Paul Scharre is an artificial intelligence expert who led the Department of Defense’s working group to establish policies on autonomous weapons systems. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover the latest (unclassified) capabilities of AI on the battlefield, the AI arms race with China, and the fine line between utopia and apocalypse which emerging AI tech has to offer us. •    Equipping Congress to deal with Artificial Intelligence •    How software has changed since the 1990s •    No rules: the machine is learning on its own •    Emergence of robots in the Iraq War •    The Pentagon’s policy on autonomous weapons •    Drones over Ukraine •    The 4 Battlegrounds of Artificial Intelligence •    The data race with China •    “Why did ChatGPT say that?” •    Chinese spies infiltrating American tech •    Integrating more AI into the U.S. military •    China’s 1984 Nightmare in Xinjiang Province •    “They literally call it SkyNet.” •    Scary hypotheticals for when AI “becomes human” •    “We’ve seen models engage in spontaneous deception.” •    AI cooperation agreements with China •    How do we regulate the next frontiers of AI? •    Could AI build a nuclear weapon? Paul Scharre is the Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security. He is the author of "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" and "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War." Scharre previously worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he played a leading role in establishing policies on unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies. He led the Department of Defense (DoD) working group that drafted DoD Directive 3000.09, establishing the department’s policies on autonomy in weapon systems. He also led DoD efforts to establish policies on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs and directed energy technologies. Scharre was involved in the drafting of policy guidance in the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, and secretary-level planning guidance. Prior to joining OSD, Scharre served as a special operations reconnaissance team leader in the Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion and completed multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the Army’s Airborne, Ranger, and Sniper Schools and Honor Graduate of the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Ranger Indoctrination Program. Follow Paul on X at <a href="https://x.com/paul_scharre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@paul_scharre</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Paul Scharre is an artificial intelligence expert who led the Department of Defense’s working group to establish policies on autonomous weapons systems. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover the latest (unclassified) capabilities of AI on the battlefield, the AI arms race with China, and the fine line between utopia and apocalypse which emerging AI tech has to offer us.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Equipping Congress to deal with Artificial Intelligence&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    How software has changed since the 1990s&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    No rules: the machine is learning on its own&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Emergence of robots in the Iraq War&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    The Pentagon’s policy on autonomous weapons&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Drones over Ukraine&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    The 4 Battlegrounds of Artificial Intelligence&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    The data race with China&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    “Why did ChatGPT say that?”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Chinese spies infiltrating American tech&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Integrating more AI into the U.S. military&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    China’s 1984 Nightmare in Xinjiang Province&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    “They literally call it SkyNet.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Scary hypotheticals for when AI “becomes human”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    “We’ve seen models engage in spontaneous deception.”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    AI cooperation agreements with China&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    How do we regulate the next frontiers of AI?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;•    Could AI build a nuclear weapon?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Paul Scharre is the Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security. He is the author of "Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" and "Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scharre previously worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) where he played a leading role in establishing policies on unmanned and autonomous systems and emerging weapons technologies. He led the Department of Defense (DoD) working group that drafted DoD Directive 3000.09, establishing the department’s policies on autonomy in weapon systems. He also led DoD efforts to establish policies on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs and directed energy technologies. Scharre was involved in the drafting of policy guidance in the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, and secretary-level planning guidance.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Prior to joining OSD, Scharre served as a special operations reconnaissance team leader in the Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion and completed multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a graduate of the Army’s Airborne, Ranger, and Sniper Schools and Honor Graduate of the 75th Ranger Regiment’s Ranger Indoctrination Program.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow Paul on X at &lt;a href="https://x.com/paul_scharre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;@paul_scharre&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Paul Scharre is an artificial intelligence expert who led the Department of Defense’s working group to establish policies on autonomous weapons systems. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover the latest (unclassified) capabilities of AI on the...

Modern Battlegrounds: The AI Arms Race | Paul Scharre

Shaun Maguire is a venture capitalist, tech entrepreneur, and Caltech physics PhD. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about his journey from Never Trumper in 2016 to supporting President Trump in 2024. Shaun makes the analytical case for why Trump’s method for foreign policy makes sense. Namely, Trump’s ability to flex American power in a language that Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and China understand. Shaun also explains why parts of Silicon Valley are moving right, why our defense industrial base is in dire need of repair, and the physics of how black holes work. <ul> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Becoming a Reformed Never Trumper</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Revelations About the Trump-Russia Hoax</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Recruited by DARPA – War in Afghanistan</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Narrative Violations – Trump at NATO</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       The Hunter Biden Laptop</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Trump’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Doctrine</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Trump’s Record of Countering Russia</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Deep Undercover Russian Spies</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       How to Negotiate with the East</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Tips to Avoid Broken Brain Syndrome</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Has X Been Good for Free Speech?</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Politics in Silicon Valley</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Defense Startups + DoD Procurement</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       tHe MiLiTaRy InDuStRiAL cOMpLeX</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       The Deepest Mysteries in Physics</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Black Holes and the Beginning of the Universe</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Quantum Gravity, Bottled Water, and “The Bulk”</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;">       Known Unknowns in Physics</li> <li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">       How LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves (for Dummies)</li> </ul> Shaun Maguire is a partner at the venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital. He has founded two companies (one in space technologies and another in global internet security) and holds a PhD in physics from Caltech. Shaun also previously worked at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). He was deployed to Afghanistan for three months and his team received a Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their work. Follow him on X at @shaunmmaguire.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Shaun Maguire is a venture capitalist, tech entrepreneur, and Caltech physics PhD. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about his journey from Never Trumper in 2016 to supporting President Trump in 2024. Shaun makes the analytical case for why Trump’s method for foreign policy makes sense. Namely, Trump’s ability to flex American power in a language that Russia, Iran, Venezuela, and China understand. Shaun also explains why parts of Silicon Valley are moving right, why our defense industrial base is in dire need of repair, and the physics of how black holes work.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Becoming a Reformed Never Trumper&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Revelations About the Trump-Russia Hoax&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Recruited by DARPA – War in Afghanistan&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Narrative Violations – Trump at NATO&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;The Hunter Biden Laptop&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Trump’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Doctrine&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Trump’s Record of Countering Russia&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Deep Undercover Russian Spies&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;How to Negotiate with the East&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Tips to Avoid Broken Brain Syndrome&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Has X Been Good for Free Speech?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Politics in Silicon Valley&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Defense Startups + DoD Procurement&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;tHe MiLiTaRy InDuStRiAL cOMpLeX&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;The Deepest Mysteries in Physics&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Black Holes and the Beginning of the Universe&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Quantum Gravity, Bottled Water, and “The Bulk”&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style= "text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;Known Unknowns in Physics&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"&gt; &lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;How LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves (for Dummies)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Shaun Maguire is a partner at the venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital. He has founded two companies (one in space technologies and another in global internet security) and holds a PhD in physics from Caltech. Shaun also previously worked at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). He was deployed to Afghanistan for three months and his team received a Joint Meritorious Unit Award for their work. Follow him on X at @shaunmmaguire.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Shaun Maguire is a venture capitalist, tech entrepreneur, and Caltech physics PhD. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about his journey from Never Trumper in 2016 to supporting President Trump in 2024. Shaun makes the analytical case for why Trump’s...

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*SPECIAL CROSSPOST EPISODE*  Rep. Crenshaw joined Michael Moynihan and Matt Welch for their weekly podcast series <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fifth Column</a>. Really fun conversation covering a lot of ground. Topics include: ·       How to be a Navy SEAL <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Losing an eye in Afghanistan <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Dan can’t find his glasses / “I can’t see shit” <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       A case study in intelligence failure and confirmation bias <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       On leaving the Taliban in power <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Has Trump been good on foreign policy? <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       The Republican Party post-Trump <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Tucker "is best friends with Hunter Biden!” <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Why are you even in Congress? <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       On the mechanics of Congress <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Maybe a hundred normal congressmen <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       What has Dan accomplished for Texas? <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       Is populism winning? <p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 5.0pt 0in 0in .5in;"> ·       On banning TikTok Michael Moynihan is a former contributor for Daily Beast and Vice on HBO. Follow him on X at <a href="https://x.com/mcmoynihan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@mcmoynihan</a>. Matt Welch is the Editor at Large of Reason. Follow him on X at <a href="https://x.com/MattWelch" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@MattWelch</a>. Subscribe to The Fifth Column on Substack here: <a href= "https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;*SPECIAL CROSSPOST EPISODE* &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rep. Crenshaw joined Michael Moynihan and Matt Welch for their weekly podcast series &lt;a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Fifth Column&lt;/a&gt;. Really fun conversation covering a lot of ground. Topics include:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;How to be a Navy SEAL&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Losing an eye in Afghanistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Dan can’t find his glasses / “I can’t see shit”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;A case study in intelligence failure and confirmation bias&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;On leaving the Taliban in power&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Has Trump been good on foreign policy?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;The Republican Party post-Trump&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Tucker "is best friends with Hunter Biden!”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Why are you even in Congress?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;On the mechanics of Congress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Maybe a hundred normal congressmen&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;What has Dan accomplished for Texas?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;Is populism winning?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 19.2pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; color: var(--print_on_web_bg_color, var(--color-fg-primary)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: var(--size-4); margin: 5.0pt 0in 0in .5in;"&gt; &lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; color: #363737;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore;"&gt;·&lt;span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #363737;"&gt;On banning TikTok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Michael Moynihan is a former contributor for Daily Beast and Vice on HBO. Follow him on X at &lt;a href="https://x.com/mcmoynihan" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;@mcmoynihan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Matt Welch is the Editor at Large of Reason. Follow him on X at &lt;a href="https://x.com/MattWelch" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;@MattWelch&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Fifth Column on Substack here: &lt;a href= "https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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In honor of Columbus Day, we’re reposting a Hold These Truths classic from 2020 with historian Dr. Mary Grabar: You may have never heard of him, but no historian has had a greater influence on modern America than Howard Zinn. His most popular work, A Peoples History of the United States, was brought into the cultural mainstream with Matt Damon's Oscar winning 1997 film Good Will Hunting. The book is a precursor to the 1619 Project - tracing the roots of America's sins and inequities to Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage and the rise of capitalism. <p style= "margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"> So for Columbus Day, we invited Dr. Mary Grabar, a historian and author of "Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned A Generation Against America", to join us for an objective look at Zinn's perspective on American history, his motivations for attacking the USA and capitalism, and the ramifications of his influence on generations of academia. <p style= "margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"> Dr. Mary Grabar is an author and a resident fellow at the The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. She is also the founder of the Dissident Prof Education Project. Follow her on Twitter at @MaryGrabar.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"&gt; In honor of Columbus Day, we’re reposting a Hold These Truths classic from 2020 with historian Dr. Mary Grabar:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="margin-top: 0in; background: white;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; You may have never heard of him, but no historian has had a greater influence on modern America than Howard Zinn. His most popular work, A Peoples History of the United States, was brought into the cultural mainstream with Matt Damon's Oscar winning 1997 film Good Will Hunting. The book is a precursor to the 1619 Project - tracing the roots of America's sins and inequities to Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage and the rise of capitalism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; So for Columbus Day, we invited Dr. Mary Grabar, a historian and author of "Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned A Generation Against America", to join us for an objective look at Zinn's perspective on American history, his motivations for attacking the USA and capitalism, and the ramifications of his influence on generations of academia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style= "margin-top: 0in; background: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black;"&gt; Dr. Mary Grabar is an author and a resident fellow at the The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization. She is also the founder of the Dissident Prof Education Project. Follow her on Twitter at @MaryGrabar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Sixty years ago, Americans could easily envision a not-too-distant future of vacations on Mars, miracle cures, clean and infinite energy, and, of course, flying cars. But the dream collapsed, we entered an era of technological and economic stagnation, and pop culture became fixated on catastrophizing the outcomes of scientific innovations. AEI’s James Pethokoukis traces the origins of this “Great Downshift” in optimism and progress – largely due to 1970s regulatory decisions and changes in risk tolerance – and he gives us a roadmap for returning to the era of a risk-taking, future-oriented society. James Pethokoukis is the author of “The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised.” He is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI’s Political Economy podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the Faster, Please! newsletter on Substack. Follow him on X at @JimPethokoukis.

<description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); letter-spacing: 0.15pt; background: white;"&gt; Sixty years ago, Americans could easily envision a not-too-distant future of vacations on Mars, miracle cures, clean and infinite energy, and, of course, flying cars. But the dream collapsed, we entered an era of technological and economic stagnation, and pop culture became fixated on catastrophizing the outcomes of scientific innovations. AEI’s James Pethokoukis traces the origins of this “Great Downshift” in optimism and progress – largely due to 1970s regulatory decisions and changes in risk tolerance – and he gives us a roadmap for returning to the era of a risk-taking, future-oriented society.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); letter-spacing: 0.15pt; background: white;"&gt; James Pethokoukis is the author of “The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised.” He is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he analyzes US economic policy, writes and edits the AEIdeas blog, and hosts AEI’s &lt;em&gt;Political Economy&lt;/em&gt; podcast. He is also a contributor to CNBC and writes the Faster, Please! newsletter on Substack. Follow him on X at @JimPethokoukis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Sixty years ago, Americans could easily envision a not-too-distant future of vacations on Mars, miracle cures, clean and infinite energy, and, of course, flying cars. But the dream collapsed, we entered an era of technological and economic stagnation,...

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