No Mercy / No Malice: National Service

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Scott Galloway, and this is No Mercy, No Malice. Mandatory national service could help rebuild a shared American identity while giving young people the opportunity to build themselves up. National service, as read by George Hahn. An office hours listener asked what I'd say to President Trump if he invited me to the White House.

I've struggled my whole life with being right versus being effective. So, as we're meeting with the President, let's focus on being effective. We don't have much common ground, but we're both fathers. Let's start there. As we'd likely have only a few minutes, we'd need to be focused.

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