A breakthrough in safety, a hard line on security, and a surprising plea for civility—this episode brings three big themes into sharp focus. We start with the long-overdue debut of a female-specific crash test dummy and why that matters for real-world outcomes. With higher injury and fatality rates for women in identical collisions, better biomechanical models mean better seats, belts, and airbags—design decisions that can finally reflect how female bodies experience force in a crash. It’s a case study in what happens when engineering catches up to the data.We then tackle a charged policy shift: Texas designating the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations, along with updates on federal actions. We dig into why state and national security frameworks are tightening, how property and legal standing could be affected, and what this signals for border enforcement and counterterror efforts. The thread running through it all is sovereignty and prudence—how a free society balances civil liberties with its duty to protect citizens from groups committed to undermining it.From there, we pivot to the culture in our airports. A simple request—skip pajamas and slippers at the gate—opens a larger conversation about manners, presentation, and how dress can nudge behavior. Unruly incidents spiked during the pandemic and never returned to prior lows. Reclaiming a baseline of respect, like the founders’ emphasis on civility, isn’t performative—it’s practical. Finally, we unpack a pro-life courtroom win: a judge dismissed the Satanic Temple’s argument that abortion is a protected religious ritual, reaffirming that free exercise ends where harm begins and the right to life takes precedence.If you value conversations that connect facts to first principles, this one’s for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves policy and culture, and leave a review to help others find the show. What norm would you bring back to raise the bar on safety and civility?Support the show

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