This week’s edition of The Reason Roundtable features a discussion by editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman. They delve into the Justice Department’s press release on Russian “government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns” and share the questions they would pose to Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming presidential debate.
Key points discussed:
- 02:34—Russian “government-directed foreign malign influence campaigns”
- 22:19—Potential questions for the presidential debate candidates
- 40:06—Weekly Listener Question
- 45:58—Hunter Biden’s guilty plea
- 48:10—Cultural recommendations for the week
Listeners are encouraged to send in their questions to roundtable@reason.com along with their social media handle and the correct pronunciation of their name.
References made in the podcast:
- “Russian Influence Operation Allegedly Funded American Media Stars” by Liz Wolfe
- “Why You Shouldn’t Fret Much Over Russian Election Interference” by J.D. Tuccille
- “From Nazi Propaganda to the Pee Dossier, FARA Targets Alien Influence on U.S. Politics” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
- “Study: Russian Twitter Trolls Did Not Throw the 2016 Election to Trump” by Robby Soave
Additional articles mentioned:
- “Hillary Clinton, Not Donald Trump or Cambridge Analytica, Is Gaslighting America” by Nick Gillespie
- “Leave U.S. Steel Alone” by Eric Boehm
- “Why Trump’s Child Care Policy Incoherence Matters” by Eric Boehm
For more information on the mentioned topics and other episodes, visit the Reason Podcast page.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve
- Video Editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunt Beaty
