<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>

Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Dan Crenshaw

A Former Never Trumper Makes the Case for Trump 2024 | Shaun Maguire

OCT 30, 202486 MIN
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

A Former Never Trumper Makes the Case for Trump 2024 | Shaun Maguire

OCT 30, 202486 MIN

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 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.

  •       Becoming a Reformed Never Trumper
  •       Revelations About the Trump-Russia Hoax
  •       Recruited by DARPA – War in Afghanistan
  •       Narrative Violations – Trump at NATO
  •       The Hunter Biden Laptop
  •       Trump’s ‘Peace Through Strength’ Doctrine
  •       Trump’s Record of Countering Russia
  •       Deep Undercover Russian Spies
  •       How to Negotiate with the East
  •       Tips to Avoid Broken Brain Syndrome
  •       Has X Been Good for Free Speech?
  •       Politics in Silicon Valley
  •       Defense Startups + DoD Procurement
  •       tHe MiLiTaRy InDuStRiAL cOMpLeX
  •       The Deepest Mysteries in Physics
  •       Black Holes and the Beginning of the Universe
  •       Quantum Gravity, Bottled Water, and “The Bulk”
  •       Known Unknowns in Physics
  •       How LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves (for Dummies)

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.