfe

"Dave Weigel: What If Biden Quits?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Biden Can't Shake This," by Liz Wolfe

"Biden's BFFs Knew the Cognitive Decline Was Real," by Robby Soave

"Biden Blames the Elites," by Liz Wolfe

"The 2024 GOP Platform Promises To 'Make America Affordable Again.' So Why Are They Embracing Fiscal Insanity?" by Veronique de Rugy

"Republicans Confirm Their Plan To Let Social Security Go Insolvent," by Eric Boehm

"Trump's Veep: Better Burgum Than Vance or Rubio," by Robby Soave

"Bad Therapist," by Nancy Rommelmann

"'Migrant invasion,' mass deportations top 2024 GOP platform," by Rafael Bernal

Jesus Fucking Christ. The @OhioState University should be deeply embarrassed by this alum. https://t.co/cEUYVDUo18

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) July 14, 2024

"Trump's Morally Retarded Plan to 'Make America Great Again' Through Operation Wetback and the Trump Wall," by Shikha Dalmia

"Operation Wetback (1953-54)," by Immigration History

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown size up the fallout from the mainstream media's lag in coverage of Joe Biden's cognitive decline, despite evidence existing well before his seismic debate performance on June 27.

01:50—Media fallout after Biden's debate performance

28:13—The Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity.

37:06—Weekly Listener Question

42:46— The Supreme Court's ruling on social media moderation

50:39—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Ticket Change?" by Liz Wolfe

"Biden Insists Beyond All Reason That He's the Most Qualified Person To Be President," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Why Didn't the Media Notice Joe Biden's 'Jet Lag' Sooner?" by Robby Soave

"Kamala Harris Is a Cop Who Wants To Be President," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Kamala Harris Was the Real Winner of Last Night's Debate," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Biden's Litany of Excuses," by Liz Wolfe

"Presidential Debate Debacle Was a Great Argument for Smaller Government," by J.D. Tuccille

"Biden, Trump, and RFK Jr. Are All Anti-Freedom," by John Stossel

"Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling Could Shield Outrageous Abuses of Power," by Jacob Sullum

"Social Media Moderation Is Speech, Says Supreme Court," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Stop Using My Song: 35 Artists Who Fought Politicians Over Their Music," by Eveline Chao

"Boss Talk: Why celebrities should never shut up—but stop complaining," by Nick Gillespie

"Bye-Bye American Pie," Nick Gillespie

"Why Superman and Wyatt Earp Left Kansas but Still Loved the Place," by Nick Gillespie

"Stephen Colbert Finds the Focus on Biden's Age to Be Old News," by Trish Bendix

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Upcoming events:

• Monday, July 15: Matt Ridley and Stephen Goldstein debate the lab leak theory at the Soho Forum in New York City. Use the discount code REASON for 25 percent off all tickets. Details here.
• Tuesday, July 23: New York City premiere of Reason's Backpage documentary and panel discussion. Was the federal prosecution of online classified ad site Backpage.com a win for opponents of sex trafficking or a loss for First Amendment rights? View a new documentary by Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Paul Detrick and participate in a panel with Brown and Old Pros' Kaytlin Bailey about the case moderated by Nick Gillespie. Tickets are $10 and include beer, wine, soft drinks, and a light buffet. Seats are limited. Details here.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman stare ever deeper into the abyss while recapping the hapless display at last week's first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

01:50—Reactions to the Biden vs. Trump debate

21:43—Were any concrete policies discussed during the debate?

33:46—Weekly Listener Question

41:02—Supreme Court rules on Chevron deference

48:39—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Sad Thoughts About American Politics," by Eugene Volokh

"Joe Biden, Hot Mess," by Liz Wolfe

"Joe Biden: The Latest Elderly Politician Who Refuses To Retire," by Joe Lancaster

"Kamala Harris Was the Real Winner of Last Night's Debate," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Why a Disastrous Biden-Trump Debate Could Be the Best Outcome for America," by Eric Boehm

"Joe Biden Should Drop Out," by Nate Silver

"The State of Our Biden Is Historically Frail," by Matt Welch

"Presidential Debate Debacle Was a Great Argument for Smaller Government," by J.D. Tuccille

"Liberals in Biden Panic Mode Should Learn To Love Limits on Executive Power," by Christian Britschgi

"Trump Is More Like Recent Presidents Than Anyone Wants To Admit," by Nick Gillespie

"Biden Fumbled the Ball on Abortion," by Emma Camp

"Why Can't Americans Have an Honest Foreign Policy Discussion?" by Matthew Petti

"Trump Blames Biden for Never Removing the Tariffs Trump Imposed," by Eric Boehm

"At the Presidential Debate, Biden Says He 'Beat Medicare,'" by Christian Britschgi

"No One Defended Immigration at the First Presidential Debate," by Fiona Harrigan

"If Trump Is Going To Start Deporting Immigrants Who Broke the Law, Will He Start with Melania?" by Nick Gillespie

"Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Is Anti-American," by Fiona Harrigan

"Julian Assange's Freedom Came at a Steep Price," by Zach Weissmueller

"Julian Assange and WikiLeaks Deserve Our Thanks for Making Governments More Transparent," by Nick Gillespie

"The Legacy of Assange's Prosecution," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Julian Assange, a Free Man," by Liz Wolfe

"Review: Documenting Julian Assange's Legal Battles," by Brian Doherty

"SCOTUS Repudiates Doctrine That Gave Agencies a License To Invent Their Own Authority," by Jacob Sullum

"Understanding Chevron's Death," by Will Baude

"'Administrative State Is THE Leading Threat to Civil Liberties of Our Era.'" by Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser, and Todd Krainin

"The Stare Decisis Analyses in Dobbs and Loper Bright," by Josh Blackman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman lament the latest dire forecast from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last week forecasting a $2 trillion budget deficit in 2024.

02:31—$2 trillion federal budget deficit

21:17— Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump on immigration

37:02—Weekly Listener Question

46:23—Revisiting Anthony Fauci and COVID-19 origins

55:18—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Federal Budget Deficit Forecast Jumps $400 Billion, Fueled by Student Debt Forgiveness," by Emma Camp

"The National Debt Is Now So High That Every American Essentially Owes $100,000," by John Stossel

"Why We Need To Shrink the National Debt, and Fast!" by Nick Gillespie and Mark McDaniel

"The Golden Age of Groupon Government," by Nick Gillespie

"Trump Suddenly Loves Immigration," by Liz Wolfe

"Protections for the Undocumented," by Liz Wolfe

"There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics," by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

"Should the U.S. Shut Its Borders? A Free Press Debate," featuring Nick Gillespie

"The Five Best Arguments Against Immigration—and Why They're Wrong," by Nick Gillespie and Todd Krainin

"The End of Obesity?" by Ronald Bailey

"Whole Foods' John Mackey: We Must Change How We Think About Capitalism," by Nick Gillespie

"Government Subsidies Keep Your Food Boring," by C. Jarrett Dieterle

"Mandatory GMO Disclosure Doesn't Sway Shopping Habits (But Will Drive Up Costs)," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The War on Fat," by Jacob Sullum

"American Slender," by Nick Gillespie

"Maybe Brian Williams Just Needs to Write a Book Denouncing the Drug War?" by Matt Welch

"Anthony Fauci's Inner Circle Initially Thought COVID Came From a Lab," by Rand Paul

"In Congress, Debate Rages About How To Prevent the Next Lab Leak," by Christian Britschgi

"COVID-19 Misinformation: Brought to You by the U.S. Government," by Robby Soave

"'Vast Majority' of Pandemic Employee Retention Credit Claims Are Likely Scams, Says IRS," by J.D. Tuccille

"Make the CDC an Infectious Disease Epidemic Fighter Again," by Ronald Bailey

"Presidential Screen Test," by Nick Gillespie

"Based on a True Story: Bill Clinton and the New Court Culture," by Nick Gillespie

"Is Rob Lowe a Libertarian?: 'I want the government out of almost everything,'" by Nick Gillespie

Upcoming Events:

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman pore over recent Supreme Court decisions regarding the abortion pill mifepristone and the Trump administration's ban on gun bump stocks.

02:01—Supreme Court rulings on abortion pill and bump stocks

16:45—Secret recording of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

27:45—Weekly Listener Question

37:11—Hunter Biden's conviction

44:30—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Unanimous Supreme Court Rejects Abortion Pill Challenge," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The Ignored Aesthetic Standing Argument In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine," by Josh Blackman

"Justice Thomas Takes Aim at Associational Standing," by Jonathan H. Adler

"The Standing Analysis in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine," by Josh Blackman

"In Defense of Roe," by Nick Gillespie

"Trump's Abortion Dilemma," by Jacob Sullum

"Supreme Court Upholds the Rule of Law by Rejecting the Trump Administration's Bump Stock Ban," by Jacob Sullum

"Justice Thomas Reverses President Trump's Executive Overreach in Cargill v. Garland," by Josh Blackman

"Second Amendment Roundup: Bump Stocks are not Machineguns," by Stephen Halbrook

"Justice Kavanaugh Denies Standing For Docs Against Glocks," by Josh Blackman

"Supreme Court OT2023 at the Middle of June," by Jonathan H. Adler

"Republicans Upset by Trump's Conviction Should Embrace Criminal Justice Reform," by Steven Greenhut

"The 'Bombshell' Secret Alito Recording Was Not a Bombshell," by Billy Binion

"Federally Funded Dad Jokes," by Eric Boehm

"House Passes Bill To Automatically Register Young Men for the Draft," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Dizzy Gillespie (No Relation) on World War II Service," by Nick Gillespie

"Best of Both Worlds: An Interview with Milton Friedman," by Brian Doherty

"Mandatory National Military Service Is a Bad Idea," by Joe Lancaster

"Hunter Biden's Gun Conviction Does Not Resolve a Constitutional Dispute That Pits Him Against His Father," by Jacob Sullum

"The Mainstream Media Is Still in Denial About Hunter Biden's Laptop," by Robby Soave

"Netflix's Fake Assassin Movie, Hit Man, Is So Enjoyable It's Almost Criminal," by Peter Suderman

"It's (Almost) Always the Feds: How the FBI Fabricates Schemes To Entrap Would-Be Radicals," by C.J. Ciaramella

"WARNING: You Won't Like This New Label," by Liz Wolfe

"Where Culture Trumps Politics," by Nick Gillespie

"The Horrible Truth about Super-Science," by Dave Weigel

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe on Broken Record with Rick Rubin

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman scrutinize President Joe Biden's executive order updating asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to illegal border crossings.

01:32—Biden's new asylum restrictions

21:38—The prosecution of political opponents: former President Donald Trump, Hunter Biden, and Steve Bannon

33:25—Weekly Listener Question

39:56—No one is reading The Washington Post

48:09—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Biden Announces Sweeping Asylum Restrictions at U.S.-Mexico Border" by Fiona Harrigan

"Biden's New Asylum Policy is Both Harmful and Illegal" by Ilya Somin

"Travel Ban, Redux" by Josh Blackman

"Immigration Fueled America's Stunning Cricket Upset Over Pakistan" by Eric Boehm

"Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver Wants To Bring Back 'Ellis Island Style' Immigration Processing" by Fiona Harrigan

"Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Face the Illogical Consequences of an Arbitrary Gun Law" by Jacob Sullum

"Hunter Biden's Trial Highlights a Widely Flouted, Haphazardly Enforced, and Constitutionally Dubious Gun Law" by Jacob Sullum

"Hunter Biden's Multiplying Charges Exemplify a Profound Threat to Trial by Jury" by Jacob Sullum

"The Conviction Effect" by Liz Wolfe

"Laurence Tribe Bizarrely Claims Trump Won the 2016 Election by Falsifying Business Records in 2017" by Jacob Sullum

"A Jumble of Legal Theories Failed To Give Trump 'Fair Notice' of the New York Charges Against Him" by Jacob Sullum

"Does Donald Trump's Conviction in New York Make Us Banana Republicans?" by J.D. Tuccille

"The Myth of the Federal Private Nondelegation Doctrine, Part 1" by Sasha Volokh

"Federal Court Condemns Congress for Giving Unconstitutional Regulatory Powers to Amtrak" by Damon Root

"Make Amtrak Safer and Privatize It" by Ira Stoll

"Biden Threatens To Veto GOP Spending Bill That Would 'Cut' Amtrak Funding to Double Pre-Pandemic Levels" by Christian Britschgi

"This Company Is Running a High-Speed Train in Florida—Without Subsidies" by Natalie Dowzicky

"Do Not Under Any Circumstances Nationalize Greyhound" by Christian Britschgi

"With Ride or Die, the Bad Boys Movies Become Referendums on Masculinity" by Peter Suderman

"D.C. Water Spent Nearly $4,000 On Its Wendy the Water Drop Mascot" by Christian Britschgi

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman debrief in the wake of former President Donald Trump's conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records last week in New York City.

