How Should the U.S. Respond to Hamas Executing Americans?
In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Charles C.W. Cooke to the show. The group discusses the six Israeli hostages, including American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who were found murdered in Gaza over the weekend, before dissecting Kamala Harris’ first major interview since entering the presidential race and Donald Trump’s recent thoughts on abortion laws.
02:39—Six Israeli hostages found murdered by Hamas
20:25—Kamala Harris sits down for her first major interview with CNN’s Dana Bash.
34:25—Weekly Listener Question
43:34—Donald Trump on in vitro fertilization and abortion laws
54:09—This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“What If the U.S. Cuts Off Aid to Israel?” by Matt Welch
“Biden vs. Netanyahu,” by Liz Wolfe
“Another Hostage Crisis Bedevils an American President,” by Matt Welch
“End U.S. Aid to Israel,” by Jacob Siegel and Liel Leibovitz
“Hamas, Israel, and what it means for the U.S.,” by Nick Gillespie
“It’s Been Easy To Forget How Bad Kamala Harris Is,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“Seven Questions That Should Be Easy for Harris to Answer,” by Conor Friedersdorf
“When Biden’s ‘Bubble Wrap’ Burst,” by Matt Welch
“In Defense of Roe,” by Nick Gillespie
“Breeder Reactionaries,” by Wendy McElroy
“Myth Alaska,“ by Nick Gillespie
“Pity National Review & Conservatives, For Donald Trump Has ‘Stolen’ Their Issues,” by Nick Gillespie
“Backpage’s Michael Lacey Gets 5-Year Sentence,” by Liz Wolfe
“More Babies!” by Liz Wolfe
“The Eternal Recurrence of Bush Conservatism,” by Matt Welch
“Sandra Newman: Reimagining 1984 from Julia’s Perspective,” by Nick Gillespie
“Mark Twain vs. Tom Sawyer,” by Nick Gillespie
“Charles C.W. Cooke on Brexit, #NeverTrump, and the Future of National Review,” by Nick Gillespie
“Conservatarians Rising?” by Nick Gillespie
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- “Is the American Dream Alive?” A Free Press debate with Katherine Mangu-Ward on Tuesday, September 10
- “Reason Speakeasy: Kat Timpf & Nick Gillespie” on Wednesday, September 11
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