Tom Luongo: "Too Many Critics, Not Enough Builders"

Tom Luongo joins David Gornoski for a conversation on Trump's philosophy, the truth behind libertarian skepticism, how the budget reconciliation bill cuts spending, Thomas Massie's error, the real reason for the tariffs, the battle of oligarchs, whether Trump will shake hands with the Ayatollah, and more.

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Timestamps
0:00 Preview
0:59 Cornerstone Roundtable, how the universe operates
6:12 Safety first culture vs the innovators
10:37 Thomas Massie and the "big beautiful" bill
16:13 "I could have been Water White"
19:06 Trump is a man in flux
21:25 Critics vs artists
26:17 "Politics is the art of the possible"
29:31 Trump is still implementing 75% of his agenda
30:16 Budget reconciliation bill
33:47 The grandstanders play into Davos' plans
40:29 The Butler assassination attempt
44:10 What Trump is trying to do with the tariffs
52:58 JD Vance and the battle of oligarchs
1:00:12 Deportations and the border
1:03:40 How we can get justice
1:07:22 The Deep State is crumbling
1:14:22 Predictions on Israel, Iran, Ukraine
1:16:48 North Korea
1:17:15 Trump's greatest strength
1:19:10 Untying the Gordian knot
1:21:10 What libertarianism needs
1:25:55 Closing thoughts, plugs