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Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Hosted by Dan Crenshaw · EN
Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins the world's leading experts for deep and insightful conversations about the most important issues facing us today.
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A Rebel’s Guide to Defeating the British Army | Dr. Alexander Burns
Jan 31, 202501:20:36Tap to summarizeDr. Alexander Burns joined Rep. Crenshaw for a fascinating conversation about the evolution of 18th century warfare, General Washington’s battlefield tactics, the age-old conflict between officers and common soldiers, and the beginning of the American military. Dr. Alexander Burns is an Assistant Professor of History at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he specializes in 18th century conflict in North America and Europe. He is the author of Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783. Follow him on X at @KKriegeBlog. Grade inflation and student entitlement in higher education How to research like a military historian What we learn from letters of the common British soldier The conflict between officers and enlisted men over battlefield tactics Was there an honor code against killing officers? What Paul Revere really said How the British soldiers viewed the American rebels How the Continental Army began Beginning of the Continental Congress General Washington’s battlefield tactics Guerrilla warfare The role of cavalry in revolutionary combat The American long rifle How many Americans actually wanted independence? The turning point of the Revolutionary War The French Army comes to America How the American military professionalized The War of 1812 America invades Canada How close did General Washington get to the battlefront? Can we derive lessons from the Revolutionary War for modern warfare?
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The First 100 Days: Entering a New Conservative Golden Age | Lila Rose
Jan 24, 202500:51:14Tap to summarizeSpecial cross post episode with The Lila Rose Podcast. Friday, January 24th marks the annual March for Life, when tens of thousands of activists gather in Washington, DC to celebrate and raise awareness about the pro-life movement. Live Action’s Lila Rose joined Rep. Crenshaw (and his daughter Suzy) in his congressional office to talk about expectations for the first 100 days of the new Trump Administration. They cover pro-life executive orders and policies that could potentially be re-instated. They discuss how budget reconciliation and economic policies might affect everything from abortion policy to tax cuts to government spending. Rep. Crenshaw discusses his work to defund gender transition procedures for minors and destroy the Mexican drug cartels. And they end with a conversation about the U.S. interest in supporting Israel against Hamas terrorists. Lila Rose is the Founder and President of Live Action, a non-profit dedicated to pro-life advocacy. Follow her on X at @lilagracerose and Instagram at @lilaroseofficial. Subscribe to The Lila Rose Podcast on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify
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SITREP #6: Trump’s First Days as 47, America’s Artificial Intelligence Gets a Boost, and Return to the Moon
Jan 24, 202500:11:37Tap to summarizeSituation Report for January 24th, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw breaks down the week’s top stories from the U.S. and around the world. Your one stop shop for real news and clear analysis of the latest congressional legislation and how it impacts your life. · Biden pardons his family · Trump’s first moves on border security, energy, and the bureaucratic state · Secretary of State Marco Rubio · Trump gives a boost to U.S. Artificial Intelligence dominance · Trump pardons pro-life protestors · SpaceX launches TWO lunar landers · The FDA approves a new treatment for depression Recommended reading: Noah Rothman on “The Resistance Left’s Addiction to Hyperbole”
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Stablecoins, Web 3.0, and the Future of Crypto Regulation | Rep. Erin Houchin and Rep. Mike Flood
Dec 23, 2024Tap to summarizeRep. Erin Houchin and Rep. Mike Flood join the show to discuss crypto policy in Congress and under the next Trump Administration. They give Rep. Crenshaw the 101 on how crypto works and how U.S. dollar-backed stable coins could change the financial system. And they look at the implications of Web 3.0 on censorship, content creators, financial fraud, and China’s global power moves. · The beginning of the crypto movement · NFTs: the beanie babies of the internet · The Canadian Trucker Strike · Gary Gensler – “a fountain of bad ideas at the SEC” · Regulatory authority in crypto markets · Stablecoins 101 · Geopolitical implications of stablecoins · Disconnecting from the banks · President Trump’s Crypto Czar · Evolution of internet regulation · Web 3.0 · Facebook’s stranglehold on content creators and local news · The Hawk Tuah Coin Scam · Cabbage Patch dolls! · FIT 21 – the House’s answer to crypto regulation · Explaining blockchain technology · Will quantum computers break crypto? · Stablecoins and financial fraud · China’s move to control the global stablecoin Congresswoman Erin Houchin represents the 9th District of Indiana. She currently serves on the House Financial Services Committee, the House Rules Committee, and the House Education and Workforce Committee. And she was recently appointed to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 119th Congress. Follow her on X at @RepHouchin. Congressman Mike Flood represents the 1st District of Nebraska. He currently serves on the Financial Services Committee as well as the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee and the Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee. Follow him on X at @USRepMikeFlood. Listen to Rep. Crenshaw’s past episodes on Bitcoin with Rep. Patrick McHenry and Peter McCormack.
