Interesting Munk Debate one-hour interview tonight with David Brooks, a columnist with the New York Times since 2003, political commentator and bestselling author discussing how our politics and society will be different after COVID19.
It's one in a series...the next one will be with Ian Bremmer, who says there is growing likelihood that when the pandemic is over the U.S. and China will enter a new cold war...It will be next Wed. June 3, 2020 at 8pm. ET facebook.com/monkdebates
I missed the beginning of tonight's David Brooks interview, but moderator Rudyard Griffiths indicated it will be archived for viewing on CP24 in a couple days.
On tuning in 3/4 of the way through, I was reminded how I like listening to Brooks, as he is intelligent and measured in his comments.
He said it is more surface polarization, that COVID-19 has not really polarized the country, although there is a difference in the deaths in the urban vs rural areas, the red and blue states are handling it similarity.
To the question asked whether Universal Basic Income is untenable..he believes work is the core value of the country and subsidies should be tied to work. Yes in the emergency subsidies are good, but continuing them as a UBI would drain the work ethic.
On addressing the needs of the vulnerable, he agrees the top of society in the past decades have been 'given room to run', and have been insulated from risk, with high returns, whereas the 80% have high risk and low return, He said this calls for a rethinking of the country's meritocracy, that most recognize we've come to a dead end, Change is coming and it will be an exciting 10 years.
He wrote a few weeks back how he's "been writing about the social fabric for years now, but you really see it only after you've lost it" and 'that we had to be set apart to come together'.
It's one in a series...the next one will be with Ian Bremmer, who says there is growing likelihood that when the pandemic is over the U.S. and China will enter a new cold war...It will be next Wed. June 3, 2020 at 8pm. ET facebook.com/monkdebates
I missed the beginning of tonight's David Brooks interview, but moderator Rudyard Griffiths indicated it will be archived for viewing on CP24 in a couple days.
On tuning in 3/4 of the way through, I was reminded how I like listening to Brooks, as he is intelligent and measured in his comments.
He said it is more surface polarization, that COVID-19 has not really polarized the country, although there is a difference in the deaths in the urban vs rural areas, the red and blue states are handling it similarity.
To the question asked whether Universal Basic Income is untenable..he believes work is the core value of the country and subsidies should be tied to work. Yes in the emergency subsidies are good, but continuing them as a UBI would drain the work ethic.
On addressing the needs of the vulnerable, he agrees the top of society in the past decades have been 'given room to run', and have been insulated from risk, with high returns, whereas the 80% have high risk and low return, He said this calls for a rethinking of the country's meritocracy, that most recognize we've come to a dead end, Change is coming and it will be an exciting 10 years.
He wrote a few weeks back how he's "been writing about the social fabric for years now, but you really see it only after you've lost it" and 'that we had to be set apart to come together'.
