Podcast appearances and mentions of George F Will

Liberal democracy has long been credited with the West’s economic development, social tolerance, personal freedoms, and the rule of law. And yet, in recent years, it's been blamed for everything from growing inequality, environmental degradation, political polarization, and cultural fragmentation. Its critics argue that liberalism’s failure to meet the moment has fueled trust societies and given rise to populist movements in the US, England, France, Germany, and even Canada. Is it time for a new, animating ideology? On this special edition of the Munk Debates podcast, we seek to answer this question featuring the best moments from the Munk Debate on the Crisis of Liberalism, which took place in the fall of 2023 in front of a sold out crowd of 3,000 people at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. The debate resolution was: Be it resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right Arguing for the motion was the controversial former British M.P. and cabinet minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg. He was joined by the American writer and columnist who has shaped a generation’s thinking on the important issues of our time: George F. Will. Opposing the motion was U.K. journalist, self-avowed communist and popular leftist thinker, Ash Sarkar. Her debating partner was the disruptive and thought-provoking American social conservative, Sohrab Ahmari, author of the bestseller Tyranny Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty. The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 15+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch

In this final episode of CAPEHART, Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Dan Balz, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about the top headlines of the week including the latest with the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees and President Biden's presidential legacy. Conversation recorded on Friday, January 17, 2024.

On the final installment of Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Dan Balz, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, President-elect Trump's cabinet nominees and President Biden's presidential legacy. Conversation recorded on Friday, January 17, 2024.

We are in a general-election season and a baseball post-season. Prime time for George F. Will. He and Jay have a wide-ranging conversation. Whom would Will appoint as president, if he could? Is Shohei Ohtani a unicorn? Who is Will's favorite player? What of immigration? What of transgenderism? What of . . .? There is no better conversationalist […]

We are in a general-election season and a baseball post-season. Prime time for George F. Will. He and Jay have a wide-ranging conversation. Whom would Will appoint as president, if he could? Is Shohei Ohtani a unicorn? Who is Will's favorite player? What of immigration? What of transgenderism? What of . . .? There is no better conversationalist than George F. Will. 

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Marianne LeVine, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will about Trump's quest for a running mate, the upcoming presidential debate and the legacy of baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Conversation recorded on Friday, June 21, 2024.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Yasmeen Abutaleb, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about Biden's threat to cut off offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah, the Biden administration's Mideast strategy and the latest failed attempt to oust Mike Johnson as House Speaker. Conversation recorded on Friday, May 10, 2024.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Missy Ryan, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the Biden administration's response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias, the risks of a widening Middle East conflict, as well as Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's long-shot strategy to defeat Donald Trump in South Carolina. Conversation recorded on Friday, February 2, 2024.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Aaron Blake, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about Donald Trump's legal maneuverings, concerns about a wider Mideast war and insight into the Biden administration amid the president's support of Israel. Conversation recorded on Friday, January 5, 2023.

This is the podcast version of our public debate on the Crisis of Liberalism that took place in front of an audience of 3,000 people in Toronto on November 3rd, 2023. For the better part of three centuries, through wars, revolutions, and sweeping social change, liberalism has endured as the defining ideology of the West. Its championing of individual rights, free trade and capitalism, and liberal democracy has long been equated with the West's economic development, social tolerance, personal freedoms, and the rule of law. But, more recently, powerful criticisms of liberalism have arisen on the right (populism) and left (socialism). Liberalism is increasingly blamed for everything from growing inequality, environmental degradation, political polarization, and cultural fragmentation. For its critics, liberalism has become an impediment to the goal of progress, and humanity urgently needs a new animating ideology. Arguing for the motion is the controversial British M.P. and former cabinet minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg. He is joined by the American writer and columnist who has shaped a generation's thinking on the important issues of our time: George F. Will. Opposing the motion is U.K. journalist, self-avowed communist and popular leftist thinker, Ash Sarkar. Her debating partner is the disruptive and thought-provoking American social conservative, Sohrab Ahmari, author of the bestseller Tyranny Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty.   The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths - @rudyardg.   Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com.   To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 10+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events. This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with national political reporter Hannah Knowles and opinions columnists Jennifer Rubin and George F. Will about Democrats' concern about polls in battleground states and Donald Trump's legal troubles. Conversation recorded on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

The relationship between George F. Will, Bismarck's renaissance man and the son of the seed man Oscar H. Will, and Otis A. Tye, the rough and ready frontiersman who worked a few years for the seed company, was strong. George had his degree from Harvard, he was the heir to his father's business, and he had a restless mind, always occupied with scholarly interests. Otis was the restless type too, having led the life of a bullwhacker to the Black Hills, a trapper on the tributaries of the Missouri River, and a cowboy on the Montana range.

