In this week THE Round table on the reasons, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie and Peter Suderman consider President Joe Biden’s updated response to the war in Gaza following an attack by Israeli military forces that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers. And with Tax Day on the horizon, editors reflect on how Biden’s plan to hire new IRS agents translates into more scrutiny of the middle class.
03:02—Biden’s response to the killing of seven aid workers by Israeli forces in Gaza
27:04—The IRS hires more workers and the result is more middle class audits.
36:16 — Weekly listener question
47:56 — Eclipse day!
53:25—This week’s cultural tips
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Biden Says Arab States Ready to Recognize Israel in Future Agreement,” by Jordan Fabian
“Should pro-Hamas students be blacklisted?” by Nick Gillespie
“The West Bank Comes to New Jersey,” by Matthew Petti
Nancy Rommelman’s dispatches from Israel
“Russ Roberts on October 7th and the Future of US-Israel Relations,” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
“Throwing Money at the IRS Won’t Solve Its Problems,” by Katherine Mangu-Ward
“IRS Not Keeping Its Promises,” by Liz Wolfe
“In 2022, the IRS Targets the Poorest Taxpayers,” by Liz Wolfe
“The sheer scale of improper payments proves the government is too big NOT to fail,” by Veronique de Rugy
“Three More Reasons to Fear the IRS,” by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg
“Remy: What Are the Chances? (An IRS Love Song)”, by Remy, Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg
“Remy: Best Song Ever! (One Direction Parody—Tax Code Edition)”, by Remy, Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg
“W-2 WTF?!?!: Tax Facts That Will Make Your Head Explode!” by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie
“Velvet President,” by Matt Welch
“Was Foucault a libertarian? Nick Gillespie explains why the philosopher’s greatest protégé was the free market”, by Davis Richardson
“Libertarian Postmodernism: A Response to Jordan Peterson and the Intellectual Dark Web,” by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie
“Goodbye Real World”, by Nick Gillespie
“’We’re like gods and we might as well get good,’” by Nick Gillespie
“Václav Havel’s Funeral: Why Truth Needs Love,” by Matt Welch
“Stop, Mofo,” by Nick Gillespie
“Enthusiasm, Curbed,” 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