In this week THE Round table on the reasonseditors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie and Peter Suderman push back against the twisted logic of former President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he would raise tariffs on all Chinese imports if he regained the White House.
00:24—Trump proposes more tariffs
3.24pm—Bidenomics and weird economics
30:49 — Weekly listener question
44:22—Senate hearing on the harms of social media
52:41—This week’s cultural tips
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Can Free Markets Win Votes in the New GOP?” by Stephanie Slade
“David Stockman on Why Trump Can’t Pay Debt: ‘This Guy Is Part of the Swamp,'” by Nick Gillespie
“Josh Hawley Thinks White House Could Force Aluminum Plant to Stay Open,” by Eric Boehm
“On economic issues, the populist right and left share many commonalities,” by Veronique de Rugy
“The Failure of Bidenomics,” by Peter Suderman
“Biden Considers Higher Tariffs on Electric Vehicles Imported from China, Raising Prices for Americans,” by Joe Lancaster
“Protectionism Ruined American Steel,” by Eric Boehm
“Americans Dissatisfied with Politicians Will Soon Vote Back to Power,” by J.D. Tuccille
“How will it be Reason The staff rating in 2020?” by Reason personal
“Who will receive your vote?: Reason‘s revealing presidential poll,” by Reason personal
“Why are political journalists more afraid of revealing their votes than baseball writers?” by Matt Welch
“Why don’t other outlets reveal 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 calls for social media regulation to block Facebook’s position,” by Nick Gillespie
“AND True detective the most libertarian show on TV?” by Nick Gillespie
“Enthusiasm, Curbed,” by Nick Gillespie
“All Culture, All the Time,” by Nick Gillespie
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