The Reason Roundtable
The Reason Roundtable
The Reason Roundtable
The Insanity of Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
59 minutes Posted Jul 7, 2025 at 9:25 pm.
—America is still the greatest country on earth
—The One Big Beautiful Bill becomes law
—Medicaid cuts and what they mean
—Sunset clauses will cause more instability
—Listener question on masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents
—Elon Musk announces new third party
—Weekly cultural recommendations
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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie and Reason reporter Eric Boehm unpack the passage of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, focusing on its tax carve-outs, its special-interest subsidies, and what happens when key provisions expire in 2028. They also examine the potential fallout from Trump's looming trade deadline with the European Union, answer a listener question about the legality of masked federal law enforcement, and discuss the viability of Elon Musk launching a new political party.
Mentioned in This Podcast
"The Secret Police Are Here," by Mike Brock
"Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff: Trump's Immigration Policies Are Indefensible," by Nick Gillespie
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