AI's Sputnik Moment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel went before Congress this week, and Sarah Isgur, Steve Hayes, Mike Warren, and David French consider whether confirmation hearings are a giant waste of time. Also, Donald Trump’s shaming of Colombia’s president made Sarah rediscover the allure of Great Men of History theory.The Agenda:

—The hearings that weren’t worth your (and the nation’s) time

—Gerrymandering isn’t the problem you think it is (or is it?)

—Everything is broken and I didn’t break it

—Trump bullies his way to foreign policy wins

—The power of leadership over the human heart

—Is DeepSeek our Sputnik moment? (And should we retire Sputnik comparisons?)Show Notes:

—John McCormack on RFK's confirmation process

—The Dispatch explainer on Trump's Colombian feud

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