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

*]: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. Chapters 00:00 Good Morning Liberty Is Back 02:45 Trump's Stay-at-Home Parent Proposal 04:30 Trump, Iran and the Promise of Cheaper Gas 10:30 Cash for Stay-at-Home Parents 13:15 Fighting Socialism With Government Spending 18:00 The Conservative Divide Over Welfare 23:00 Why This Program Could Get Much Bigger 29:15 Should Welfare Reward Marriage and Families? 35:15 The "Real World" Conservative Argument 43:15 What Happens When Republicans Get Power? 51:30 Can Government Manufacture Traditional Families? 56:15 AI Doom, Regulation and Regulatory Capture 59:00 Rogue AI Agents and Open Source 1:03:00 The Libertarian Answer to AI Risk 1:06:00 Final Thoughts and Outro   Links Join GML: