Post-Liberal Burrito (ft. Jon Schweppe)

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Jon Schweppe, Senior Advisor at the American Principles Project, fresh off an 18-month stint as senior policy advisor to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson. Jon explains what antitrust and consumer protection enforcement have actually accomplished under this administration and why the FTC's Section Five authority is one of the most underrated tools in government.

They dig deep into the sports betting industry — the VIP programs, the psychological targeting of losers, the banning of winners, and expose how these companies actually operate. The conversation turns from speculation to affordability, with a full-throated argument against "burrito gate" and the strain of conservatism that tells struggling Americans to just work harder. Jon and Nick both make the case that if the right cannot even diagnose the affordability crisis as real, it has no business calling itself a movement for working people.

Tune in for this rare dip from Moment of Truth into intra-right, very-online squabbles (and come out better for it!)

Follow Jon: https://x.com/JonSchweppe

Follow APP: https://x.com/APProject

(00:00) Welcome to Moment of Truth

(03:55) Senior Policy Advisor to FTC Chairman Ferguson

(05:00) Government Is Run by Our Friends

(06:33) Big Tech Wasn't Let Off the Hook

(08:39) The FTC's Consumer Protection Authority

(10:07) The $1.5 Billion Amazon Prime Settlement

(13:05) The Sports Betting Problem