This Week with Dr. T, with special guest, Paul Steidler

Few people understand how Washington’s inner workings quietly shape – and sometimes strangle – American innovation. My guest, Paul Steidler, Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute, has spent years exposing how government inefficiency, bureaucratic overreach, and misguided regulation threaten the very engine that drives our nation’s prosperity: small business and entrepreneurship.

Steidler’s work is respected across political lines – and for good reason. As a policy expert whose research has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and The Washington Post, he cuts through the noise to reveal what’s really happening behind closed doors in the capital. His insights on technology, logistics, and the Federal Trade Commission shed light on how Washington’s policies impact everything from Big Tech innovation to the U.S. Postal Service’s hidden costs.

In this conversation, Paul and I confront some hard truths about the state of American enterprise – and how the next administration must act if we’re going to restore real opportunity and growth. He challenges the dangerous D.C. myth that government interference “protects” small business, when in fact it often does the opposite. Together, we dig into how today’s entrepreneurs can harness innovation – including artificial intelligence – without being crushed by federal red tape.

We also explore:

• Why the future of small business lies in the intersection of free markets and smart technology.

• How AI and Big Tech are fueling a new wave of entrepreneurial independence.

• The hidden inefficiencies within federal systems like the U.S. Postal Service – and what reform could look like under a Trump administration.

• The urgent need for transparency, accountability, and real competition in federal policy.

Paul Steidler’s work reminds us that bureaucracy doesn’t build America – visionaries, risk-takers, and innovators do. This is a must-hear discussion for anyone who believes in restoring economic freedom and reining in the machinery of inefficiency that too often stalls progress.

Join me for this bold, eye-opening conversation that cuts through Washington spin and exposes what’s really at stake for the future of American innovation and small business.

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