Will is a brilliant guy with deep, broad thoughts. He deserved a better, deeper interview. Each of her questions was one and done. There was no follow-up or challenge so that he could elaborate. She is a shallow shadow of Buckley

Not only not divided by, ideology is molten lava that, if even approached against the wind of public opinion will torpedo any campaign. They're afraid to voice an opinion on ANYTHING other than upper class tax cuts and reduced entitlement spending.

Republican rot goes back a long way. George seems quite unaware. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orqie69ou9XDg4U.html

high quality. I respect George Will’s consistent outlook and appreciate his opinions. Thanks for giving the average person a relatively balanced news source- rare!

Wow! That's a great one! I'll have to add it to my collection. Here's another one along the same lines, though not nearly as concise: *Philosopher Colin McGinn:* "The rationalist conception of reason clashes with a popular and misguided ideal of freedom. Logic, after all, constrains our thinking. We must obey its mandates. Yet people don't want to be constrained, they want to feel like they can choose their beliefs, like beans in a supermarket. They want to be able to follow their impulses and not be reined in by impersonal demands. To suggest that there is only a single correct way to reason feels like a violation of the inalienable right to do whatever one wants to do."

George Will said that originally, right after he sung the praises of Three Mile Island right before it had the meltdown.

that Trump won't run in 2024.....almost.

Of couse it is when it is not destroyed by government greed.

Wasn't he a never Trumper? Wonder how he likes the way thinks are going now?

He is a Republican, all right. If he is a never Trumper or not, makes no difference. He is against the working class, for socialism for corporations, and frugality for the people

@@oddvardmyrnes9040 He is a traitor and he helped but this discussing administration in power and now we are suffering.

@@55chevytruck Yes, Will realized immediately that Trump was no good. Will realizes that whatever Biden's flaws, he's still an improvement over Trump, which isn't saying much.

@@55chevytruck What is "this discussing administration"? Did you attempt to spell "disgusting"?

Exactly

Why do you think he is joking?

Whenever I hear that voice or see George Wills face, I think of a line from one of his columns some years ago. A word-for-word quote: "Labor is a commodity, to be bought and sold".

Trickle down theory: Give money to the top and the bottom will get it. Bull: not when the top is hoarding it and squeezing the money.

Amazon, Kroger, dollar general, Walmart warehouses work their employees like dogs while the upper level management get wealthy ! Bring back unions !

@@terrancethomas9792 It shouldn't be called trickle down economics. Economics will always favor a minority. It's incumbent upon them to maintain their garden. It's an investment in their safety. Without accountability abuse will continue.

@@douglaslett7504 Notice how wages are going up with labor shortage? Dems and Repugs have favored labor surpluses for decades, offshoring and automation . If Unions are so fucking great, why aren't they more popular?

@@tuckerbugeater , agree.

He's still intellectually sharp too.

Your comment is madness. If you understand Will at all, how could he possibly endorse The Screaming Cheeto? Historically, Biden had been a neoliberal centrist. The neoliberal democrats that emerged during the post-Nixon/Ford era, were essentially moderate republicans. The MAGA nut job and his goon squad were anathema to Will, how could they possibly have been otherwise? Did you vote for those criminals? Will has his ideologically irrational blind spots, such as his reverence for Reagan, but he'd never get within 100 miles of The Spluttering Orange Sociopath. Will's endorsing Biden was quite reasonable.

A little soul-searching ? I think a lot of soul searching on George Will's part is called for. Except that I don't think he's up for it. For starters, I don't think I've ever seen him admit on live TV or in one of his columns that he was ever wrong about anything.

​@@goodun2974 Nor in the privacy of his own thoughts I would guess as well. But deep down he must acknowledge that the modern republican party was founded on a racist right wing christian Southern Strategy that started with Nixon (maybe even Goldwater) and they have dancing with that devil even since. It's only now that its out in the open for all to see. Will did nothing to stop it. He would just call it politics. I call that intellectual cowardice.

@@daschc01 , as a classically educated "elite", if George Will had any talent at or taste for critical self-examination, he'd be saying "Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa". Don't hold your breath waiting for that moment!

And former Congresswoman Liz Cheney too no doubt.

Your corrupt corporate media will only give strange new respect to conservatives when they trash their own party and talk about trump being bad. The “old school liberal” has turned authoritarian and initiated the censorship of any dissent throughout many of our institutions. Wake up

If there's one thing you can count on, it's that a person that says "Wake up" will be out of touch with reality.

Today, putting an R next to your name allows you to be whatever you want under the cover of the moniker "conservative". Trump's a fascist. Trump couldn't spell conservative. But conservative Republicans apparently dont mind letting fàcists highjack their party. If the shoe fits...

George will suggesting that "common" citizens act to maximize their $$, and politicians their power. Laughable. Sinema holding up 3.5 trillion infrastructure for 750 thou campaign contributions ( Bribe. Let's call it what it is. A bribe. Always has been. Always will be) from interests wishing to block climate change leg. So they did what every industry has purchased, over time, the right to do. Own politicians who will thwart desperately needed, and overwhelmingly supported legislation. In favor of one company who pays her handsomely to protect their financial interest, over the collective good of the country.

I expect we will continue to have at least 2 major parties. Either Republicans will be forced to change their ways, or their party will collapse and another will rise in its place.

Trump killed the Republican Party. Trump. He has turned many Republicans and conservatives.

Gorbachev played a role as well.

@@otisdylan9532 That's true.

You and me both brother!

George Will is a very intelligent man and has always been very consistent on his conservative beliefs. You sir are not that intelligent if you ever thought in any capacity that he was "a toothless windbag".

@@seevemonka1 there’s always one . . .

6x -- what aboot it?

@@mijorchard6206 wrong

@@aa697 Really? Enlighten me, then.

18x

@@billcoleman4258 perfectly correct

Ms. Hoover, Oh, I see now. Arthur Schlesinger Jr’s ‘Cycles of American History’ is a “dogmatic reaffirmation narrative” said William F. Buckley Jr. Sincerely & Respectfully, R.W.N

I don't think he's wearing a toupee. Looks real to me.

"Poor George, he can't help it, he was born with a silver fountain pen in his hand....." (paraphrasing what Ann Richards said about G.W. Bush).

I think George Will was determining which of his principles had to take precedence here. Trump doesn't have any conservative values at all. He is simple in it for himself. He does not understand the constitution and I doubt he has ever read more than a sentence from it, if he read anything at all. He cares not for the constitution and the rule of law. Will took a stand here by, even if he does not like the policies of Joe Biden, because the alternative was a man with zero moral or ethical compass who was slowly corrupting every institution of this great nation. Trump furthered conservative interests only because it benefitted himself at the time but he would discard them all whenever it was apparent he no longer needed them.

@@ac7183 I'm not sure between Biden and Trump, which one has a lesser moral and ethical compass. My earliest realization that Biden seriously lacked in these areas was in 1987 when he dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary after it was apparent that he seriously plagiarized a speech by the Welsh, British MP, Neil Kinnock. It was the most blatant example of plagiarization of one politician from another I had ever witnessed. From what I've read/heard Biden had also plagiarized speeches from the Kennedys and others. As chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee he oversaw the confirmation processes of two prominent judges who were nominated to the Supreme Court. The two judges were Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. In both cases the nominees had their characters assassinated in an attempt to keep them off the high court. In the case of Bork, it worked, and his nomination was withdrawn. Thomas decided to stay the course despite the appalling treatment by Biden and other Democrats during his confirmation hearings and the bizarre, illogical accusations by Anita Hill, that really had nothing to do, imo, with his suitability to serve on the high court. To my knowledge Biden has never apologized to Bork's or Thomas' families for their appalling treatment in the committee he ran. Biden was one of the principle architects of ridiculously harsh federal laws against people arrested for drug possession that resulted in people getting life sentences for being convicted 3 times for drug possession - in many cases non-crimes in my opinion, that should have never landed them for one minute in jail. This policy disproportionately impacted (and still impacts) people of color. Biden has a long history of sexual harassment of women with dozens of known cases of inappropriate touching, sniffing, etc., and at least one serious charge of sexual assault of a woman on his congressional staff. I think the trait of his that most concerns me is his pathological lying, which he does much more smoothly than Trump does. He can look directly into a TV camera and tell a gigantic lie, seemingly without a bit of hesitation or remorse, like he did during their 2nd presidential debate in regards to his and his brother Jim's and his son Hunter's scheme to extort large amounts of money from foreign officials for access to him as VP and after he left office. The ease with which Biden tells gigantic lies makes him appear almost psychopathic to me. He no doubt has a deeper understanding of the constitution than Trump (though not great for a lawyer and Senator in my opinion), but that's not saying much. If I were to vote on who is less moral and ethical as a government official I'd have to say Biden, in that he has a long unethical record in government, whereas Trump has just 4 years as president.

@@TugHillGuy I don't particularly care for Joe Biden but looking at his history of questionable activities, I'd say they're a small fraction of the claims against Trump. Almost two dozen rape and sexual assault allegations. He has hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits regarding fraud with many being settled out of court and the ongoing corruption and tax evasion evasion charges. He actually had his charity fined for misusing funds and it ceased operations. His administration has more people who have been indicted and gone to prison than any other with more charges on the way. His pardoning of Paul Manafort and Steve Bannon, men deeply involved in his campaign reeks of an abuse of power. Several other pardons of campaign donors. On top of the ethical and legal problems he has, he has added fuel to fire of the country's deepening division and managed to do all this in just four years. The man is also embarassingly uninformed and can barely speak on any subject with appreciable intelligence. In fact, I cannot find a single instance of him speaking with substance on ANY issue during his presidency. He rambles incoherently and then tries to boast about himself. In short, I believe him to have the worst character traits of any president in modern history with the actions to match.

@@ac7183 Democrats seem to equate nationalism with authoritarianism, but on the whole, I think Biden has been more authoritarian in his domestic policy than Trump. Especially in his SARS-CoV-2 policy where he initially said he didn't have constitutional authority to do a national vaccine mandate only to try to implement one later, but luckily to be shot down by the Supreme Court. His administration also operates under debunked Keynesian economic theories. He has repeatedly said massive new spending under his Build Back Better plan will lower price inflation, even though it would require massive amounts of new money creation to fund, which basic economics indicate that, if other factors remain the same, will result in substantial increases in price inflation. He repeatedly makes the absurd claim that climate change is an existential threat, implying a few degrees increase in average temps could cause humanity to become extinct. Biden's chosen means of exiting Afghanistan was disastrous and resulted in the Taliban completely recovering control of the country. He has been completely incompetent so far as president, as he was as VP and as a senator. His declining cognitive ability only exacerbates his incompetence. If any administration had its campaign officials scrutinized to the degree that occurred under the faux Russia collusion Meuller investigation I have little doubt that similar charges and convictions would have been leveled against them. There are probably several Obama campaign officials who are really glad that no such detailed investigation was done during either of his presidential campaigns. Running for president is a dirty business and it attracts shady people. I didn't think either of the major party presidential candidates was even minimally acceptable or competent, much less a good choice in 2020. Though I thought Hillary Clinton would be a competent president, I did not agree with her platform and was tired of the shady ethics of her husband and herself. Therefore, I voted for the Libertarian candidates in 2016 and 2020. I'm supporting ranked choice voting and the awarding of electoral votes by congressional district in all 50 states, like currently exists in Maine, so that we can have serious challenges to 2 party rule. There would have to be a substantially better candidate from one of our major parties in order for me to vote for them. I stand by my assertion that George Will completely abandoned his conservative principles when he voted for Joe Biden in 2020. As such, George Will is no longer a person whose political opinions hold much value for me.

I agree with you that Biden hasn't been a good president but I believe he is still better than Trump. Trump gave a massive tax cut for corporations and the rich saying that it would benefit ordinary people by spurring capital investments and job hiring. This was complete bullshit that also occurred under Bush. Corporations spent that money on stock buybacks. I prefer to reduce government handouts but giving the largest handout ever to corporations and the top 1% is especially egregious. His refusal to accept the results of the election and subsequent words and actions regarding the same will do lasting harm to America for years, perhaps decades to come. We talked about facts regarding the legal consequences of administration members, not speculation. There is always rampant speculation about what illegal and unethical things that occurred but I'm not going to argue that point because it is futile exercise to engage in speculation. The funniest thing that I find now is how easily Trump makes people twist in knots, denouncing former respected individuals and even friends and family, for a man who doesn't even know their names. Ironic really. Anyways, good conversation. Have a nice day.

Interesting take. I don’t believe George Will could have done 1/10th of what Donald Trump accomplished because he’s got a rubber spine. At least we now know just how much the two political parties are alike and how corrupt they both are. McConnell and Pelosi have more in common with each other than they’ll ever have with the American people. Will is in this same camp with McConnell. I think Will is more of a Fascist that talks a great game.

Or Trump would be interrupting Will before Will got his 1st sentence out.

LOL

Aka; Delirium Tremens is jealous of Will's intellect & mane.

How many checks has Trump signed. Seems like he doesn't pay anybody . But he'll be paying the piper soon

I agree that her manner was bit annoying, but her questions were good.