In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the current shape of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks and policy priorities. 00:27—New Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) 14:48—Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz nominated for Tr…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman react to last week's presidential election and forecast what might come next. 01:55—"Big picture" election reaction 27:02—"Little picture" election reaction 38:27—Weekly listener question 48:58—Trump's ideas on anti-censorship 52:59—Th…

Will Election 2024 result in an orderly transfer of power—or will the results unleash controversy and chaos that threatens the foundations of our democracy? Before America goes to the polls on November 5, you're invited to join the four hosts of The Reason Roundtable—Reason Magazine's own Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Ma…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman convene one week ahead of the election to highlight a few issues where the major-party presidential candidates have significant differences. 01:53—The presidential candidates on tariffs, debt, foreign policy, and education 35:01—Weekly…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman welcome back special guest Stephanie Slade to chat about the latest in polling results and the shape of the electorate two weeks ahead of the presidential election. 02:16—Latest in polling data two weeks out from the presidential election 33:04—Weekly liste…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman parse the presidential candidates' latest batch of confounding ideas on tax policy before lamenting their various cringe media appearances over the past week. 05:21—Tax policy proposals 31:44—Weekly listener question 43:38—Candidate cr…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reflect on last year's October 7 terrorist attack in Israel and the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Helene across the southeastern United States. 02:27—October 7, one year on 20:07—Hurricane Helene aftermath 35:41—Weekly list…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman gawk at the amusing circumstances surrounding the federal indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, before discussing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent in-person visits with both presidential candidates. 02:25—New Yo…

Hey, Reason Roundtable listeners, we've got a special bonus episode for your Friday afternoon this week! Why are prescription drugs so expensive in the United States? "Drug prices in this country are so high because there is zero transparency in the system, and when there's zero transparency in a market, there is no way for it to be efficient," say…

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown unpack the charges and implications of the federal sex trafficking case against Sean "Diddy" Combs. 01:45—Sean "Diddy" Combs faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges 17:13—CNN unearths North Carolina gubern…