Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

Former State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus joins us to discuss the differences in foreign policy approaches between the Trump and Biden Administration. We discuss how to effectively handle our enemies, how the quid-pro-quo impeachment farce undermined Ukrainian leadership, and how to maintain America's place in the world.  Before serving at the State Department, Morgan served at the Department of Treasury and  USAID and has been an on-air contributor at Fox News. She continues to serve in the Navy Reserve and is running for the Republican nomination for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. You can follow her on Twitter at @MorganOrtagus

AEI's Dr. Kori Schake joins us to help us understand why Putin ordered the Russian military to invade Ukraine. We discuss the Russian military's progress - and the problems they are encountering - and what likely comes next.  Dr. Kori Schake is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. She has a distinguished career serving in government and as a professor. Follow her on Twitter at @korischake

This episode was originally posted on May 15, 2020. As Ukrainians fight to preserve their freedom from Putin's invading Russian army, we're revisiting a classic interview from Hold These Truths with one of the foremost experts on Russia today: former Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, Jr. He took us inside the mind of Vladimir Putin, how he re-shaped the worldview and psyche of Russians during his three decades in power, and we examined the disinformation campaign surrounding Michael Flynn. Jon Huntsman, Jr. served as U.S. Ambassador to Russia from 2017 – 2019, during one of the most difficult periods in bilateral relationships since deep in the Cold War. He is the only ambassador to ever serve in both China (2009 – 2011) and Russia (2017 – 2019), as well as Singapore (1992 – 1993). He was the Governor of Utah (Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2009), served as the Chair of the Western Governors Association, and under his leadership Utah was ranked as the best managed state in America by Pew Center on the States. Follow him on Twitter at @JonHuntsman.

Journalist and bitcoin advocate Peter McCormack joins us to talk about the origins of the world's dominant cryptocurrency, how it works, its potential to replace fiat currency and undermine the Chinese state, and the Democrats' baffling regulatory resistance to it. Peter McCormack is the host of The What Bitcoin Did Podcast and Chairman of Real Bedford Football Club. Follow him on Twitter at @PeterMcCormack.

What is industrial policy and what role has it played in trade, supply chains, free markets, and diplomacy? Adam Thierer takes us on a tour of the pitfalls and boondoggles that happen when government picks the winners and losers in American industry. Find out (most of) what you need to know about this important subject in less than 25 minutes - along with what happened to the flying cars we were promised! Adam Thierer is the Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He serves on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Artificial Intelligence Commission on Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Innovation. He is the author of "Permissionless Innovation: The Continuing Case for Comprehensive Technological Freedom" and "Evasive Entrepreneurs & the Future of Governance." Follow Adam on Twitter at @AdamThierer.   Subscribe and follow to catch the latest episodes of Hold These Truths featuring thought leaders and legends like Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss, Jocko Willink, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and many more: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hold-these-truths-with-dan-crenshaw/id1498149200 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2BbbFyOBNTLpYDzUai6ta2?si=f8iPozsGQ5CjAAammAs29g Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancrenshawtx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/repdancrenshaw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDanCrenshaw  

As the Olympic Games are underway in Beijing - Jack Posobiec joins us to shed light on the Chinese worldview, how the games are President Xi Jinping's "coronation ceremony", the shifting economic and military power dynamics between the U.S. and China, and how Russia fits into the equation.  Jack Posobiec is the host of the podcast series Human Events Daily. He speaks fluent Mandarin, worked for the US Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, is a former officer in the Navy Reserve, and worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence. Follow him on Twitter at @JackPosobiec.

Congressman Jeff Van Drew joins us to explain why he and so many others are giving up on the Democratic Party, share an inside look at how Pelosi keeps the Congressional Democrats in line, and describe his experience working with President Trump in the days leading up to the impeachment vote. Jeff Van Drew is the U.S. Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey. Rep. Van Drew famously quit the Democratic Party, and joined the Republicans, due to his opposition to the impeachment vote. He is a member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Follow him on Twitter at @Congressman_JVD.

As Texas approaches the one year anniversary of the polar vortex that crashed the state's energy grid for days, we're joined by energy expert Timothy Fitzgerald, Ph.D. to examine what's been done to prevent a blackout at this scale from ever happening again.  1:30 - Fundamental problems that led to the blackout 7:00 - Increasing Texas' minimum capacity for baseload energy 15:00 - Debunking Democrat myths: Would Texas be better off if it was connected to the national grid? 17:30 - Debunking Democrat myths: Would the blackout have been prevented if Texas had more diversity in it's energy supply? 18:20 - Debunking Democrat myths: Did climate change cause the blackout? 19:15 - What have state agencies and the Texas legislature done to fix the grid problems? 23:45 - The Berkshire-Hathaway proposal to build emergency use gas plants 25:15 - Comparing the tradeoffs between gas, nuclear, and renewable sources of energy 28:00 - The production tax credit on wind and how it's different from other energy tax credits 30:45 - The problems with wind turbines 33:45 - Debunking Democrat myths: Would an oil export ban lower the price of gasoline? Timothy Fitzgerald, Ph.D. served as the Chief International Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) under President Trump , as well as the Senior Economist covering energy and the environment. Dr. Fitzgerald was the Chief International Economist during the USMCA negotiations. He is a professor of business economics at the Rawls School of Business at Texas Tech.

In the wake of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, Jaco Booyens joins us to expose the reality of sex trafficking in America. Jaco talks about how predators like Epstein and Maxwell lure their victims, why justice still hasn't been served in their case, how pornography and the normalization of teen sex facilitates trafficking, and the warning signs everyone should be aware of to spot predators in their homes, schools, and community. Jaco Booyens is a filmmaker, speaker, and consultant on combatting the global crisis of sex trafficking. Follow him on Twitter at @BooyensJaco and Instagram @jaco.booyens.

Attorney and gender rights advocate Kara Dansky joins us to examine the well-funded industry, legislation, and judicial rulings which are attempting to erase the material reality of biological sex and gender differences from our laws and culture. Kara Dansky is the author of 'The Abolition of Sex: How the “Transgender” Agenda Harms Women and Girls.' She serves as President of the U.S. chapter of Women’s Declaration International (WDI), which seeks to promote the Declaration on Women's Sex-Based Rights. Follow her on Twitter at @KDansky.