USA's frame work is very simple: you can not, and not allowed to be better than us. If you are, then you are our enemy.

Merry Christmas to all the Goodfellows. Thanks for your valued opinions and entertainment. Keep up the good work. Best.

“NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!!!! 🤑

Nepotism? Ivanka, Jared, Don Jr. Hunter is a scumbag but unfortunately Noonen is one sided in her analysis. Not surprising, as she is part of propagandist News Corp.

President Musk, Matt Gaetz, Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard… generational talent 😁. Goodfellows, you are losing me. There is nothing Reagan Republican about these clowns. Just chaos. I guess I’ll be like everybody else and as long as the stock market goes at 40% I don’t care which clowns are sitting in Washington.

The highest value of Mr.Li's diary is its apart related to the era of Mao.

Westerners are totally naive toward communist China. Chinese people have only one thing in their mind - Rule the World !

By China, do you mean West Taiwan?

42:54 The big danger is Russia (with China following opportunistically). If Russia conquers Ukraine, all bets are off. I fear that the West's industrial capacity is insufficient for the Big War which is coming. 45:43 I love Niall's satirical reference to the likes of "Game of Thrones". Actually, it reminds me that nearly all science fiction and fantasy novels are based on a feudal imperial order (e.g. "Star Wars", "Dune", Asimov's Trilogy). And historically, present US history is reminiscent of the long transition of Rome from aristocratic Republic to hyper-oligarchic Principate (Empire) retaining the trappings of the Republic (Consuls, Senate etc.). If the Kennedys were analogous to the brothers Gracchi, then perhaps Trump as Julius Caesar... and Barron as Octavian? 🙂

HR, if DEI was politically driven by the left into the military, what is wrong with it being a political issue to reverse it?

John, Lawfare by the Dems was making up crimes and getting politically aligned juidges to close the deal. Going after the Dems for actual crimes is not Lawfare.

Thank you excellent discussion 💯

The Goodfellows are the premier place of conversation on the Internet. Royalty well-deserved Niall! Congratulations Sir. Thanks to you all for a thrilling and informative year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Buckle up - Scorpio went into Aquarius on November 19th, and for the next 20 years expect drastic changes ahead for us all...

A thought provoking presentation.

Government overthrown by the CIA in 1960.

Deep, insightful, smart… and fun to watch! Among just few other podcasts, this deserves special mention…

Djo MungaWishing for peace and stability for the DRC.

Expansionist nations.....hahaha .what are the about 800 military bases of EEUU?. What about the wokeism and gender ideology are not imperialism? And the great Israel?....Sahara, Folklands, Gibraltar, Panama .......

24:42 Yes. Why?! The world over there are some ridiculous bureaucratic practices, kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmbTZWSuqNNmrqMsi=UYG79Ck1625KA-O-

The whole construct of washington, is you help with my pork, i'll help with yours. I just don't see how the "transactional Trump" is going to be the guy to lead the charge to change that.

I enjoy the content accept for John Cochran's need to display his art every week?

Merry Christmas Hoover institute.

No wonder CCP wants to get hold of the diary.

Joe Kennedy - JFK’s dad.

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35:02 - He shold have picked Trudeau. He is the absolute personifcation of that BS

Still so sensitive that I do not dare repost it on my feed. But thank you for the reminder

What a great plan, just delete the deep state and the social safety net and you’re home free. -what could possibly go wrong?

As someone coming from Eastern Europe, hearing you praising Oligarchs coming to power, is frightening. Seriously, Musk has not invested millions of dollars in this victory because he is kind hearted altruistic soul- he is expecting a return.

Good Goodfellas, however, I wish that the toxic topic of the MSM lies and propaganda machine was mixed into this talk ......why on earth is MSM lieing and propaganda even allowed to take place in our country in the 1st place?

Love your show, guys!

I think that FDR’s Dollar a Year Men are to some extent a precedent for Elon Musk’s DOGE role . Rich people donating their time to public service. I believe it is a clear sign of a healthy society.

Reducing Federal spending has to be a priority. the current continuing resolution is insane.

Marvelous discussion. Makes me feel hopeful.

_During his first term, Trump spent almost a year of "His Presidency" playing golf. Three Hundred Seven Rounds of Golf, to be precise. In four years, that is practically one-fourth of his waking time, almost all spent at his personally-owned golf courses. And all were on the citizen's dime. If we include his entourage, the grand total of taxpayer expense for this is estimated at 141 million dollars._ ⛳ - j q t -

Trump is the same guy he was in his first term - self sabotage is the name of the game for him. Optimism from smart and serious men, in this case, is very puzzling to me.

The FED is as important as the President.

RFK Junior is an idiot.

The U.S. does not have a large supply of fossil fuels other than coal. Some advisors are fools. Many of the Trump proposed appointees are amazingly ignorant. The stock market has noticed.

It is going to be a disaster.

I agree that Trump will screw up and the Dems will sweep the Republicans in 2026.

Love the show - Never miss an episode. Merry Christmas to the Goodfellows and all subscribers and hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025....

I agree with the idea of making President Milei of Argentina as man of the year. He has been superb, and done it in defiance of conventional, Keynesian opinion.

Of course, politicians would never break the rule of law. They should automatically be exempt or immune!

Economy never solved these problems. US ran away from America ❤. The rest of the world is following the same trend.

Neil....did predict Trump ...but only after he recountd his previous and earlier belief that he wouldnt....which was when Biden was the going to be the incumbent running but ..YES....he did say Trump would win just like most of us once it was Harris....to beat...u are terriffic...Happy New Year

If presidential pardon powers are too be altered the alterations must be retroactive to be fair. That and language learning models are perfect for cleaning up legislation and regulations. The tech is here it can be done.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1934. Kennedy was tasked with cleaning up the securities industry following the stock market crash of 1929.

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