In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Katherine Mangu-Ward<\/a>, and Peter Suderman<\/a>\u00a0welcome special guest Tim Carney<\/a> to the show. The panelists discuss Joe Biden’s commutations of 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences, before unpacking the latest on the traditional end-of-year struggle in Congress to pass a spending deal.<\/p>\n

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00:39 – Joe Biden commutes federal death row sentences<\/p>\n

06:41 – Congress scrambles to pass spending deal<\/p>\n

29:32 – Weekly listener question<\/p>\n

36:12 – Will Trump administration policies be more family friendly?<\/p>\n

48:59 – This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

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

“We Don’t Need Terrorism Laws When Murder Is Already Illegal<\/a>” by Matthew Petti<\/p>\n

“Cancerous Politics<\/a>” by Eric Boehm<\/p>\n

“Third Time’s the Charm?<\/a>” by Christian Britschgi<\/p>\n

“The Crony Capitalism Litmus Test<\/a>” by Timothy Carney<\/p>\n

“Tim Carney: Why Aren’t People Having More Kids?<\/a>” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Baby Incentives<\/a>” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“Government Can’t Fix America’s Baby Bust<\/a>” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Storks Don’t Take Orders From the State<\/a>” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown<\/p>\n

“Report from ‘Alienated America’: Podcast<\/a>” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

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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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