I don't know what universe he lives in, but catastrophe is unfolding as we speak. It must be nice being old and not having to worry about it because you'll be dead before the worst effects will be felt.
I liked his opening where he referenced pop culture and then related it to a current phenomenon, but I found his leap from that to using Lacanian philosophy to support a mainstream liberal viewpoint quite specious and it made me question why I would even bother reading it in the first place.
What's up with the music in the background? It's like the background music for an ad for country-style biscuits "Where you can taste the country in every bite".