In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and special guest Emma Camp react to the announcement that President Joe Biden will not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents and parse a fresh batch of speech gaffes underpinning his apparent cognitive decline.
https://reason.com/podcast/2024/02/12/bidens-cognitive-shrinkflation/
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00:00 - Quick reactions to last night's Super Bowl LVIII
06:10 - Special counsel will not prosecute Joe Biden in classified documents case.
26:06 - House Republicans attempt to tie foreign aid spending bill to domestic border crisis.
35:12 - Weekly Listener Question
44:48 - Congressional Budget Office delivers latest bleak report on future U.S. economic outlook
52:26 - This week's cultural recommendations
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve