#253 - Corporate Courage

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jason Fried about the recent controversy over the &ldquo;no politics&rdquo; policy at his company Basecamp. They discuss his business philosophy, the surrender of institutions to &ldquo;social-justice&rdquo; activism, how politics has acquired a religious fervor, some of the cultural risks of remote work, keeping activists out of one&rsquo;s company, social media use as analogous to smoking cigarettes, antitrust regulations for big tech, how social media might be improved, the tax-avoidance schemes of the richest Americans, the prospect of implementing a wealth tax, and other topics.</span></p> <p><strong>Jason Fried</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is the co-founder and CEO of </span><a href="http://basecamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Basecamp</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, makers of Basecamp and </span><a href="http://hey.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">HEY.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He&rsquo;s also the co-author of a number of unusual business books, including </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Bestseller </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3gxHVba" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">REWORK</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3vEWBJD" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">REMOTE</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://amzn.to/2S7eVh5" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting Real</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and his latest </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3wCL4vY" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">It Doesn&rsquo;t Have to be Crazy at Work</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> which </span><em><span style="font-w