DOGE vs. Deep State

The Reason Roundtable

News, Politics

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and special guest Christian Britschgi assess the first steps taken by the…

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Reason Roundtable, the podcast of Free Minds, free markets, and free takes.
0:11.3	I'm your host, Peter Souterman, and today I am joined by my illustrious colleagues Matt Welch and Catherine Mangy Ward, as well as special guest, Reason's very own, Christian Britschke.
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0:25.3	Good morning.
0:27.0	Happy Monday to everyone who actually followed the Kendrick Lamar Drake Beef, which is not me.
0:32.7	So on today's episode, we're going to talk about executive dysfunction and the legal challenges
0:37.6	facing Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Also, the RFK Jr. Confirmation, Trump's
0:42.8	plan to take over Gaza, maybe, a reader question about the state of freedom in America and
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