Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

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.

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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.

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.

As thousands of pro-life activists journey to Washington, D.C. this week, we talked with one of the most effective advocates for pro-life policies and initiatives in the history of the movement, Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser. Marjorie talks about how she went from being pro-choice to pro-life, the feminist argument for protecting the unborn, meaningful changes to adoption and workforce policies to ease the challenges of unexpected pregnancies, and the political game plan for pro-life advocates if the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs Wade.

Marjorie Dannenfelser is president of Susan B. Anthony List and the author of "Life is Winning: Inside the Fight for Unborn Children and Their Mothers." Follow Marjorie on Twitter at @marjoriesba.

Governor Rick Perry joins us to share lessons learned in the political arena, what it takes to make a meaningful difference in American politics, working with President Trump, and much more.

Gov. Perry is an Air Force veteran, 47th governor of Texas, and the Secretary of Energy under President Donald Trump. Follow him on Twitter at @GovernorPerry.

David King is the Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at The Harvard Kennedy School and an expert on Congress, lobbying and interest groups, and election reform. He joins Dan for a look inside how Congress does and doesn't function, what it's really like to be a member of Congress, the truth about lobbyists and incentive structures in Congress, and much more.

David King is the author of "Turf Wars: How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction" and co-author of "Why People Don't Trust Government" and "The Generation of Trust". Follow him on Twitter at @david_c_king.