The CCP Sucks. So Does Banning TikTok.

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman weigh in on the approved House bill that could potentially usher in a ban on popular social media app TikTok in the United States.

01:49—Legislation to ban TikTok

16:39—California's continued high-speed rail boondoggle

33:48—Weekly Listener Question

43:25—Elon Musk launches Starship rocket

46:31—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Banning TikTok Would Give the Feds Way Too Much Power," by Robby Soave

"Algorithm Not for Sale," by Liz Wolfe

"TikTok's Opponents Want Chinese-Style Censorship in America," by Matthew Petti

"The U.S. Steel/Nippon Deal Should Be None of Joe Biden's Business," by Eric Boehm

"Hey look a new scientific book abt how TikTok is addicting kids like 'narcotics'!" writes Nick Gillespie on X, formerly Twitter

"California's High-Speed Rail Needs Another $100 Billion. That's a Great Reason Not To Build It." by Eric Boehm

"Annie Duke: Quitting Is Totally Underrated," by Nick Gillespie

"America Is Taking a High-Speed Train to Bankruptcy," by David Ditch

"How Florida Beat California to High-Speed Rail," by Natalie Dowzicky

"The Problem With the 'Abundance Agenda,'" by Christian Britschgi

"We Told You Why and How California's High-Speed Rail Wouldn't Work. You Chose Not To Listen." by Matt Welch

"The Political Class Knew California High-Speed Rail Was B.S., and Supported it Anyway," by Matt Welch

"3 Reasons Obama's High-Speed Rail Will Go Nowhere Fast," by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie

"On the Passing of a Liberal Deregulator," by Matt Welch

"Learning From Kodak's Demise," by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch

"Milton Friedman Was No Conservative," by Brian Doherty

"Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman's Legacy," by Nick Gillespie

"Oscar-Nominated Robot Dreams Is a Gentle Animated Love Story About Dogs, Robots, and 1980s New York," by Peter Suderman

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. 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 Hunt Beaty.

Music: "Angeline," by The Brothers Steve

• Producer: Hunt Beaty