Dare to Be Reasonable

<p>Bradley talks to Oliver Libby — venture investor, civic reform advocate, and co-founder of <a href="https://resolutionproject.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Resolution Project</a> — about his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.strongfloornoceiling.us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Strong Floor, No Ceiling: Building a New Foundation for the American Dream</em></a>. They dig into Libby’s “radical moderation” framework: the idea that America can rebuild its civic culture by pairing a rock-solid baseline of opportunity and support with an unapologetic embrace of ambition, innovation, and upward mobility. If we get to write our own future, says the self-described sci-fi nerd, it ought be pretty easy to choose between a dystopia where giant companies quietly set the rules and a society like Star Trek, where "people don't really talk about money and everyone has enough and people get to do really cool stuff."</p><p>This episode was taped at <a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/podcasts/about-the-podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P&amp;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://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><p>Be sure to watch Bradley’s new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at <a href="https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk</a>.</p><p>Subscribe to Bradley's <a href="https://bradleytusk.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=598eec9b2f3796f83c63c4888&amp;id=f71bd48c53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> and follow Bradley on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/btusk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> + <a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a> + <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@firewallpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p>