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Was Biden Right To Take Prisoners Off Death Row?

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In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman welcome special guest Tim Carney to the show. The panelists discuss Joe Biden’s commutations of 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences, before unpacking the latest on the traditional end-of-year struggle in Congress to pass a spending deal.

00:39 – Joe Biden commutes federal death row sentences
06:41 – Congress scrambles to pass spending deal
29:32 – Weekly listener question
36:12 – Will Trump administration policies be more family-friendly?
48:59 – This week’s cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

We Don’t Need Terrorism Laws When Murder Is Already Illegal,” by Matthew Petti
Cancerous Politics,” by Eric Boehm
Third Time’s the Charm?” by Christian Britschgi
The Crony Capitalism Litmus Test,” by Timothy Carney
Tim Carney: Why Aren’t People Having More Kids?” by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe
Baby Incentives,” by Liz Wolfe
Government Can’t Fix America’s Baby Bust,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Storks Don’t Take Orders From the State,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Report from ‘Alienated America’: Podcast,” by Nick Gillespie

Send your questions to [email protected]. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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Audio production by Ian Keyser
Assistant production by Hunt Beaty
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve

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