Let's start today with something a little bit uncomfortable.

I'll start.

I'll go first, okay?

I'm a hypocrite.

It's true.

Statistically, if you listen to this podcast, if you watch my clips clips on youtube you are a hypocrite as well

and what i'm talking about is the gap between what we say we believe and what we actually

do and i don't mean in a vague sort of like society is hypocritical kind of way i mean you me

probably everybody watching we are hypocrites

in that we have contradictions in our politics. And if we pretend that we don't, we're lying to

ourselves. Ezra Klein recently made a very interesting point in an interview that he did about

the differences between what he calls

symbolic politics and operational politics. And once you see it, it's really hard to unsee.

It's the difference between saying everyone's welcome here and actually making room for everyone.

And Ezra Klein gives a really good example. You know those lawn signs that say in this house we believe science is real, but

but but but but everyone is welcome here is sort of the point. And when you see such a sign posted

in a neighborhood that is strictly zoned for single family homes

with sky high prices where very few people can actually afford to live there, you realize

that there is an inconsistency here.

There is a hypocrisy.

And on the surface, you have a sign that's a symbol of inclusivity and then reality sets in. Not everybody really is welcome

systemically unless you rethink zoning laws and invest in infrastructure, grow the housing

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