within this week The Because the round tableEditors Matt Welch, Catherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman discuss Congress’s enduring lack of interest in meaningful entitlement reform and new data on student expulsions from public schools.
0:26: Joe Biden and entitlement spending
32:08: Weekly audience question
38:16: New data on school children leaving public schools
47:54: Super Bowl buzz
55:03: This week’s cultural recommendation
As mentioned in this podcast:
“The State of Our Union Saks” by Matt Welch
“Biden vows to sink Social Security’s ship,” by Eric Boehm
“Joe Biden, Travel Agent in Chief,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“Biden and Reporters Agree: Republicans Will Deliberately ‘Crush’ Economy,” by Matt Welch
“The 19 Percent Solution,” by Nick Gillespie and Véronique de Rugy
“Robert Pondisio: Why Our Kids Can’t Read,” by Nick Gillespie
“Winsome Earle-Sears: School Choice’ New.” Brown v. Board’ Fight,” by Nick Gillespie
“How Democrats Want to Pay for Free College, Paid Vacation, Expanding Social Security?” By Zach Weissmueller and Alexis Garcia
“Social Security, Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dog, and Alan Simpson: The Ultimate Remix,” By Austin Bragg and Nick Gillespie
“Actually, Magic Mike’s Last Dance On the Horrors of Urban Zoning Regulations,” by Peter Suderman
“Ben Affleck for a Day” by Matt Welch
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Audio production by Ian Kizer
Associate production by Hunt Beatty
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve