I think we all agree that there should be no bailout for the shareholders and the bondholders of these banks that are poorly managed and go under. The vague had this point about, you know, if Roku is stupid enough to keep 500 million in a checking account and the bank goes under, maybe they should lose it. It's like, okay, my goal is not to save Roku if they're stupid enough to manage the money that poorly. It's to save the local school. When you have a bank run underway, you have to stop it before the panic can spread. Contagion is real.
(0:00) Bestie intros!
(1:08) Vivek's background, corporate political / ESG distractions, why he's running for president
(19:16) Energy policy, unemployment work requirements, immigration
(30:24) Foreign policy: How to handle Ukraine/Russia and Taiwan/China
(44:46) Media strategy, Silicon Valley Bank's implosion
(54:09) Thoughts on Trump
(1:06:16) Campaign strategy, establishment appeal
(1:14:10) Social issues: Abolishing the DOE, abortion, trans rights
(1:29:31) Defense budget, Military Industrial Complex, GOP division over Ukraine
(1:39:27) Bestie update!
(1:41:33) Post-interview debrief
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Referenced in the show:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/20/vivek-ramaswamy-pete-buttigieg-00107193
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/
https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/1680204156953407488
https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/1680205700738211840
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1680665098765975558