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Alex Kopytko is a ”radical centrist” that wants to understand the extremes. He has worked in politics and has studied public policy and political science. Alex argues that centrism is less about being a contrarian, it is about being able to change your mind and embrace an openness to new ideas. He is concerned about where the United States is headed and through conversations with people from all sides of the political spectrum, he wants to know how Americans can limit the tribalism that is flourishing. As someone that dances along the center-right of the political spectrum, Alex thinks the country needs to come together and talk to one another before it could be too late. This podcast covers domestic politics, as well as political philosophy, and international issues.
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Alex is finally back. In this episode, he starts by discussing how over the weekend, Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu warned defense officials in France, Turkey, Britain and the United States that Ukraine was preparing a provocation and the use of what he termed a “dirty bomb.” Alex discusses how this could be projection from Russia and Putin and his allies may be looking at a pretext for their own escalation. Later, Alex discusses midterm concerns over voter intimidation and escalating rhetoric. He also notes that it looks like the Democrats have lost their momentum and the Republicans could see a prosperous election season. FiveThirtyEight notes that “Democrats’ chances of holding onto Senate control have fallen from 66-in-100 on Oct. 13 to 55-in-100 today. And Republicans have gone from having a 69-in-100 chance of flipping the House on Oct. 13 to an 80-in-100 chance today.” Finally, Alex discusses the danger of Kanye West’s antisemetic rhetoric.
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