Rep. Crenshaw Takes the Fifth (Column)

*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. Subscribe to The Fifth Column on Substack here: https://www.wethefifth.com/podcast