Vivek Ramaswamy

And then to create a culture that, we don't need to create it, we just need to revive it, because it is our culture, to celebrate whoever's the best, to reward them, to celebrate that in every domain, right? Not just academics, academics to athletics, Physical excellence. I actually, to some other controversy two years ago, favored bringing back what's called the presidential fitness test.

And then to create a culture that, we don't need to create it, we just need to revive it, because it is our culture, to celebrate whoever's the best, to reward them, to celebrate that in every domain, right? Not just academics, academics to athletics, Physical excellence. I actually, to some other controversy two years ago, favored bringing back what's called the presidential fitness test.

And then to create a culture that, we don't need to create it, we just need to revive it, because it is our culture, to celebrate whoever's the best, to reward them, to celebrate that in every domain, right? Not just academics, academics to athletics, Physical excellence. I actually, to some other controversy two years ago, favored bringing back what's called the presidential fitness test.

They used to have middle school kids go through that. They take that away now. How many pushups can these kids do? We don't valorize that type of physical excellence. We should. I love sports. I mean, I was a four-year varsity athlete myself. It sometimes can make you a better thinker too.

They used to have middle school kids go through that. They take that away now. How many pushups can these kids do? We don't valorize that type of physical excellence. We should. I love sports. I mean, I was a four-year varsity athlete myself. It sometimes can make you a better thinker too.

They used to have middle school kids go through that. They take that away now. How many pushups can these kids do? We don't valorize that type of physical excellence. We should. I love sports. I mean, I was a four-year varsity athlete myself. It sometimes can make you a better thinker too.

But we should embrace excellence in all of its forms rather than this thing that we kind of teach our kids to do nowadays. And I'm not criticizing anybody else. My kids grow up in a really different environment than I grew up in. And I'm somewhat concerned about that. It makes me think a lot as a parent about how do you cultivate that same environment where we...

But we should embrace excellence in all of its forms rather than this thing that we kind of teach our kids to do nowadays. And I'm not criticizing anybody else. My kids grow up in a really different environment than I grew up in. And I'm somewhat concerned about that. It makes me think a lot as a parent about how do you cultivate that same environment where we...

But we should embrace excellence in all of its forms rather than this thing that we kind of teach our kids to do nowadays. And I'm not criticizing anybody else. My kids grow up in a really different environment than I grew up in. And I'm somewhat concerned about that. It makes me think a lot as a parent about how do you cultivate that same environment where we...

Participation trophy culture, right? We should have trophies for the winners, not participation trophies. That was America, right? That was the America that produced greatness.

Participation trophy culture, right? We should have trophies for the winners, not participation trophies. That was America, right? That was the America that produced greatness.

Participation trophy culture, right? We should have trophies for the winners, not participation trophies. That was America, right? That was the America that produced greatness.

I worry a little bit about taking the guy who's a striver and using that and make that a negative connotation rather than celebrating the person who's gonna put their head down and work hard, be it at basketball, be it at the violin, be it at math or be in the science competitions. And I do think that that's a culture that is American at its core. Maybe we've lost our way on that a little bit.

I worry a little bit about taking the guy who's a striver and using that and make that a negative connotation rather than celebrating the person who's gonna put their head down and work hard, be it at basketball, be it at the violin, be it at math or be in the science competitions. And I do think that that's a culture that is American at its core. Maybe we've lost our way on that a little bit.

I worry a little bit about taking the guy who's a striver and using that and make that a negative connotation rather than celebrating the person who's gonna put their head down and work hard, be it at basketball, be it at the violin, be it at math or be in the science competitions. And I do think that that's a culture that is American at its core. Maybe we've lost our way on that a little bit.

I think we have. But bring back the culture that produced greatness at every time where we've been at our best. The country that put the man on the moon. The country that was the country of the pioneers. The explorers. The Lewis and Clark expeditions, for God's sake. Merit-based pay for teachers is interesting. I've never heard of that before. How do you implement that? Super required. Yeah.

I think we have. But bring back the culture that produced greatness at every time where we've been at our best. The country that put the man on the moon. The country that was the country of the pioneers. The explorers. The Lewis and Clark expeditions, for God's sake. Merit-based pay for teachers is interesting. I've never heard of that before. How do you implement that? Super required. Yeah.

I think we have. But bring back the culture that produced greatness at every time where we've been at our best. The country that put the man on the moon. The country that was the country of the pioneers. The explorers. The Lewis and Clark expeditions, for God's sake. Merit-based pay for teachers is interesting. I've never heard of that before. How do you implement that? Super required. Yeah.

Teachers unions are an obstacle. Yeah. I think that there's an obstacle. But I think that the idea that you're going to have... It's participation trophy culture. Participation trophy culture for kids. We can't just have participation trophy culture for the people who are educating our kids either. Question about that. Should unions be able to negotiate against the state?

Teachers unions are an obstacle. Yeah. I think that there's an obstacle. But I think that the idea that you're going to have... It's participation trophy culture. Participation trophy culture for kids. We can't just have participation trophy culture for the people who are educating our kids either. Question about that. Should unions be able to negotiate against the state?