Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Ep 40: Andrew Yang on Building a New Political Party & Using Incentives to Fix Dysfunction

Jan 11, 2023

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Entrepreneurship - What'd You Learn From These Times?

01:39

Is Lisa Murkowski More Likely to Vote to Impeach Trump?

01:34

Is UBI Still a Big Part of the Solution?

02:13

Introduction

2min

Entrepreneurship - What'd You Learn From These Times?

2min

I Can't Even Run for President, but She's President of What?

2min

Venture for America - You're an Entrepreneur and You've Got Some Successes.

2min

Don't Be Like My Way, the Highway

2min

What's the National Approval Rate for US Congress?

4min

Is Lisa Murkowski More Likely to Vote to Impeach Trump?

2min

How Do We Fix Our Political Machines?

2min

Is There a Forward Party in Government?

3min

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Is It a Battle Worth Having?

2min

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Is UBI Still a Big Part of the Solution?

2min

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Venture for America

3min

13.

San Francisco

2min

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The Future of American Optimism

3min

Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur, former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and author of "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy." A lawyer-turned-entrepreneur, Yang explains how he transformed early startup failures into success and why he's now intent on bridging partisan divides in America. In 2021, Yang became an Independent and launched the Forward Party, which seeks to counter the political polarization in America. He and Joe discuss what policy reforms are needed to change incentives and repair America's political and cultural fabric.

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