We don't have all the details, but as we currently understand it, can you just explain for our audience how this proposal would actually work?

So there's this program that was passed in the 90s called the Child Care Development Fund, basically block grants.

And essentially it's like a $12 billion program.

It's almost like a lottery where some low-income families are able to enter it.

And it essentially subsidizes daycare.

And so this has been something that's been floating in conservative policy circles for a while.

In fact, Senator Rubio, then Senator Rubio introduced a bill that would do something very similar to what the administration is proposing potentially.

Which side do you think is winning right now when it comes to future control of the GOP?

What are the things that got you up out of bed in the morning, you know, on that particular

issue? Well, just looking at, you know, how many companies across the country are violating that statute, right? And, you know, lying to their consumers.

We'll talk about it in a bit, but one I didn't work on very much at the FTC, but I think would be good is the gambling question, you know? Do gambling customers at FanDuel and DraftKings, do they know what they're getting into? Are they being deceived in some way? The answer is obviously yes.

A statute like that can actually work in that way, even without an act of Congress because it's already been done.

So certainly what we saw at the FTC, that's an agency that needs more resources.

We often talk about cutting spending, cutting down the administrative state.

I'm with folks on that.

So let's talk about Burrito Gate.

John, what do you think should happen to the doctors and hospital administrators who were pushing children into trans surgeries for profit?

Well, that's quite the question.

I think I'll have to censor myself a little bit and say they should be held accountable.

And I think that's what this administration has set out to do, whether it's over at DOJ securing agreements with some of these child gender clinics to shut them down, the work last year and this year at the Federal Trade Commission to hold some of these fake medical organizations accountable.

And then, of course, the awesome work RFK has been doing over at HHS to really, you know, find some of the fraud that's been going on and some of this billing and holding these guys accountable.

I think, you know, when you look at this issue, the administration's done a wonderful job.

And now that we've seen these strong signals from the administration, do you think we're ever going back to those days of mutilating children at public hospitals, or do we have that out of our system as a society?

I'll tell you, Congressman, the Democrats still believe this stuff.

Do we then have to sit there and look at the 27 states that have outlawed it and the 23 that have not and wait for the other states to fall into line? Or is there a better solution than that?

No, I certainly think the answer, and I actually, my interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling, it was similar in Dobbs where they said the states, the people in their legislatures can prohibit abortion.

That always meant Congress, and I think that also could mean Congress here.

And so for Republicans going forward, our priorities on this issue remain.

We need to ban men and women's sports, codify it through Congress, get 60 votes in the Senate.

ban sex changes for kids.

All these things are still, I think, on the table politically, and Democrats continue to dedicate themselves to the trans movement, and so it remains a political vulnerability for them.

What's the problem there?

If it's too much for you, that's fine.John, tell me about Ball and the Grand Humbling.

Well, I think ultimately what they believe is that this is inevitable, that there's nothing we can do, that the creations that they've made are everything set into motion and that they are going to stun us in how capable they are.

But I think ultimately the folks who are endorsing this are divorced from the faith.

Either they don't believe in God or they're in open defiance of God.

And I think it's really going to be important for us to have clarity on who these folks are and what they want.

And certainly, I think Poplio's encyclical, I don't think it was very radical at all.

I think it was basically saying if we're going to do this on this technology, it has to be oriented towards what's best for humanity, what allows humanity to flourish.

If you take Rudy post 9/11, he's at an all-time high, so why would he be-- why would he entertain resigning at all?

John, talk to me about these tweets you put up yesterday about the encyclical, but particularly the, what I call the, uh, the hoplites, the, the lackeys in, um, in Silicon Valley that responded yesterday.

Yeah.

Well, I think, you know, I would encourage our audience to read the encyclical.

It's forty thousand words, so it's, it's tough to get through, but it's really, really interesting.

A lot of focus on Catholic social teaching in addition to AI, and I think it kinda sets the stage for where, uh, Populio is gonna go from here.

But one of the things I thought was really interesting was, you know, he basically talked about how technology should be oriented towards human flourishing, which is a pretty simple concept.

It's a basic concept in Catholic social teaching, and it's hard to disagree with that.

Yes

He put this up, but the most interesting thing was your take on the fact, and we can talk about the Pope, but there was a total meltdown by the oligarchs, and particularly the oligarchs, Lackeys and Grundoons in Silicon Valley, uh about this and i think that this this thing now and you people should know there's a ton of work going on on the executive order and particularly with people like scott best in a safe pair of hands uh and it's being fought by the oligarchs and this is going to be we're going to have to have we're having a battle here and you know one side's going to win and one side's going to lose john talk to me about these tweets you put up yesterday about the encyclical but particularly the what I call the hoplites, the lackeys in Silicon Valley that responded yesterday.

Yeah, well, I think, you know, I would encourage your audience to read the encyclical.

It's 40,000 words, so it's tough to get through, but it's really, really interesting.

A lot of focus on Catholic social teaching in addition to AI.

And I think it kind of sets the stage for where Pope Leo is going to go from here.

But one of the things I thought was really interesting was, you know, he basically talked about how technology should be oriented towards human flourishing, which is a pretty simple concept.

It's a basic concept.

They'll say whatever they have to say to make sure that we can't not somehow even have the modicum of a regulatory apparatus, sir.

Where do people go and, and, and read it, and what's the punchline?

punchline?Well, the Substack is over at, uh, populoussolutions.substack.com, and we posted it on X as well.

But I think the big question here is, you know, there's two paths that the administration can take on this, and we're hoping that they take the path that is protecting kids in a major way.

And, you know, I'll say, Steve, um, you know, I have my disagreements with Mr. Sachs and, uh, but the, the duty of care question, you know, we don't really apply the same logic to other issues.

If a hospital performs a surgery wrongly on your kid, you know, the duty of care, we're not gonna say that's the parent's fault.

That's obviously on the hospital.

If a school transes your kid without you knowing, that's on the school.

Why did you think now was the time that you guys had to step forward as an alliance, as a cohesive group with the really the biggest names in the, in the protecting the family to come forward at this moment, sir?

Where do people go and read it? And what's the punchline?

Well, the Substack is over at populussolutions.substack.com, and we posted it on X as well.

But I think the big question here is there's two paths that the administration can take on this, and we're hoping that they take the path that is protecting kids in a major way.

And I'll say, Steve, I have disagreements with Mr. Sachs.

But the duty of care question, you know, we don't really apply the same logic to other issues.

If a hospital performs a surgery wrongly on your kid, you know, the duty of care, we're not going to say that's the parent's fault.

That's obviously on the hospital.

Why did you think now was the time that you guys had to step forward as an alliance, as a cohesive group with really the biggest names and protecting the family to come forward at this moment, sir?