00:33—Donald Trump's conviction

27:37—Weekly Listener Question

42:11—Recent undercovered stories

50:48—This week's cultural recommendations

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Does Donald Trump's Conviction in New York Make Us Banana Republicans?" by J.D. Tuccille

"Trump's Conviction Requires Him To Surrender His Guns. Civil Libertarians Should Be Troubled." by Jacob Sullum

"The Prosecution's Story About Trump Featured Several Logically Impossible Claims," by Jacob Sullum

"First Felon," by Liz Wolfe

"Trump's Conviction Suggests Jurors Bought the Prosecution's Dubious 'Election Fraud' Narrative," by Jacob Sullum

"Trump Jury Instructions Invite Conviction Based on a Hodgepodge of Dubious Theories," by Jacob Sullum

"Prosecutors Say Trump Tried To 'Hoodwink the American Voter,' Which Is Not a Crime," by Jacob Sullum

"The Felon," by Matt Labash

"Chase Oliver: What Does the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Really Believe?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Chase Oliver Is the Libertarian Party's Presidential Pick," by Eric Boehm

"$7.5 Billion in Government Cash Only Built 8 E.V. Chargers in 2.5 Years," by Joe Lancaster

"Biden's Tariffs Are a Bad Idea," by Eric Boehm

"Fauci to Congress: 6-Foot Social Distancing Guidance Likely Not Based on Data," by Christian Britschgi

"'15 Days To Slow the Spread': On the Fourth Anniversary, a Reminder to Never Give Politicians That Power Again," by John Stossel

"The CDC Made America's Pandemic Worse," by Peter Suderman

"The CDC's Guidance for Summer Camps Is Insane," by Robby Soave

"CDC's New 'Reopening' Guidance Will Keep Schools Closed in the Fall," by Matt Welch

"What Ken Burns' New Film Gets Right—and Wrong—About the Roosevelts," by Damon Root

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Zach Weissmueller rehash the events that took place this past weekend in Washington, D.C., during the 2024 Libertarian National Convention, where former President Donald Trump addressed the crowd ahead of the Libertarian presidential candidate selection process.

01:20—Libertarian Party convention recap

38:14—Weekly Listener Question

44:22—Some Memorial Day memorializing

58:40—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"WATCH: Libertarians React to Donald Trump's Speech at Their Convention," by Zach Weissmueller

"Chase Oliver Is the Libertarian Party's Presidential Pick," by Eric Boehm

"Trump, Who Wants To Execute Drug Dealers, Promises To Free Ross Ulbricht," by Billy Binion

"Libertarians Booed Donald Trump Because He Isn't Libertarian," by Robby Soave

"No, Vivek Ramaswamy, a Libertarian-Nationalist Alliance Doesn't Make Sense," by Eric Boehm

"Cato Institute President Peter Goettler on Why Trump is no Libertarian," by Ilya Somin

"Inside the Libertarian Party's Decision To Host a Trump Speech," by Brian Doherty

"Dave Smith: What Is a Libertarian?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Debate: It's Time for a National Divorce," by Angela McArdle and Zach Weissmueller

"What Does the Mises Caucus Really Want?" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"What's Next for Chase Oliver, the Libertarian Who Forced a Runoff in the Georgia Senate Race?" by Eric Boehm

"How's the New Libertarian Party Doing? Live With Angela McArdle" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself," by Brian Doherty

"Zach Weissmueller: Will the Mises Caucus Save or Kill the Libertarian Party?" by Nick Gillespie

"Ron Paul Revolution 2.0: Angela McArdle's Plan for the Libertarian Party," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party," by Zach Weissmueller, Nick Gillespie, and Danielle Thompson

"Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012–20?" by Matt Welch

"Super Size Me Was Not Groundbreaking Journalism," by Billy Binion

"South Park Libertarians," by Nick Gillespie and Jesse Walker

"It's Time for Over-the-Counter Ozempic," by Charles M. Silver, Jeffrey A. Singer, and Michael F. Cannon

Upcoming Reason Events:

• The Reason Roundtable LIVE! on June 6 in Washington, D.C.
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Last weekend, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman recorded an episode of The Reason Roundtable in front of a live audience at Reason Weekend in Boston, Massachusetts, with topics centered on both past and future U.S. vice presidents.

1:23—President Joe Biden proposes new tariffs on China

11:42—Potential Donald Trump V.P. picks

27:06—Kamala Harris

35:35—Favorite vice presidents of American history

42:49—This week's cultural recommendations

54:06—Audience Q&A

Upcoming Reason Events:

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman consider U.S. foreign policy toward Iran in the wake of a helicopter crash that left Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian dead.

00:51—Iranian president dies in helicopter crash

16:46—Drug Enforcement Administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana

34:59—Weekly Listener Question

45:54—Reason Weekend 2024

56:09—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Iran's President Dies," by Liz Wolfe

"World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows," by J.D. Tuccille

"Sanctions Are for Losers," by Steve H. Hanke

"The Iranian Coup that Led to 67 Years of Reckless Intervention," by Nick Gillespie

"Iran's Theocracy Will Collapse Because of People Like Kimia Alizadeh," by Nick Gillespie

"Elica Le Bon: Is War With Iran Coming?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"They Said They Didn't Want War With Iran. Now They're Cheering on War With Iran." by Matthew Petti

"What We Saw at the Rally Against the Iran Nuclear Deal," by Nick Gillespie

"DEA Moves To Reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Kat Murti: How To End the Drug War for Good," by Nick Gillespie

"12 Senators Urge the DEA To Legalize Marijuana, Which Only Congress Can Do," by Jacob Sullum

"What Rescheduling Marijuana Would and Wouldn't Do," by Jacob Sullum

"Biden's Spin on Marijuana's Rescheduling Exaggerates Its Practical Impact," by Jacob Sullum

"Kamala Harris Implausibly Claims Biden's Marijuana Pardons Number in the 'Tens of Thousands,'" by Jacob Sullum

"Rescheduling Marijuana Does Not Address Today's Central Cannabis Issue," by Jacob Sullum

"Want To Stop School Book Battles? Give Parents Real Choice in Education," by Nick Gillespie

"Rick Doblin: 'People Should Have the Fundamental Human Right To Change Their Consciousness,'"  by Nick Gillespie

"Why We'll Never Run Out of Energy: Q&A with Science Writer Charles Mann," by Jim Epstein

"Your Flight Is Delayed," by Robert Poole

"FAA safety review reveals air traffic control dysfunction," by Robert Poole

Upcoming Reason Events:

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman conjure up a few changes they'd wish to see in the vain hope of improving U.S. presidential campaigns and consider the Biden administration's threat to cut off arms shipments to Israel.

00:35—Desirable presidential campaign reforms

23:00—Weekly listener question

33:20—FreedomWorks is disbanding

49:34—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"6 States" by Liz Wolfe

"Social Security and Medicare Are Going Insolvent. Neither Biden nor Trump Has a Plan for It." by Eric Boehm

"The New York Case Against Trump Relies on a 'Twisty' Legal Theory That Reeks of Desperation" by Jacob Sullum

"Biden-Backed DISCLOSE Act Would Dox Donors to Groups That Run Political Ads" by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Patrick Ruffini: Why Blacks and Hispanics Are Turning Toward Trump" by Nick Gillespie

"Last Night's Debate Was a Disaster. That's Exactly Why There Should Be More of Them." by Eric Boehm

"The AWOL Electorate" by Nick Gillespie

"Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden" by Nate Cohn

"Is America's Blank Check for Israel Ending?" by Matthew Petti

"Biden, the Arms Supplier" by Liz Wolfe

"Chaos in Rafah" by Liz Wolfe

"Tea Party Nihilism vs. Occupy Wall Street Participatory Democracy" by Nick Gillespie

"Tea Party Confidential: Live From the September 12 [2009] Taxpayer March on Washington" by Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, Michael C. Moynihan, Dan Hayes, and Meredith Bragg

"Peter Schiff Speaks for the 1 Percent at Occupy Wall Street" by Anthony Fisher

"Marco Rubio Used To Know How Tariffs Work. What Happened?" by Eric Boehm

"How GOP Fiscal Sanity Died, in 7 Easy Steps" by Matt Welch

"Legendary Punk Producer Steve Albini Says the Internet Solved the Problem With Music" by Peter Suderman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the mismatch between Americans' lingering concerns over inflation compared to politicians' failure to address it.

01:39—Americans still care about inflation.

16:49—Donald Trump to speak at Libertarian Party National Convention

41:08—U.S. House of Representatives passes the Antisemitism Awareness Act

50:24—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Americans Are Still Really Worried About Inflation," by Eric Boehm

"COVID Stimulus Money Lined the Pockets of Scammers and Fueled Inflation," by J.D. Tuccille

"Inflation Is So Back," by Eric Boehm

"Inflation Returns!" by Peter Schiff, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, Scott Sumner, Randall Parker, James Grant, Steven Gjerstad, Vernon L. Smith, and Donald Luskin

"Biden Is Clueless About Inflation," by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"How Biden's Agenda Is Causing Inflation," by Nick Gillespie

"Who's Really To Blame for Inflation?" by Jonathan Bydlak

"L.A. Beats NYC?" by Liz Wolfe

"Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party," by Brian Doherty

"David Boaz on Libertarianism, Ronald Reagan, and the 2024 Election," by Nick Gillespie

"Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Justin Amash's Vision for the Libertarian Party," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Ron Paul Revolution 2.0: Angela McArdle's Plan for the Libertarian Party," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Dave Smith: Comedian, Podcaster…Presidential Candidate?" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Biden Announces Second Attempt at Widespread Student Loan Forgiveness," by Emma Camp

"Mike Rowe Wants More Philosopher-Welders," by Nick Gillespie

"Should We Forgive Student Debt?" by Nick Gillespie

"Are Millennials Responsible for Their Own Student Debt?" by Nick Gillespie

"The Immorality of Student Loan Forgiveness and Free College," by Nick Gillespie

"The Antisemitism Awareness Act Will Make It Illegal To Criticize Israel on Campus," by Robby Soave

"Bipartisan Legislation Would Let the Government Create Speech-Chilling 'Antisemitism Monitors,'" by Emma Camp

"The Fall Guy Is a Crowd-Pleasing Homage to Silver Screen Stunt Work," by Peter Suderman

"A White Woman's Documentary About Muslim Extremists Is Being Canceled. Guess Why." by Robby Soave

"How Facebook Gender Identity Is Like Pop-Tart Sushi," by Nick Gillespie

Nick Gillespie interviews Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Kat Murti in New York City on May 8

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the spate of anti-Israel campus protests at universities across the country, followed by another look at the trials of both Harvey Weinstein and Donald Trump in New York.

00:37—Campus protests across the country

31:35—Weekly Listener Question

38:01—Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned in New York

44:01—Trump trials continue apace

48:57—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Why Are College Kids Terrified?" a Q&A with Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott by Nick Gillespie

"'Is College 'The Incubator of the Nanny State'? Nick Gillespie Talks with FIRE"

"Animal Farm 1970," by Lanny Friedlander

"Seriousness Crisis," by Liz Wolfe

"School's Out," by Christian Britschgi

"Texas Public Colleges Crack Down on Peaceful Anti-Israel Protests," by Emma Camp

"The Morningside Heights Tent City," by Liz Wolfe

"USC Cancels Valedictorian's Speech Over Bogus 'Safety Concerns,'" by Emma Camp

"There's Nothing Modern About MMT," by Alexander William Salter

"The Fiscal Hawks Were Right About Debt and Interest Rates," by Veronique de Rugy

"Why We Need To Shrink the National Debt, and Fast!" by Nick Gillespie

"Want To Boost Economic Growth? Tell the Government To Spend Less," by Veronique de Rugy

"Thanks for Democracy, Greece, but Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out of 1st World!" by Nick Gillespie

"The Court Was Right To Overturn Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction," by Billy Binion

"Alvin Bragg's 'Election Interference' Narrative Is Nonsensical," by Jacob Sullum

"The Alarming Implications of Trump's Immunity Claim," by Jacob Sullum

"At Trump's Trial, a Window Into the Golden Era of Tabloids," by Michael Rothfeld

"Challengers Is the Horny Tennis Movie Hollywood Needs," by Peter Suderman

"Anarchy, State and Utopia," by Eric Mack

Nick Gillespie's upcoming interview with Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Kat Murti on May 8 in New York City

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Eric Boehm lament a horrible weekend for freedom, as Congress passed a collection of bad bills concerning military spending for Ukraine and Israel, a TikTok ban, and a reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

00:53—House of Representatives passes substantial bipartisan military spending aid package that includes Ukraine and Israel

22:50—New Title IX rules

34:00—Weekly Listener Question

41:03—House votes to reauthorize Section 702 of the FISA

48:29—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Democrats and Republicans Unite To Give Weapons Manufacturers $59 Billion," by Matthew Petti

"Ukraine Crisis: U.S. Must Use Restraint," by Nick Gillespie

"Should America keep funding Ukraine?" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Why Sanctioning Russia Will Fail," by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"Hot Takes Are Making the Ukraine Invasion Worse," by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"Steven Pinker: What Went Wrong at Harvard," by Nick Gillespie

"Should America stop funding Israel's war?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"How much aid does the U.S. owe Israel?" by Robby Soave

"Hamas, Israel, and what it means for the U.S.," by Nick Gillespie

"New Title IX Rules Erase Campus Due Process Protections," by Emma Camp

"Laura Kipnis: How Colleges Criminalized Sex," by Nick Gillespie

"The Guardians of Free Speech," by Nick Gillespie

"If They Ban TikTok, Is Apple Next?" by Rand Paul

"TikTok Measure Passed by House Is Unconstitutional in Multiple Ways," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Campus Rape Expert Can't Answer Basic Questions About His Sources," by Linda LeFauve

"How an Influential Campus Rape Study Skewed the Debate," by Robby Soave

"The Politics of Campus Sexual Assault," by Cathy Young

"Guilty Until Proven Innocent," by Cathy Young

"Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Jones Act Traffic Jam," by Eric Boehm

"Remy: Cabotage (Beastie Boys Jones Act Parody)," by Remy, Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and John Carter

"Let's Scrap the Jones Act," by Andrew Heaton

"Appeals Court Rules That Cops Can Physically Make You Unlock Your Phone," by Joe Lancaster

"How the FISA Reauthorization Bill Could Force Maintenance Workers and Custodians To Become Government Spies," by Eric Boehm

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman contextualize Iran's retaliatory strike against Israel before bemoaning the recent vote in Congress on the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

02:20—Iran's retaliatory strike on Israel

13:05—House votes to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA.

