Blog – Page 550 – Political Chatter

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Blake Masters about how he ended up writing Zero to One with Peter Thiel, why he’s running in the Arizona senate race, why the the true cost of free trade with China can no longer be ignored by Republicans, and why Big Tech can no longer be trusted with its power. First, Blake talks about how he met Peter Thiel at Stanford Law School and became the co-author of Zero to One which took silicon valley by storm. He discusses how we have entered a time of tech stagnation and what needs to be done to get innovation going again. He shares why he wants to be the next Arizona senator and why the Republican party need to have a startup mentality if they want to stop their losing streak. The future of Republican Party is dependent on the GOP abandoning a mentality of controlled decline. Next, Blake discusses why Republican policies of free trade don’t work when they involve China. He discusses why despite the benefits of free trade with China that the China trade policy has resulted in more harm for American workers. He shares how wage stagnation had been a major issue since the 1970’s but had been reversed by the policies of Donald Trump. Blake explains why it shouldn’t be controversial to aspire to have families afford their lifestyle as a single income family and why fighting stagnating wages can help us achieve this. He also discusses how Republicans' failure to update their message has led to the rise of economic populism. Finally, Blake discusses why we need much stronger Big Tech regulation. He is less worried about the social media censorship that we can see, but the algorithmic filtering of information from Google election interference that we can’t see. He shares stories about the how banks closing the accounts of high profile conservatives is the next frontier in conservative discrimination. Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you’ll want to check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbhOtC9klbCr0iN2ANJbaV477B0eSpc6 To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdKr0Bgd_5saZYqLCa9mng?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you’re in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube. Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves. New videos every week. The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations: http://www.rubinreport.com/support ****** Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is now available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/ Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/therubinreport All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubinreportart.html ****** Blake Masters COO of Thiel Capital, President of The Thiel Foundation Running for U.S. Senate in Arizona Blake on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmasters ****** Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport/?hl=en About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com source