Joe Rogan is not a substitute for news, but he has a knack of "opening up" people he is talking to. In a democracy, voters tend to vote more for people than fo

Joe Rogan is not a substitute for news, but he has a knack of "opening up" people he is talking to. In a democracy, voters tend to vote more for people than for policies. (It is less irrational than it looks: personalities don't change much, while policies can be thrown out at a moment's notice, or never taken seriously in the first place.) In that sense, looking deeper into politicians' minds is a valuable service, a counterweight to the usual photo-op game and wide fake smiles shining on billboards.