29:21—Weekly Listener Question

42:00—Arizona Supreme Court rules on law that would ban nearly all abortions.

47:23—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Iran Attacks Israel," by Liz Wolfe

"Biden Sends U.S. Forces To Protect Israel's Borders for the First Time Ever," by Matthew Petti

"What's the Root Cause of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?" by Eli Lake and Jeremy Hammond

"After Hamas Attack, There Are No Good Options in the Middle East," by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman

"The Iranian Coup that Led to 67 Years of Reckless Intervention," by Nick Gillespie

"Come Back With a Warrant," by Eric Boehm

"Biden Hints at Freedom for Julian Assange," by J.D. Tuccille

"Edward Snowden: The Individual Is More Powerful Today Than Ever Before," by Nick Gillespie

"'Selective Surveillance Outrage' and 'Situational Libertarianism' Isn't Good Enough, Congress!" by Nick Gillespie

"Why We Get the Police State We Deserve—and What We Can Do to Fix That," by Nick Gillespie

"Supreme Court Says Officials Who Block Critics on Social Media Might Be Violating the First Amendment," by Jacob Sullum

"Everyone Agrees Government Is a Hot Mess. So Why Does It Keep Getting Bigger Anyway?" by Nick Gillespie

"In Defense of Roe" by Nick Gillespie

"Abortion & Libertarianism: Nick Gillespie, Ronald Bailey, Mollie Hemingway, & Katherine Mangu-Ward"

"Trump's Abortion Stance Is Convenient, but That Does Not Mean He's Wrong," by Jacob Sullum

"What Leaving Abortion Up to the States Really Means," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"William F. Buckley, RIP," by Jacob Sullum

"Radical Squares," by Nick Gillespie

"FDR: A One-Man Show," by Chris Elliott

"The Big Guy's Last Drink," by Peter Suderman

The Libertarian Moment, UFC300 edition (Renato Moicano invokes Mises)

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman consider President Joe Biden's updated response to the war in Gaza following a strike by Israeli military forces that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. And with tax day on the horizon, the editors reflect on how Biden's plan to hire new IRS agents is resulting in more audits of the middle class.

03:02—Biden's response to Israeli military forces killing seven aid workers in Gaza

27:04—The IRS hires more workers, and more middle-class audits result.

36:16—Weekly Listener Question

47:56—Eclipse day!

53:25—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Biden Says Arab States Ready To Recognize Israel in Future Deal," by Jordan Fabian

"Should pro-Hamas students be blacklisted?" by Nick Gillespie

"The West Bank Comes to New Jersey," by Matthew Petti

Nancy Rommelman's dispatches from Israel

"Russ Roberts on October 7 and the Future of U.S.-Israel Relations," by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Throwing Money at the IRS Won't Fix Its Problems," by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"Promise-Breaking IRS," by Liz Wolfe

"In 2022, the IRS Went After the Very Poorest Taxpayers," by Liz Wolfe

"Massive Scale of Improper Payments Show Govt is Too Big NOT to Fail," by Veronique de Rugy

"3 More Reasons To Fear the IRS," by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

"Remy: What Are the Chances? (An IRS Love Song)," by Remy, Austin Bragg, and Meredith Bragg

"Remy: Best Song Ever! (One Direction Parody—Tax Code Edition)," by Remy, Austin Bragg, and Meredith Bragg

"W-2 WTF?!?!: Tax Facts to Make Your Head Explode!" by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"The New Philosophers Rock France," by William Bonner

"Velvet President," by Matt Welch

"Was Foucault a Libertarian? Nick Gillespie Explains Why Philosopher's Greatest Protégé Was the Free Market," by Davis Richardson

"Libertarian Postmodernism: A Reply to Jordan Peterson and the Intellectual Dark Web," by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Goodbye True World," by Nick Gillespie

"'We Are as Gods and Might as Well Get Good at It,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Václav Havel's Funeral: Why Truth Needs Love," by Matt Welch

"Curb This, Mofo," by Nick Gillespie

"Enthusiasm, Curbed," by Nick Gillespie

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss Donald Trump's horrible tariff proposal, reactions to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, and the late Joe Lieberman.

02:05—Trump vs. Biden on trade

19:39—Reactions to the Baltimore bridge collapse

31:17—Weekly Listener Question

39:22—R.I.P. Joe Lieberman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Trump's Tariff Would Cost the Typical American Household Roughly $1,500 Each Year," by the Center for American Progress Action Fund

"The Post-Neoliberalism Moment," by Daniel W. Drezner

"The Obscure Protectionist Law That Will Slow Clean-Up of the Baltimore Bridge Disaster," by Eric Boehm

"The Immigrant Workers Who Died on the Baltimore Bridge Were Hardworking Heroes," by Fiona Hartigan

"No Labels, With No Candidate, Says Yes to a 2024 Presidential Campaign," by Matt Welch

"In Search of Joe Lieberman's Conscience," by Jacob Sullum

"Biden and Trump Try To Wish Away the Looming Entitlement Crisis," by Jacob Sullum

"Friday A/V Club: Joe Lieberman Battles Digital Demons," by Jesse Walker

"Goodbye, Globalization?" by Daniel W. Drezner

"Johan Norberg: Why We Need a Capitalist Manifesto," by Nick Gillespie

"Sharply Fewer in U.S. View Foreign Trade as Opportunity," by Mohamed Younis

"3 Things To Know About the 'New NAFTA' That Begins Today," by Eric Boehm

"Free Trade Would Boost the Economy, But It's Not on the Ballot," by J.D. Tuccille

"Biden and Europe remove Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs, but it's not free trade," by Chad P. Bown and Katheryn (Kadee) Russ

"Managing Trade's History," by John V.C. Nye

"Trump, Reagan, and Why Republicans Flip-Flopped on Free Trade," by Todd Krainin

"The Obscure Protectionist Law That Will Slow Clean-up of the Baltimore Bridge Disaster," by Eric Boehm

"The Immigrant Workers Who Died on the Baltimore Bridge Were Hardworking Heroes," by Fiona Harrigan

"Fox News host slammed for linking Baltimore Key bridge disaster to immigration: 'Reprehensible stupidity,'" by Martha McHardy

"Maria Bartiromo: Money honey who stirred Ramone's hormones," by David Teather

"Rick Scott's Thirst for Urine Will Remain Unslaked," by Jacob Sullum

David Simon on Francis Scott Key bridge collapse

"Reaping the Whirlwind," by Glenn Garvin

"The Problem with Hurricane Sandy Relief," by Joshua Swain, Jim Epstein, and Nick Gillespie

"Adios, Vinegar Joe," by Tim Cavanaugh

"Are You an "Electronic Child Molester?" by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"Get Yer Ya-Yas Out," by Nick GillespieListener Question:

"The Movie 'Miss Virginia' Powerfully Dramatizes the Urgent Need for School Choice," by Nick Gillespie

"Donald Trump Supports School Choice. Here's Why You Should Too." by Nick Gillespie

"Biden Expands Pardons for Low-Level Federal Marijuana Offenders," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Biden Administration Endorses Legislation to End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity," by C.J. Ciaramella

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the Justice Department's nonsensical antitrust case against Apple before turning their attention to Donald Trump's $464 million bond payment deadline in his New York civil fraud case.

00:41—Bonkers antitrust suit against Apple

20:27—Congress passes $1.2 trillion spending package

29:54—Weekly Listener Question

42:20—Trump contests $464 million bond payment in New York civil fraud case

50:52—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"The Absurd Apple Antitrust Lawsuit," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"European Union's AI Law Will Heavily Regulate a Technology Lawmakers Don't Understand," by Varad Raigaonkar

"Antitrust's Greatest Hits," by David B. Kopel and Joseph Bast

"Competition, Not Antitrust, Is Humbling the Tech Giants," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Don't Let E.U. Bureaucrats Design Americans' Tech," by Jennifer Huddleston

"Joe Biden's Endless River of Debt and Regulation," by Nick Gillespie

"Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces Measure To Oust Mike Johnson as House Speaker," by Joe Lancaster

"A GOP Plan To Raise the Retirement Age Reveals How Unserious Washington Is About Social Security," by Eric Boehm

"The National Debt Is a National Security Issue," by Eric Boehm

"'Emergency' Spending Is Out of Control," by Eric Boehm

"3 Reasons To Abolish Social Security Now!" by Nick Gillespie

"3 Reasons to Fix Social Security Now!" by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

"Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?" by Nick Gillespie

"Science Fiction Fans Are Fighting About Politics. It's Not the End of the Universe." by Peter Suderman

Nick Gillespie's take on X on Trump's latest award:

And yet I continue to place out of the money in the annual NICK GILLESPIE AWARDS held at the Nick Gillespie Apartment and voted on by Nick Gillespie. Kudos, Donald, kudos. pic.twitter.com/nF0tB1vac6

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) March 25, 2024

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman weigh in on the approved House bill that could potentially usher in a ban on popular social media app TikTok in the United States.

01:49—Legislation to ban TikTok

16:39—California's continued high-speed rail boondoggle

33:48—Weekly Listener Question

43:25—Elon Musk launches Starship rocket

46:31—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Banning TikTok Would Give the Feds Way Too Much Power," by Robby Soave

"Algorithm Not for Sale," by Liz Wolfe

"TikTok's Opponents Want Chinese-Style Censorship in America," by Matthew Petti

"The U.S. Steel/Nippon Deal Should Be None of Joe Biden's Business," by Eric Boehm

"Hey look a new scientific book abt how TikTok is addicting kids like 'narcotics'!" writes Nick Gillespie on X, formerly Twitter

"California's High-Speed Rail Needs Another $100 Billion. That's a Great Reason Not To Build It." by Eric Boehm

"Annie Duke: Quitting Is Totally Underrated," by Nick Gillespie

"America Is Taking a High-Speed Train to Bankruptcy," by David Ditch

"How Florida Beat California to High-Speed Rail," by Natalie Dowzicky

"The Problem With the 'Abundance Agenda,'" by Christian Britschgi

"We Told You Why and How California's High-Speed Rail Wouldn't Work. You Chose Not To Listen." by Matt Welch

"The Political Class Knew California High-Speed Rail Was B.S., and Supported it Anyway," by Matt Welch

"3 Reasons Obama's High-Speed Rail Will Go Nowhere Fast," by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"On the Passing of a Liberal Deregulator," by Matt Welch

"Learning From Kodak's Demise," by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch

"Milton Friedman Was No Conservative," by Brian Doherty

"Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman's Legacy," by Nick Gillespie

"Oscar-Nominated Robot Dreams Is a Gentle Animated Love Story About Dogs, Robots, and 1980s New York," by Peter Suderman

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome back sudden special guest (and former Roundtable host) Andrew Heaton! The editors reflect on President Biden's recent State of the Union address and look ahead to the unavoidable slog of eight more months of election coverage.

04:11—President Biden's feisty, yet empty, State of the Union address

24:27—Third party election outlook

46:43—Weekly Listener Question

55:49—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"State of the Union (on Stimulants)" by Liz Wolfe

"The State of Our Biden Is Historically Frail" by Matt Welch

"Remarks by the President in the State of the Union Address" by Joe Biden

"No Labels, With No Candidate, Says Yes to a 2024 Presidential Campaign" by Matt Welch

"Biden's Inaccurate and Inadequate Lip Service to Marijuana Reform Ignores Today's Central Cannabis Issue" by Jacob Sullum

"Biden Touts More Forever Wars, Breaking His 2021 Promises" by Matthew Petti

"Third Party Candidates Widening Trump's Lead Over Biden" by Matt Welch

"Biden's Plan To Subsidize Homebuyers Won't Work" by Christian Britschgi

"Biden Says He'll Make the Wealthy Pay More To Fix Social Security. Here's Why That Won't Work." by Eric Boehm

"Biden Is Wrong About Student Debt Forgiveness" by Emma Camp

"Not Again With the 'Shrinkflation,' Please" by Eric Boehm

"RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"The Limits of Taxing the Rich" by Brian Riedl

"How Long Could Billionaires Fund the Government" by Nick Gillespie  and John Osterhoudt

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Check out Andrew Heaton's podcast The Political Orphanage here.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman debate the pros and cons of various ideas for electoral reform ahead of this week's Super Tuesday primary contests.

00:27—The Supreme Court rules Colorado can't remove Donald Trump from the ballot.

06:19—Electoral dysfunction, incentives, plus pros and cons of various proposed reforms

36:40—Weekly Listener Question

45:48—Sen. Mitch McConnell (R–Ky.) announces his retirement.

