In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine ManguWard, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman stare ever deeper into the abyss while recapping the hapless display at last week's first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

00:00 Reactions to the Biden vs. Trump debate

21:43 Were any concrete policies discussed during the debate?

33:46 Weekly Listener Question

41:02 Supreme Court rules on Chevron deference

48:39 This week's cultural recommendations

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