The Reason Roundtable

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

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Mentioned in this podcast:

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

"Losing the Home State," by Liz Wolfe

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"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

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"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

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"'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

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