Hey everyone it's Reed. Before we get started I think it's important for us to

understand exactly why there is an expression those who ignore history are doomed

to repeat it. Guys so much of our trouble, yes it's political, yes it's personal, some of its economic, but really it all comes down to two things I think.

A lack of imagination and a lack of will.

Guys, we must have the imagination to understand what American democracy failing means,

and we must have the will to say, not on our watch.

I want to say thank you to all of you who listen,

all of you who work on a daily basis out in democracy

and all of those of you who will help us in the next seven months

make sure that this great American experiment

continues. And now on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. I'm your host, Reed Galen. Today I'm joined by Dan Barkov,

friend of the Lincoln Project, former Navy Seal, and founder of

Veterans for Responsible Leadership, a veteran-run Super Peck that supports local, state, and federal

candidates committed to principal leadership.

He's a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Harvard Medical School, so he's already

way, way, way beyond me in both accomplishment and education and is now an associate professor

and emergency medicine doctor at the University of Vermont. Dan is an executive

producer for the newly released documentary film Against All enemies, which is now

streaming on Apple Plus as the number one documentary and climbing the overall

charts and is also available on Amazon Prime. Dan, welcome back.

Reed, thanks for having me, super excited to chat today.

So let's talk a little bit about the movie.

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