Welcome to episode of the episode 99 of the Charles C.W. Cook podcast.

The first one of 2026.

I hope you all had a good Christmas and a lovely new year.

And have started 2026 with enthusiasm.

I went to England for Christmas and it was cold, although probably not as cold as it is where the vast majority of you are.

Now, we're in the middle of this big freeze.

Hasn't quite reached Florida,

although it is in the 30s at the moment,

which is warrant down here for a mass panic.

This is one episode away from the 100th edition.

And I suppose I'm going to have to work out what to do for that, obviously massive party to which you are all invited, except you.

And drinks all around unless you're under 30.

And apparently, judging by the most recent statistics, don't drink anymore.

My guest this week is Tim Chapman, the president of advancing American freedom. Tim, welcome to the Charles C.W. Cook podcast.

Charles, it's a pleasure to be on. Thank you for having me. All right. So you're in charge of a think tank.

The political world in general and the rights specifically do not lack for think tanks. What is it that AAAF does? And why was

it necessary as opposed to all of those that already existed? So we are a think tank, but we also

like to think of ourselves more as a do-tank, more of an advocacy organization.

We don't think of ourselves as an entity that just promotes good ideas.

We think of ourselves as an entity that wants to get those things accomplished.

So I do think there are a lot of think tanks in Washington.

There's no doubt about that.

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