In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and special guest Eric Boehm<\/a> lament a horrible weekend for freedom, as Congress passed a collection of bad bills concerning military spending for Ukraine and Israel, a TikTok ban, and a reauthorization of Section 702\u00a0of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).<\/p>\n

00:53\u2014House of Representatives passes substantial bipartisan military spending aid package that includes Ukraine and Israel<\/p>\n

22:50\u2014New Title IX rules<\/p>\n

34:00\u2014Weekly Listener Question<\/p>\n

41:03\u2014House votes to reauthorize Section 702 of the FISA<\/p>\n

48:29\u2014This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

Mentioned in this podcast:<\/p>\n

“Democrats and Republicans Unite To Give Weapons Manufacturers $59 Billion<\/a>,” by Matthew Petti<\/p>\n

“Ukraine Crisis: U.S. Must Use Restraint<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Should America keep funding Ukraine?<\/a>” by Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller<\/p>\n

“Why Sanctioning Russia Will Fail<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor<\/p>\n

“Hot Takes Are Making the Ukraine Invasion Worse<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor<\/p>\n

“Steven Pinker: What Went Wrong at Harvard<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Should America stop funding Israel’s war?<\/a>” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“How much aid does the U.S. owe Israel?<\/a>” by Robby Soave<\/p>\n

“Hamas, Israel, and what it means for the U.S.<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“New Title IX Rules Erase Campus Due Process Protections<\/a>,” by Emma Camp<\/p>\n

“Laura Kipnis: How Colleges Criminalized Sex<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“The Guardians of Free Speech<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“If They Ban TikTok, Is Apple Next?<\/a>” by Rand Paul<\/p>\n

“TikTok Measure Passed by House Is Unconstitutional in Multiple Ways<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Campus Rape Expert Can’t Answer Basic Questions About His Sources<\/a>,” by Linda LeFauve<\/p>\n

“How an Influential Campus Rape Study Skewed the Debate<\/a>,” by Robby Soave<\/p>\n

“The Politics of Campus Sexual Assault<\/a>,” by Cathy Young<\/p>\n

“Guilty Until Proven Innocent<\/a>,” by Cathy Young<\/p>\n

“Why We Can’t Have Nice Things<\/em>: Jones Act Traffic Jam<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“Remy: Cabotage (Beastie Boys Jones Act Parody)<\/a>,” by Remy, Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg, and John Carter<\/p>\n

“Let’s Scrap the Jones Act<\/a>,” by Andrew Heaton<\/p>\n

“Appeals Court Rules That Cops Can Physically Make You Unlock Your Phone<\/a>,” by Joe Lancaster<\/p>\n

“How the FISA Reauthorization Bill Could Force Maintenance Workers and Custodians To Become Government Spies<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

Send your questions to\u00a0roundtable@reason.com<\/a>. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.<\/p>\n

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