On this week’s The Motive Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and particular visitor Emma Camp react to the announcement that President Joe Biden is not going to be prosecuted for mishandling labeled paperwork and parse a contemporary batch of speech gaffes underpinning his obvious cognitive decline.
00:29—Fast reactions to final evening’s Tremendous Bowl LVIII
06:10—Particular counsel is not going to prosecute Joe Biden in labeled paperwork case.
26:06—Home Republicans try to tie international support spending invoice to home border disaster.
35:12—Weekly Listener Query
44:48—Congressional Funds Workplace delivers newest bleak report on future U.S. financial outlook
52:26—This week’s cultural suggestions
Talked about on this podcast:
“Joe Biden’s No Good, Very Bad Day,” by J.D. Tuccille
“Nice Old Man,” by Liz Wolfe
“Trump’s Alleged Defiance and Deceit Distinguish His Handling of Secrets From Biden’s,” by Jacob Sullum
“Americans Unhappy With Politicians They’ll Soon Vote Back Into Office,” by J.D. Tuccille
“Biden’s Bizarre ‘Shrinkflation’ Nonsense,” by Eric Boehm
“Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Shrinkflation’ Rant Is an Incredible Exercise in Blame Shifting,” by Christian Britschgi
“The Real Student Loan Crisis Isn’t From Undergraduate Degrees,” by Emma Camp
“The Bankruptcy of Bidenomics,” by Peter Suderman
“Border Bill Blows Up,” by Robby Soave
“The Good and the Bad of the Senate Border Bill,” by Fiona Harrigan
“‘Zero Illegal Crossings’ Is an Unattainable Goal for the Border,” by Fiona Harrigan
“Peter Meijer: Can the GOP Change?” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
“Can Free Markets Win Votes in the New GOP?” by Stephanie Slade
“How Oregon Became a Linchpin for the Country’s Drug Policies,” by Maia Szalavitz
“A Study Finds ‘No Evidence’ That Decriminalization Boosted Drug-Related Deaths in Oregon,” by Jacob Sullum
“Alcohol Prohibition Was a Dress Rehearsal for the War on Drugs,” by Nick Gillespie
“Federal Government Will Borrow Another $20 Trillion in the Next Decade,” by Eric Boehm
“Surging Immigration Will Reduce Deficits by $1 Trillion,” by Eric Boehm
“How Increasing Immigration Can Reduce the Deficit,” by Eric Boehm
“Debate: The U.S. Should Increase Funding for the Defense of Ukraine,” by Cathy Younger and Will Ruger
Reason‘s archive on “border crossings”
“Open Borders in America: A Look Back and Forward,” by Ed Krayewski
“Politicians Need To Stop Pretending the National Debt Is Sustainable,” by Veronique de Rugy
“Requiem for a Redneck: Mojo Nixon, 1957–2024,” by Michael J. Socolow
“Oh, Mojo,” by Matt Welch
“A Joe Biden (War on) Christmas,” by Nick Gillespie, Meredith Bragg, and Austin Bragg
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Audio manufacturing by Ian Keyser; assistant manufacturing by Hunt Beaty.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve