Harriet Hageman

But what you find in those countries that are ruled by dictators and despots is that they use natural resources and food as a weapon to control their people. Sudan is a classic example of that. Been in the throes of a civil war for years. What was one of the very first things that they did when they started having these intergovernment squabbles? They moved everybody off the farms.

But what you find in those countries that are ruled by dictators and despots is that they use natural resources and food as a weapon to control their people. Sudan is a classic example of that. Been in the throes of a civil war for years. What was one of the very first things that they did when they started having these intergovernment squabbles? They moved everybody off the farms.

They urbanized them. They put them in refugee camps. Now, over 90 percent of the food that is consumed in Sudan is imported. So whenever they want to control the people, they shut off the food supply. And when you look throughout history, that's really what dictators do. Dictators use natural resources and access to natural resources, access to food. access to fuel to control the masses.

They urbanized them. They put them in refugee camps. Now, over 90 percent of the food that is consumed in Sudan is imported. So whenever they want to control the people, they shut off the food supply. And when you look throughout history, that's really what dictators do. Dictators use natural resources and access to natural resources, access to food. access to fuel to control the masses.

Now, is that an extreme example? Of course it is. But the point that I'm trying to make is our capitalism, the way that we produce things, the way that we innovate, the way that we solve problems can address these kinds of issues. Whereas we have a situation in California where Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom

Now, is that an extreme example? Of course it is. But the point that I'm trying to make is our capitalism, the way that we produce things, the way that we innovate, the way that we solve problems can address these kinds of issues. Whereas we have a situation in California where Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom

they're looking at oh my gosh there might be a one degree increase 100 years from now so we need to make everybody's life miserable today and take away property rights dictate what they can eat how they can travel what kind of vehicles they can drive that is not only not the american way it is so contrary to human nature and contrary to freedom

they're looking at oh my gosh there might be a one degree increase 100 years from now so we need to make everybody's life miserable today and take away property rights dictate what they can eat how they can travel what kind of vehicles they can drive that is not only not the american way it is so contrary to human nature and contrary to freedom

that you can't even imagine people like this can get elected. It does not make sense in a country like ours when we show year after year and decade after decade that not only can we protect our environment, but we can produce things to elevate the human condition in a way that is unrivaled in human history. And look at how well we're doing it.

that you can't even imagine people like this can get elected. It does not make sense in a country like ours when we show year after year and decade after decade that not only can we protect our environment, but we can produce things to elevate the human condition in a way that is unrivaled in human history. And look at how well we're doing it.

It started before COVID, but COVID was a natural outcome of it. I would say it started with Woodrow Wilson thinking that the experts should control our lives. That was elevated under FDR with creating the administrative state. And then over the last 80 years, We've had a situation where we've allowed the bureaucracy to creep into areas that we never should have allowed it.

It started before COVID, but COVID was a natural outcome of it. I would say it started with Woodrow Wilson thinking that the experts should control our lives. That was elevated under FDR with creating the administrative state. And then over the last 80 years, We've had a situation where we've allowed the bureaucracy to creep into areas that we never should have allowed it.

So under our form of government, separation of powers, it's the legislative branch that legislates. But over time, we've allowed the executive branch to do that. But none of those people are accountable. The president may be because he is elected. But the bureaucrats, do you know who was the head of the EPA? Under Joe Biden, of course you didn't. Most people didn't.

So under our form of government, separation of powers, it's the legislative branch that legislates. But over time, we've allowed the executive branch to do that. But none of those people are accountable. The president may be because he is elected. But the bureaucrats, do you know who was the head of the EPA? Under Joe Biden, of course you didn't. Most people didn't.

They're unaccountable because they're unelected. And as a result, they can do things and make really bad policies that are incredibly costly. Again, Deb Haaland, she was the head of the Department of Interior under Joe Biden. One day she was before our Natural Resource Committee, and I said, why is it that every single policy you adopt furthers energy poverty? Why do you want to do that?

They're unaccountable because they're unelected. And as a result, they can do things and make really bad policies that are incredibly costly. Again, Deb Haaland, she was the head of the Department of Interior under Joe Biden. One day she was before our Natural Resource Committee, and I said, why is it that every single policy you adopt furthers energy poverty? Why do you want to do that?

She said, I've never heard that term. And I said, yeah, but I think that's pretty self-explanatory. You know what I'm talking about. The only answer she could give was, we're in a transition. And I said, that word is meaningless. What does that mean? What is a transition? This is the head of one of the most important agencies in the United States of America.

She said, I've never heard that term. And I said, yeah, but I think that's pretty self-explanatory. You know what I'm talking about. The only answer she could give was, we're in a transition. And I said, that word is meaningless. What does that mean? What is a transition? This is the head of one of the most important agencies in the United States of America.

And she cannot describe for me what they're doing or why with the policies that they're pursuing. That is an unelected bureaucrat. That's how we lost our freedoms and we lost control of our government. We need to be bringing that back. That's why I'm doing a lot of work in this space with reform of the administrative state.

And she cannot describe for me what they're doing or why with the policies that they're pursuing. That is an unelected bureaucrat. That's how we lost our freedoms and we lost control of our government. We need to be bringing that back. That's why I'm doing a lot of work in this space with reform of the administrative state.