Cash-for-Mothers + A.I. Wants To Kill Us || 1819

Episode notes

*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:4f510337-bb35-481e-88f2-dfbb357a788b-0" data-turn-id-container= "request-WEB:4f510337-bb35-481e-88f2-dfbb357a788b-0" data-testid= "conversation-turn-2" data-turn="assistant"> Trump's team wants to expand childcare assistance to some married families with a stay-at-home parent.

Is that conservative family policy, or just another version of the welfare state? Nate and Charlie dig into the incentives behind the proposal, the potential cost of expanding eligibility, and the increasingly popular argument on the right that conservatives should use government power while they have it.

They also get into Trump's promises about gas prices and the Iran conflict, the problem with trying to fight socialism using redistribution, and why government programs almost never stay within their original boundaries. Then things get slightly more apocalyptic.

Anthropic insiders are warning about potentially catastrophic AI risks, but Nate and Charlie see another danger hiding behind the panic: incumbent AI companies using federal regulation to protect themselves from open-source competition. Can government make families stronger by paying people to behave a certain way? Is AI regulation about safety or regulatory capture?

And what exactly happens when Republicans decide big government is fine as long as they're running it? Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, share the show, and leave us a rating or review.