The national approval rating of Congress right now, as we're having this conversation, is about 28%. They're being set up to attack each other and be at each other's throats because that's the way they're going to raise more money, gain more stature and keep their own jobs. The problem is that we're being set up, and our politicians are being set up. Seventy-four million Americans voted for Trump. YANG: James, what you've said is exactly what, in my opinion, most Americans are thinking right now, which is - why is it that we can't see each other as human beings, get along? I have family members who voted for Trump. But if you do, what can you do to change that in Congress and in the Senate to make both people get along instead of just fighting like little kids? If - I don't know if you're going to run for president again. I think what we need to do is have everybody get along. I don't like what's going on right now in Congress, on both sides, you know? We're not bad people as a conservative, as I am. And, Andrew, it's an honor to speak to you.Īs a Trump supporter, as I am, the reason why I'm bringing that up is because there's a - I'm not calling to argue or anything like that. JAMES WILFORD: Thank you guys for taking my call and stuff. But I want everyone listening to this just to think about how polarized we become as a country, where families literally can't sit down for the holidays together, and so many people are despairing for the future. So unfortunately, we're trapped in something of a doom loop. But media organizations are rewarded for telling people what they want to hear and separating us into ideological camps.Īnd then social media pours gasoline on the whole thing, where the more inflammatory and divisive you are, the better your messages are going to perform. You all genuinely are (laughter) an exception to this. And in my book, I detail how the political incentives are actually driving us toward the extremes compounded by media organizations - NPR excepted. And unfortunately, it's going to get worse, not better. I started by asking him - what exactly does he mean when he says we have a broken political system?ĪNDREW YANG: Michel, right now, our country is more polarized than it's ever been.
We took some questions from listeners as the conversation progressed. I spoke with Yang earlier this week in front of a live audience on Twitter Spaces.
It's called "Forward: Notes On The Future Of Our Democracy." In it, Yang takes on what he calls a broken political system in the U.S.
Now, Andrew Yang is back with more big ideas, which he writes about in a new book. This year, he ran unsuccessfully to become the mayor of New York City.īut despite his lack of electoral success, Yang has surprised the political establishment by generating a fervent base of support, in large part by moving universal basic income, or UBI, to the forefront in campaign speeches and debate stages. Yang, of course, ran for president in 2020 and lost in the Democratic primary. But now the idea has gone mainstream, and a big reason for that is Andrew Yang. Universal basic income, the idea that every adult in the country should get some kind of minimum monthly financial support, used to be something you might hear about in a university lecture hall or at a rally for a fringe candidate.
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