in this week’s this Cause RoundtableEditors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie and Peter Suderman weigh in on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest dire forecast, released last week Unfortunately, the budget deficit will reach $2 trillion in 2024.
02:31—$2 trillion federal budget deficit
21:17 — Joe Biden versus Donald Trump on immigration
37:02—Weekly listener question
46:23 – Revisiting Anthony Fauci and the origins of COVID-19
55:18－This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Federal budget deficit forecast to surge by $400 billion, fueled by student debt relief” Emma Camp
“The National Debt Is Now So High That Basically Every American Owes $100,000” by John Stossel
“Why We Need to Cut the National Debt Fast!” By Nick Gillespie and Mark McDaniel
The Golden Age of Groupon Government by Nick Gillespie
“Trump Suddenly Loves Immigration” by Liz Wolff
“Protecting Undocumented Immigrants” by Liz Wolfe
There is no immigration party in American politics by Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Nick Gillespie
“Should the U.S. Close its Borders? A Press Freedom Debate” moderated by Nick Gillespie
“The five best arguments against immigration and why they’re wrong,” Nick Gillespie and Todd Kleinin
“The End of Obesity?” by Ronald Bailey
“Whole Foods’ John Mackey: We must change the way we think about capitalism” by Nick Gillespie
“Government Subsidies Make Your Food Boring” by C. Jarrett Dieterle
“Mandatory GMO disclosure won’t affect shopping habits (but will increase costs)” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“War on Fat” by Jacob Salem
“American Slim” by Nick Gillespie
“Maybe Brian Williams just needs to write a book denouncing the war on drugs?” By Matt Welch
“Anthony Fauci’s inner circle initially believed coronavirus came from a lab” by Rand Paul
“In Congress, the debate rages over how to prevent the next lab leak” By Christian Britschgi
COVID-19 Misinformation: Brought to You by the U.S. Government, by Robby Soave
“IRS says ‘vast majority’ of pandemic employee retention credit claims may be scams,” JD Tuccille
“Making the CDC a Pandemic Warrior Again” by Ronald Bailey
Audition for President by Nick Gillespie
“Based on a True Story: Bill Clinton and the New Court Culture” by Nick Gillespie
“Is Rob Lowe a Libertarian?: ‘I Want Government Intervention in Almost Everything'” by Nick Gillespie
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Audio production is by Ian Keyser; AHunt Beaty serves as assistant producer.
Music: “Angeline” by Brother Steve
- Video editor: Ian Keyser
- Producer: Hunter Beatty
