On this week’s The Motive Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch recorded a dwell episode in Austin, Texas, at Motive Weekend and coated a variety of matters: the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE), tariffs, deportations with out due course of, and President Donald Trump on free speech.
02:18—What does the viewers take into consideration Trump?
04:28—A DOGE dance get together?
15:56—Trump declares new tariffs
22:11—Deportations with out due course of
29:28—Is Trump good without spending a dime speech?
38:27—What’s the funniest factor about Trump 2.0?
44:09—Democrats and the abundance agenda
50:37—Manny Klausner, RIP
57:24—This week’s cultural suggestions
Talked about on this podcast:
“Trump’s New Automotive Tariffs Are a $100 Billion Tax Enhance No One Desires,” by Eric Boehm
“How Pokémon Helps Clarify DOGE,” by Eric Boehm
“Trump Ends Program for Authorized Migrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela,” by Fiona Harrigan
“Manuel Klausner, RIP,” by Brian Doherty
“Remembering Manny Klausner,” by Robert Poole
Reason Speakeasy: Jeffrey A. Singer, April 8, 2025
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Audio manufacturing by Ian Keyser
Assistant manufacturing by Hunt Beaty
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve
