<p><span style="color: var(--bs-accordion-color);">We've grown numb to politicians gaming out everything. But when Senate Democrats chose to end the shutdown, says Bradley, they chose the concerns of real people over political opportunism, and Chuck Schumer deserves credit. Plus, Bradley rhapsodizes about what the declining impact of TV ads will do for politics and credits Peter Thiel for properly diagnosing the disconnect between young people and capitalism.</span></p><p>Bradley's Substack:</p><p><a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/p/i-have-never-liked-chuck-schumer?r=8caxn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Have Never Liked Chuck Schumer More Than I Do Right Now</a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/bradleytusk/p/can-technology-reduce-the-influence?r=8caxn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can Technology Reduce the Influence of Money in Politics?</a></p><p>This episode was taped at <a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/podcasts/about-the-podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P&T Knitwear</a> at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.</p><p>Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: <a href="http://
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