In this week The Razlog round tableeditors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Nick Gillespie discuss the Facebook files, which revealed significant influence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over what users were allowed to say on Meta platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic .
0:55 AM: CDC silences COVID-19 disagreement on Facebook.
27:25 Weekly listener question
36:53: National School Choice Week
55:09: This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“How the CDC Became the Speech Police,” by Robby Soave
“Inside the Facebook Files: Emails Reveal CDC’s Role in Silencing COVID-19 Dissent,” by Robby Soave
“Email Shows CDC Police Speech on Facebook on Facebook. Live with Robby Soave, Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller”, by Zach Weissmueller and Nick Gillespie
“Inside the CDC’s Campaign to Police Speech on COVID,” by Elizabeth Nolan Brown
“The greatest innovation in education is the increasing use of school choice,” JD Tuccille
“Kentucky’s governor wants school choice for his kids, but not yours,” JD Tuccille
“School choice is a noble goal,” by John Stossel
“Does school choice help students learn? All signs point to it That,“ by Nick Gillespie
“NY can’t teach kids to read on $30,000 a year,” Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor
“Watch Elizabeth Warren Lie About Her Son’s Private School Education,” by Nick Gillespie and John Osterhoudt
“It Can Happen Here” by Arnold Kling, David R. Henderson and Maurice McTigue
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