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The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

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Overview

Every Monday, the libertarian editors of the magazine of ā€œFree Minds and Free Marketsā€ā€”Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman—discuss and debate the week’s biggest stories and what fresh hell awaits us all.

201 Episodes

Trump's Independent Voter Problem

In this week's TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Matt Welch discuss how many current political frustrations— with tariffs, executive…

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

Why Due Process Matters

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Matt Welch discuss how President Donald Trump is de-prioritizing due process by…

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2025

Why Trump's China Tariffs Won't Work

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Peter Suderman, Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, and special guest Mary Katharine Ham discuss President Donald Trump's…

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

Can Anyone Stop Trump's Tariffs?

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Matt Welch discuss the economic and political fallout from President Donald Trump's…

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

Time for a DOGE Dance Party

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch recorded a live episode in Austin, Texas,…

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

Trump's War With the Courts

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome a very special guest, Andrew Sullivan, to discuss…

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

Why We Don't Need the Department of Education

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch explain why eliminating the Department of Education…

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

It's Trump's Economy Now

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the frantic uncertainty in the economy…

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025

Trump vs. Zelenskyy: Democracy Dies in Drama?

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch react to last week's dramatic exchange in…

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Trump vs. Zelenksyy: Democracy Dies in Drama?

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch react to last week's dramatic exchange in…

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

Are Democrats Actually in Disarray?

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss democratic messaging and policy in the…

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

Justin Amash on Why the President Isn't Above the Law

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick GillespieĀ welcome special guest Justin Amash to weigh in on President…

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

DOGE vs. Deep State

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, andĀ special guest Christian Britschgi assess the first steps taken by the…

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

Trump's Dumb Trade War

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, andĀ special guest Eric Boehm lament the beginning of what could become…

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

The Cultural Consequences of Trump's Victory

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, andĀ Nick Gillespie attempt to describe the ongoing cultural shifts occurring in…

Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025

Donald Trump's Chaotic and Contradictory Day 1

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, andĀ Nick GillespieĀ react to the second inauguration of President Donald Trump. The…

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025

How Awful Policies Fueled the L.A. Fires

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Peter Suderman reflect on the failed policy decisions that have exacerbated the…

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

Why MAGA Is Fighting Over High-Skilled Immigration

In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editorsĀ Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Peter Suderman chime in on the ongoing online debate over a federal…

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2025

2024's Most Undercovered Stories

In the last episode ofĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable in 2024, editorsĀ Matt Welch,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward,Ā Nick Gillespie, andĀ Peter Suderman select undercovered stories from the past…

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2024

Was Biden Right to Take Prisoners Off Death Row?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter SudermanĀ welcome special guest Tim Carney to the…

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

Was Biden Right To Take Prisoners Off Death Row?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter SudermanĀ welcome special guest Tim Carney to the…

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

Do You Have To Choose a Side in Politics? Reason Versus The Bulwark

For the very first Reason Versus debate this week, Reason was joined by The Bulwark for a lively, thought-provoking discussion.…

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

Biden's Messy Mercy

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick GillespieĀ welcome special guest Jacob Sullum to discuss…

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

Why Socialists Are Cheering the Death of an Insurance CEO

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the situation in…

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

Libertarians Answer Your Questions: Webathon 2024!

In this special live episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman will…

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

Biden's Final Insult to Our Intelligence

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman react to President Joe…

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024

Trump's Chaos Cabinet

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter SudermanĀ chime in on the latest…

Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2024

How Elon Musk and DOGE Can Deliver on Smaller Government

Peter Suderman and Elon Musk

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024

Trump Won. What's Next?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter SudermanĀ react to last week's presidential…

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

Live On Election Eve With The Reason Roundtable!

Will Election 2024 result in an orderly transfer of power—or will the results unleash controversy and chaos that threatens the…

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2024

How Trump and Harris Meaningfully Differ

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter SudermanĀ convene one week ahead of…

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

Should We Trust the 2024 Election Polls?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman welcome back special guest Stephanie SladeĀ to…

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

Harris and Trump's Terrible Tax Ideas

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman parse the presidential candidates'…

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

Why Federal Disaster Relief Is a Disaster

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reflect on last year's…

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

Eric Adams and New York City's Corruption Problem

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman gawk at the amusing…

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can Mark Cuban Make Prescriptions Affordable Again?

Hey,Ā Reason Roundtable listeners, we've got a special bonus episode for your Friday afternoon this week! Why are prescription drugs so…

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2024

Get Your Gross Sex Out of My Sick Politics!

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown unpack…

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2024

Why Do They Keep Shooting at Donald Trump?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman puzzle over the second…

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2024

What Libertarians Would Ask Trump and Harris at the Debate

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss the Justice Department's…

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2024

How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Charles C.W. Cooke…

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2024

Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reminisce on the supposed…

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2024

Why Libertarians Hate Kamala Harris' Economic Platform

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Ben Dreyfuss onto…

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2024

Tim Walz Is Another Big-Government Liberal

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Katherine Mangu-Ward and Peter Suderman are back alongside Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie. The…

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2024

Weighing Kamala Harris' Veep Options

Jonah Goldberg, Kevin D. Williamson, and Kamala Harris

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2024

What Kamala Harris' Coronation Says About the Democratic Party

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman altogether flinch at the newfound…

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2024

Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed.

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the state of…

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2024

Is Violent Rhetoric To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempt?

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current…

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2024

Why the Media Covered for Biden

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown size up…

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2024

Biden, Cognitive Decline, and the End of American Empire

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman stare ever deeper into the…

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2024

Eating Doritos While Drowning in Debt

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman lament the latest dire…

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2024

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