56:06—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Supreme Court Unanimously Rules That States May Not Disqualify Trump As an Insurrectionist," by Jacob Sullum

"Does Ranked Choice Voting Disenfranchise Minorities?" by Joe Lancaster

"The Modern Supreme Court Agrees With Chief Justice Chase: Trump Cannot Be Removed From the Presidential Ballot," by Josh Blackman

"Supreme Court Rules for Trump in Section 3 Disqualification Case," by Ilya Somin

"'Super' Week," by Eric Boehm

"How Ranked Choice Voting Would Sort the Republican Primary Field," by Eric Boehm

"Morris P. Fiorina: Why 'Electoral Chaos' Is Here To Stay," by Nick Gillespie

"In Alaska, Ranked Choice Voting Worked," by Eric Boehm

"Gerrymandering Is Making Elections Less Competitive," by Eric Boehm

"The Commission on Presidential Debate's 15 Percent Polling Criterion Must Go, Argues Lawsuit from Gary Johnson," by Brian Doherty

"How GOP Fiscal Sanity Died, in 7 Easy Steps," by Matt Welch

"Dune: Part Two Is a Glorious Sci-Fi Spectacle," by Peter Suderman

"The Great Gatsby's Creative Destruction," by Nick Gillespie

"Comic: Robert A. Heinlein in 'The Moon Is a Hot Babe,'" by Peter Bagge

"Robert Heinlein at 100," by Brian Doherty

"The Parables of Octavia Butler," by Amy H. Sturgis

"Science Fiction Is for Socialists?" by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"Sandra Newman: Reimagining 1984 From Julia's Perspective," by Nick Gillespie

"Science Fiction: Created Worlds," by John Pierce

"Review: Dune and The Velvet Underground," by Kurt Loder

"Herbert's Dune It Again," by Patrick Cox

"Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich Debate," by South Park Studios

"Episode 77: Nick Gillespie / The Byrds," by Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar

Nick Gillespie's Q&A on C-SPAN

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Matt Welch is back, alongside Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman. The editors talk about Nikki Haley's primary defeat in her home state of South Carolina and President Joe Biden's plan to attack "corporate greed."

00:36—Nikki Haley loses in South Carolina.

15:42—Biden's plan to attack "corporate greed"

29:06—Weekly Listener Question

46:41—This week's cultural recommendations

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Donald Trump Defeats Nikki Haley in South Carolina Primary," by Joe Lancaster

"Losing the Home State," by Liz Wolfe

Reason Foundation Pension Reform

"In 2020, Teachers Unions and Police Unions Showed Their True Colors," by Peter Suderman

"Want To Challenge Your Speed Camera Ticket? That'll Be $100." by Daryl James and Bobbi Taylor

"After the War," by Matt Welch

"Sovereignty Is Such a Lonely Word," by Matt Welch

"We Are Going to the Moon," by Eric Berger

"Kevin Costner Goes Back to the Well of Westerns in Yellowstone," by Glenn Garvin

"Saturday Night Live Fires New Cast Member Shane Gillis for Using Offensive Language," by Robby Soave

"Biden's Job Approval Edges Down to 38%," by Megan Brenan

"2024 General Election: Trump vs. Biden vs. Kennedy vs. West" in RealClearPolling

"Comparison of opinion polling during the Trump and Biden administrations" in Ballotpedia

Party of the People by Patrick Ruffini

"Narrow Wins In These Key States Powered Biden To The Presidency" by Benjamin Swasey and Connie Hanzhang Jin

Trump and Milei Hug at CPAC

"How Americans View the Conflicts Between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, and China and Taiwan" by Jordan Lippert

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Katherine Mangu-Ward is in the driver's seat, alongside Nick Gillespie and special guests Zach Weissmueller and Eric Boehm. The editors react to the latest plot twists in Donald Trump's various legal proceedings and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

00:41—The trials of Donald Trump in Georgia and New York

25:04—Weekly Listener Question

33:23—Sora, a new AI video tool

43:55—The death of Alexei Navalny

49:58—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"How a New York Judge Arrived at a Staggering 'Disgorgement' Order Against Trump," by Jacob Sullum

"Prosecutor Fani Willis Touts the Value of Cash, but What About the Rest of Us?" by J.D. Tuccille

"Trump Ordered To Pay $364 Million for Inflating His Assets in Civil Fraud Trial," by Joe Lancaster

"Alvin Bragg Is Trying To Punish Trump for Something That Is Not a Crime," by Jacob Sullum

"Alexei Navalny's Death Is a Timely Reminder of How Much Russia Sucks," by Eric Boehm

"Why Is Nike Stomping on Independent Creators?" by Kevin P. Alexander

"Bury My Sneakers at Wounded Knee," by Nick Gillespie

"Creation Myth: Does innovation require intellectual property rights?" by Douglas Clement

"A Private Libertarian City in Honduras," by Zach Weissmueller

"The Real Reasons Africa Is Poor—and Why It Matters," by Nick Gillespie

Bono's Ukraine Speech

"Justice or persecution? The Trump dilemma"

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and special guest Emma Camp react to the announcement that President Joe Biden will not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents and parse a fresh batch of speech gaffes underpinning his apparent cognitive decline.

00:29—Quick reactions to last night's Super Bowl LVIII

06:10—Special counsel will not prosecute Joe Biden in classified documents case.

26:06—House Republicans attempt to tie foreign aid spending bill to domestic border crisis.

35:12—Weekly Listener Question

44:48—Congressional Budget Office delivers latest bleak report on future U.S. economic outlook

52:26—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Joe Biden's No Good, Very Bad Day," by J.D. Tuccille

"Nice Old Man," by Liz Wolfe

"Trump's Alleged Defiance and Deceit Distinguish His Handling of Secrets From Biden's," by Jacob Sullum

"Americans Unhappy With Politicians They'll Soon Vote Back Into Office," by J.D. Tuccille

"Biden's Bizarre 'Shrinkflation' Nonsense," by Eric Boehm

"Elizabeth Warren's 'Shrinkflation' Rant Is an Incredible Exercise in Blame Shifting," by Christian Britschgi

"The Real Student Loan Crisis Isn't From Undergraduate Degrees," by Emma Camp

"The Bankruptcy of Bidenomics," by Peter Suderman

"Border Bill Blows Up," by Robby Soave

"The Good and the Bad of the Senate Border Bill," by Fiona Harrigan

"'Zero Illegal Crossings' Is an Unattainable Goal for the Border," by Fiona Harrigan

"Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Can Free Markets Win Votes in the New GOP?" by Stephanie Slade

"How Oregon Became a Linchpin for the Country's Drug Policies," by Maia Szalavitz

"A Study Finds 'No Evidence' That Decriminalization Boosted Drug-Related Deaths in Oregon," by Jacob Sullum

"Alcohol Prohibition Was a Dress Rehearsal for the War on Drugs," by Nick Gillespie

"Federal Government Will Borrow Another $20 Trillion in the Next Decade," by Eric Boehm

"Surging Immigration Will Reduce Deficits by $1 Trillion," by Eric Boehm

"How Increasing Immigration Can Reduce the Deficit," by Eric Boehm

"Debate: The U.S. Should Increase Funding for the Defense of Ukraine," by Cathy Young and Will Ruger

Reason's archive on "border crossings"

"Open Borders in America: A Look Back and Forward," by Ed Krayewski

"Politicians Need To Stop Pretending the National Debt Is Sustainable," by Veronique de Rugy

"Requiem for a Redneck: Mojo Nixon, 1957–2024," by Michael J. Socolow

"Oh, Mojo," by Matt Welch

"A Joe Biden (War on) Christmas," by Nick Gillespie, Meredith Bragg, and Austin Bragg

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman counter the twisted logic of former President Donald Trump's recent claim that he would raise tariffs on all Chinese imports if he were to retake the White House.

00:24—Trump proposes more tariffs

15:24—Bidenomics and the weird economy

30:49—Weekly Listener Question

44:22—Senate hearing on social media harms

52:41—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Can Free Markets Win Votes in the New GOP?" by Stephanie Slade

"David Stockman on Why Trump Can't Fix the Debt: 'This Guy Is Part of the Swamp,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Josh Hawley Thinks the White House Can Force an Aluminum Plant To Stay Open," by Eric Boehm

"On Economic Issues, the Populist Right and Left Share a Lot of Common Ground," by Veronique de Rugy

"The Bankruptcy of Bidenomics," by Peter Suderman

"Biden Considering Higher Tariffs on E.V.s Imported from China, Raising Prices for Americans," by Joe Lancaster

"Protectionism Ruined U.S. Steel," by Eric Boehm

"Americans Unhappy With Politicians They'll Soon Vote Back Into Office," by J.D. Tuccille

"How Will Reason Staffers Vote in 2020?" by Reason staff

"Who's Getting Your Vote?: Reason's Revealing Presidential Poll," by Reason staff

"Why Are Political Journalists More Scared of Revealing Their Votes Than Baseball Writers?" by Matt Welch

"Why Aren't Other Journalism Outlets Disclosing Their Presidential Votes?" by Matt Welch

"Show Us Your Vote!" by Matt Welch

"Mark Zuckerberg Is Not a Murderer, Mr. Senator," by Robby Soave

"Mark Zuckerberg Is Calling for Regulation of Social Media To Lock in Facebook's Position," by Nick Gillespie

"Is True Detective the Most Libertarian Show on TV?" by Nick Gillespie

"Enthusiasm, Curbed," by Nick Gillespie

"All Culture, All the Time," by Nick Gillespie

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman weigh in on the unfolding situation along the U.S.-Mexico border and reckon with the recent deaths of three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.

01:14—Border crossing disputes at U.S.-Mexico border

19:49—U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan

29:12—Weekly Listener Question

37:39—White House halts natural gas export terminals

44:22—New Hampshire primary post-game

47:22—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"The Twisted Logic of Greg Abbott's Border Policy," by Fiona Harrigan

"Death in Jordan," by Robby Soave

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Doubles Down on Dangerous Claim That Immigration Is 'Invasion,'" by Ilya Somin

"Massive Migrant Reduction," by Liz Wolfe

"The War on Terror Zombie Army Has Assembled," by Matthew Petti

"The Killing of 3 American Troops Was an Avoidable Tragedy," by Matthew Petti

"Does Biden Need Congressional Authorization for His Strikes Against the Houthis?" by Ilya Somin

"What Javier Milei Could Teach Democrats and Republicans About Capitalism," by Veronique de Rugy

"Free Markets Are the Best and Fastest Way to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions," by Ronald Bailey

"Capitalism Makes You Cleaner," by Matt Welch

"Independents Hate the Trump-Biden Rematch," by Matt Welch

"Goodbye to Haley the Hawk," by Liz Wolfe

"New Hampshire Takes Us Closer to a Trump-Biden Rematch," by Christian Britschgi

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman hold a postmortem examination of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' suspended campaign for president before considering Donald Trump's recent claim that presidents deserve full immunity from prosecution.

00:27—Ron DeSantis drops out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination

19:54—Trump claims full presidential immunity

30:05—Weekly Listener Question

47:00—Argentine President Javier Milei addresses Davos

54:38—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Ron DeSantis Could Have Run on a Message of Freedom," by Eric Boehm

"So Long to the Man in Lifts," by Liz Wolfe

"4 Reasons Why Dean Phillips Could Shock Write-in Joe Biden in New Hampshire Tuesday," by Matt Welch

"No Labels Has 13 Presidential Candidates, 14 State Ballots, and 7 Weeks To Decide Whether To Run," by Matt Welch

"Is DeSantis a Principled Governor or a Retaliatory Culture Warrior?" by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

"How Should Libertarians Think About Ron DeSantis?" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Trump's Demand for 'Total' Presidential Immunity Reflects His Authoritarian Impulses," by Jacob Sullum

"Meet the New Boss: Donald Trump, Who Wants To Tell You What You Can Buy and Sell," by Nick Gillespie

"Should Libertarians Vote For Trump? Nick Gillespie vs. Walter Block," a Soho Forum debate by Gene Epstein

"Donald Trump on Libertarianism: 'I like it. A lot of good things.'" by Nick Gillespie

"Javier Milei Tells World Leaders: 'The State Is Not the Solution,'" by Katarina Hall

"Is Javier Milei a 'Doctrinaire Hayekian' and a Secret Reason Science Project?" by Nick Gillespie

"Conservative Liberals for Mainstream Anti-MSMism," by Matt Welch

"Talking about Punk as a 'Cultural Antibiotic' for the Body Politic!" by Nick Gillespie

"School Choice Is Popular and Increasingly Common," by J.D. Tuccille

Reason's archive on National School Choice Week

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman stare down the results of last night's Iowa caucuses, which saw former President Donald Trump notch a resounding win in his bid to return to the White House.

01:45—Iowa caucuses results and recap

33:52—Weekly Listener Question

41:02—The U.S. attacks on Houthis in Yemen

47:13—The latest on the bipartisan spending deal drama in Congress

49:58—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Trump Romps Through Iowa Caucuses, Calls for GOP to 'Come Together,'" by Eric Boehm

"The Comeback Kid," by Liz Wolfe

"Vivek Ramaswamy Leaves the Field," by Jesse Walker

"Chris Christie Tried To Break Trump's Hold on the GOP. It Didn't Work." by Eric Boehm

"Most Iowans Don't Care About the Caucuses. You Shouldn't Either." by Adam Sullivan

"The Case Against Trump: Donald Trump Is an Enemy of Freedom," by Matt Welch

"Joe Biden's $11 Trillion Plan To Bankrupt America," by Nick Gillespie

"U.S. Attacks Houthis in Yemen," by Liz Wolfe

"The War on Terror Zombie Army Has Assembled," by Matthew Petti

"Storks Don't Take Orders From the State," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Are Car Seat Laws Driving Down America's Birthrate?" by Christian Britschgi

"Does Biden Need Congressional Authorization for His Strikes Against the Houthis?" by Ilya Somin

"MLK's Contested Yet Universal Blueprint for Freedom," by Matt Welch

"The Beekeeper Is a Pulpy, Enjoyable Action Movie About a Rigged System," by Peter Suderman

"11 Trillion Reasons To Fear Joe Biden's Presidency" by Nick Gillespie

"RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Jeb Bush: What He Thinks of Trump, Biden, DeSantis, and 'Florida Man,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Vivek Ramaswamy: Why He's Running for President—and Against 'Woke Capitalism,'"  by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Baby Bust!" by Kerry Howley

"Can Governments Increase Birthrates? Should They?" by Nick Gillespie

"Child-proofing the World," by Nick Gillespie

"'American Fiction': The Great Awokening," by Kurt Loder

"Sharks Stuffed With Money," by Nick Gillespie

The Reason Speakeasy with David Stockman, January 22, 2024

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In this week's episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward welcome back Nick Gillespie, alongside special guest Christian Britschgi. The editors check in on Nikki Haley's slight surge in the Republican primary race and then assess the Democratic Party's growing fears about the state of Joe Biden's reelection campaign.

