<p class="p1">In this episode, host Alex sits down with Nevada County Supervisor Hardy Bullock for a wide-ranging conversation about power, responsibility, and the future of American society. From debates around AI companies like Anthropic and political pressure campaigns, to Sam Altman’s framing of energy as the defining constraint of our time, they explore what happens when institutions lose trust and the country feels culturally unmoored. At the center of it all is a harder question: when do you double down on fixing what’s broken—and when is it rational to walk away and head for the hills?</p>

In this episode, host Alex sits down with Nevada County Supervisor Hardy Bullock for a wide-ranging conversation about power, responsibility, and the future of American society. From debates around AI companies like Anthropic and political pressure campaigns, to Sam Altman’s framing of energy as the defining constraint of our time, they explore what happens when institutions lose trust and the country feels culturally unmoored. At the center of it all is a harder question: when do you double down on fixing what’s broken—and when is it rational to walk away and head for the hills?

<p>In this episode, host Alex sits down with Nevada County Supervisor Hardy Bullock for a wide-ranging conversation about power, responsibility, and the future of American society. From debates around AI companies like Anthropic and political pressure campaigns, to Sam Altman’s framing of energy as the defining constraint of our time, they explore what happens when institutions lose trust and the country feels culturally unmoored. At the center of it all is a harder question: when do you double down on fixing what’s broken—and when is it rational to walk away and head for the hills?</p>

Civilization and Its Discontents (with Hardy Bullock)

Alex Kopytko is a ”radical centrist” that wants to understand the extremes. He has worked in politics and has studied public policy and political science. Alex argues that centrism is less about being a contrarian, it is about being able to change your mind and embrace an openness to new ideas. He is concerned about where the United States is headed and through conversations with people from all sides of the political spectrum, he wants to know how Americans can limit the tribalism that is flourishing. As someone that dances along the center-right of the political spectrum, Alex thinks the country needs to come together and talk to one another before it could be too late. This podcast covers domestic politics, as well as political philosophy, and international issues.

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