On November 3rd four debaters will take to the stage at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall to debate the crisis of liberalism. The motion is Be it Resolved, liberalism gets the big questions right.  On this Munk Dialogue, we are speaking with each of the debaters who are taking part in this important and timely debate, to get a sense of their arguments and what we can expect from them on stage at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall on November 3rd. Arguing for the motion is the controversial British M.P. and former cabinet minister, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. He will be joined by the American writer and columnist who has shaped a generation's thinking on the important issues of our time: George F. Will. Opposing the motion is U.K. journalist, self-avowed communist and popular leftist thinker, Ash Sarkar. Her debating partner is the disruptive and thought-provoking American social conservative, Sohrab Ahmari, author of the bestseller Tyranny Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty. The host of the Munk Debates is Rudyard Griffiths Tweet your comments about this episode to @munkdebate or comment on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/munkdebates/ To sign up for a weekly email reminder for this podcast, send an email to podcast@munkdebates.com.   To support civil and substantive debate on the big questions of the day, consider becoming a Munk Member at https://munkdebates.com/membership Members receive access to our 10+ year library of great debates in HD video, a free Munk Debates book, newsletter and ticketing privileges at our live events.This podcast is a project of the Munk Debates, a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to fostering civil and substantive public dialogue - https://munkdebates.com/ Senior Producer: Ricki Gurwitz Editor: Kieran Lynch  

Early twentieth-century North Dakota boasted a renaissance man named George F. Will — the son of the seedsman Oscar H. Will who got his degree from Harvard, came back to Bismarck to run his father's business, but had a lot of other interests. He was an anthropologist, an archeologist, a horticulturalist, a historian, a hiker, a traveler, a dendrochronologist, and also — although not much remembered for it — a songcatcher. He collected cowboy songs and other frontier ballads.

D2 ran into a Washington Post Opinion article that reads: Tim Scott, please drop out, urge others to follow and unite behind Haley. The opinion writer, his name is George F. Will pretty much says South Carolina's Senator Tim Scott who is one of the Republican presidential nominations should drop and Scott should get the other nominees to do the same do the same and give all their support to Nikki Haley. Dave and Debbie discuss this opinion piece. 

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” Michael Duffy speaks with The Post's Dan Balz, E.J. Dionne and George F. Will discuss Kevin McCarthy's ouster, the Republican scramble to find a replacement and the future of U.S. aid to Ukraine. Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Toluse Olorunnipa, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about how Democrats are seizing on abortion rights to energize voters heading into the 2024 presidential election, the ongoing struggles of the DeSantis campaign and what Trump's legal strategy will be.

George F. Will's Washington Post op ed today on North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R); "Meet the unusually qualified presidential candidate you've never heard of. " President Biden finally acknowledges his granddaughter Navy today after his son Hunter acknowledges in court testimony that he has taken money from Chinese Communist sources. What did you learn this week? There were more than 3,400 deaths caused by Xylazine, also known as "Tranq," poisoning in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Jeff Stein, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about prospects for a compromise on the debt ceiling, new abortion restrictions and the growing list of GOP presidential contenders. Conversation recorded on Friday, May 19, 2023.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Jeff Stein, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will about prospects for a compromise on the debt ceiling, new abortion restrictions and the growing list of GOP presidential contenders. Conversation recorded on Friday, May 19, 2023.

