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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:  FreedomFest, July 10–13. Use REASON50 to get $50 off registration. Open To Debate: Presidential Debate Watch Party, featuring Nick Gillespie.  Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name. Today's sponsor:  Students for Liberty Lumen is the world's first handheld metabolic coach. It's a device that measures your metabolism through your breath. On the app, it lets you know if you're burning fat or carbs, and it gives you tailored guidance to improve your nutrition, workouts, sleep, and even stress management. All you have to do is breathe into your Lumen first thing in the morning, and you'll know what's going on with your metabolism, whether you're burning mostly fats or carbs. Then, Lumen gives you a personalized nutrition plan for that day based on your measurements. You can also breathe into it before and after workouts and meals, so you know exactly what's going on in your body in real time, and Lumen will give you tips to keep you on top of your health game. Your metabolism is your body's engine—it's how your body turns the food you eat into fuel that keeps you going. Because your metabolism is at the center of everything your body does, optimal metabolic health translates to a bunch of benefits, including easier weight management, improved energy levels, better fitness results, better sleep, etc. Lumen gives you recommendations to improve your metabolic health. It can also track your cycle as well as the onset of menopause, and adjust your recommendations to keep your metabolism healthy through hormonal shifts, so you can keep up your energy and stave off cravings. So, if you want to take the next step in improving your health, go to lumen.me and use ROUNDTABLE to get $100 off your Lumen.  Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty. Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve Video Editor: Ian KeyserProducer: Hunt BeatyThe post Eating Doritos While Drowning in Debt appeared first on Reason.com.

Eating Doritos While Drowning in Debt


			
									
											
													
			
		
		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 Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name. Today's sponsor:  Students for Liberty Qualia Senolytic: Have you heard about senolytics yet? It's a class of ingredients discovered less than 10 years ago, and it's being called the biggest discovery of our time for promoting healthy aging and enhancing your physical prime. Your goals in your career and beyond require productivity. But let's be honest: The aging process is not our friend when it comes to endless energy and productivity. As we age, everyone accumulates "senescent" cells in their body. Senescent cells cause symptoms of aging, such as aches and discomfort, slow workout recoveries, and sluggish mental and physical energy associated with that "middle age" feeling. Also known as "Zombie Cells," they are old and worn out and not serving a useful function for our health anymore, but they are taking up space and nutrients from our healthy cells. Much like pruning the yellowing and dead leaves off a plant, Qualia Senolytic removes those worn-out senescent cells to allow for the rest of your cells to thrive in the body. Take it just two days a month. The formula is non-GMO, vegan, and gluten-free, and the ingredients are meant to complement one another, factoring in the combined effect of all ingredients together. Resist aging at the cellular level and try Qualia Senolytic. Go to neurohacker.com/ROUNDTABLE for up to $100 off and use code ROUNDTABLE at checkout for an additional 15 percent off.  Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty. Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve Producer: Hunt BeatyVideo Editor: Ian KeyserThe post Abortion, Guns, and Hunter Biden. appeared first on Reason.com.

Abortion, Guns, and Hunter Biden.


			
									
											
													
			
		
		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 Upcoming Reason Events: Reason Speakeasy: Corey DeAngelis on June 11 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. Today's sponsor:  We all carry around different stressors—big and small. When we keep them bottled up, it can start to affect us negatively. Therapy is a safe space to get things off your chest—and to figure out how to work through whatever's weighing you down. If you're thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It's entirely online. Designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Just fill out a brief questionnaire to get matched with a licensed therapist, and switch therapists any time for no additional charge. Get it off your chest, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/roundtable today to get 10 percent off your first month.  Audio production by Justin Zuckerman and John Carter Assistant production by Luke Allen and Hunt Beaty Music: "Angeline" by The Brothers Steve Producer: Hunt BeatyVideo Editor: César BáezThe post Partisan Border Wars appeared first on Reason.com.

Partisan Border Wars


			
									
											
													
			
		
		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 Upcoming Reason Events:  The Reason Roundtable LIVE! on June 6 in Washington, D.C. Reason Speakeasy: Corey DeAngelis on June 11 in New York City  Today's sponsor:  Hello, liberty lovers! Are you passionate about preserving civil liberties and individual freedom? Do you want to support organizations that uphold these principles but struggle to navigate the complex world of charitable giving? Well, fear not! We have the perfect solution for you: a giving account with DonorsTrust. A giving account, also known as a donor-advised fund, is a simple, secure, and tax-advantaged way for libertarian givers like you to support the causes you care about most. With a donor-advised fund, you can make a contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and then recommend grants to your favorite charities over time. Plus, you retain control over how your charitable dollars are invested, ensuring they align with your values and goals. Whether you're passionate about defending free speech, protecting property rights, or promoting limited government, a donor-advised fund with DonorsTrust empowers you to make a meaningful impact. So, join us in preserving liberty for future generations by opening a donor-advised fund at DonorsTrust today. To learn more and get started, visit our sponsor, DonorsTrust, at www.donorstrust.org/roundtable. Take control of your giving and make a difference in the fight for freedom. That's www.donorstrust.org/roundtable. Remember, every dollar counts in the battle to safeguard our civil liberties. Let's make our voices heard together!  Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty. Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve Producer: Hunt BeatyVideo Editor: Ian KeyserThe post Should Donald Trump Have Been Convicted? appeared first on Reason.com.

Should Donald Trump Have Been Convicted?


			
									
											
													
			
		
		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. Reason Speakeasy: Corey DeAngelis on June 11 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. Today's sponsor:  We all carry around different stressors—big and small. When we keep them bottled up, it can start to affect us negatively. Therapy is a safe space to get things off your chest—and to figure out how to work through whatever's weighing you down. If you're thinking of starting therapy, give BetterHelp a try. It's entirely online. Designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. Just fill out a brief questionnaire to get matched with a licensed therapist, and switch therapists any time for no additional charge. Get it off your chest, with BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/roundtable today to get 10 percent off your first month.  Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty. Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve Producer: Hunt BeatyVideo Editor: Ian KeyserThe post Libertarian National Convention: Are You Not Entertained? appeared first on Reason.com.

Cops, Gun Restrictions, and Mass Shootings

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