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The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtablereason.com
Every Monday, the libertarian editors of the magazine of “Free Minds and Free Markets”—Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman—discuss and debate the week’s biggest stories and what fresh hell awaits us all.

Episodes

Trump's War on Harvard

Plus: A listener asks how to reasonably cut government spending.

May 27, 20251 hr 4 min

What Did We Learn From DOGE?

Plus: A listener asks which domestic policy changes could realistically boost U.S. manufacturing without raising costs for consumers.

May 12, 20251 hr 2 min

Why Due Process Matters

Plus: A listener asks who was the better president: Trump or Obama?

Apr 21, 20251 hr 6 min

Trump's War With the Courts

Plus: A listener asks why some American libertarians seem to unquestioningly accept everything Vladimir Putin says.

Mar 24, 20251 hr 21 min

It's Trump's Economy Now

Plus: A listener asks the editors to discuss the pros and cons of homeownership.

Mar 10, 20251 hr 11 min

Justin Amash on Why the President Isn't Above the Law

Plus: A listener asks the editors to guess if the real reason Donald Trump is so passionate about tariffs is because he sees them as a deal-making tool rather than a purely economic instrument.

Feb 18, 20251 hr 10 min

DOGE vs. Deep State

Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of freedom in the United States.

Feb 10, 20251 hr 2 min

Trump's Dumb Trade War

Plus: A listener asks the editors about the implications of Trump personally suing CBS to obtain transcripts from an interview with Kamala Harris.

Feb 03, 20251 hr 10 min

Biden's Messy Mercy

Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the tradeoffs of involuntary commitments to mental institutions.

Dec 16, 20241 hr 5 min

Trump's Chaos Cabinet

Plus: a listener asks the editors about fluoride in the water supply.

Nov 25, 20241 hr 5 min
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