For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist George F. Will has been regarded as one of this country's leading columnists and public intellectuals. In an expansive conversation that encompasses American history, the Supreme Court, and beyond, Will shares his perspective on the political, social, and cultural trends that have shaped the national experience since 2008. Recorded on October 6, 2021

Of course, Jay has George F. Will talk baseball in this episode. The season is upon us. Significant rule changes are in place. Does GFW approve? (Yes, heartily.) Before there is baseball, however, there is a host of other subjects—among them the Ukraine war; higher ed and wokism; the political parties and their dysfunction; President […]

Of course, Jay has George F. Will talk baseball in this episode. The season is upon us. Significant rule changes are in place. Does GFW approve? (Yes, heartily.) Before there is baseball, however, there is a host of other subjects—among them the Ukraine war; higher ed and wokism; the political parties and their dysfunction; President Biden and age; Fox News and opinion journalism... Source

Of course, Jay has George F. Will talk baseball in this episode. The season is upon us. Significant rule changes are in place. Does GFW approve? (Yes, heartily.) Before there is baseball, however, there is a host of other subjects—among them the Ukraine war; higher ed and wokism; the political parties and their dysfunction; President Biden and age; Fox News and opinion journalism... Source

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's David J. Lynch, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Russian assault of a U.S. drone and a rift among GOP presidential hopefuls on Ukraine.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's David J. Lynch, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Russian assault of a U.S. drone and a rift among GOP presidential hopefuls on Ukraine.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Toluse Olorunnipa, George F. Will and Jennifer Rubin about the death of Tyre Nichols and President Biden's meeting with leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus. Conversation recorded on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Toluse Olorunnipa, George F. Will and Jennifer Rubin about the death of Tyre Nichols and President Biden's meeting with leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus. Conversation recorded on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Robert Barnes, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the Alabama Voting Rights case, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago search case and the upcoming midterm elections. Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Robert Barnes, George F. Will and Eugene Robinson about the Alabama Voting Rights case, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago search case and the upcoming midterm elections. Conversation recorded on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

