In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman react to last week's presidential election and forecast what might come next.

01:55—"Big picture" election reaction

27:02—"Little picture" election reaction

38:27—Weekly listener question

48:58—Trump's ideas on anti-censorship

52:59—This week's cultural recommendations

Mentioned in this podcast:

"Patrick Ruffini: Why Did Trump Win?" by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe

"Live on Election Night with Nick Gillespie!" by Nick Gillespie, Coleman Hughes, Kmele Foster, Peter Meijer, Allison Schrager, and Peter Suderman

"Voters Didn't Reject Women, They Rejected Kamala Harris" by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

"Want To Lower the Political Temperature? Make the Presidency Less Important" by C.J. Ciaramella

"How Much Will Trump's Tariffs Cost?" by Eric Boehm

"Will Trump Make Good on His Campaign Promises?" Spectator Americano podcast with Nick Gillespie

"Why Trump Won" Spiked Online's post-election podcast with Nick Gillespie

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