on this week’s this Trigger Roundtable,edit Matt Welch, Catherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespieand Peter Suderman Recall the alleged pleasure and freedom throughout final week’s Democratic Nationwide Conference (DNC) and assess Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s choice to basically drop out of the presidential race.
02:36—On the DNC, Democrats reveal their misunderstanding of freedom.
25:05 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends presidential marketing campaign in 10 key states to endorse Donald Trump
41:22 – Weekly listener query
48:27 – Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France.
54:02 – The lasting impression of Matthew Perry’s loss of life
56:14－This week’s cultural suggestions
Talked about on this podcast:
“Thank god it’s all over” by Liz Wolfe
“Democratic National Committee Made Fun” by Matt Welch
“Democrats are talking about “freedom” because voters really like freedom”, Eric Boehm
“COVID-19 Authoritarian party improbably renamed ‘Liberal Party’” Creator: Matt Welch
“The Democratic Party is not the Liberal Party” by Liz Wolfe
“Criminal justice reform takes a back seat at 2024 Democratic National Convention” by CJ Ciaramella
“An over-orchestrated insurrection: News from the Democratic National Committee”, Nancy Romellman
“America is ready to party” by Matt Welch
“No one cares about Bernie’s speech” by Liz Wolfe
“Democrats can’t give up on saving our souls” by Matt Welch
“Industrial policy dynamic at Democratic National Convention” by Joe Lancaster
“Anarchist’s Dream: A Dispatch from the Democratic National Committee”, Nancy Romellman
“Calming down the angry and aspirational crowd: A message from the Democratic National Committee”, Nancy Romellman
“Democrats are not burdened by what they did to Chicago” by Matt Welch
“Kamala Harris’ plan to raise corporate income taxes would fall on all Americans”, Eric Boehm
“Trump and Harris’ economic plans are frustratingly similar” by Veronique de Rugy
“Kamala Harris’ affordability agenda is a good idea backed by bad policy”, Peter Suderman
“Dumb and Dumber in Kamala’s “Greed-Inflation” Narrative” by Jason Sollens
“Who is the real Kamala Harris? A big government liberal.” John Stossel
“Economic freedom now has no place in either party”, Peter Suderman
“RFK Jr.: Reason Interview”, Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmuller
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spread some liberal ideas, then sold out to Trump” by Robbie Soave
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says at rally he will stop wars forever, Trump cabinet will provide seed oil”, Christian Briki
“Chase Oliver: Q&A with controversial Libertarian candidate” by Nick Gillespie
“Storm in the Rockies: The West is at war with itself” by Carl Hess, Jr.
“Battle for Western Land Far More Controversial than Bundy” by JD Tuccille
“Why is the federal government spending so much money to make our wild west theirs?” Leonard Gilroy
“Is Pavel Durov the next Julian Assange?” Creator: Nick Gillespie
“Putin and the Ayatollah want to censor the app. Now it’s Macron’s turn.” Matthew Petty
“Matthew Perry, Drug Abuse and Prohibition” by Nick Gillespie
“Matthew Perry death: Doctors, Perry aides and others charged in drug probe expose ‘underground criminal network’” By Ethan Shanfield and Ellis Shafer
“charlie hustle agonist” by Nick Gillespie
Who would have thought going into this 12 months’s Republican Nationwide Committee and Democratic Nationwide Committee that the Democratic Get together would look extra aesthetically pleasing @WonderBreadUSALove of Church and Household, Mother and Apple Pie, and the Republican Get together are like a three way partnership model of a Juggalos celebration? pic.twitter.com/wPrROYpYzn
— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) August 23, 2024
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