In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie discuss the depressing end-of-year omnibus government spending deal. 0:21: A massive year-end spending bill 20:10: The $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act 33:59: Notable legislative areas NOT being addressed this week 49:17: This week’s cultural recommendations Mentioned in this podcast: “Biden Is Set To Sign $858 Billion Pentagon Budget—One of the Biggest Ever,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown “Here’s Why Biden Is Wrong About the Deficit,” by Veronique de Rugy “November’s $249 Billion Federal Budget Deficit Set a Record. More