The Government Loves To Grab New Powers in the Name of Your Safety
From protests to the coronavirus, it thinks it can protect you from anything.
The original line-up of The Reason Roundtable is back! Matt Welch leads Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie through a discussion of shootings and police violence, coronavirus and security theater, and Joe Biden's immigration policies.
Discussed in the show:
01:43: Recent police shootings, gun violence, and the inevitable subsequent unfolding of protests, qualified immunity cases, and tighter regulations.
18:07: How the press covers protests and the coronavirus.
30:38: Biden's refugee cap is no different than Trump's, for now.
45:47: Weekly Listener Question: What should be my greater concern as a libertarian: denying would-be immigrants citizenship, or the ever-growing deficits from the welfare state?
49:37: Media recommendations for the week.
This week's links:
- "Biden Called Trump's Refugee Cap 'Cruel and Shortsighted.' He's Keeping It in Place—for Now," by Billy Binion
- "More Than A Dozen States Are Trying To Nullify Federal Gun Control," by John Osterhoudt (video)
- "Congress Is Closer Than Ever to Ending the Federal War on Weed," by C.J. Ciaramella
- "Police in Minnesota round up journalists covering protest, force them on the ground and take pictures of their faces," by Adrianna Rodriguez
- "Florida's 'Anti-Rioting' Bill Gives the Government New Powers That Have Nothing to Do With Riots," by Scott Shackford
Send your questions by email to roundtable@reason.com. 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.