#236 - Rebooting New York City

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with mayoral candidate, Andrew Yang, about the future of New York City.</span></p> <p><strong>Andrew Yang</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is an entrepreneur, founder of Humanity Forward, and host of the weekly </span><a href="https://yangspeaks.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yang Speaks</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> podcast. Andrew also recently </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ran as a </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">democratic candidate in the 2020 Presidential primary election. In his early career, Andrew served as the CEO, co-founder or executive at a number of technology and education companies including the well-known test preparation company, Manhattan Prep. In 2011, he founded Venture for America, a non-profit which connects recent college graduates with start-ups. His book, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316414247/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=wwwsamharris03-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0316414247&amp;linkId=27c30689270dc490be01ac75b8563088" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The War on Normal People: The Truth About America&rsquo;s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was published in 2018, shortly after announcing his run for presidency. He is now focused on his mayoral campaign, but also leads Humanity Forward, a non-profit organization dedicated to continuing the movements inspired by his campaigns for public office.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Websites: </span><a href="https://www.yangforny.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.yangforny.com/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://movehumanityforward.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://movehumanityforward.com/</span></a></p> <p><span