After 50 years of columns, George F. Will realizes he writes in order to think. The Pulitzer Prize winner and author of American Happiness and Discontents discusses a political culture coming unmoored by degrees, and his stance on dungarees. Plus, MAGA-backed candidates will either damn their party or damn us all, and the tempting-but-deadly siren call of a pet kangaroo. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we get into today's topic, some exciting news. Learn the Gospel (part one of the new Two ways to live training framework) has finally arrived, and is available for purchase. (In Australia, that is. It will be a few more weeks before the books find their way through the US ports and land in our American warehouse.)I know many of you have been wondering and waiting for it to be available, and are keen to think how this resource could be used to teach the fundamentals of the gospel in your churches.To this end, Matthias Media is encouraging churches to run a pilot program in Term 4 (say in two or three small groups) to see how Learn the Gospel fits and works in your context—and offering a friendly bulk price to help you have a go at this. If you're in Australia, and would like to participate in this pilot, and test the waters for how your church could utilize Learn the Gospel, send an email to Gavin Shume (gshume@matthiasmedia.com.au). (This is an invitation only pilot—just for Payneful Truth subscribers and a few other churches we're asking.)But onto this week's subject … Who wants to be a conservative?I've lost count how many times over the course of my life that ‘conservatives' and ‘progressives' have fought over different issues in my (Anglican) denomination.Through the fog of time, different figures and controversies rise up and recede in my memory. I see Archbishop Peter Carnley (at that time the Primate of Australia), arguing that the resurrection was a spiritual experience rather than a physical event, and that Christ was not the only path to salvation—and then the godly, gracious Archbishop of Sydney, Harry Goodhew, copping a pounding in the secular press for daring to object (that was in around 2000 I think). I see the radically revisionist Bishop John Spong emerging from the mist, visiting Australia not long afterwards at the invitation of Carnley and the ‘Progressive Christian Network'. And once again the nasty ‘conservatives' were the ones who criticised Spong's denial of pretty much every tenet of orthodox Christian doctrine.Then I think of the long-running skirmishes (starting back in the 80s) over multiple issues—women's ordination, gay ordination, the blessing of same-sex unions, and more. In each case, the ‘progressives' or ‘liberals' sought to change or update the doctrine and morality of Christianity, and in the opposing corner were the ‘conservatives'. And given that on all these issues I found myself barracking for the conservatives, I guess that makes me one. And you too, quite possibly.So how do you feel about being a ‘conservative'?I can't say that the label thrills me to the core.What's a ‘conservative' after all? When we think ‘conservative', we think of a stick in the mud; a reactionary; a stuffy, buttoned-down member of the establishment who wants things to stay the same. Conservatives are risk averse, change averse, and very likely excitement averse. They wear cream blazers over blue chinos. With their thin, cold and (invariably) white hands, they cling to the dogmas and traditions of the past, in a desperate and doomed attempt to forestall the new and better future that everyone else is longing for.Just what I always wanted to be—a conservative.Of course, like many such words in our culture, ‘conservative' and ‘progressive' are dependent on their predicate (or should be). It's like being ‘narrow' as opposed to ‘broad'. It entirely depends what you're talking about. I would prefer my waist to be more narrow and my shoulders more broad. I'd like my fridge to be conservative of the food inside it, and my five-irons very progressive and if possible in the right direction.It all depends on what you're conserving.Interestingly, this is also true in politics.British and European political ‘conservatism' is quite different from American ‘conservatism', because they seek to conserve different things. I've recently been reading George F. Will's book, The Conservative Sensibility, and he describes the difference like this: [The European tradition of throne-and-altar conservatism] has generally sought to conserve institutions and practices, such as social hierarchies and established churches, that were produced by the slow working of historical processes spanning many centuries. American conservatism seeks, as Alexander Hamilton did in the Republic's infancy, to conserve or establish institutions and practices conducive to a social dynamism that dissolves impediments to social mobility and fluency. So American conservatism is not only different from, it is at bottom antagonistic to British and continental European conservatism. The latter emphasizes the traditional and dutiful, with duties defined by obligations to a settled collectivity, the community. Because American conservatism is about individual liberty, it cultivates spontaneous social order and hence encourages novelty.[1]American political conservatism wants to preserve the norms and principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—which are documents largely designed to protect the freedom of the individual from the tyranny of a monarchical government. European conservatism (on the other hand) is much happier for the king to remain in place and to benevolently rule his subjects for their good, according to the ancient traditions. One of the ironies of history is that today, the enemies of American conservatism are not British monarchs but political progressives, whose ambition is to have the government exercise a greater more monarchical power over the individual and society.(As for where Australian political conservatism fits into this schema, I'm not sure I can say. It hardly exists as an intellectual force. There's no throne-and-altar tradition to protect, nor is there a libertarian Constitution to conserve. I suspect Australian political conservatism ends up being a more cautious and practical progressivism. Australians seem increasingly to believe that the government is the most important actor in society, that it is largely to blame for our problems and could solve them if only it had more power and money to spend. The ‘conservative' side of Australian politics seems content to largely go along with these assumptions, offering an alternative that is supposed to be more cautious and sensible than the other guys.)But I digress.The point is: it all depends on what you're conserving. And on the other side, what is it that you want to change or ‘progress'?To come back to Christian debates, Anglican ‘progressives' generally want to improve our doctrine to make it more attractive to the world, while keeping and conserving many of the cultural practices and traditions of historic Anglicanism. And so we have the strange spectacle of modernist Anglican Bishops, spouting ultra-progressive theology, while still clothed in the robes, liturgical practices and church buildings of a centuries-old tradition. Progressive content, conservative style.The Anglican ‘conservatives', at least in my part of the world, are the opposite. They have long since ditched robes, ancient liturgies, archaic language and ‘churchy' architecture, while arguing vigorously for the unchanging, ancient truths of the Bible. Progressive style, conservative content.To put it another way, Anglican progressives want to change the church's doctrine to be more like the world. True Anglican conservatives want to change the world.That's why ‘conservative' is never enough for me, as a label. It's a bit like the American Constitution. It seeks to secure the rights of the citizenry for ‘life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'; and so to ‘conserve' this Constitution is to promote the personal freedom to experiment and change. As George Will argues, American conservatism encourages novelty.In a similar way, the biblical truth I want to conserve and pass on to the next generation is a charter for transformation. It proclaims a truth that is revolutionary; that transforms lives and cultures, and that is not bound by times or places or traditions. The ancient, unchanging biblical gospel speaks to every culture and language and tradition, because it speaks of the Christ who is Lord of every person and time and culture, and who calls on all people, everywhere, to turn back to him. It looks forward to the time that John saw in his vision, when “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ” (Rev 11:7).This is why true theological conservatives should be methodological and cultural progressives. The unchanging biblical truth we preserve and proclaim drives us constantly to change—to change our lives, to change our practices—because we want to change the world through the preaching of the gospel in the power of God's Spirit. We want to see lives transformed through Jesus Christ, who is the same yesterday, today and forever. We want to see our churches transformed, and to grow in love and faith and urgency for gospel mission.So I guess I'm willing to be a conservative—just not in gospel ambition. Let's not, for example, conserve ministry traditions and practices that are no longer fit for purpose, simply because we've always done them. If the trellis needs changing, let's get to work with hammer and nail so that the vine has room to flourish. Let's be constantly progressive in the way we proclaim the unchanging gospel truth that we conserve.Maybe I'm not an unvarnished, unmodified conservative after all.Perhaps I'm a conservative revolutionary.Who wants to join me?PSGeorge Will's book is fascinating. If you're interested in politics and political history (and especially US politics) it's worth a read, even (or perhaps especially) if your political leanings are more progressive. For me, one of the more fascinating aspects of his argument was his attempt to find a rational basis for ‘natural rights' that did not rely on their God-given nature. He argues (pretty persuasively) that the US Constitution is about securing and promoting existing natural rights—rights that we self-evidently have by virtue of simply being human. As the Declaration of Independence puts it: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”However, Will wants to argue that belief in the God who created all men equal and endowed them with these rights is entirely optional. If God is there, well and good; he also created us with the rational capacity to figure out what our natural rights are using our reason. But if God is not there (as Will himself believes), then we can still derive our self-evident natural rights purely from reason, using a version of what Will calls ‘rule utilitarianism'.It's all pretty tortuous and unconvincing (especially if you know anything about utilitarianism and its question-begging approach to the ‘good'). And sadly (for Will's hopes at least) I think it explains why American conservatism as an intellectual movement is in decline, why its political influence is unlikely to grow, and why classical American republicanism is in real trouble. Our postmodern secular world has moved on from the Enlightenment confidence that we could establish morality and rights purely on the basis of reason. Nothing is self-evident any more in a society that does not share in basic Christian assumptions. The capital from a previously more Christian culture has been spent, and the (most Christian) moral virtues and assumptions that undergird American conservatism (individual responsibility, self-restraint, an acceptance of the hardness and unpredictability of life, and so on) are in major decline. And so the system is showing real cracks. The Congress has mostly given up writing laws. The Presidency is gathering more power to itself. There is genuine disagreement over the basic function of the Supreme Court. Both sides are increasingly declaring the other side illegitimate and evil. Populism is on the rise.When you erode the foundations, eventually the structure starts to crumble.Interestingly, the American figures today who are arguing for a return to Constitution-based freedom-loving conservatism (or ‘classical liberalism') are nearly all Christians or Jews of some stripe or other, or at least fellow-travellers with those traditions. I suspect they are fighting a losing battle.The Centre for Christian Living event on ‘Deception' is coming up fast on August 24. Here's a little video of me explaining what's it about.[1] George F. Will, The Conservative Sensibility (New York: Hachete, 2019), xxvii-xxix. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.twoways.news/subscribe

