In this week’s The<\/em> Reason Roundtable<\/em>, editors Matt Welch<\/a>, Nick Gillespie<\/a>, Peter Suderman,<\/a> and special guest Liz Wolfe<\/a> consider the recent revelation that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish trips from his billionaire friend Harlan Crow and contextualize the leak of classified materials by 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira.<\/p>\n

0:42: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ controversial friendship with billionaire Harlan Crow<\/p>\n

23:15: Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira leaks classified materials to his online friends.<\/p>\n

36:25: Weekly Listener Question<\/p>\n

44:40: Tax Day animus<\/p>\n

50:14: This week’s cultural recommendations<\/p>\n

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

“Oh no! Rich collector of historical items has items by and about bad people!<\/a>” by Eugene Volokh<\/p>\n

“Supreme Court Senility<\/a>,” by Jesse Walker<\/p>\n

“Not So Supreme<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“Leaker of Ukraine Intelligence Was Reportedly a Gun Enthusiast Trying To Impress His Discord Friends<\/a>,” by Robby Soave<\/p>\n

“Pentagon Leak Reveals 14 U.S. Troops in Ukraine<\/a>,” by Bonnie Kristian<\/p>\n

“Massive Leak of Ukraine Intelligence Documents Angers U.S. Allies<\/a>,” by Robby Soave<\/p>\n

“Kerry Howley: A Journey Through the Deep State<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“The Degraded Currency of the Shadow Government<\/a>,” by Kerry Howley<\/p>\n

“Debate: It’s Time for a National Divorce<\/a>,” by Angela McArdle and Zach Weissmueller<\/p>\n

“Jayhawk Down<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie<\/p>\n

“IRS Is 48 Days Late To Issue Report Telling American Public How It’ll Spend New $80 Billion<\/a>,” by Liz Wolfe<\/p>\n

“3 More Reasons to Fear the IRS<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg<\/p>\n

“Taxes: The Price We Pay For Civilization<\/a>,” by Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg<\/p>\n

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

Today’s sponsor:<\/p>\n

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