Former Chicago mayor and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel joins Terry Moran for a sweeping, provocative conversation about banning social media for kids under 16, the psychological damage algorithms are inflicting on adolescents, and the deeper threats social platforms pose to American democracy.

Emanuel outlines why he believes parents are losing a generational battle against addictive systems designed to overwhelm judgment — and why government must step in. He and Moran explore bipartisan support for restrictions, the First Amendment challenges, how algorithms undermine solidarity, and why tech companies profit from division.

The conversation expands to national service, political courage, the collapse of institutional leadership, and the forces pulling the country apart.

One of the most urgent and wide-ranging interviews in the series.

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 – Rahm Emanuel joins Terry Moran

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01:01 – Why Rahm wants to ban social media for kids under 16

01:15 – Evidence of harm: depression, anxiety, isolation

02:35 – Parents vs. algorithms

03:49 – Can government force platforms to cooperate?

04:38 – What enforcement could look like

05:54 – Bipartisan appetite for regulation

07:24 – Will kids just get around the rules?

07:59 – Adults or algorithms — the binary choice

08:37 – Why algorithms and democracy are incompatible

09:47 – Free speech and the First Amendment question

11:19 – Are we losing a generation?

12:53 – The one issue that could unite Democrats and Republicans

14:02 – Social media’s “solidarity” argument for marginalized kids

16:13 – Why Rahm believes parental power must be restored

18:46 – Why not regulate the algorithm instead of banning the apps?

19:40 – Are we hurting kids’ tech literacy?

20:08 – Tech fluency vs. algorithmic addiction

21:57 – Corporate America’s silence and complicity

24:51 – Why elites have failed

26:46 – Trump’s intimidation strategy and institutional collapse

28:29 – Why politicians abandon their independence

30:22 – The media’s failure to stand up

31:41 – Section 230, the Fairness Doctrine, and a bigger reform package

33:53 – Democracy vs. the platforms

36:51 – Universal national service and rebuilding common experience

41:13 – Diversity as strength vs. vulnerability

43:12 – The next political language: community and renewal

47:16 – Loss of control and the economics of resentment

48:17 – 2026 midterms and Democratic momentum

51:46 – Why MAGA voters feel betrayed

52:46 – Trump as a transformational president

53:37 – Final reflections and stories from parenthood

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