The American Upgrade Project

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: fox follows up on last week's episode with JChao and then we delve into healthcare in America. We view healthcare reform as a founda...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we discuss the current iteration of the U.S. government with the great JChao! JChao is a Political Science and International Relatio...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we talk about SCIENCE and some of the major issues surrounding the scientific process in American society -- namely the replication ...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we take a little detour to discuss the FTX fiasco as well as our take on the downfall of Sam "Bank Fraud" Bankman-Fried.Reach out wi...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: homelessness is a big problem in the richest nation in the history of the world. What an odd thing to read, right?Is homelessness a ...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: how to fix the stock market! What works well and what... does not. We lay out some first principles that might guide our thinki...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we examine the problems Americans face when trying to purchase or rent a home and touch on some of the issues with commercial ...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we discuss what an effective press ecosystem would look like and settle on a first pass at some first principles to that effect.This...

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. Hey folks! 👋  In this episode: Fox has some comments on the last episode, including the idea of conscripting government officials, and offers up some new ideas for mitigating corruption and ensuring good laws are passed.After that, Fox and the Badger riff on capitalism and the economy.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. Hey folks! 👋  This episode is focused on the problems at the heart of Democracy and what to do about them.  Can they actually be fixed, or is it time to engineer a new, better, and even more representative system?It's a subject that's be incredibly infrequently discussed, yet it's at the heart of the most pressing issues of our age. You won't hear it anywhere else!Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com