00:32—Nikki Haley's campaign situation

25:23—Democratic concerns about the Biden campaign

38:19—Weekly Listener Question

40:44—Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns.

47:05—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"No, Nikki Haley, We Don't Need to Turn Schools Into Airports, the Place Literally Everyone Hates," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Haley Rising," by Liz Wolfe

"Nikki Haley Opposed Boeing Subsidies at Tonight's GOP Debate. As Governor, She Gave Boeing Millions." by Christian Britschgi

"Nikki Haley's Crazy Plan To Require Verification on Social Media," by Robby Soave

"2024 GOP Candidates Are Competing To Restrict Immigration," by Fiona Harrigan

"Republicans Pivot to Bombing Iran in Third Debate," by Eric Boehm

"My Favorite Things (TSA Version)," by Remy, Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and John Carter

"Southern Nationalism," by Charles Oliver

"Blame Joe Biden and the Fed for Inflation," by Nick Gillespie and Vernon Smith

"Joe Biden's $11 Trillion Plan To Bankrupt America," by Nick Gillespie

"Real Man of Genius: Joe Biden," by Nick Gillespie and Dan Hayes

"Blessed Are the Shitposters," by Liz Wolfe

"Does A.P. Really Think Conservatives Invented Plagiarism Accusations?" by Robby Soave

"Harvard's Affirmative Action Hire Gets the Boot," by Liz Wolfe

"Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns After Plagiarism Scandal," by Robby Soave

"Hell Hath No Fury," by Liz Wolfe

"Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again," by Nick Gillespie

"Artifact: Andy Warhol's Ironic Achievement," by Nick Gillespie

"Supreme Court: Andy Warhol's Prince Prints Not 'Transformative' Enough for Fair Use," by Joe Lancaster

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In this year's first episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward welcome special guests Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Zach Weissmueller to make predictions for 2024 and take one last look at 2023.

02:31—2024 predictions

20:08—Lessons from 2023

32:05—Assorted resolutions

36:32—Weekly Listener Question

43:22—State officials attempt to remove Donald Trump from the ballot.

46:24—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"The Year of Bad Vibes," by Liz Wolfe

"Prediction: 2024 Will See Deadly Political Violence in the Streets," by Matt Welch

"Was Biden's Social Media Meddling Illegal?" by Zach Weissmueller

"Florida Gov. Scott Rejects Federal Funding for Flawed Orlando to Tampa High-Speed Rail Plan," by Robert Poole

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"Milei Brings His Chainsaw to Argentina's Regulatory State," by Katarina Hall

"1972: The Year That Made 2018 Seem Sane," by Brian Doherty

"Jeb Bush: What He Thinks of Trump, Biden, DeSantis, and 'Florida Man,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Who Decides Whether Trump Can Run, and What Sort of Evidence Suffices?" by Jacob Sullum

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In this calendar year's last episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman select various under-covered stories from the past year across three categories: politics, science, and culture. So long, 2023!

01:45—Under-covered stories in politics

30:13—Under-covered stories in science

46:00—Under-covered stories in culture

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Introducing REASON," by Lanny Friedlander

"Congress Admits It Has a Debt Problem, but Will It Do Anything?" by J.D. Tuccille

"After Moody's Warning, Federal Officials Continue To Ignore Fiscal Reality," by Eric Boehm

"The Real Scandal in Washington Is the Government's Reckless Spending," by Veronique de Rugy

"Medicare's Fiscal Ruin," by Peter Suderman

"'Bidenomics' Is Failing Everyday Americans," by Veronique de Rugy

"We Are Out of Money," by Matt Welch

"The Myth of the Broke Millennial," by Jean Twenge

"3 Myths About American Decline," by Nick Gillespie

"Capitalism Made Us All Richer. So Why Are We Unhappy?" by Nick Gillespie

"It's Time to Discard Piketty's Inequality Statistics," by Phil W. Magness and Vincent J. Geloso

"George Will: Brace Yourself for Donald Trump & the Authoritarian Moment," by Todd Krainin, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch

"The Equity Mess," by Matt Welch

"The Future Is Florida," by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"The DeSantis-Newsom Debate Was Really a Debate About COVID," by Eric Boehm

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"Will AI Destroy Humanity?" by Gene Epstein

"Biden Issues 'A.I. Red Tape Wishlist,'" by Ronald Bailey

"Despite the Doomsday Narrative, Global Inequality Has Significantly Declined," by Veronique de Rugy

"U.S. Life Expectancy Increases for the First Time in 4 Years," by Ronald Bailey

"The Great COVID Rupture," by Matt Welch

"Old People Are Hot Now," by Sarah Rose Siskind

"Kevin Kelly: Excellent Advice for Living From the World's Leading Optimist," by Nick Gillespie

"Hollywood must change—but how?" Q&A with Rob Long by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Is the world going to hell?" Q&A with Stefan Sagmeister by Nick Gillespie

Now Is Better, by Stefan Sagmeister

"'I didn't realize people still think socialism is a good idea.'" Q&A with Agnieszka Pilat by Nick Gillespie

"Living our best fake lives online," Q&A with Dave Cicirelli by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman review supposed items on the agenda for former President Donald Trump's potential second term.

00:26—Donald Trump's second-term agenda

34:56—Weekly Listener Question

44:00—Congress passes FISA Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2023

50:50—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"The Case Against Trump: Donald Trump Is an Enemy of Freedom," by Matt Welch

"Demonic Dollar Store," by Liz Wolfe

"Why Electing Biden (or Trump) Won't Settle Anything for Long," by Nick Gillespie

"11 Trillion Reasons To Fear Joe Biden's Presidency," by Nick Gillespie

"How Much More Should Trump Be Spending on You?" by Nick Gillespie

"Restricting Asylum Will Cause More Border Chaos," by Fiona Harrigan

"2024 GOP Candidates Are Competing To Restrict Immigration," by Fiona Harrigan

"President Trump Freed Drug Offenders. Candidate Trump Wants To Kill Them." by Jacob Sullum

"Republicans' Dangerous Plans to Turn the War on Drugs into a Real War by Attacking Mexico," by Ilya Somin

"House Proposal Would Expand Federal Warrantless Spying Authority," by Eric Boehm

"Congress Prepares To Reauthorize a Warrantless Domestic Spying Program the FBI Abused," by Eric Boehm

"Congress Hasn't Passed a Budget on Time in 27 Years," by Peter Suderman

"10 Disturbing Things About the FBI Since 9/11. Plus, James Comey." by Nick Gillespie

"Edward Snowden: The Individual Is More Powerful Today Than Ever Before," by Nick Gillespie

FISA Section 702 Civil Rights Abuses, by the Brennan Center for Justice

"One-Shop Stopping: Do Wal-Mart and Home Deport spell the end of 'community?'" by Nick Gillespie

"Don't Throw the Book At Superstores," by Nick Gillespie

"Chain Heat: Are book superstores a threat to the reading public?" by Nick Gillespie

"Why Does Hollywood Hate Real Estate Developers?" by Christian Britschgi

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman debate free speech on campus amid the fallout from a tense congressional questioning of elite university presidents last week.

02:35—University presidents face free speech questions during contentious congressional hearing

31:02—Weekly Listener Question

39:50—Another GOP debate

51:13—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Don't Excuse the Hypocrisy of University Presidents When It Comes to Free Speech," by Robby Soave

"Congress Shouldn't Encourage College Presidents To Censor Even More Speech," by Robby Soave

"Fight Hate Speech with More Speech, Not Censorship: ACLU's Nadine Strossen," by Nick Gillespie

"The Most Obnoxious Blowhard in America," by Liz Wolfe

"DeSantis Returns To 'Too Online' Roots With Debate Comments About Trans Kids," by Emma Camp

"Chris Christie Is Right, Trump's Trade War Accomplished Nothing," by Eric Boehm

"Vivek Ramasway's Crusade Against 'Woke, Inc.,'" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Nikki Haley's Crazy Plan to Require Verification on Social Media," by Robby Soave

"Why Pols from New Jersey Aren't Born to Run," by Nick Gillespie

"Nikki Haley Opposed Boeing Subsidies at Tonight's GOP Debate. As Governor, She Gave Boeing Millions." by Christian Britschgi

"A Private Libertarian City in Honduras," by Zach Weissmueller

"Honduras Ends Its Experiment With Charter Cities," by Brian Doherty

"The Croatian Invasion of the Micronation of Liberland," by Brian Doherty

"Thank You, Reason Donors, for a Huge Webathon Success," by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"San Francisco's Can-Kicking on Zoning Reform Could See It Lose All Zoning Powers," by Christian Britschgi

"Dave Smith: What Is a Libertarian?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Hardcore History's Dan Carlin on Why The End Is Always Near," by Nick Gillespie

"Ken Burns, Lynn Novick: How Closed Borders Helped Facilitate the Holocaust," by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman consider the ouster of Rep. George Santos (R–N.Y.) from Congress and unpack the debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Gov. Gavin Newsom, before examining the legacy of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

01:33—Rep. George Santos (R–N.Y.) ousted from Congress

12:42—What matters when donating to Reason

17:19—Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. Gov. Gavin Newsom debate aftermath

34:19—Weekly listener question

47:03—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"George Santos Arrested, Indicted on 13 Federal Counts, Pleads Not Guilty," by Joe Lancaster

"The Political Lies That Really Matter," by Nick Gillespie and Justin Zuckerman

"How Do We Solve a Problem Like George Santos?" by Matt Welch

"Why Did George Santos Lie About His Past To Get Elected to Congress?" by Scott Shackford

"Ask Reason Magazine's Editors Anything: Webathon 2023!" by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman

"The DeSantis-Newsom Debate Was Really a Debate About COVID," by Eric Boehm

"Is California Over?" by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"Florida vs. California," by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

"Jeb Bush: Why Florida Is Winning," by Nick Gillespie, Adam Czarnecki, and Justin Zuckerman

"California's Recall Is a Revolt Against Gov. Gavin Newsom's Progressive Agenda," by Zach Weissmueller

"Henry Kissinger's Deadly Career Gives the Lie to the Myth of the Disinterested Statesman," by Christian Britschgi

"In Search of Libertarian Realism," by Matt Welch, Sheldon Richman, William Ruger, Christopher Preble, and Fernando Tesón

"A Tribute To Henry Kissinger," by Howard Landis

"Poor, Misunderstood Kissinger," by Jacob Sullum

"Henry Kissinger Rollins on Statecraft" by Nick Gillespie 

"Reason Can Do More Good With Your Money Than Government Can: Contribute to Our Annual Webathon," by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"How Reason Changes Minds, Lives, and Laws by Covering Criminal Injustice," by Matt Welch

"Give to Reason and Help Create the Next Generation of Libertarians!" by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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It's that special time of year again when we ask you to open your wallets, dear listener, and make a tax-deductible donation to Reason's annual webathon.

In this special video episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman respond to an array of listener questions. 

More Christians in the liberty movement? Is it a weird time for libertarianism? How to best celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States? Plus, Nick's treasured pen, Katherine's socks, Peter's power of the Mai Tai, and Matt's favorite pizza.

All this and so much more on this week's extra special episode of The Reason Roundtable.

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In a special bonus Reason Roundtable podcast, Reason's very own Floridians Peter Suderman, Stephanie Slade, Zach Weissmueller, and C.J. Ciaramella discuss stories specific to the Sunshine State culled from the upcoming Florida-themed issue of the magazine. Topics include the origins of the infamous "Florida Man," monkeys with herpes, the colorful history of Key West, and alligator knowledge.

09:30—The Villages, a unique retirement community

21:44—Origins of the "Florida Man" meme

41:00—Key West, the Conch Republic

39:50—The Bushwacker cocktail

44:54—Favorite weird Florida stories

Mentioned in this podcast:

"The Villages Is America's Boomer Boomtown," by Zach Weissmueller

"Monkey Herpes, Face Eating, and the Pork Chop Gang: How Public Records Laws Created the Florida Man," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Long Live the Conch Republic," by Stephanie Slade

"How the Bushwacker Cocktail Migrated to Florida," by Peter Suderman

"Florida vs. California," by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman compare and contrast Florida and California politics ahead of this week's debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

0:54—Ron DeSantis will debate Gavin Newsom this week.

24:43—Hamas begins releasing hostages.