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Lessons In Urban Warfare, From Syria to Taiwan | John Spencer
Dec 16, 2024Tap to summarizeJohn Spencer is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to explore the historical evolution of urban combat and analyze modern strategies for conquering and defending cities. John discusses how urban warfare is playing out in Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Ukraine. And he envisions the most likely scenarios for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, along with potential U.S.-Mexico counterinsurgency efforts against the cartels. • The evolution of urban warfare • Regime change and chaos in Syria • Why willpower often trumps raw numbers • Hezbollah's decimation and its implications • Israeli airstrikes in post-Assad Syria • "The way you take a city is psychologically." • Russia's miscalculation in Kiev and Ukraine's resistance • How Gaza's conflict was unlike any other • Why banning missiles could result in more civilian casualties • Debunking the "Zero Dark Thirty" Fallacy • "Is that Batman??" • Why the pager operation wouldn't have worked in Gaza • More common misconceptions: The Abacus, Vampire, and Peace Table Fallacies • Taiwan's defenses and civilian preparation for invasion • U.S.-Mexico counterinsurgency strategies to combat cartels John Spencer currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project podcast. He also serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum, a New York based think-tank. He is a founding member of the International Working Group on Subterranean Warfare. He is the author of three books: Understanding Urban Warfare, (Howgate Publishing, 2022), Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War (Potomac Books, 2022; Winner of the 2023 Gold Medal Award, Best Military History Memoir, Military Writers Society of America), The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender (John Spencer, 2022). Follow him on X at @SpencerGuard.
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Will Elon Musk's Starlink Transform Geopolitics? | Ilan Berman
Dec 4, 2024Tap to summarizeAmerican Foreign Policy Council's Ilan Berman gives us the 101 on the past, present, and possible future of the Iranian regime, Middle East geopolitics, and the potential for Starlink as a tool to topple authoritarian regimes. · What do the Iranian dissidents want from the United States? · Is the Iranian regime at a tipping point? · The changing demographics in Iran · How 1979 changed everything · The CIA boogeyman · Recapping U.S. – Iran historical relations · "They've had a gun to Israel's head for a while." · What's the Iranian regime thinking now? · The cold-hearted rationality of Middle East politics · Why Iran might fast-track development of a nuclear bomb · Three scenarios for a post-ayatollah Iran · Why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps isn't going away · How Elon Musk's Starlink could transform geopolitics · China's race to dominate space-based digital connectivity · Africa's population boom Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as well as the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, and has also provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Follow him on X at @ilanberman.
Transcribe →Rep. Crenshaw Takes the Fifth (Column)
Oct 25, 2024Tap to summarize*SPECIAL CROSSPOST EPISODE* Rep. Crenshaw joined Michael Moynihan and Matt Welch for their weekly podcast series The Fifth Column. Really fun conversation covering a lot of ground. Topics include: · How to be a Navy SEAL · Losing an eye in Afghanistan · Dan can't find his glasses / "I can't see shit" · Lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan · A case study in intelligence failure and confirmation bias · On leaving the Taliban in power · Has Trump been good on foreign policy? · The Republican Party post-Trump · Tucker "is best friends with Hunter Biden!" · Why are you even in Congress? · On the mechanics of Congress · Maybe a hundred normal congressmen · 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)); bo...
Transcribe →Special: A Conversation with former Mumford and Sons member and host of the Winston Marshall Show
Aug 20, 2024Tap to summarizeIn this special cross-post episode of The Winston Marshall Show, the former Mumford & Sons musician engages Rep. Crenshaw in a wide-ranging discussion on U.S. foreign policy, including populist arguments for isolationism. The conversation covers America's involvement in the Ukraine War, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and compares President Biden's most significant foreign policy failures with President Trump's record. They also delve into the realities of the 'deep state' and the internal divisions within the Republican Party driven by the populist movement. Subscribe and listen to The Winston Marshall Show here: https://linktr.ee/winstonmarshall Follow Winston on X at @MrWinMarshall and Instagram at @winstonmarshall.
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The Conservative Path Forward on Obamacare | Dr. Brian Blase
Aug 6, 2024Tap to summarizeHealthcare and economic policy expert Brian Blase, Ph.D. joined Rep. Crenshaw for a deep dive into the complexities of healthcare policy. They discuss the current problems with Obamacare and its impact on the healthcare market, the ongoing debate over healthcare as a right versus a need, the effectiveness of subsidies, and the role of high risk pools. They also discuss various policy proposals, including reforming subsidies, expanding healthcare options, and addressing Medicaid challenges. Brian Blase, Ph.D., is the President of Paragon Health Institute. Brian was Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the White House's National Economic Council (NEC) from 2017-2019, where he coordinated the development and execution of numerous health policies. Follow him on X at @brian_blase and learn more about his research at www.paragoninstitute.org
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Human Trafficking Is Not What You Think | Austin Shamlin
Jun 14, 2024Tap to summarizeHuman trafficking and modern slavery are very much a reality – but it’s nothing like how you see it depicted in movies. Austin Shamlin joined Rep. Crenshaw to debunk the common misconceptions and describe how human trafficking networks really operate. Austin breaks down the new approaches, using data intelligence, to dismantle global networks and rescue trafficked children. They end with a thorough analysis of the downfall of Haiti. Austin Shamlin is the CEO and founder of Traverse Project, a nonprofit to combat human trafficking networks through data intelligence. He has served in the law enforcement and security industry for over 20 years, most recently serving as director of operations with an anti-human trafficking nonprofit under the Tim Tebow Foundation. Austin is a professionally recognized geopolitical security subject matter expert on Haiti and has previously served as a special advisor to the Haitian Minister of Justice. Prior to his nonprofit work, he served as a police executive with the D.C. government and worked as a government contractor in Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Haiti. Follow his work on X at @AustinShamlin and @ProjectTraverse.
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