The Red Flags in Biden's State of the Union Address

This Monday, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie dish on their least favorite parts of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and the messaging around the newest coronavirus guidelines. Plus, The Reason Roundtable answers a listener question about the ties between self-proclaimed libertarians and people against the coronavirus vaccine.

Discussed in the show:

1:36: Biden’s SOTU address takeaways.

22:34: The government’s newest coronavirus guidelines.

36:56: Weekly Listener Question: The current anti-vax sentiment within a significant portion of the libertarian world has me questioning everything. Weren’t we the folks who, a mere couple of years ago, were saying “Get the FDA out of the way so big pharma can cure things?” That literally happened, and now a significant number of libertarians are kvetching about how quickly the vaccines were developed. How can I have faith in the rationality of libertarianism when there is a significant portion of the movement that is so breathtakingly wrong on vaccines?

48:52: Media recommendations for the week.

This weeks links:

• “Exclusive: Coalition calls on Biden to form disinformation task force,” by Ina Fried
• “Democrats, Here’s How to Lose in 2022. And Deserve It,” by Ezra Klein
• “The Last Pandemic,” by Ronald Bailey

Send your questions to [email protected]. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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Audio production by Ian Keyser.
Assistant production by Regan Taylor.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve.