#262 — The Future of American Democracy

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Andrew Yang about the state of American democracy. They discuss Andrew’s run for the Presidency, the humiliations of campaigning, the manipulation of politics by the media, Andrew's run for the mayor's office in NYC, the power of bad incentives, open primaries, rank-choice voting, the Forward Party, the weakness of a two-party system, inequality, the child tax credit, enhanced unemployment, UBI, worries about inflation, and other topics.

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0:47.1	Okay, today I'm speaking with Andrew Yang. Andrew has a new book. Just out today, I
0:55.2	believe the title is Forward. Notes on the future of our democracy. And he also is a new
1:02.6	political party, the forward party. And in today's podcast, we cover all of the relevant experiences
1:10.5	and issues that led him to write the book and found the party. We cover the obvious brokenness
1:20.1	of our political system, the importance of things like open primaries and rank choice voting
1:26.5	as a means of reforming it. We talk about his experience running for the presidency and for
1:33.1	the job of mayor in New York City. Very different experiences. And we cover many other interesting
1:42.3	issues here, politically and socially. Anyway, it's always great to speak with Andrew. And I hope
1:48.2	you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. And now I bring you Andrew Yang.
2:01.3	I am back with Andrew Yang. Andrew, thanks for joining me again.
2:05.5	Sam, it's great to be back with you. It's, you know, anytime I talk to you, something good is going on.
2:12.0	We're going to launch you in one direction or another every time we speak. That's what I'm good
2:16.1	and used to now. First, we should mention at the top that you have a new book. The title is
2:22.4	Forward Notes on the Future of our Democracy, which is essentially your memoir of being a presidential
2:30.8	candidate, which is very, had to be a fascinating experience. And it comes across in the book.
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