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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 Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
In this episode, Alex finally dives into why Saudi Arabia, under MBS, is getting involved in every sports league from the PGA Tour to Formula 1 and European Soccer. The country is also paying hundreds of millions to bring soccer stars like Karim Benzema and Christiano Ronaldo to play in the kingdom. Alex argues that this is bad for the historic culture of some of the sports and it is a way for MBS to try and liberalize Saudi Arabia while sportswashing its horrendous human rights record. Later in the episode, Alex gives an update on the state of democracy in Latin America; countries ranging from Mexico to Nicaragua to Brazil are seeing authoritarian crackdowns. Now, Ecuador is falling into chaos and martial law as a presidential candidate that invesgiated corruption was assassinated. Twenty years ago, the future of Latin America was looking bright; however, the current situation is looking more and more grim.
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