Real Time with Bill Maher Ep. #710: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Mark Cuban
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Oct 18, 2025 
This week features Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former governor and action star; Andrew Ross Sorkin, a renowned journalist and author; and Mark Cuban, a savvy entrepreneur. Schwarzenegger shares insights on California politics and the film industry’s challenges. Sorkin discusses lessons from the 1929 financial crisis and the human factors that lead to economic panics. Cuban warns about the risks of AI and the need for regulatory frameworks. Together, they navigate the intersections of politics, youth sentiment, and the future of democracy.
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Defend Independent Redistricting
- Arnold Schwarzenegger warns undoing California's independent redistricting would return power to politicians and weaken voters.
- He argues independent commissions strengthened representation and should be preserved nationwide.
Make Election Day A Holiday
- Make Election Day a holiday to boost turnout and reduce barriers to voting.
- Pair holiday voting with independent redistricting and voter ID to build bipartisan reforms, Schwarzenegger suggests.
People Drive Historical Outcomes
- Andrew Ross Sorkin emphasizes personal relationships and human decisions drive big events like market crashes and peace deals.
- He wrote 1929 to show how individual incentives and choices create systemic outcomes.