This episode is the 2nd part of my series on the history, current status, and possible future of racial profiling. It covers the history of racial profiling from the mid 1990s to the late 2000s. In this episode, you'll learn: how local and state police departments, U.S. Customs, taxi services, and TSA were all engulfed in various controversies over the issue, with the New Jersey State Police ending up in the eye of the storm of a time; how the drug war and civil asset forfeiture made the problem harder to address; discussions over racial profiling in the 2000 Presidential Election; the surprising reason a Weekly Standard columnist criticized Rudy Giuliani on race issues; how the End Racial Profiling Act gained and then lost momentum right before and after 9/11; and attempts to address the issue in a post-9/11 world. You'll learn about dogged foes of racial profiling such as John Lewis, Amo Houghton, Jeffrey Goldberg, Randall Kennedy, Danny Glover, Larry King, Robert Francis, Frank Lautenberg, Jon Corzine, Russ Feingold, Laura Murphy, and then-state legislator Barack Obama. You'll learn about the villains of the conflict such as Christine Todd Whitman, Strom Thurmond, Alan Keyes, George F. Will, Heather MacDonald, National Review, and the Weekly Standard's William Tucker. And you'll learn about the people like George W. Bush and former NYPD and U.S. Customs Commissioner Ray Kelly whose views and legacy on racial profiling are tough to suss out. You'll learn about cops who defended racial profiling, such as Steve Young, Gary McLhinney, and Bernard Parks. And you'll learn about cops who stood against racial profiling, such as James Fyfe, Aaron Campbell, and (despite his flaws) Eric Adams.

On “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the Jan. 6 hearings, threats made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the West's support for Ukraine.

On “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the Jan. 6 hearings, threats made against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the West's support for Ukraine.

