*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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