No War for Saudi Arabia
Also: Do Democrats recognize any restraint on government power?
For your because-2019 files:
Trump awaits instructions from his Saudi masters. Having our country act as Saudi Arabia's bitch is not "America First." https://t.co/kJOCpqwaQS
— Tulsi Gabbard ???? (@TulsiGabbard) September 16, 2019
So what fresh hell is this "locked and loaded" nonsense? That's what kicks off this week's Editors Roundtable edition of the Reason Podcast, featuring Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Matt Welch. The quartet also discusses highlights and lowlights from last week's Democratic presidential debate, rages against the dying of the vape, and tries to fix Katherine's bad movie-watching instincts.
Audio production by Ian Keyser.
Music credit: "Complicate Ya" by Otis McDonald
Relevant links from the show:
"Yemen, Iran, and the War Powers Act," by Ilya Somin
"Is the U.S. Stumbling Towards an Accidental War With Iran?" by Christian Britschgi
"War With Iran May Have Been Avoided Due to Trump's Fondness for Fox News," by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
"Democratic Candidates Agree—Let's Get Out of Afghanistan," by Scott Shackford
"The Corruptions of Power," by Matt Welch
"Kamala Harris Does Not Understand Why the Constitution Should Get in the Way of Her Gun Control Agenda," by Jacob Sullum
"Andrew Yang Is the Anti–Elizabeth Warren," by Shikha Dalmia
"Vicious Scapegoating Is the Whole Point of Beto O'Rourke's Gun Grab," by Jacob Sullum
"On Trade, Democrats Continue Struggling To Differentiate From Trump," by Eric Boehm
"There's Only 1 Democrat Talking About the Constitution, and It's (Shudder) Joe Biden," by Matt Welch
"Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes Has Nothing to Do With the Hazards of Black-Market Cannabis Products," by Jacob Sullum
"The Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes May Lead to More Smoking by Teenagers As Well As Adults," by Jacob Sullum
"Trump's Ban on E-Cigarette Flavors Endangers Public Health," by Jacob Sullum
"The Great Lost Rolling Stones Documentary Is Now a Museum Piece," by Kurt Loder
"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and To Rome with Love," by Kurt Loder