Why the Media Covered for Biden
Plus: A listener asks whether Bruce Springsteen's song Born in the U.S.A is actually patriotic.
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown size up the fallout from the mainstream media's lag in coverage of Joe Biden's cognitive decline, despite evidence existing well before his seismic debate performance on June 27.
01:50—Media fallout after Biden's debate performance
28:13—The Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity.
37:06—Weekly Listener Question
42:46— The Supreme Court's ruling on social media moderation
50:39—This week's cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
"Ticket Change?" by Liz Wolfe
"Biden Insists Beyond All Reason That He's the Most Qualified Person To Be President," by C.J. Ciaramella
"Why Didn't the Media Notice Joe Biden's 'Jet Lag' Sooner?" by Robby Soave
"Kamala Harris Is a Cop Who Wants To Be President," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
"Kamala Harris Was the Real Winner of Last Night's Debate," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
"Biden's Litany of Excuses," by Liz Wolfe
"Presidential Debate Debacle Was a Great Argument for Smaller Government," by J.D. Tuccille
"Biden, Trump, and RFK Jr. Are All Anti-Freedom," by John Stossel
"Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling Could Shield Outrageous Abuses of Power," by Jacob Sullum
"Social Media Moderation Is Speech, Says Supreme Court," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
"Stop Using My Song: 35 Artists Who Fought Politicians Over Their Music," by Eveline Chao
"Boss Talk: Why celebrities should never shut up—but stop complaining," by Nick Gillespie
"Bye-Bye American Pie," Nick Gillespie
"Why Superman and Wyatt Earp Left Kansas but Still Loved the Place," by Nick Gillespie
"Stephen Colbert Finds the Focus on Biden's Age to Be Old News," by Trish Bendix
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
Upcoming events:
- Monday, July 15: Matt Ridley and Stephen Goldstein debate the lab leak theory at the Soho Forum in New York City. Use the discount code REASON for 25 percent off all tickets. Details here.
- Tuesday, July 23: New York City premiere of Reason's Backpage documentary and panel discussion. Was the federal prosecution of online classified ad site Backpage.com a win for opponents of sex trafficking or a loss for First Amendment rights? View a new documentary by Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Paul Detrick and participate in a panel with Brown and Old Pros' Kaytlin Bailey about the case moderated by Nick Gillespie. Tickets are $10 and include beer, wine, soft drinks, and a light buffet. Seats are limited. Details here.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve
- Video Editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunt Beaty
What are we consuming this week?
Katherine Mangu-Ward
Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Nick Gillespie
Peter Suderman