A Leader That Will Save the Democratic Party | Congressman Ritchie Torres & Sam Harris (Episode 418)

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Sam Harris speaks with Congressman Ritchie Torres about the future of American politics. They discuss how growing up in public housing inspired Ritchie to pursue a career in politics, how the Biden administration became ideologically captured by the far-Left, how Democratic politicians are resisting Trump, why the Democrats should focus on governance rather than messaging, the war in Gaza, antisemitism on the Right and the Left, free speech on college campuses, Gen Z and hatred for America, social media, the importance of patriotism, the affordability crisis, AI and the future of work, potential Democratic candidates for the 2028 presidential election, and other topics. Congressman Ritchie Torres is a fighter from the Bronx who has spent his entire life working for the community he calls home. Like many in the Bronx, poverty and struggle have never been abstractions to him. At 25, Ritchie became NYC’s youngest elected official and the first openly LBGTQ person elected in the Bronx. He is a member of the Committee on Financial Services and the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Website: https://ritchietorres.house.gov/ X: @RitchieTorres, @RepRitchie 00:00 - 04:44 How Ritchie Got Into Politics 04:44 - 14:33 The Democrats, the 2024 Election, & the Far Left 14:33 - 17:23 Trump & America’s Decline 17:23 - 24:33 How the Democrats Should Govern Better 24:33 - 34:36 Israel-Hamas War & Free Speech on College Campuses 34:36 - 38:22 How Gen Z Sees America, Liberalism, & Patriotism 38:22 - 42:45 Progressivism, the Affordability Crisis, & the American Dream 42:45 - 49:10 Education, Unemployment, & Artificial Intelligence 49:10 - 52:36 The Future of the Democratic Party & Moral Relativism Become a channel member for full-length episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@samharrisorg/join Subscribe to the YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=samharrisorg Follow Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samharrisorg/ Follow Sam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Samharrisorg/ For more information about Sam Harris: https://www.samharris.org