34:29—Weekly Listener Question

45:35—Elizabeth Warren and a sandwich shop monopoly

50:49—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Jeb Bush: What He Thinks of Trump, Biden, DeSantis, and 'Florida Man,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Jeb Bush on Why Florida Thrives: 'We Don't Try To Micromanage People's Lives,'" Nick Gillespie

"Jayhawk Down: Economic freedom may be just another word for nothing else to do," by Nick Gillespie

"Infographic: Who's Moved to Florida Since COVID Started?" by Erin Davis

"Is California Over?" by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas," by Nick Gillespie

"Why I Left California for Florida," by Zach Weissmueller

"Ron DeSantis: Good or Bad for Florida?" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Chef Andrew Gruel on Capitalism, Cuisine, and Calling Gov. Gavin Newsom an Asshole," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"I'm increasingly frustrated by whataboutist libertarian takes on indefensible Hamas terrorism," says Nick Gillespie

"Is Javier Milei a 'Doctrinaire Hayekian' and a Secret Reason Science Project?" by Nick Gillespie

"The World's First Libertarian President," by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

"Elizabeth Warren Wants the Government To Investigate America's 'Sandwich Shop Monopoly,'" by Christian Britschgi

"Does Bob Dylan Have a Politics and if Yes, What the Hell Are They?" by Nick Gillespie

"'Bob Dylan Is the Shakespeare of Our Time'—Penn Jillette on the Nobel Prize Winner" by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman laud the election of libertarian economist Javier Milei in Argentina and parse the results of the federal case involving the online advertising platform Backpage.

0:31—Javier Milei elected president of Argentina

16:25—Verdicts in the Backpage trial

36:43—Weekly Listener Question

46:44—Sam Altman out at OpenAI

54:48—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Marcos Falcone: Can a Libertarian Still Win in Argentina?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Is Javier Milei's Movement in Argentina a Cult of Personality in the Name of Liberty?" by Jose Benegas and Antonella Marty

"Photo: Argentina's Libertarian Moment?" by Jason Russell

"Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina," by Zach Weissmueller

"The Argentine Libertarian Dog-Friendly Darling?" by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie

"Don't Confuse Javier Milei With Jair Bolsonaro," by Daniel Raisbeck

"Backpage: The Monumental Free Speech Case the Media Ignored," by Matt Welch

"Why Kamala Harris Won't Be Asked About the Suicide of a Newspaperman She Persecuted," by Matt Welch

"Backpage Founder, Alt-Weekly Entrepreneur, and Free Speech Warrior James Larkin Has Died," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Prosecutors Say Backpage Defendants Shouldn't Be Allowed To Reference the 1st Amendment," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"5 Years After the Backpage Shutdown, Sex Workers—and Free Speech—Are Still Suffering," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The Sex-Ad Law FOSTA Was a Mistake. Some Lawmakers Want to Fix It." by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Maggy Krell Repackages Her Bogus Backpage Prosecution Into a Book," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The War on Backpage.com Is a War on Sex Workers," by Paul Detrick

"The Senate Accused Them of Selling Kids for Sex. The FBI Raided Their Homes. Backpage.com's Founders Speak for the First Time," by Elizabeth Nolan

"Are Right-Wingers More Prone to Believe Conspiracy Theories than Left-Wingers?"  by Ilya Somin

"RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Would Anarcho-Capitalism Be a Disaster? A Soho Forum Debate," by Gene Epstein, Bryan Caplan, and Yaron Brook

"I Used ChatGPT To Make Pokémon Versions of Trump, Biden, and RFK Jr.," by Nick Gillespie

"Will AI Destroy Humanity?" by Gene Epstein

"Biden Issues 'A.I. Red Tape Wishlist,'" by Ronald Bailey

"Competition, Not Antitrust, Is Humbling the Tech Giants," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Coleman Hughes: The End of Race Politics?" by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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Last week, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman recorded an episode of The Reason Roundtable in front of a live audience at Reason's brand-new Washington, D.C., office. Topics ranged from Lina Khan's crusade against corporations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to deciding which foreign policy views of the remaining Republican candidates are the least bad. 

1:15—The administrative state and Lina Khan's anti-corporatism 

17:53—Presidential politics and what Republican candidates think about Israel

33:08—The sequel to Choice: The Best of Reason 

46:54—Pieces of art or whatever that are about Washington, D.C. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Why We Can't Have Nice Things, hosted by Eric Boehm.

"Is it Time to Trust-Bust Taylor Swift?" by Peter Suderman

"Cypherpunks Write Code," by Jim Epstein

"How Virginia's Hospital Licensing Laws Led to an Infant's Death," by Eric Boehm

"The Paranoid Center," by Jesse Walker

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman commend the victories for pot legalization and abortion from last week's elections.

02:56: Election week takeaways

18:41: Sen. Joe Manchin (D–W. Va.) announces he's retiring.

33:33: Weekly Listener Question

38:40: Lightning round on last week's GOP debate

45:20: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Abortion's Big Night," by Liz Wolfe

"Ohio Becomes the 24th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana," by Jacob Sullum

"Is Wichita Mayor-Elect Lily Wu a Libertarian?" by Eric Boehm

"Republicans Blow Another Opportunity at the Ballot Box," by J.D. Tuccille

"Exit poll: Most Ohio voters still largely favor legal abortion," by Ariel Edwards-Levy

"In Defense of Roe," by Nick Gillespie

"The U.S. Needs a Fiscal Commission Because Congress Won't Do Its Job," by Veronique de Rugy

"Joe Manchin Isn't the Fiscal Conservative We Need, but He's the Best We've Got," by Veronique de Rugy

"3 Reasons Mitt Romney and Republicans Lost Big in Election 2012," by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

"Mitt Romney, Like So Many NeverTrumpers, Was Hobbled by His Own Grubby Political Ambitions," by Matt Welch

"Third Party Candidates Shouldn't Get Their Hopes Up," by Andy Craig

"The Real Worry Behind the Unhinged Freakout Over No Labels," by Matt Welch

"Joe Manchin Is Once Again Telling Republicans and Democrats What They Don't Want To Hear," by Eric Boehm

"Exit Poll: Most Voters Think Trump, Biden Should Not Run in 2024," by Eric Boehm

"Are We Really Doing a Trump vs. Biden Rematch?" by Steven Greenhut

"Are Republicans Finally Getting Serious About Social Security?" by Eric Boehm

"The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself," by Brian Doherty

"What is the Ideal Strategy for the Libertarian Party?" by Nicholas Sarwark, Dave Smith, and Gene Epstein

"'A Tyranny of the Minority': Why This College Dropout Wants To Cancel Cancel Culture," by John Stossel

"The Canceling of the American Mind, by FIRE's Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott," by Eugene Volokh

"Why Are College Kids Terrified?" by Nick Gillespie

"Jeff Flake Is a Casualty of Collectivist Conflict," by Matt Welch

Reason's interview with Vivek Ramaswamy, by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess President Joe Biden's tanking poll numbers and parse the continuation of seething protests against the Israel-Hamas war.

1:04: New polls are bad news for Joe Biden.

15:09: Protests surge against Israel-Hamas war.

36:54: Weekly Listener Question

44:11: An executive order attempts to regulate artificial intelligence tech.

49:37: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Are We Really Doing a Trump vs. Biden Rematch?" by Steven Greenhut

"Both Biden and Trump Are Bad Candidates," by John Stossel

"Stop Calling Hillary Old," by Nick Gillespie

"Third Party Candidates Shouldn't Get Their Hopes Up," by Andy Craig

"RFK Jr. Dumps Democrats, Libertarian Party Blasts RFK Jr.'s Stance on Israel," by Robby Soave

"The Real Worry Behind the Unhinged Freakout Over No Labels," by Matt Welch

"Joe Biden More Vulnerable in 2024 Primary Than Donald Trump Ever Was in 2020," by Matt Welch

"The Very Strange New Respect for Authoritarian Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," by Matt Welch

"Blinken's Mission, Impossible," by Robby Soave

"Yascha Mounk: Avoiding the Identity Trap," by Nick Gillespie with Yascha Mounk

"Far-Left Support for Hamas is not an Aberration," by Ilya Somin

"Blaming Hamas Shouldn't Mean Ignoring the Palestinians' Plight," by Bonnie Kristian

"Is Restricting Pro-Israel-as-Jewish-Democracy Speech National Origin/Ethnicity Discrimination or Harassment?" by Eugene Volokh

"Don't Blame the Maine Shootings on 'Woefully Weak' Gun Laws," by Jacob Sullum

"Biden Issues 'A.I. Red Tape Wishlist,'" by Ronald Bailey

"Priscilla Is an Elvis Movie That Isn't About Elvis," by Peter Suderman

"Mitt Romney, Like So Many NeverTrumpers, Was Hobbled by His Own Grubby Political Ambitions," by Matt Welch

"Consultant in Chief," by Peter Suderman

"The Appeal of the Underdog," by Joseph A. Vandello, Nadav P. Goldschmied, and David A. R. Richards, in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the latest batch of troublesome responses to the Israel-Hamas war, discuss Janet Yellen's shoddy wartime "girl math," and check in on the weird economy under President Joe Biden.

1:25: Distressing responses to Israel-Hamas war

24:17: Biden's weird economy

34:24: Weekly Listener Question

43:47: Rep. Mike Johnson (R–La.) is the new speaker of the House of Representatives

50:36: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Should pro-Hamas students be blacklisted?" by Nick Gillespie

"The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False," by Simon Sebag Montefiore

"What Should Israel Do Next?" by Ian Bremmer

"3 Myths About American Decline," by Nick Gillespie

"Feeling Good About the Future After an Ugly Election," by Nick Gillespie

"Joe Biden's Endless River of Debt and Regulation," by Nick Gillespie

"The Debt Crisis Is Getting Real," by Eric Boehm

"'Bidenomics' Is Failing Everyday Americans," by Veronique de Rugy

"Inflation Jump Highlights Biden's Vulnerability on Energy," by J.D. Tuccille

"New Speaker Mike Johnson's First Good Idea: A Debt Commission," by Eric Boehm

"Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House," by Eric Boehm

"Salman Khan: The Education Visionary," by Nick Gillespie

"'Micro-Schools' Might Be the Next Big Education Thing," by Nick Gillespie and Ian Keyser

"Saturday Night Live Fires New Cast Member Shane Gillis for Using Offensive Language," by Robby Soave

"In French Thriller Anatomy of a Fall, the Law Is No One's Friend," by Peter Suderman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman evaluate President Joe Biden's visit to Israel in the wake of the Hamas attacks and highlight particularly bad U.S. responses to the war in the Middle East.

0:24: President Biden visits Israel

16:24: Bad U.S. domestic responses to the war in Gaza

26:52: Weekly Listener Question

42:13: House Republicans' enduring embarrassment

48:23: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Unimaginable Force," by Liz Wolfe

"U.S. Faces Risks in Spreading Israel-Hamas Conflict," by J.D. Tuccille

"Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Argue Who Is More Hostile to Refugees from Gaza," by Joe Lancaster

"Trita Parsi: Is De-escalation Feasible in the Middle East?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Who Is—and Isn't—Ready To Change Their Minds About the Gaza Hospital Blast?" by Matt Welch

"Disinformation Reporter Ben Collins Failed To Correct the Gaza Hospital Story," by Robby Soave

"What Happens Next in the Israel-Hamas War?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Biden's Foreign Policy Is Adrift," by Bonnie Kristian

"I find such unrestrained xenophobia particularly disgusting," writes Nick Gillespie on X.

"I urge @Heritage to delete this utterly disgusting, xenophobic post," writes Justin Amash on X.

"Why America Shouldn't Resettle Palestinians," by Lora Ries

"The Case Against Government-Provided Paid Parental Leave," by Veronique de Rugy

"This Law Will Kill Opportunities for Pregnant Workers," by John Stossel

"Jim Jordan Is Trying To Buy the Speakership With Tax Breaks for Wealthy Residents of Blue States," by Eric Boehm

"Jim Jordan: The Perfect Speaker for a Policy-Free GOP," by Eric Boehm

"In Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese Plumbs the Depths of American Depravity," by Peter Suderman

"Martin Scorsese Is a Grumpy Old Fart—and Wrong About the State of 'Cinema,'" by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman continue to survey the Israel-Hamas war a little over a week after the conflict began. They also discuss the array of U.S. reactions to the clash.

2:19: Israel-Hamas conflict continues apace

28:06: U.S. response to the conflict

37:25: Weekly Listener Question

44:58: The search for the next speaker of the House continues.

49:09: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Blaming Hamas Shouldn't Mean Ignoring the Palestinians' Plight," by Bonnie Kristian

"Ice Cream Truck Morgues," by Liz Wolfe

"Max Abrahms: Historic Escalation in the Israel-Hamas War," by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Israel Eases Guns Restrictions Amidst Security Failures," by J.D. Tuccille

"Another Hostage Crisis Bedevils an American President," by Matt Welch

"Memo to Speaker Boehner: If You Won a Congessional Majority Because You Pledged to Cut Spending and You Can't Think of a Single Program to Cut Now, Please Go Home," by Nick Gillespie

"9/11's Lesson: War Doesn't Work," by Nick Gillespie with Stephen Wertheim

"Biden's ATF Can't Stop Cody Wilson's Ghost Guns," by Zach Wiessmueller and Nick Gillespie

"3D Guns Advocate Cody Wilson is About More Than Weapons and That's What Most Frightens People About Him," by Brian Doherty

"5 Other Fake Indians Besides Elizabeth Warren," by Nick Gillespie

"A Radical Takes the Stand," by Katherine Mangu-Ward

"Baby Boomers Are America's Sith Lords," by Nick Gillespie

"American Confetti," Mad magazine's original 1974 parody of American Graffiti

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman bemoan the atrocities committed by the militant group Hamas over the weekend in Israel and discuss the removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R–Calif.) from his role as speaker of the House.

