Cicero Institute

4 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 6, 2022 by Joe Lonsdale · said 33 times in 20 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Everything said about Cicero Institute, oldest first

Jan 6, 2022 positive
Disclosure
Lonsdale: Cicero Institute Is Pushing Higher Ed Funding Reform in 10+ States
“My policy group, the CISRO Institute, is telling you ahead of time, we're actually spending a lot of time, this is one of our 10 big reforms we're pushing to over 10 states right now”
Joe Lonsdale Jan 6, 2022 ▶ 28:03 Texas State Technical College: The School With a Money-Back Guarantee · Joe Lonsdale
Mar 24, 2022 negative
Assertion Supported
Glock: 70% to 80% of Americans oppose unconditional free housing without sobriety mandates
“When you tell average Americans about this, we do the polls, do you think, ah, you know, basically free homes should be given out with no sobriety or mental health treatments to people on the street? Overwhelming. 70, 80% of people say, of course not. Again, a…”
Judge Glock Mar 24, 2022 ▶ 32:29 Free Housing Won't Solve the Homeless Crisis. Here's What Will. · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 11, 2023 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Lonsdale: Outcome-based vocational funding doubled graduate salaries in several states
“I don't know if you saw it, a few states, we changed the incentives where the vocational schools, they only got money based on the salaries of the students coming out, and so the salaries went up over a hundred percent, because all of a sudden they have to, yo…”
Joe Lonsdale Jan 11, 2023 ▶ 19:03 Andrew Yang Will Change How You Think About Politics · Joe Lonsdale
Dec 18, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Lonsdale: Cicero Institute is eliminating degree requirements in multiple states
“One of our big policies in a lot of states in Cicero is we're actually getting rid of the college degree requirement for certain jobs where we care more about the skill than about forcing someone to go, you know, get, necessarily get brainwashed for four years…”
Joe Lonsdale Dec 18, 2025 ▶ 23:23 America’s New AI Strategy: "We're Building a Tech Force" · Joe Lonsdale
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