The Michael Shermer Show DOGE, Government Fraud, and AI Audits
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Mar 14, 2026 Jeremy Jones, co-founder of Rhetor and creator of DOGEai, uses AI to expose government fraud and restore accountability. He discusses mining massive public datasets for anomalous billing, building autonomous watchdog tools, and the challenges of getting bureaucracy and politics to act. He also touches on immigration incentives, education reform, and how AI empowers independent investigators.
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From Luxembourg To Chicago And A Life Shaped By Sacrifice
- Jeremy Jones described moving from Luxembourg to Chicago at age 12 and feeling at home when he saw people who looked like him.
- His mother sold everything to relocate back to Chicago to support his education after he chose to stay, shaping his life trajectory.
Progressive Welfare Coexists With Strict Citizenship Rules
- Luxembourg combines progressive social policy with strict, conservative citizenship rules like residency, property ownership, and Luxembourgish language tests.
- Jones used this contrast to show how a prosperous welfare society can still control borders tightly.
Fix Borders And Build Neighbor Economies To End Illegal Migration
- Jones frames immigration as both an enforcement and hemispheric economic development problem: secure borders plus create capitalist prosperity nearby.
- He argues legal overhaul plus boosting economies in neighboring countries (e.g., Venezuela) would remove incentives for dangerous migration routes like the Darién Gap.