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Joining us is Dustin Chambers. She's a regulation economist, AI and machine learning researcher visiting fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.

Welcome to geopolitics and empire, Dustin.

Thank you so much. I'm really thrilled to be on with you.

You know, it's great having you on.

This is a very timely topic, your field of expertise, and basically we'll be talking

regulation, not the, let's say, the sexiest topic, but I think something important, and you know, myself being

former international relations, adjunct professor, teacher, I think what is important is not

sexy sometimes, but what's important is important, important topics such as regulation.

And you've testified before both the U.S. Senate, the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management, the Pennsylvania Senate, the Senate Majority Policy Committee.

You've provided written testimony to the Texas House of Representatives and brief staff from four state governor's offices, Alabama, Maryland, Ohio, and South Dakota, and state lawmakers from 18 states.

The theme of some of your talks included the regressive effects of federal regulation and a roadmap for reform.

You discussed some unintended consequences of an expanding and complex body of federal regulations.

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