In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler provide an update on the Goldberg leak, Trump’s messaging, Greenland, AI video’s, California’s water project and regulations, judge Boasberg, South Dakota ranchers fight the feds, and the question of China’s ascendence.
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Victor keeps talking about security clearances. The ONLY reason to have a security clearance is “a need to know” based on the position a person is filling. There is a difference between a clearance and the background investigation supporting it. When I worked at the Marine Corps’ Atlantic headquarters I had a Top Secret/NATO Cosmic clearance. My next duty station was Headquarters Marine Corps, which is senior but my clearance was reduced to Secret because I didn’t need to work with Top Secret material. Clearances should be AUTOMATICALLY reduced/removed when a person leaves the position that required it. It can be quickly restored if and when that person enters a position that officially requires it if it has not been too long. Clearance investigation update can be made if it has or if a more sensitive clearance is required. This would stop all of the gratuitous clearances.
Jack, President Trump did name Brett Bozell to be our ambassador to South Africa, on March 26th, if I am not mistaken.
OK, yeah, he found the news story.