Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar 8/25/25: Bernie Backs Trump Intel Buy, Zohran Flamed For Bench press, Krystal Exposes Famine Coverup
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Aug 25, 2025 Shahed Goreshi, a former State Department employee, shares his thoughts on the firing of dissenters over Israel policy. He highlights the urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza, emphasizing the deadly famine and the dire need for aid. The discussion also covers the intersection of politics and public scrutiny, particularly relating to a controversial bench press event. With wit and candor, they tackle serious issues of accountability in media coverage and foreign policy, showcasing the complex realities faced by individuals in the political landscape.
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Why Chips Are A National Security Issue
- State ownership of chipmakers can be an industrial policy tool to secure domestic manufacturing and national security.
- Saagar and Krystal argue market forces alone won't compete with state-subsidized fabs abroad.
Back Strategic Industrial Policy
- Support targeted industrial policy for critical technologies rather than pure laissez-faire.
- Use grants and controls to rebuild domestic capacity in semiconductors and other strategic sectors.
State Capitalism Beats Market-Only Strategy
- State-subsidized chipmakers in Asia outcompete private firms by ignoring short-term profit.
- Saagar warns free-market reliance risks hollowing out U.S. manufacturing capability.