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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reminisce on the supposed joy and freedom on offer during last week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) and assess Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to essentially drop out of the presidential race.

02:36—At the DNC, Democrats showcase their misunderstanding of freedom.

25:05—RFK Jr. suspends his campaign for president in 10 key states, endorses Donald Trump

41:22—Weekly Listener Question

48:27—Telegram founder Pavel Durov is arrested in France.

54:02—The continued fallout from Matthew Perry's death

56:14—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Thank God It's Over," by Liz Wolfe

"Manufacturing Joy at the DNC," by Matt Welch

"Democrats Are Talking About 'Freedom' Because Voters Really Like Freedom," by Eric Boehm

"Party of COVID-19 Authoritarianism Improbably Rebrands as 'Party of Freedom,'" by Matt Welch

"Democrats Aren't the Freedom Party," by Liz Wolfe

"Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC," by C.J. Ciaramella

"An Over-Orchestrated Rebellion: Dispatch From the DNC," by Nancy Rommelmann

"America Is Ready To Party," by Matt Welch

"Nobody Cared About Bernie's Speech," by Liz Wolfe

"Democrats Just Can't Quit Saving Our Souls," by Matt Welch

"Industrial Policy Is Alive and Well at the Democratic National Convention," by Joe Lancaster

"The Anarchist Dreams: Dispatch From the DNC," by Nancy Rommelmann

"Muted Outrage and Aspirational Crowds: Dispatch From the DNC," by Nancy Rommelmann

"Democrats Unburdened by What They Have Done to Chicago," by Matt Welch

"Kamala Harris' Plan To Hike Corporate Income Taxes Would Fall on All Americans," by Eric Boehm

"Trump and Harris' Economic Plans Are Depressingly Similar," by Veronique de Rugy

"Kamala Harris' Affordability Agenda Is a Good Idea Backed by Terrible Policies," by Peter Suderman

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