The Reason Roundtable

Trump and Mamdani Battle for the Populist Crown 16.07.2025 43:41 ↓

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The Insanity of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill 07.07.2025 59:22 ↓

Plus: Trump's E.U. trade deadline, masked ICE agents, and Elon Musk's third party

Did NYC Vote for Socialism or Against the Establishment? 30.06.2025 1:06:42 ↓

Plus: Senate GOP releases version of “Big Beautiful Bill” and Republicans shift on gay marriage

Anti-War President Starts New War. Again. 23.06.2025 1:10:09 ↓

The Iran bombings, public land selloffs, and the collapse of big city governance

Israel Strikes Iran. Is Escalation Inevitable? 16.06.2025 1:05:24 ↓

U.S. involvement in the new Middle East conflict, political violence at home, and the No Kings protests

Fake Immigration Crisis Triggers Actual Violence 09.06.2025 1:06:29 ↓

Are outdated laws ripe for abuse? A listener asks whether it's time to sunset certain old laws.

Artificial Intelligence Is Making Everything Weird 02.06.2025 1:07:46 ↓

Plus: A listener asks if the "big beautiful bill" will decrease the deficit.

Trump's War on Harvard 27.05.2025 1:04:23 ↓

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

The GOP Budget Is Big, Bloated, B.S. 19.05.2025 1:17:29 ↓

Plus: A listener asks if the economic inequality data is bad.

What Did We Learn From DOGE? 12.05.2025 1:01:33 ↓

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

Trump's War on Childhood 05.05.2025 1:03:37 ↓

Plus: A listener asks if we're finally defunding NPR and PBS.

Trump's Independent Voter Problem 28.04.2025 1:09:51 ↓

Plus: A listener asks about possible book club books that are "subtly libertarian."

Why Due Process Matters 21.04.2025 1:06:28 ↓

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

Why Trump's China Tariffs Won't Work 14.04.2025 1:13:04 ↓

Plus: A listener asks whether or not Thomas Jefferson was right.

Can Anyone Stop Trump's Tariffs? 07.04.2025 1:09:29 ↓

Plus: A listener asks if it's time for journalists to stop steel-manning Trump's policies.

Time for a DOGE Dance Party 31.03.2025 1:06:32 ↓

Plus: What is a DOGE dance party?

Trump's War With the Courts 24.03.2025 1:20:50 ↓

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

Why We Don't Need the Department of Education 17.03.2025 1:08:20 ↓

Plus: A listener asks the editors whether a Kamala Harris presidency would have been preferable.

It's Trump's Economy Now 10.03.2025 1:11:20 ↓

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

Trump vs. Zelenskyy: Democracy Dies in Drama? 03.03.2025 1:04:32 ↓

Plus: A listener asks the editors how to best determine whether Trump’s second term is good or bad for individual freedom.

Are Democrats Actually in Disarray? 24.02.2025 1:04:35 ↓

Plus: A listener asks the editors whether it makes sense for a country to have a sovereign wealth fund.

Justin Amash on Why the President Isn't Above the Law 18.02.2025 1:09:40 ↓

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.

DOGE vs. Deep State 10.02.2025 1:02:18 ↓

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

Trump's Dumb Trade War 03.02.2025 1:10:29 ↓

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

The Cultural Consequences of Trump's Victory 27.01.2025 1:06:16 ↓

Plus: A listener asks the editors to name their least favorite national emergency from the list of those currently in effect.