In this week THE Round table on the reasonsEditors 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 analyze a new series of linguistic gaffes underlying his apparent cognitive decline .
12:29am—Quick reactions to last night’s Super Bowl LVIII
06:10—Special prosecutor will not prosecute Joe Biden in classified documents case.
10.06pm – House Republicans attempt to link foreign aid spending to domestic border crisis.
35:12 — Weekly listener question
44:48—The Congressional Budget Office delivers the latest bleak report on the future economic outlook of the United States
52:26—This week’s cultural tips
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Joe Biden’s Not Good, Very Bad Day,” by J.D. Tuccille
“Good Old Man,” by Liz Wolfe
“Trump’s Alleged Defiance and Deception Distinguish His Handling of Secrets from Biden’s,” by Jacob Sullum
“Americans Dissatisfied with Politicians Will Soon Vote Back to Power,” 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 Doesn’t Come From College Degrees,” by Emma Camp
“The Failure of Bidenomics,” by Peter Suderman
“Border Bill Explodes,” by Robby Soave
“The Good and 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 Hub for the Country’s Anti-Drug Policies,” by Maia Szalavitz
“Study Finds No Evidence Decriminalization Increased Drug-Related Deaths in Oregon,” by Jacob Sullum
“Alcohol prohibition was a dress rehearsal for the war on drugs,“by Nick Gillespie
“The Federal Government Will Borrow Another $20 Trillion Over the Next Decade,” by Eric Boehm
“Increased Immigration Will Reduce Deficits by $1 Trillion,” by Eric Boehm
“How Increased Immigration Can Reduce the Deficit,” by Eric Boehm
“Debate: US Should Increase Defense Funding for Ukraine,” by Cathy Young and Will Ruger
Reasonthe archive on “border crossings”
“Open Borders in America: A Look at the Past and the Future,” by Ed Krayewski
“Politicians must stop pretending that 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 Christmas (War on),” by Nick Gillespie, Meredith Bragg and Austin Bragg
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media account and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; AHunt Beaty’s production assistant.
Music: “Angeline”, by the Steve brothers