Ep. 45: Joe Waters on the Common Good, Family Policy, and Predictability
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Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall discuss with Joe Waters the role of government in promoting the common good and the impact of various transformations on families.
Lura Forcum and Lauren Hall host Joe Waters, CEO of Capita, to discuss how government should promote the common good by creating social conditions that help people and families flourish. Waters explains Capita’s founding in 2018 to address how major transformations—artificial intelligence, demographic change, political realignment, and climate disruption—affect families, and to push longer-term policy thinking beyond short-term fixes. He highlights Capita’s work with the Aspen Institute on the U.S. Early Years Climate Action Task Force and its Unifying Family Policy series. The conversation focuses on public distrust driven by systems failures, the need for politicians to listen more directly to constituents, and the importance of stability and predictability in work schedules and public institutions. They also discuss mental health as shaped by family and community conditions, Waters’ Catholic social teaching framework, and sources of optimism including springtime and anticipated papal interventions. 00:00 Common Good Defined 00:44 Podcast Introductions 02:18 Why Capita Exists 05:52 Climate and Early Years 08:08 Family Policy Agenda 10:27 Wicked Problems Framework 11:58 Center…
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