Money, the Mind, and Democracy
I’ve been in San Francisco meeting with various leaders and entrepreneurs. We had our first sighting of a bumper sticker in SF which was a thrill. I’m speaking at a public event on Tuesday the 17th. I will be in Los Angeles on Friday — tell your friends in SoCal! My book was featured on the front page of the…
Home is where the opportunity is
This is an exciting time for the campaign. I appeared on Sam Harris’s podcast ‘Waking Up’ which led to hundreds of people donating and joining our campaign. Apparently everyone listens to Sam’s podcast. Sam is a voice of reason in a world that needs it and I appreciated the conversation a great deal. I was also included…
People who can save the world
This past week I spoke at Google and also appeared on a YouTube show with 1.8 million followers — warning that this video will make you hungry. I also made trips to Los Angeles, Boston, and New Hampshire. In Los Angeles I met many amazing people including a very well-dressed baby — the first baby I’ve kissed as a presidential candidate….
Watch Andrew’s Keynote in Iowa that Earned a Standing Ovation
Watch Andrew Yang’s headline speech at the 2018 Iowa Wing Ding, the largest Democratic event in the state of Iowa with 1,000+ activists, that received a standing ovation and countless press stories.
The Freedom Dividend and Faith
This past week was a fruitful one. I spoke at the Techonomy event in New York City as well as at a national gathering of Christian entrepreneurs upstate. Photo by Rebecca Greenfield for Techonomy Meeting with the Christian entrepreneurs was enlightening. I found that the themes of the campaign and their point of view are…
Collision in New Orleans
The past week was an exciting one for the campaign. The press coverage continues to grow. Yahoo had me visit to talk about the Freedom Dividend, the Huffington Post did a profile and the latest NowThis video was viewed almost half a million times. Also, Fox News posted an article which included me among the major Democratic contenders for the Presidency in 2020….
A Trip to New Hampshire
Zach, Andrew F., and I went to New Hampshire on Wednesday. We were invited by Ray Buckley, the Chair of the Democratic Party to meet with Democratic state legislators in Concord. I haven’t been to New Hampshire since I graduated from high school in 1992. (I went to a boarding school there, Phillips Exeter Academy, for…
I’m giving $12,000 to someone in NH
Friends, Hello, and thank you for your support of my campaign! It means the world to me. This week I was on Bloomberg to talk about Universal Basic Income as a response to increasing automation: The reception was great. More and more Americans are realizing every day that we need big new solutions that will actually improve…
AI and America
The last couple of weeks have been phenomenal. The week before last I was in San Francisco for an event with Jim Pugh that drew 100 people. While I was out there I met with the team at OpenAI, a leading research outfit backed by Elon Musk. OpenAI is working to advance artificial intelligence for…
March news: We’re building steam!
The past few weeks have been intense and productive—we have a lot of exciting news to share! I had an incredibly positive meeting with Grace Meng, the Vice Chair of the DNC and the Congresswoman from the 6th District of New York which includes Flushing and Bayside, where my wife grew up. Grace is amazing! She is…