What's Going on in the USA?

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i think we're at a crossroads in our country, but also globally. Do you believe in american democracy or not? The answer to that is no. There are almost no people i know who think our government's working exactly the way that it should. And so we should fight for meaningful reforms to make sure it's more reflective of the people we serve. Back in the day, democracy was a new idea and was an experiment. For the first time ever, we placed the sovereign of the individual at the centre society. We need to go back to protect the rights of the individual.

This episode is a first for Acquired: we’re joined by a sitting US Congressman (from Ben’s home state of Ohio!), Republican House Representative Anthony Gonzalez. Anthony serves on the House Financial Services Committee and is deeply involved in crypto and Web3 regulation, as well as on the Climate and Science, Space & Technology Committee where he oversees NASA among many other agencies. His also has an absolutely incredible story — his family immigrated from Cuba to Ohio, he played in the NFL, he was COO of an Investment Group of Santa Barbara backed startup, and he was one of a small number of Republican congresspeople who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the events January 6th.

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