Inauguration Eve Notes From D.C.'s Green Zone
“Inauguration Day makes me grumpy.”
With inauguration less than 24 hours away, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch discuss what they would like to see happen in the new Biden administration vs. what will most likely transpire.
Discussed in the show:
1:21: inauguration speeches and security theater
17:31: Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief package and eviction moratoriums
33:14: the $15 minimum wage
44:17: Trump's parting pardons
56:19: media recommendations of the week
Other links:
"The Last Thing We Need Is Another War on Terror," by Spencer Ackerman
"Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Package Includes More Stimulus Checks, State Government Bailout, $15 Federal Minimum Wage," by Eric Boehm
"The Year Teachers Unions Killed the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg," by Matt Welch
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com and be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser.
Assistant production by Regan Taylor.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve.