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Robert Barnes, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, how it will impact the midterms and the effect of rising federal interest rates.

Damian Paletta joins First Look to discuss how the U.S. plans to tackle inflation and the overall economic outlook of 2022. Post columnists, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will discuss how the West can continue to aid Ukraine and if Finland and Sweden should join NATO. Recorded on Friday, April 15, 2022

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” associate editor Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Robert Barnes, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, how it will impact the midterms and the effect of rising federal interest rates. Recorded on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Damian Paletta joins First Look to discuss how the U.S. plans to tackle inflation and the overall economic outlook of 2022. Post columnists, Eugene Robinson and George F. Will discuss how the West can continue to aid Ukraine and if Finland and Sweden should join NATO. Conversation recorded on April 15, 2022

On Washington Post Live's “First Look,” opinions writer Jonathan Capehart speaks with The Post's Amber Phillips, Ruth Marcus and George F. Will about the January jobs report, the latest on Ukraine and the recent U.S. strike that killed the leader of ISIS.

In this episode we get to talk with George F. Will about his latest collection of essays, American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, and also about his magnum opus, The Conservative Sensibility.  Joining in on the conversation are John Tamny, Vice President of FreedomWorks, editor of RealClearMarkets, and author of When Politicians Panicked,  and Don Boudreaux, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, research scholar at Mercatus Center, who runs the go-to blog for free market economic thinking, Cafe Hayek. Always witty and erudite, George offers up his views on today's pressing concerns, queried, challenged and amplified by John and Don, two very smart men.  Among our questions: How and when do Americans recover the liberties lost from over two years of government  lockdowns and mandates?  Why did so many libertarians acquiesce? Public choice theory says that people in government are not any different than people in the private sector. Is this still true? A prosperous and free society depends on trust. Will America's government health establishment be able to recover the public's trust? Can woke progressivism's long march through American institutions be reversed? And more: on families, voting rights, campaign finance, college campus fragility, social media's power, judicial restraint, closed questions in an open society, majority rule, self-regarding versus other regarding acts, China's future … almost everything except baseball. We'll get to that next time. Definitely worth a listen.

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Jonathan Capehart sits down with The Washington Post's Dan Balz, Ruth Marcus & George F. Will to discuss Congress narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, how the omicron variant is impacting the Biden administration, the Supreme Court's consideration of a Mississippi abortion law and much more.

George F. Will, a columnist for The Washington Post and Champaign, IL native, joins Greg and Dan in looking at the Republican party and the large divide in politics and his new book.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are always many things on George F. Will's mind, and on Jay's, too. In this episode, they discuss the January 6 committee. Big Tech. Critical race theory. Confederates in the U.S. Capitol (their statues, that is). Taiwan. Hong Kong. The media. And other things—including baseball, which is in serious need of reform, according to GFW. Jay can only assent. If Will says that baseball must change... Source

In the middle of the World Series, you want to talk baseball with George F. Will. You want to talk baseball with him anytime, actually, and a number of other subjects, too. In this “Q&A,” Will speaks of the “angelic, superb Mookie Betts,” of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also talks about the presidential campaign, the Supreme Court, and the Republican Party. There's Big Tech, too. Is it to be feared? Source

He has written many books, and many more columns. His latest book is “ The Conservative Sensibility.” In a way, George F. Will has been pointing toward this book his entire life. It is a summing up of what he has learned and what he believes. Jay talks with him about conservatism and myriad related things: libertarianism, nationalism, populism, and so on. A wonderful, fundamental conversation. Source

Jonah Keri caucuses with Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio, about the Damn Yankees; the Cleveland Indians; what Senator Brown has in common with George F. Will; renaming the Indians; public financing for stadiums; Senators who speak truth to power; billionaires; unions; universal health care; the opioid crisis; and Senator Brown's Life Tip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George F. Will, for many people, has long been a conservative's conservative. The very model of a conservative. Today, however, many people don't think of him as a conservative at all. Sean Hannity, Steve Bannon, or Donald Trump, yes. George Will, no. Jay takes up this strange question with his guest. In addition to “conservative,” Jay asks Will about some other words and phrases... Source

Hudson Institute's John Fonte joined Michael Barone, Mark Krikorian, Andrew C. McCarthy, Alex Nowrasteh, and George F. Will to discuss the many facets of immigration reform.