Understanding the Deep State and Its Impact on Governance

*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?

·       Is populism winning?

·       On banning TikTok

Michael Moynihan is a former contributor for Daily Beast and Vice on HBO. Follow him on X at @mcmoynihan.

Matt Welch is the Editor at Large of Reason. Follow him on X at @MattWelch.

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