In this week The Razlog round tableeditors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie and special guest Eric Boehm look at police and violence in the wake of the video release showing Memphis police killing Tire Nichols.
0:30 AM: Memphis police kill Tir Nichols
11:37 p.m.: Debt limit drama underway
36:31: Weekly listener question
44:55 Sending tanks towards Ukraine
49:25 This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“The most popular police reforms can’t prevent the murder of the next Tyra Nichols. Here’s what might.” Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“New video shows Memphis police fatally beating, harassing and spray-painting Tire Nichols” By Christian Britschgi
“Is the War on Police Increasing Crime? Q&A with Rafael Mangual,” by Nick Gillespie
Mapping Police Violence by Samuel Sinyangwe
“If Republicans want to cut spending, they should start with the Pentagon,” Eric Boehm
“Social Security is on the brink of collapse. The GOP won’t touch it.” by Veronique de Rugy
“Generational Warfare”, Nick Gillespie and Veronique de Rugy
“The failure to pass marijuana banking and sentencing reform is a window into the dysfunctionality of Congress,” by Jacob Sullum
“Should America Continue Funding Ukraine? Live with Emma Ashford, Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller” by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie
“What we owe the future to is liberalism,” wrote Ronald Bailey
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media name and correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser
Associate production by Hunt Beaty
Music: “Angeline”, The Brothers Steve