Merchants of Death, Swaps, and Shake-ups
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie discuss the Brittney Griner prisoner swap and the Twitter Files 2.0.
0:27: Brittney Griner released
9:46: New Twitter Files drop
32:43: Weekly Listener Question:
Should Libertarian candidates throw the election one way or the other in exchange for a public pledge by one of the two large-party candidates? For example, adopting an official public policy and/or naming them to a Cabinet position? Obviously, the candidate couldn't force voters to cooperate, but with the large number of libertarians in excess of the number needed suggests that enough would go along with the scheme to make it work… and of course, no one could prove that it didn't. Whaddya think?
42:55: Kyrsten Sinema leaves the Democratic party.
48:58: This week's cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
"Brittney Griner Has Finally Been Released," by Emma Camp
"The Brutality of Brittney Griner's New Home," by Emma Camp
"Twitter Files: FBI, DHS Reported Tweets for Election Misinformation," by Robby Soave
"Bari Weiss Twitter Files Reveal Systematic 'Blacklisting' of Disfavored Content," by Robby Soave
"Sinema's Defection from Democrats Sows Welcome Chaos Among the Political Class," by J.D. Tuccille
Send your questions 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 Hunt Beaty
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve