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Plus: a weak jobs report and Trump’s economic record, New College of Florida weighing privatization after its clash with DeSantis, and the DOJ pushes to block transgender Americans from gun ownership
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Plus: a weak jobs report and Trump’s economic record, New College of Florida weighing privatization after its clash with DeSantis, and the DOJ pushes to block transgender Americans from gun ownership
Plus: The National Guard standoff in Chicago, navigating debates when you’re outnumbered, and a court ruling that could upend Trump’s tariff agenda.
Plus: What the new E.U. trade deal means for tariffs and prices, a listener question about Rahm Emanuel’s presidential appeal, and the FBI raids John Bolton’s home.
Plus: Trump talks with Putin in Alaska, federal troops flood D.C., a controversial Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, and a listener question about the hosts as a band
Plus: The National Guard deployed to D.C., the Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine, Texas Democrats flee the state, and a listener question on free speech in the U.K.
Plus: The economic impact of tariffs, ethics concerns around Trump’s foreign business dealings, and a listener question on NCAA deregulation
Plus: Trump’s "woke AI" order, Gawker’s cultural legacy, and a listener question on deregulation and the BBB.
Plus: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Obama of treason, Congress slashes NPR funding, and a listener asks if we actually like each other.
Tune in on July 15 at 6:20 p.m. Eastern to hear four co-hosts' unflinching critiques of the latest in politics, culture, and whatever fresh hell awaits us all.
Plus: Trump's E.U. trade deadline, masked ICE agents, and Elon Musk's third party
Plus: Senate GOP releases version of “Big Beautiful Bill” and Republicans shift on gay marriage
The Iran bombings, public land selloffs, and the collapse of big city governance
U.S. involvement in the new Middle East conflict, political violence at home, and the No Kings protests
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Plus: A listener asks if the "big beautiful bill" will decrease the deficit.
Plus: A listener asks if the economic inequality data is bad.
Plus: A listener asks which domestic policy changes could realistically boost U.S. manufacturing without raising costs for consumers.
Plus: A listener asks about possible book club books that are "subtly libertarian."
Plus: A listener asks who was the better president: Trump or Obama?
Plus: A listener asks whether or not Thomas Jefferson was right.
Plus: A listener asks if it's time for journalists to stop steel-manning Trump's policies.
Plus: A listener asks why some American libertarians seem to unquestioningly accept everything Vladimir Putin says.
Plus: A listener asks the editors whether a Kamala Harris presidency would have been preferable.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to discuss the pros and cons of homeownership.
Plus: A listener asks the editors how to best determine whether Trump’s second term is good or bad for individual freedom.
Plus: A listener asks the editors whether it makes sense for a country to have a sovereign wealth fund.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to guess if the real reason Donald Trump is so passionate about tariffs is because he sees them as a deal-making tool rather than a purely economic instrument.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of freedom in the United States.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the implications of Trump personally suing CBS to obtain transcripts from an interview with Kamala Harris.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to name their least favorite national emergency from the list of those currently in effect.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the validity of using emergency measures to restrict movement during the L.A. wildfires.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if Donald Trump is the most libertarian president ever.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about subsidies for trains, planes, and roads.
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Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the Second Amendment's key importance for keeping the government in check.
The Bulwark's Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell debate Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch on choosing a side in politics.
Plus: A listener asks the editors to consider the tradeoffs of involuntary commitments to mental institutions.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if libertarians are more prone to believing in conspiracy theories.
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Plus: A listener asks the editors about the libertarian position on doctor-assisted suicide.
Plus: a listener asks the editors about fluoride in the water supply.
Plus: a listener asks the editors why it is acceptable to allow unrestricted border crossings into the United States without penalty.
Plus: A listener asks about Trump's early picks for cabinet positions.
Tune in on November 4 at 6:30 p.m. (EST) on YouTube to hear the four co-hosts' unflinching critiques of the latest in politics, culture, and whatever fresh hell awaits us all.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if there are closet Trump voters within the halls of Reason.