They're trying to succeed where the Soviets failed and perfect this model of total control by

Lenin's party state that they can export to other countries. You know, they talk openly about the

triumph of world socialism and the inevitable sort of diminishment if not collapse of the

capitalist system led by the United States.

So I think their goal is to both win this new Cold War and render us in our system of self-governance subordinate,

humiliated, and irrelevant on the world stage. The You're going to be here. 2. Two weeks ago we talked to Muhammad Al-Arian about the macro economy and markets in

2023 and last week we sat down with John Pot Hords to dig into what to expect of TV and film viewing this next year.

And so today, Congress and Mike Gallagher returns to our podcast this time to look ahead at American foreign policy in

2023. Congressman Gallagher has a unique perspective since he's just been

tapped to lead the newly created House Select Committee on China, China, one of the few bipartisan issues

in American politics and policy making today.

Now just to refresh on Congressman Gallagher's impressive background. He served for

seven years on active duty in the Marine Corps, including two deployments to Iraq.

He was a national security aide on Capitol Hill having served as a top staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,

he's also a scholar and a policy wonk, having earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University,

a master's degree in security studies from Georgetown University, a second

master's in Strategic Intelligence from National Intelligence University, and a PhD in

international relations from Georgetown.

Mike has served on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

And in addition to foreign policy in this episode, we also wound up talking about the new Congress.

I wanted to know what Mike Gallagher thought of the practical implications of the

concessions that Speaker or were some of these changes badly needed?

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