0:19: A massacre in Israel

23:29: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy ousted

37:22: Weekly Listener Question

50:23: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Death Toll Passes 1,100," by Liz Wolfe

"Does America Need To Be Involved in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?" by Matthew Petti

"Biden's Foreign Policy Is Adrift," by Bonnie Kristian

"Bitcoin: A Weapon for Peace in the Israel-Palestine Conflict," by Noor Greene

"A Surly Showdown for Speaker," by Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch

"Why Justin Amash Should Be the Next Speaker of the House," by Matt Welch

"CPAC Confidential: Because Small-Government Conservatives Think the Gov't Should Be Big Enough To Hate on the Gays," by Nick Gillespie

"Steve Scalise's Legislative Record Is a Bigger Problem Than His Past Speaking Gigs," by Nick Gillespie

Kevin McCarthy as Comet Kohoutek, tweet by Nick Gillespie

A Postcard from Earth and Sphere robots, by Sarah Rose Siskind

"Love Is All Around…," by Nick Gillespie

"TV's Dysfunctional Family Affair," by Charles Oliver

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman sprint through a buffet of topics including government shutdowns, Mexican fentanyl, the second GOP presidential debate, and the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.).

1:04: The government didn't shut down.

10:03: Fentanyl and the border with Mexico

25:05: Reactions to the second GOP debate

38:18: Weekly Listener Question

42:52: Death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Congressional Clown Show," by Liz Wolfe

"The Government Won't Shut Down," by Eric Boehm

"The GOP Can Always Get Worse—And It Will (Midterm Election Copout Edition)," by Nick Gillespie

"Josh Barro: A Republican Presidential Debate Detached From Reality," by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Despite Debunking, Rainbow Fentanyl Myths Continue," by Emma Camp

"The Truth About Ron DeSantis' Fentanyl Horror Story," by Joe Lancaster

"Ban Teenagers From Social Media, Vivek Ramaswamy Says, Because Fentanyl," by Jacob Sullum

Ronald Reagan vs. 2024 Republicans on immigration, by Bess Byers

"The 5 Best Arguments Against Immigration—and Why They're WRONG" by Nick Gillespie and Todd Krainin

"Vivek Ramaswamy Is Wrong About the National Debt," by Nick Gillespie

"Vivek Ramaswamy: Why He's Running for President—and Against 'Woke Capitalism,'" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Vivek Ramaswamy Proposes a (Probably) Illegal Plan To End Birthright Citizenship," by Fiona Harrigan

"Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie Call Out Trump for Adding to Federal Debt," by Eric Boehm

"DeSantis Says He Would Use Justice Department To Bring Civil Rights Cases Against 'Soros-Funded Prosecutors,'" by C.J. Ciaramella

"On Guns, Drugs, and National Security, Dianne Feinstein Was Consistently Authoritarian," by Jacob Sullum

"Social Security, Snoopy Snoopy Poop Pants, & Alan Simpson: Ultimate Enema Man Remix," by Austin Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"The Noid," Domino's pizza 1986 ad

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman break down the politics of a potential government shutdown on the horizon and assess the United Auto Workers strike ahead of the next Republican presidential primary debate.

0:29: Another looming government shutdown

20:02: United Auto Workers strike

27:46: Weekly Listener Question

34:24: The next GOP debate is this week.

42:05: Bob Menendez, senator of sleaze

Mentioned in this podcast:

"It's Government Shutdown Theater, Again," by J.D. Tuccille

"5 Dissenters in the House," by Liz Wolfe

"Congress Is Still Using 'Emergency Spending' on Non-Emergencies," by John Stossel

"Don't Let the Government-Shutdown Charade Distract You From the Debt Crisis," by Romina Boccia

"Shutdown Highlights Basic Fact: Most of Government is 'Non-Essential,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Final Countdown to Government Shutdown," by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"Government Shutdown: Planet of the Apes Remix," by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"The Government Is Going to Shut Down Again (and That's Bad)," by Andrew Heaton and Sarah Rose Siskind

"5 Sequester Facts To Know Before Committing Suicide," by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"Tim Scott Invokes Ronald Reagan and Says UAW Strikers Should Be Fired," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Biden, the 'Most Pro-Union President,' Reaps What He Sows," by J.D. Tuccille

"Strikers Demand 4-Day Workweek," by Liz Wolfe

"Baby Boomers Screwing Younger Workers, Private Sector Edition," by Nick Gillespie

"How to Make Unions More Powerful, the Libertarian Way," by Brian Doherty

"Are We Really Doing a Trump vs. Biden Rematch?" by Steven Greenhut

"Zelenskyy Goes To Washington," by Liz Wolfe

"Gen Xers are most worried with 86% saying they are worried about the future of Medicare and Social Security," according to Allianz Life insurance.

"The Real Class Warfare Is Baby Boomers vs. Younger Americans," by Nick Gillespie

"Generational Swindle: How D.C. Is Screwing Over Millennials," by Nick Gillespie

The Trump campaign's "Whoop a man's ass" commercial

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman pore over last week's indictment of Hunter Biden on federal gun charges and weigh in on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's upcoming meeting with President Joe Biden.

1:00: Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges

23:39: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet with President Biden next week

32:56: Weekly Listener Question

46:40: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s environmental plan

Mentioned in this podcast:

"There's Plenty of Evidence of Corruption Around Biden," by J.D. Tuccille

"Without a Diversion Agreement, Hunter Biden Could Go to Prison Under an Arbitrary Gun Law His Dad Supports," by Jacob Sullum

"How Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Fell Apart," by Jacob Sullum

"All Drug Offenders Should Be Treated Like Hunter Biden: Leniently," by Nick Gillespie

"Hunter Biden's Prison-Free Plea Should Be Available to Everybody," by J.D. Tuccille

"Squirtle's seen some shit, man," by Nick Gillespie

"Kevin McCarthy's Impeachment Inquiry Provokes Predictably Polarized Reactions," by Christian Britschgi

"Is a Government Shutdown Better Than More Reckless Borrowing?" by Eric Boehm

"Don't Let the Government-Shutdown Charade Distract You From the Debt Crisis," by Romina Boccia

"Ukraine Changes the Face of War Forever," by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor

"Should America keep funding Ukraine? Live with Emma Ashford, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller"

"Ukraine Crisis: U.S. Must Use Restraint," by Nick Gillespie with Will Ruger

"Debate: The U.S. Should Increase Funding for the Defense of Ukraine," by Cathy Young and Will Ruger

"RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"RFK Jr. wanted to prosecute 'climate deniers.' Has he changed?" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"RFK Jr.'s long con," by Liz Wolfe

"The Very Strange New Respect for Authoritarian Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr.," by Matt Welch

"The Top 5 Lies About Fracking," by Ronald Bailey

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Matt Welch and Katherine Mangu-Ward welcome back Nick Gillespie and Peter Suderman to the show. The editors examine the unfolding migrant crisis in New York City before denouncing the city's new law cracking down on Airbnb and other short-term rentals.

1:56: Migrant crisis in major cities

24:16: NYC kneecaps Airbnb

34:27: Weekly Listener Question

48:55: Memorable moments from the political gerontocracy

Mentioned in this podcast:

"New York's Migrant Crisis is Caused by a Combination of Federal Work Restrictions and Local Zoning Policy," by Ilya Somin

"Down 136,000 Students in Just Four Years, New York City's Public Schools Manage To Spend Billions More," by Matt Welch

"Let Asylum-Seeking Migrants Work," by Ilya Somin

"A Costless and Humane Fix to the Border Crisis," by Shikha Dalmia

"How Immigrants Make America Great Again (and Again and Again)," by Nick Gillespie, with Alex Nowrasteh and Benjamin Powell

"Don't Blame Airbnb For New York City's High Rents," by Allie Howell and Jared Meyer

"Airbnb and Its Enemies: Who's Afraid of a $10-a-Night Sofa?" by Jim Epstein

"The Government Is a Hit Man: Uber, Tesla and Airbnb Are in Its Crosshairs," by Nick Gillespie

"Libertarians Have Won the Culture Wars, Even Though Universities Are 'Constipated, Stultified,'" by Nick Gillespie

"Santa Monica Evicts Airbnb: The War on Homesharing," by Zach Weissmueller

"Did NYC Just Kneecap Airbnb?" by Liz Wolfe

"County Where It Took 50 Years To Approve New Subdivision Bans New Airbnbs," by Christian Britschgi

"Silk Road Trial: Read Ross Ulbricht's Haunting Sentencing Letter to Judge," by Nick Gillespie

"Robert Lipsyte on ESPN, Muhammad Ali, and Billie Jean King," by Nick Gillespie

"Chobani and GoFundMe Wipe Lunch Debts in School District That Planned To 'Lunch Shame' Students," by Billy Binion

"Some Critics of the Ruling Against Biden's Censorship by Proxy Have a Beef With the 1st Amendment Itself," by Jacob Sullum

"Elite Journalists Love Big Brother," by J.D. Tuccille

"Journalists Outraged That a Judge Would Dare Limit Biden's Censorship Powers," by Robby Soave

"Social Security, Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dog, & Alan Simpson: Ultimate Enema Man Remix," by Nick Gillespie and Austin Bragg

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch and Katherine Mangu-Ward welcome special guests C.J. Ciaramella and Joe Lancaster to consider the particularly long prison sentences handed out to Proud Boys leaders for their roles in the January 6 Capitol riot and discuss President Joe Biden's use of email aliases.

2:19: Proud Boys leaders sentenced for their roles in the January 6 Capitol riot

20:24: President Joe Biden's email aliases

30:44: Weekly Listener Question

48:38: The aftermath of Hurricane Idalia

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Over January 6 Riot," by Robby Soave

"Punishing Rioters Is Wise. Bogus 'Seditious Conspiracy' Charges Are Not." by J.D. Tuccille

"Do These Seditious Conspiracy Convictions Prove the Capitol Riot 'Was Not Spontaneous'?" by Jacob Sullum

"Fani Willis Is Abusing Georgia's Terrible RICO Law," by Joe Lancaster

"Joe Biden's Email Aliases Are a Potentially Serious Transparency Problem," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Protecting Kids on Social Media Act Cloaks Attack on Privacy Behind Concern for Children," by J.D. Tuccille

"In Scathing Rulings, Federal Courts Block Arkansas and Texas Age Verification Laws," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Federal Prison Guards Confessed to Rape and Got Away With It," by C.J. Ciaramella

"Subsidized Flood Insurance Makes Storm Damage Worse," by Joe Lancaster

"Immigrants Welcome Here: Puzzle #5," by Stella Zawistowski

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch and Katherine Mangu-Ward welcome special guests Eric Boehm and Zach Weissmueller for a post-mortem examination of the first Republican presidential primary debate last week and to discuss reactions to former President Donald Trump's mug shot.

0:42: First Republican presidential primary debate

23:08: Donald Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson

32:17: Weekly Listener Question

55:34: Persistent back-to-school COVID measures

Mentioned in this podcast:

"There Were No Anti-Interventionist Candidates at the GOP Debate," by Christian Britschgi

"Nikki Haley Burned Trump and Her Fellow Republicans for Blowing Up the Debt. She's Right." by Eric Boehm

"A GOP Consensus Emerges: Militarize the Border," by Fiona Harrigan

"Nikki Haley Slams Biden's 'Green Subsidies,'" by Joe Lancaster

"Vivek Ramaswamy: 'The Only War I Will Declare…Is on the Administrative State,'" by Robby Soave

"Vivek Ramaswamy's Popular Incoherence," by Matt Welch

"Candidates Spar Over National Abortion Ban in First Republican Debate," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Tucker Carlson's Sycophantic Interview With Trump Illustrates the Advantages of Skipping the Debates," by Jacob Sullum

"Stop Publishing Mug Shots—Even Donald Trump's," by Billy Binion

"Baltimore Orioles Owners Demand Even More Unnecessary Taxpayer Money," by Jason Russell

"The Oakland Athletics Just Showed Why They Don't Need Taxpayers To Buy Their New Stadium," by Eric Boehm

"Voters Put Arizona Coyotes' Arena Project on Ice," by Eric Boehm

"Stadium Subsidy Stupidity Hits New Record," by Jason Russell

"The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of Field of Dreams," by Matt Welch

"Dozens of Colleges Still Require COVID Vaccines for Students," by Emma Camp

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman consider libertarian responses to natural disasters in the wake of the recent wildfires in Hawaii and examine the outsider candidacy of Javier Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, in his bid for the Argentinian presidency.

0:26: Maui wildfires

23:13: Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential primary

37:03: Weekly Listener Question

50:34: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"California Regulations Prevent Insurers From Accurately Pricing Wildfire Risk, so Now They're Fleeing the State," by Ronald Bailey

"When the Government Makes Wildfires Worse," by Tate Watkins

"Dozens Died in California Wildfires. Why Is the State Forcing Insurance Companies To Ignore Risks?" by Scott Shackford

"Can Fire Insurance Manage Wildfire Risks in California?" by Ronald Bailey

"Why Are People 'Outraged' That Private Firefighters Saved Kim and Kanye's Home?" by Joe Setyon

"Rant: Burn the Rich," by Matt Welch

"UnFAIR," by Matt Welch

Annual number of deaths from disasters, 1900-2020, by Our World in Data

"HECO Kept The Power Flowing In Lahaina Even As Poles Toppled," by Marcel Honore

"Confessions of a Welfare Queen," by John Stossel

"Eric Boehm: How Protectionist Trade Policies Screw Us All," a Q&A by Nick Gillespie

"The Jones Act Is Driving Up Prices and Making Crises Worse," by John Stossel

"A Self-Described Anarcho-Capitalist Won a Plurality in Argentina's Presidential Primary," by Marcos Falcone

"Don't Confuse Javier Milei With Jair Bolsonaro," by Daniel Raisbeck

"This Politician Just Won Argentina's Primary. His Hair Is Baffling the World," by Jacob Gallagher

"'Private Tyranny' Is Less Private Than You Think," by Stephanie Slade

"Domination Fantasies," by Ben Compaine

"Mergers and Disquisitions," by Nick Gillespie

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman are all back in action, and they tear into recent arguments by the Federal Communications Commission in favor of revoking Fox News' broadcast license. The editors also ponder the appointment of a special counsel in the ongoing Hunter Biden probe.

