In this week THE Round table on the reasonseditors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward and Nick Gillespie welcome back the sudden special guest (and former Panel discussion presenter) Andrew Heaton! Editors reflect on President Biden’s recent State of the Union address and look ahead to the inevitable grind of another eight months of election coverage.
04:11—President Biden’s exuberant but empty State of the Union address
24:27—Outlook for third-party elections
46:43 — Weekly listener question
55:49—This week’s cultural tips
Mentioned in this podcast:
“The State of the Union (on stimulants)” by Liz Wolfe
“The state of our Biden is historically fragile“by Matt Welch
“Remarks by the President in Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address.”
“No Label, No Candidate, Says Yes to the 2024 Presidential Campaign” by Matt Welch
“Biden’s Inaccurate and Inadequate Verbal Support for Marijuana Reform Ignores the Current Central Cannabis Issue” by Jacob Sullum
“Biden Touts More Forever Wars, Breaking His 2021 Promises” by Matthew Petti
“Third-Party Candidates Widen 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 rich pay more to fix Social Security. Here’s why it won’t work.” by Eric Boehm
“Biden Is Wrong on Student Debt Forgiveness” by Emma Camp
“Not Shrinkflation Again, 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 account and the correct pronunciation of your name.
Check out Andrew Heaton’s podcast The political orphanage Here.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser
Production assistant to Hunt Beaty
Music: “Angeline”, by the Steve brothers