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Joe Lonsdale is the founder of Palantir, 8VC, a number of other unicorns he’s incubated, and Cicero Policy Institute. In this episode we focus mostly on his policy, breaking down what are the real problems in healthcare, education, crime/police, homelessness and what are the solutions he recommends to fix them.
Joe Lonsdale is the founder of Palantir, 8VC, a number of other unicorns he’s incubated, and Cicero Policy Institute. In this episode we focus mostly on his policy, breaking down what are the real problems in healthcare, education, crime/police, homelessness and what are the solutions he recommends to fix them. We talk about how the right is focused on the culture war when fixing accountability will actually be a more effective way to change the culture. We talk about the future for the right, why wealth inequality is the wrong metric to measure, and what it means to believe in America in 2023. This episode was recorded in February 2023. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/UPSTREAM
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LINKS REFERENCED:
To Save America Restore Our Frontier ( https://blog.joelonsdale.com/p/to-save-america-restore-our-frontier )
HIstorian Ronald Syme ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Syme )
TIMESTAMPS:
(3:10) How Joe Lonsdale maximizes his impact
(5:10) The focus of Joe’s public policy org, Cicero
(7:58) Why institutional reform is more effective than fighting the culture war
(10:11) Misunderstandings about education
(12:56) government unions shouldn’t exist
(15:02) Misunderstandings about prison reform and crime
(18:31) Misunderstandings about homelessness
(21:13) Sponsors
(26:52) Explaining our healthcare problems
(32:53) When to reform vs start new institutions
(38:00) What’s the power of a presidency / State reform vs federal reform
(40:54) The frontier vs the core
(43:40) Draining the swamp
(43:50) Wealth inequality
(47:20) Equality of opportunity is a myth
(49:00) Appreciating billionaires
(52:00) Peter Thiel isn’t really focused on politics
(54:00) The future of the right
(58:42) Why be an American optimist
SOCIAL LINKS:
Erik’s Twitter: @eriktorenberg
Joe’s Twitter: @JTLonsdale
Podcast Twitter: @Upstream__Pod
Erik’s Substack: eriktorenberg.substack.com
Joe’s Substack: blog.joelonsdale.com
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