E25: E25: Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer talks Universal Basic Income, Jan. 6, and D.C.’s constant crises

What can we do to help those who are in harm's way in Afghanistan? Is it possible for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to accurately inform the public about the true threat of COVID-19? And what is at stake if we don't break out of our "emergency governance" mindset?

On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Rep. Peter Meijer, the representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district, to discuss if Universal Basic Income is a good idea, why he supports an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, and the parallels between the decisionmaking behind the War on Terror and the CDC's actions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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00:00 Episode start
00:05 Stephen previews his conversation with Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI)
01:36 Peter Meijer’s mixed emotions on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
05:05 Helping those who helped us in Afghanistan
08:26 Zombie AUMFs – an end-run around Congressional restraints
14:13 War on Terror mission creep into domestic political events
17:29 Politicization of January 6th commission
22:40 Troubling parallels between War on Terror and pandemic fight
25:45 Pandemic economic aid - an argument for Universal Basic Income?
30:00 Vaccine mandate protests grow in Europe – and that’s good news!

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House Votes To Repeal 1957 and 1991 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (Reason)
https://reason.com/2021/06/30/house-votes-to-repeal-1957-and-1991-authorizations-for-the-use-of-military-force/?itm_source=parsely-api

Repealing the 2002 AUMF Won't Be Enough To End Forever Wars (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/06/16/repealing-the-2002-aumf-wont-be-enough-to-end-forever-wars/

Why we should all have a basic income (World Economic Forum) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/why-we-should-all-have-a-basic-income/

N.Y.C. will require workers and customers show proof of at least one dose for indoor dining and other activities. (The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/nyregion/nyc-vaccine-mandate.html

BARACK OBAMA DANCES THE NIGHT AWAY ... At 60th Birthday Bash (TMZ) https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/08/barack-obama-dancing-birthday-60th-bash-marthas-vinyard/

Protests against vaccines, COVID restrictions, span the globe (Axios) https://www.axios.com/anti-mask-and-anti-vaccine-protests-take-place-globally-e38bf893-f8c4-4c74-bf55-a427250dae6e.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top

Using the ‘war on terror’ as a model against white nationalists will backfire (The Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/22/terrorists-white-nationalists-counterinsurgency/

---- Plugs for our guest ----

Rep. Peter Meijer:
https://twitter.com/RepMeijer

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