In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, and Peter Suderman<\/a>\u00a0stare ever deeper into the abyss while recapping the hapless display at last week’s first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

01:50\u2014Reactions to the Biden vs. Trump debate<\/p>\n

21:43\u2014Were any concrete policies discussed during the debate?<\/p>\n

33:46\u2014Weekly Listener Question<\/p>\n

41:02\u2014Supreme Court rules on Chevron<\/em> deference<\/p>\n

48:39\u2014This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

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

“Sad Thoughts About American Politics<\/a>,” by Eugene Volokh<\/p>\n

“Joe Biden, Hot Mess<\/a>,” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Joe Biden: The Latest Elderly Politician Who Refuses To Retire<\/a>,” by Joe Lancaster<\/p>\n

“Kamala Harris Was the Real Winner of Last Night’s Debate<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Why a Disastrous Biden-Trump Debate Could Be the Best Outcome for America<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“Joe Biden Should Drop Out<\/a>,” by Nate Silver<\/p>\n

“The State of Our Biden Is Historically Frail<\/a>,” by Matt Welch<\/p>\n

“Presidential Debate Debacle Was a Great Argument for Smaller Government<\/a>,” by J.D. Tuccille<\/p>\n

“Liberals in Biden Panic Mode Should Learn To Love Limits on Executive Power<\/a>,” by Christian Britschgi<\/p>\n

“Trump Is More Like Recent Presidents Than Anyone Wants To Admit<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Biden Fumbled the Ball on Abortion<\/a>,” by Emma Camp<\/p>\n

“Why Can’t Americans Have an Honest Foreign Policy Discussion?<\/a>” by Matthew Petti<\/p>\n

“Trump Blames Biden for Never Removing the Tariffs Trump Imposed<\/a>,” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“At the Presidential Debate, Biden Says He ‘Beat Medicare,’<\/a>” by Christian Britschgi<\/p>\n

“No One Defended Immigration at the First Presidential Debate<\/a>,” by Fiona Harrigan<\/p>\n

“If Trump Is Going To Start Deporting Immigrants Who Broke the Law, Will He Start with Melania<\/a>” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Is Anti-American<\/a>,” by Fiona Harrigan<\/p>\n

“Julian Assange’s Freedom Came at a Steep Price<\/a>,” by Zach Weissmueller<\/p>\n

“Julian Assange and WikiLeaks Deserve Our Thanks for Making Governments More Transparent<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“The Legacy of Assange’s Prosecution<\/a>,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Julian Assange, a Free Man<\/a>,” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Review: Documenting Julian Assange’s Legal Battles<\/a>,” by Brian Doherty<\/p>\n

“SCOTUS Repudiates Doctrine That Gave Agencies a License To Invent Their Own Authority<\/a>,” by Jacob Sullum<\/p>\n

“Understanding Chevron’s Death<\/a>,” by Will Baude<\/p>\n

“‘Administrative State Is THE Leading Threat to Civil Liberties of Our Era.’<\/a>” by Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser, and Todd Krainin<\/p>\n

“The Stare Decisis Analyses in\u00a0Dobbs<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Loper Bright<\/em><\/a>,” by Josh Blackman<\/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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    Audio production by Ian Keyser<\/a>; a<\/em>ssistant production by Hunt Beaty<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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