In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss Donald Trump’s horrible tariff proposal, reactions to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, and the late Joe Lieberman.
02:05—Trump vs. Biden on trade
19:39—Reactions to the Baltimore bridge collapse
31:17—Weekly Listener Question
39:22—R.I.P. Joe Lieberman
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Trump’s Tariff Would Cost the Typical American Household Roughly $1,500 Each Year,” by the Center for American Progress Action Fund
“The Post-Neoliberalism Moment,” by Daniel W. Drezner
“The Obscure Protectionist Law That Will Slow Clean-Up of the Baltimore Bridge Disaster,” by Eric Boehm
“The Immigrant Workers Who Died on the Baltimore Bridge Were Hardworking Heroes,” by Fiona Hartigan
“No Labels, With No Candidate, Says Yes to a 2024 Presidential Campaign,” by Matt Welch
“In Search of Joe Lieberman’s Conscience,” by Jacob Sullum
“Biden and Trump Try To Wish Away the Looming Entitlement Crisis,” by Jacob Sullum
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve
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