1:06: Special counsel appointed to investigate Hunter Biden

16:00: Misguided threats to yank Fox News' broadcast license

30:54: Weekly Listener Question

53:47: Age verification laws for online porn

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Hunter Biden and Donald Trump Should Both Have Jury Trials," by Clark Neily

"The Legally Authorized Charges Against Donald Trump and Hunter Biden Don't Tell Us What Justice Requires," by Jacob Sullum

"How Joe Biden Went from Middle-Class Joe to a Millionaire," by Caroline Hallemann

"Hunter Biden Shouldn't Go to Prison for Violating an Arbitrary Gun Law," by Jacob Sullum

"What the President Gets Wrong About Broadcast TV," by Jessica Rosenworcel

"How Deregulation Gave Us FM Radio, HBO, and the iPhone," by Nick Gillespie and Thomas W. Hazlett

"Celebrating the End of the Fairness Doctrine," by Nick Gillespie

"FCC Chair Preemptively Rubbishes Trump's Dumb Tweet About Challenging Media Licenses," by Matt Welch

"Child-proofing the World," by Nick Gillespie

"The New Campaign for a Sex-Free Internet," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"The EARN IT Act Is the New FOSTA," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Small Porn Producers Will Be Hurt Most by New Age Verification Laws," by Jessica Stoya

"Childproofing the Internet," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Social Media Age Requirements Are Anti-Free Speech," by Jeff Kosseff

"Ranked Choice Voting Worked in Alaska. Sarah Palin Came to CPAC To Complain About It." by Joe Lancaster

"Can ranked-choice voting save American democracy? We ask an expert," by Fredreka Schouten

"Reasons To Like Ranked‐Choice Voting," by Walter Olson

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman welcome special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown as they unpack the latest indictment against former President Donald Trump. They also check in on the ongoing legal saga of the classified advertising site Backpage in the wake of founder James Larkin's untimely death.

0:46: The latest Trump indictment

21:21: The legacy of free speech warrior James Larkin

46:25: Weekly Listener Question

53:27: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Trump's Prosecution Could Be Stymied by the Blurry Line Between Deceit and Self-Delusion," by Jacob Sullum

"Did Trump Really Believe the Election Was Stolen? Here Is Why It Matters." by Jacob Sullum

"2 Reasons It's Not Clear That Trump 'Corruptly' Obstructed an Official Proceeding," by Jacob Sullum

"Should Trump go to prison?" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"Don't Jail Trump for January 6," by Robby Soave

"Why the Press Conflates Prostitution with Sex Trafficking—and Why That's a Threat To Free Speech," by Nick Gillespie and Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"FCC Head Ajit Pai on Section 230 and Free Speech," by Nick Gillespie

"Emails show CDC policed COVID speech on Facebook," by Zach Weissmueller, Nick Gillespie, and Robby Soave

"The 26 Words That 'Created the Internet'—and Why They May Be on the Chopping Block," by Nick Gillespie

"Why the Government's Legal Assault on Backpage.com Backfired," by Nick Gillespie

"The War on Backpage.com Is a War on Sex Workers," by Paul Detrick

"Politicians Want To Destroy Section 230, the Internet's First Amendment," by Paul Detrick and Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"'Je suis Charlie'? No, You're Not, or Else You Might Be Dead," by Matt Welch

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman welcome special guest Jacob Sullum to wade through the latest Donald Trump indictments and Hunter Biden's legal woes.

1:11: Trump indictment roundup

24:18: Hunter Biden's plea deal

38:59: Weekly Listener Question

48:58: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Trump's Alleged Cover-Up of His Cover-Up Reinforces the Obstruction Charges Against Him," by Jacob Sullum

"2 Reasons It's Not Clear That Trump 'Corruptly' Obstructed an Official Proceeding," by Jacob Sullum

"Here Is Why Trump's 'Contingent' Electors Say They Did Nothing Illegal," by Jacob Sullum

"How Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Fell Apart," by Jacob Sullum

"Hunter Biden Shouldn't Go to Prison for Violating an Arbitrary Gun Law," by Jacob Sullum

"Clark Neily: Regardless of Guilt, Trump Won't Go to Jail," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Trump's Impeachment Trial Will Only Make Us Hate Washington Even More," by Nick Gillespie

"Judge Napolitano: Enough Evidence 'to Justify About Three or Four Articles of Impeachment.'" by Nick Gillespie

"All Drug Offenders Should Be Treated Like Hunter Biden: Leniently," by Nick Gillespie

"Squirtle's seen some shit, man," tweets Nick Gillespie

"First Family Follies," by Nick Gillespie

"Andrew Tatarsky and Maia Szalavitz: How 'Harm Reduction' Is Transforming Drug Policy," by Nick Gillespie

"What Will the End of the Drug War Mean for Addicts? Look to Oregon," by Zach Weissmueller

"Ethan Nadelmann: Legalize ALL Drugs. NOW." by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman critique Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to investigate the inclusion of Bud Light's parent company AB InBev in the state's pension funds.

00:40: Gov. Ron DeSantis politicizes Florida pension funds.

20:38: The summer of strikes

32:50: Weekly Listener Question

38:50: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

43:53: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Ron DeSantis Bullies Bud Light Like Elizabeth Warren Bullies Amazon," by Joe Lancaster

"How Corporations' Good Social and Environmental Intentions Undermine the Common Good," by Samuel Gregg

"DeSantis Unironically Frets About 'Criminalizing Political Differences,'" by Eric Boehm

"Politically Motivated Investment Guidelines Making Bad Public Pension Programs Worse," by Scott Shackford

"Three Reasons to Fix Public Sector Pensions Now," by Nick Gillespie and Todd Krainin

Is ESG a threat to capitalism? Live with Samuel Gregg, Russ Greene, and Zach Weissmueller

"Don't Expect Unions To Make a Comeback," by Nick Gillespie

"America Needs a Better Kind of Capitalism," by Veronique de Rugy

"UPS vs. FedEx: Ultimate Whiteboard Remix," by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg

"Artifact: War's Nightmare Landscape," by Nick Gillespie

"Why Color Atom Bomb Footage of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Was Censored by the Government for Decades," by Nick Gillespie

"Obama, Trump, and the Nuking of Hiroshima," by Steve Chapman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman appraise the current state of "Bidenomics" as well as the self-described No Labels centrist movement.

0:58: Assessing Bidenomics

24:03: The No Labels movement

39:42: Weekly Listener Question

47:43: Over-the-counter birth control!

53:14: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"'Bidenomics' Is Nothing New," by Veronique de Rugy

"Turns Out 'Bidenomics' Means Top-Down Economic Control," by Peter Suderman

"Joe Biden's Endless River of Debt and Regulation," by Nick Gillespie

"Joe Biden's $11 Trillion Plan to Bankrupt America," by Nick Gillespie

"The Fantasy of a 2020 Independent Centrist," by Matt Welch

"John Avlon: 'How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America,'" by Nick Gillespie

"On Independence Day, Find Common Ground Over Freedom," by J.D. Tuccille

"All Birth Control Pills, Not Just One, Should Be Over the Counter," by Jeffrey A. Singer

"What if the government banned birth control?" by Nick Gillespie, Elizabeth Nolan Brown, and Scott Winship

"Review: Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One," by Kurt Loder

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: COVID, Ukraine, Bitcoin, Guns, Free Speech, and More," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Milan Kundera's Eternal Feud With Václav Havel," by Matt Welch

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman mull over last week's ruling against the Biden administration concerning politically disfavored speech on social media as well as Twitter's latest competitor—Threads—and the latest from the Ron DeSantis campaign.

0:25: A federal judge orders Biden administration officials to stop encouraging social media companies to censor disfavored content.

19:57: Threads: Meta's Twitter competitor

31:50: Weekly Listener Question

39:14: The "Mamas for DeSantis" initiative

51:08: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Social media injunction unravels plans to protect 2024 elections," by Cat Zakrzewski, Naomi Nix, and Joseph Menn

"Federal Judge to Biden Administration: Stop Telling Social Media Sites To Limit Free Speech," by Eric Boehm

"Journalists Outraged That a Judge Would Dare Limit Biden's Censorship Powers," by Robby Soave

"'Mamas for DeSantis' Is Proof: The DeSantis Campaign Is Too Online," by Emma Camp

"US podcast misinformation goes largely unchecked," by Rob Lever

"'Build the wall,' Florida gubernatorial tells his young daughter in campaign ad," by Erin B. Logan

Casey DeSantis' "Mamas for DeSantis" campaign ad on Twitter

"Ron DeSantis: Good or Bad for Liberty?" by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller with Karol Markowicz

"What DeSantis Did to Disney's Dream City," by Zach Weissmueller

"The Casey DeSantis Problem: 'His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability,'" by Michael Kruse

Ron DeSantis' "Top Gov" 2022 ad

Ron DeSantis' pro-Trump 2018 gubernatorial ad

"How 'disinformation' became public enemy No. 1," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller with Jacob Siegel

"Did SCOTUS roll back gay rights and civil rights?" by Nick Gillespie with Coleman Hughes and Walter Olson

"'60s Songs That Explain the '90s': 'Tubthumping' and the Chart-Topping Anarchists," by Rob Harvilla

"A Strange Museum Takes a Strange Turn," by Stephen Wahrhaftig

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Matt Welch is back in the saddle alongside editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman as they discuss the recent batch of Supreme Court decisions ahead of the July 4 holiday.

1:04: The Supreme Court's decision on race-based affirmative action in college admissions

23:16: The Supreme Court's decision involving same-sex wedding websites and free expression

28:40: Weekly Listener Question

38:29: The Supreme Court strikes down President Joe Biden's student loan cancellation plan.

51:06: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Purple June," by Josh Blackman

"Joe Biden's Incoherent Student Loan Logic," by Eric Boehm

"Supreme Court to Biden: You Can't Just Forgive $400 Billion in Student Loan Debt Without Asking Congress," by Emma Camp

"Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 'Eliminating Racial Discrimination Means Eliminating All of It,'" by Emma Camp

"Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Harvard and UNC Racial Preferences Cases," by Ilya Somin

"The Unsurprising Affirmative Action Decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard," by Will Baude

"52%-32% Support for Court's Decision 'Restricting the Use of Race as a Factor in College Admissions,'" by Eugene Volokh

"Biden Says He Will try to do Student Loan Forgiveness Under the Higher Education Act of 1965," by Ilya Somin

"Time To End Affirmative Action? Live With David Bernstein and Kenny Xu," by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller

"Colorado Can't Force a Graphic Designer To Create Same-Sex Wedding Websites, Supreme Court Rules," by Stephanie Slade

"A First Amendment for Everyone," by Dale Carpenter

"Self-Cancellation, Deplatforming, and Censorship," by Nick Gillespie

"Of Course Legacy Admissions Should Follow Affirmative Action to the Grave," by Robby Soave

"Should We Forgive Student Debt?" by Nick Gillespie

"The Immorality of Student Loan Forgiveness and Free College," by Nick Gillespie

"Exit Interviews," by Katherine Mangu-Ward and Mike Lynch

"On Independence Day, Find Common Ground Over Freedom," by J.D Tuccille

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman and Katherine Mangu-Ward host not one but two special guests! Reason's own Liz Wolfe and the one and only Kennedy. Buckle up and enjoy as they cover new reporting that lends legitimacy to the lab leak theory of COVID-19's origins, the candidacy of RFK Jr., and the Wagner Group's recent revolt in Russia. Huzzah!

2:20—New reporting supplies legitimacy to lab leak theory of COVID-19's origins

19:59—The candidacy of RFK Jr.

45:04—Weekly Listener Question

48:13—Wagner Group's armed revolt in Russia

57:09—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"COVID-19's 'Patients Zero' May Have Been Wuhan Lab Scientists, Report Finds" by Robby Soave

"Lab Leak Theory: 1, Misinformation Cops: 0" by Robby Soave

"The Very Strange New Respect for Authoritarian Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr." by Matt Welch

"Joe Biden More Vulnerable in 2024 Primary Than Donald Trump Ever Was in 2020" by Matt Welch

"Do Conservatives Actually Like RFK Jr., or Do They Just Think He'll Hurt Biden?" Joe Lancaster

"Taxing the Rich Will Have No Meaningful Effect on Our Sky-High National Debt" by Veronique De Rugy

"Anticlimactic End to Wagner Group's Armed Rebellion in Russia" by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Eric Boehm consider the persistent inflation problem alongside government spending and the effect of indicting former President Donald Trump on the GOP election race.

0:33: Persistent inflation and perpetual spending

30:39: Trump's indictment and its effect on the GOP race

40:12: Weekly Listener Question

43:56: Joe Biden and the war on ticket "junk fees"

46:17: This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Trump's New York Indictment Was Just the Beginning of His Legal Woes," by Eric Boehm

"Inflation Ticks Higher in April as Rents Keep Rising," by Eric Boehm

"The Debt Ceiling Deal Does Not Go Nearly Far Enough," by Veronique de Rugy

"Amid Inflation Relief, Rental Prices Continue Soaring," by Eric Boehm

"Should Trump Go to Prison?" by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie

"What 'Freedom' Means to Ron DeSantis," by Eric Boehm

"Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift Glitch Doesn't Require a Congressional Hearing," by Liz Wolfe

"The Flash Makes the Case Against the Multiverse," by Peter Suderman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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