Punish Politicians for the Right Reasons
The Reason Roundtable takes on the FDA, Andrew Cuomo, and more.
Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie gather on this week's Reason Roundtable to reflect with fresh fury on the latest bureaucratic bottle-necking and duty dereliction. And they find some bits of good news for you too.
Discussed in the show:
0:24: New York is…not well.
23:56: What's the takeaway of comparing Democrat- and Republican-run states in the face of pandemic management? (Look forward to a feature piece diving even deeper into this by Matt Welch.)
31:23: Weekly Listener Question: What does the Roundtable suggest to replace the current vaccine approval process?
46:45: Biden bombed Syria, and we're reminded that behind the "he's not Trump" hype, he's still just a "status-quo institutionalist."
49:13: Media recommendations for the week.
This week's links:
- "The Twilight of the Anti-Trump Idols," by Ross Douthat
- "New York attorney general seeks to investigate Cuomo sexual harassment claims," by Richard Luscombe
- "Newsom appears to post TikTok inside restaurant, denies eating there," by Morgan Phillips
- "What Disney Can Teach Us About Covid-19: Lockdowns Fail" (video)
- "Thomas Sowell's Maverick Insights on Race, Economics, and Society" (video)
- "Cocktails with Suderman"
- "5 Pandemic Mistakes We Keep Repeating," by Zeynep Tufekci
Send your questions either by email to roundtable@reason.com or by voicemail to 213-973-3017. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
Audio production by Ian Keyser.
Assistant production by Regan Taylor.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve.