George Will vs. 1619 Project: The U.S. Founding Is ‘the Best Thing That Ever Happened'

The Washington Post columnist says President Joe Biden isn't a progressive but "will go where the [Democratic] party goes, and the party is being driven by other people."
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"History is made by intense, compact minorities," says Washington Post columnist George Will, who believes that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) "and her squad or cohort have the energy in the Democratic Party. A lot of people say, 'Gee whiz, I did not know Joe Biden was this far left. He's not left, not a progressive, he's a Democrat. And he goes where his party is being pulled." Will says that starting in the mid-1960s, followers of Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) had the same effect on the Republican Party, eventually leading the recasting of the GOP as the party of small government and the election of President Ronald Reagan in 1980.
In 1973, Will was a young academic coming off a stint as a Senate staffer when he began writing columns for National Review and The Washington Post. Since then he has churned out "6,000 or so" pieces (his count) on a weekly schedule, calling to mind the longevity and endurance of Cal Ripken Jr., who played more consecutive baseball games than anyone in history and whose work ethic was lionized by Will in his 1990 bestseller, Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball.
Will's newest book is American Happiness and Discontents, a collection of columns from 2008-2020 that covers the Great Recession and the Obama years to what he calls the crybaby presidency of Donald Trump and the rise of identity politics as a major force in contemporary America. Of special interest are his columns drawing complicated lessons from the World War II era, when the country triumphed over authoritarianism and genocide abroad even as it practiced racial apartheid at home. Will's analysis of and love for America is unabashedly patriotic but it is never jingoistic or untroubled by tough historical truths.
Though he started out firmly on the conservative right, Will has become more and more libertarian, especially in his insistence that mere politics should never be the all-consuming passion of human endeavor and that America remains a place dedicated to a future that is better than the present. "If we can rein in our appetite for government to dispense benefits," he says, and replace it with a government "that defends the shores, fills the potholes, and otherwise gets out of the way, we're going to see again, the creativity of the American people."
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[@Ryan-is-me]

"What can Americans be happy about?" George Will: "Well... We didn't all die at the hands of terrorists, which is nice"

[@germslover6662]

Great comment Ryan, I appreciated it, got a good laugh.

[@JewandGreek]

4:00 "safe, reliable, effective and free" The "safe reliable and effective" part is debatable. As for free, I'm surprised that a libertarian like George Will would characterize this as free. Somebody has to pay for it.

[@epsilon3821]

Thats because this guy isnt a libertarian. Unlike the 2 major parties, libertarianism has principles.

[@JenkinsOwen]

No it isn’t. Vaccine benefits far outweigh side effects, and people who have it are objectively less likely to both spread the coronavirus and develop symptoms or die from COVID. Anyone who says differently is scientifically illiterate. Although understanding of science has always been a major weakness of libertarian ideology in practice.

[@hkgonra]

@@JenkinsOwen if you are going to completely disregard anything that might happen in the future because of the jab you might be right. As we all know by now lots of drugs end up with serious long term side effects that can’t be known for a decade or more. What can’t be argued is that if you have already had COVID there is no reward and all risk for taking the jab.

[@midi510]

@@JenkinsOwen You replied to a comment about nothing being free with a comment about the safety effectiveness of the shots. ???

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

@@JenkinsOwen most of the libertarians I know are physicists lol

[@realrhetoric]

Put out to pasture? Nonsense! Will is still relevant. I can see him taking over Rachel Maddow's job.

[@mm5478]

Lol!! You win the award for best satire.

[@andrewbobb3170]

The term "post-scarcity world" has the same ring to it as "Not even God could sink this ship." Pride goeth before a fall.

[@albionicamerican8806]

America is not a wealthy country. The median Australian's net worth is about three times the figure for the median American's net worth, so the typical Australian is better off in real terms than the typical American.

[@AnimeFreakish78]

@@albionicamerican8806 america is a wealthy country. Just because it isnt the wealthiest doesn't mean it isnt wealthy

[@AnimeFreakish78]

I think the centennials would disagree about us not being post scarcity.

[@towardcivicliteracy]

@@albionicamerican8806 Probably not true.

[@towardcivicliteracy]

@@albionicamerican8806 You do understand that "in real terms" means normalized by purchasing power parity (PPP), right? Otherwise, complete garbage/meaningless numbers. Also, the U.S. has been on the cutting edge of innovation in manufacturing, so economies of scale due to automated mass production has actually increased the buying power of the most poor by about 10% since 1990.

[@donaldgray7348]

No matter where one stands on political issues, I feel like we would all be better by listening to people like Mr. Will.

[@christophercole9360]

Lol, who?

[@wilsonbernard2221]

The rich stay rich by spending like the poor and investing without stopping then the poor stay poor by spending like the rich yet not investing like the rich.

[@janicebaker1966]

Not exactly accurate, but I understand what your trying to say. The book that comes to mind is "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert Kiyosaki

[@zsaknorpowe8061]

I mean wage stagnation has been going on since the 1970's, but sure, let me just take my Amazon check and invest in Raytheon instead of paying my over inflated rent.

[@silveravnt]

@@zsaknorpowe8061 If you're working at amazon the first thing to invest in is a skill. Tech schools all over the country teach people good paying skills.

[@drmobiusmedical]

What the hell are you saying? Please make sense.

[@jamesbinns8528]

@@silveravnt In many construction and my field of landscaping, there is an easy entry, and a lot to learn and good pay to had to those who learn and rise.

[@freecat1278]

Left-right is a different axis than libertarian-authoritarian.

[@joshmartin8856]

I'm totally for up-down. Gravity is science. Time is an illusion.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

Maybe politics is 3-dimensional, not 2.

[@f__kyoudegenerates]

Left and right doesn't mean anything.

[@tann_man]

Lookup “political trichotomy”

[@marcusdavenport1590]

No it isn't. If you think it is you don't understand the spectrum.

[@jerryware1970]

No people originated from North or South America, they came from Asia or Europe.

[@userseveneleven]

By that logic no one originated from anywhere but Africa

[@spudg8558]

@@userseveneleven that theory is idiotic and was debunked years ago

[@userseveneleven]

@@spudg8558 Shit my bad. I totally forgot that the earth is 6000 years old and humans are god created creatures 🤭🤭

[@williammorrison6311]

What a ridiculous question at around the five-minute mark, suggesting that Americans are never happy with how great we have it. I wonder if he has ever pondered the destruction wrought by the Military-Industrial complex or the families ruined by the regressive medical system?

[@jccusell]

I completely understand George's positivity: he wont have to live through the dystopia that wokeness is ushering in.

[@spudg8558]

He looks and sounds like someone who's wealthy enough to ride out most disasters in a gated community.

[@mca4093]

I think older people do have the luxery of acting as if a problem isnt as big as it actually is.

[@mca4093]

I MUST ASK THE QUESTION: Mr. Elitist George Will, What authoritarian ACTIONS did Donald Trump take? His language was strong and he mused on some bad ideas. But what did he actually do? Please be specific. Did he weaponize the IRS? No, that was Obama. Did he put an ethnic group in internment camps? No, that was Roosevelt. Did he arrest a state legislature? No, that was Lincoln. Did he force people to take a vaccine? No, that was Biden. Did he use the CIA and FBI for politicol reasons? No, that was Obama. Did he start a war in Iraq to finish his Dad's legacy? No, that was Bush.

[@botodin6979]

@@mca4093 Unmarked vans arresting protesters is enough of a reason for your psuedo-libertarians to hate him.

[@justicar5]

@@mca4093 he used federal agents of unknown agencies as paramilitary political police, he wanted to outlaw entire religions...

[@JiveDadson]

Caution. You are entering the pig-headed zone.

[@keith77mn77]

You give the government a B+ on the pandemic response?!? I’ve heard enough… moving on. 🤦‍♂️

[@Redmenace96]

It was a little weird. Didn't expect that.

[@TheSchev]

Executive orders and mandates are NOT laws.

[@jacobbabb4340]

Honestly when he says what law could be passed to me you happy I (a conservative) literally have a list that if even just one is passed I would be happy. But funny thing is it's actually not a law to pass but rather reform or repeal. As I don't think we need more federal interference. But need less. Like if they repealed the nfa, put term limits on congress or repealed the patriot act and did not replace them with anything else I would be happy. Honestly all I want is to exercise my God given rights without government condescending to me and limiting or taking them away. Not that complex.

[@vespa9566]

Perfectly said!! My #1 uphold our long lasting immigration policies.

[@TXGRunner]

Exactly, my first thought was, "I can rattle off a list if 100+ laws I want repealed!" NFA, GCA, '86 Hughes Amendment to GOPA, OSH, Zerocare, close HUD, close HHS, close Department of Education, close Department of Agriculture, close Department of Labor, close IRS...literally hundreds of laws, all of them unconstitutional.

[@wallihaley5194]

@@TXGRunner , you do know that the Supreme Court has ruled these regulatory agencies are constitutional under the necessary and proper clause?

[@andylifer5302]

My favorite George Will quote “Never forget, 51% of people are of below average intelligence.” I’m still laughing.

[@tankgod54]

I think you mean median but funny

[@williams3711]

this assumes the distribution is not skewed

[@tankgod54]

@@williams3711 ah, I read as a joke, when it's a statistical reality

[@andylifer5302]

@@tankgod54 just quoting George

[@jeffreykennedy5953]

He stole that from George Carlin.

[@moribundmurdoch]

Maybe the 1619 project will popularize the term "Amerophobia (the fear of Americans)" [See: David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans"]

[@elisekrentzel27]

I am too. That’s why I lived abroad for 28 years. I’ll be moving out in a year again!

[@JoeRoscoe_DFW]

Has anyone checked in with GW lately to see if he still believes that we weren't all lied to abt covid, vaccines, and lockdowns.

[@uncaptured7646]

And this dude understand that the vaccines aren't free, right?

[@braininavatnow9197]

Not free not safe not effective and not reliable as he said.

[@freedhwy]

"Vaccine resistance is lunacy at this point".....wow. Does Will believe this or is he just making a point about being "results oriented". So the liberty to have sole control over what goes into one's body is....lunacy? That folks....ain't libertarian. George Will, if he does in fact believe in this "lunacy", should disavow any link to being libertarian.

[@benjaminr6153]

This conflates the issue. One can be opposed to government mandates of the Covid vaccine and still think that someone’s refusal to take the vaccine is utter stupidity. I don’t want Biden telling private employers “you must order all your employees to get vaccinated” - but the people who don’t want the vaccine, forced or not, aren’t too bright

[@freedhwy]

@@benjaminr6153 Yet you nor Will are interested in even entertaining the idea that these "vaccines" are truly the best answer to....what may simply be a overblown "nasty bug", not unlike the annual flu.

[@danielmorgan6779]

I will never trust George Will ever again!!!

[@jjrbarnett]

Oh, George! He means well but he's so 1900s. He's never in a position where he has to really stick up for himself or his beliefs. Not really in a position to loose. Trump was in an impossible situation. Either he let the media roll over him or be labeled a crybaby for defending himself. What is a person to do ? Will cannot relate. It's almost as if he wants the country to fail so he can look smart.

[@Liquid_Alchemy]

He's such a relic.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

Trump had to attack the media's lies and biases but he was wrong to cynically claim all media was fake news.

[@jeffreykennedy5953]

Great comment about Trump. When he was elected I thought he was overdoing the fake news accusations. But the media lived up to it.

[@Garry_Combine]

@@stephenpowstinger733 Pretty good and balanced take, this libertarian like

[@2thRiteFREESPEEisAVirtueSignal]

@Jonathan Barnett yes yes. You're big, strong, tough daddy was such a victim.

[@robertgoehner5515]

Very good interview. The only issue I have with Mr. Will is he continues to support Large Corporation that depend on MMT that allows them to strip the middle class of value/$. A strong middle class is needed to pay the Taxes that allow for Democracy to strive into the future.

[@johnrudy9404]

For a REPUBLIC to survive. We espouse democratic ideas, but are not a true democracy, thankfully.

[@uncaptured7646]

You guys at Reason need to end the Covid style skype interviews. I know it cuts costs, but it looks worse than most Gen Z channels where millionaires sell socialism.

[@connernickerson5509]

It is nowhere near as ridiculous, stop being a luddite.

[@uncaptured7646]

@@connernickerson5509 Downgrading the quality of their interviews is an technological advance? And I'm a luddite for wanting higher quality, more in person interviews?

[@connernickerson5509]

@@uncaptured7646 No, I was referring specifically to your characterization of them as equivalent, or nearly equivalent, to rich socialists.

[@uncaptured7646]

@@connernickerson5509 I understand. I hadn't meant to make the comparison in any other way but to the quality.

[@HVACSoldier]

The “first” Genocide happened in Turkey and Armenia.

[@skylanh4319]

You can’t “BUILD BACK better” without it first being destroyed. You were warned

[@craigwillms61]

And we thank you. It's funny that most people can't think that deeply.

[@nealkelly9757]

George Will voted for Biden

[@8ofwands300]

WHAT? Don't talk in slogans. You think you sound clever, but you make no sense.I Infrastructure in this country is falling apart...was " broken" before Biden was elected. You don't think anything was broken under tRump, who attempted a coup? Or you libertarians don't value norms, standards of conduct and laws?

[@jude999]

The Democrats do not hide their Marxist intent.

[@8ofwands300]

I like this interviewer very much. Smart literate man. I'm subscribing.

[@itsbeyondme5560]

What about the coups made by the USA ?

[@hkgonra]

I’m blown away you didn’t know the history of doozy.

[@Ayo22210]

The darkness isnt capitalism the darkness is altruism, basically my personal life sucks

[@Mr1982jrod]

You said it the modern president untethered from constitutional constraint it's unconstitutional....

[@loufancelli1330]

Great discussion with a man who is quite literally an encyclopedia of modern American history.

[@JiveDadson]

"Quite literally an encyclopedia..." 🙄

[@joshmartin8856]

@@JiveDadson Yes, and it's entirely up to Webster to decide what words actually mean in that encyclopedia....

[@mariobriccetti6462]

Very interesting comments about the role of Newt Gingrich in American politics

[@woodchuck003]

Comparing the idea that there was enough fraud in the 2020 election to FDR conspiracies is a very backward comparison. A Better comparison to Trump's claim would be the claim Hillary made in 2016, that of Russiagate. I would wage that the fact the Senate didn't waste 3 years investigating Trump's claims is an improvement.

[@anonygent]

Of course they didn't investigate... the Democrats didn't want to uncover the fraud on their side.

[@denzmo1139]

I thought that was Arsene Wenger lmao

[@edgarcardenas837]

$#$# treasury department owner fbi$#$# USA banks Tony stark Blue pen

[@americanrenaissancefanatic2962]

Legend

[@vinaypratap3226]

Democracy promotes mediocrity, everything else could become murderous.

[@yiotispan]

Fascinating interview!

[@eyeje19]

Oh well, he was interviewed more than 7 months ago so I understand his point of view now.

[@leewilson4686]

😮Freeee? Safe? Not hardly.

[@Melons-vg8dq]

Not true. Just another civilization.

[@runningbeard7380]

"let's talk about the holocaust..." pressing pause. I'll be back, um later I think.

[@BlogofTheW3st]

Everything of value I got out of this interview I could’ve gotten elsewhere, and better articulated.

[@janicebaker1966]

Then share it.

[@BlogofTheW3st]

@@janicebaker1966 I invite you to have a conversation with the adolescent bagger at your local supermarket.

[@8ofwands300]

Surely you jest? I am not always a fan of George Will, but your comment is inane, which I guess you know in your attempt to be provocative. Both of these men are highly literate and articulate. George Will may be the most articulate commentator and essayist in the country and he's 80.

[@chancerobinson5112]

Even Steve Bannon called ‘45 supporters “low propensity voters” many, many, times when he was speaking with educated interviewers. Honestly, I believe Mr. Bannon thinks they couldn’t spell either condescending or propensity.

[@sexpolitics7269]

You speak to the audience smart guy. When speaking to people who believe they are elite... speak to their stupidity.. exploit their blind spot. Tell them what they want to hear... to shock them and make yourself seem more relateable

[@8ofwands300]

Don't be deceived by George Will's impressive vocabulary into believing that every point he makes is well reasoned and sound. He just said Newt Gingrich was by and large a good thing, and justified his coarse and manipulative culture war tactics from the frustration of being in the minority party for decades. Poor Newt. Really? Wonder what George thinks about gerrymandering. Ugh.

[@ianbelanger7459]

It is the excellent vocabulary and encyclopedic command of the facts, which make the arguments worthy of consideration. The hypocrisy in the conclusions reveal Mr. Will's biases, but those biases in solutions don't change the facts or situations to be addressed. Persistent minorities need a way to meaningfully participate in the government, which is a feat not easily achieved with modern communications. There is an argument that the assumptions about local power in the US Constitution were finally overcome by the internet.

[@gerulanusgeluteampau3791]

Hooray for safe vaccines? This is like a commercial for Big Pharma. The point where I lost interest in what this person has to say.

[@jeromehill6326]

Keep buying and investing in stocks or crypto and in the end you will enjoy your rewards. Soon BITCION $100,000

[@rickkurt2772]

My only problem with a decentralized system is that governments don't want that....I'm not saying it's not possible but it's just unlikely...I personally believe government's will bring the hammer down on Bitcion because it's attacks their ability to mismanage the current

[@akoben]

George Will is still a conservative. Can't teach an old dog new tricks

[@stevenmarshall653]

idk I just get the feeling that this dude would defend the 1911 and that has me feeling a little funny.

[@TXGRunner]

@That Dude I'm partial to 38 Super, the other native caliber to the 1911. I have both...and 10mm

[@joshmartin8856]

"Mere politics should never be the all consuming passion of human endevour" "(Government should) Defend the shores, fill the potholes, and otherwise get out of the way"..... Okay... I'll listen... EDIT: 5 minutes in, 10 false claims... Meh... Go learn about tying knots instead. That would be more useful.

[@patrickday4206]

I really heard nothing that meaningful same old rhetoric by conservative old men. The things he would have been saying would be very different if he wasn't sitting safely on a giant nest egg going through covid!

[@christophercole9360]

George Will supports 1619 project.

[@legitlowtalker]

FTG George Will

[@eyeje19]

Well he definitely failed at sticking with Facts with his opinions on Trump

[@S.J.L]

9:15 -School choice.

[@MichaelMcCausland-pg6qs]

What world is this person living in?

[@danagadberry5129]

America first! Not Trump

[@Ayo22210]

The currency acts and who got to control an issue currency was the main cause of the revolutionary war. 15:00

[@DavidComdico]

Dr. Pangloss, I presume?

[@awagonercompany6836]

Nice video, but so sad to see that Will suffers from TDS.

[@markpekrul4393]

You mean he's in touch with reality?

[@sickandtired967]

Whats so nice about that Trump?

[@skwest]

Why are we talking about Trump???

[@cornerofthemoon]

Piffle or not Piffle?

[@theonewhowill4903]

Reason is becoming more and more Authoritarian rather than Libertarian. Reason used to be a Magazine you can read Proudly Now you're just making Libertarians look stupid

[@whousa642]

Too much weed

[@theonewhowill4903]

@@whousa642 Lol

[@jonathanwick1265]

You keep saying that. Can you provide an example of Reason becoming more "authoritarian" or "conservative" as you claim? You can't scream authoritarian at everything that's not left of center.

[@theonewhowill4903]

@@jonathanwick1265 When was the last time they even covered a Libertarian Topic?

[@whousa642]

@@jonathanwick1265 // you are correct but they have been very poor lately

[@brianlaughlin8974]

Remarkable interview.

[@silveravnt]

I never thought i'd see libertarians rooting for the status quo.

[@danagadberry5129]

Explain down ballot discrepancies?

[@8ofwands300]

...which ACTUALLY is an argument against this baseless claim that tRump won the election. Many GOP voters hated tRump but voted down ballot for Republicans. If you're going to invalidate a ballot, you can't cherry pick which part of it you don't like.

[@briane173]

Pretty easy to pick out the Trump drones who bothered to watch this.

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

I'm definitely not a "Trump drone". I just hate everybody -- especially George Will.

[@larryphilby4918]

I respected Will, but his pigheaded blindness about Trump makes me doubt his ability to understand politics and Washington.

[@wcg19891]

The blind are those following Trump

[@larryphilby4918]

@@wcg19891 Of course you'd think so. You can't face the truth so you project on others.

[@danagadberry5129]

How do you figure? We like 45 because of his agenda! America first !! Your outta touch partially

[@Sabotage_Labs]

George has a great point. I've been close to a couple of people that has Down Syndrome and the were the most genuine and honest people I'll ever know! Their live are extremely unique and just plain amazing! And yea, it would be genocide to single them out for abortion by definition!

[@Sabotage_Labs]

@@patrickday4206 Are you saying a cure for Down Syndrome? I'm not sure what an extra Chromosome has to due to build up with protein? Maybe your making a different point I'm missing😁.

[@patrickday4206]

@@Sabotage_Labs lol your right I thought I read it somewhere maybe I did but it was nut job news lol my bad

[@theonewhowill4903]

Anyone notice how more and more Conservative Reason has become? This channel used to be Libertarian.

[@BlogofTheW3st]

How so? What would be an example of an area in which Reason’s conservatism has increased?

[@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069]

Could you please site some examples?

[@nrnrnrnrnrnnrnrnrnr]

Baha is this guy real!? Or just payed manipulator....

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

It's not to late yet the place is not totally wreak just mostly wreaked. Might need some load bearing beams added thought

[@epsilon3821]

I'm realizing the guy making these interviews is the bottom of the barrel for ReasonTV

[@Garry_Combine]

What do you mean?

[@epsilon3821]

@@Garry_Combine I mean he's biased and idealistic compared to the other Reason journalists. He talks about bitcoin but not the actual blockchain technology emerging making bitcoin obsolete (which by the way he never addresses the inherent problems of bitcoin as a crypto). He likes to dunk on trump and never mentions any good about him, and ironically, this reporter went the mainstream perspective of January 6's coverage. Finally, we are in this really mediocre interview that was much talk about nothing. I like stossel and that younger guy who was actually talking about blockchain technology in the other videos should be on more than the reporter in this video. I suppose it's a tradeoff of quality over quantity so I prefer that young man to not shill in this case. In any event, the reporter in this video is a filler at best. Edit: I'm now hearing that this interview has a lot of errors in them too. Much worse than I remembered now.

[@able34bravo37]

Donald Trump was a crybaby for pointing out that the media were all against him? Well, I WAS looking forward to hearing what Mr. Will had to say. After hearing that, it's clear he's either become stupid, or he's not paying attention. Which are arguably the same thing.

[@8ofwands300]

You'd be hard- pressed to challenge this man's attention.Trump's a cry baby because he won't admit he lost the election,. And what media was against him? He attacked any criticsm, calling it " fake news" and refused to hold press conferences. Open your eyes pal. He had Fox media in his pocket, right wing radio and social media, are/were reflexively devoted to him, : in fact tRump consulted with many of Fox pundits, in policy decisions.

[@able34bravo37]

@@8ofwands300 so you've got such severe confirmation bias that when the rest of the media's coverage of Trump was 90% negative, you believed that 90% of what he did was actually bad, and you lack the introspection and cognitive ability to realize that. Got it.

[@8ofwands300]

@@able34bravo37 ask yourself the same question silly man. I've got George Will agreeing with me. Let me guess - you believe that coverage of Biden has been" fair and balanced" out of Fox? If you're president, criticism and critique come with the territory. Trump garnered a lot of criticism because he deserved it. How you can continue to support this man who literally tried to subvert our system of government through violent means shows extreme blind cult-like devotion and YOUR selective attention.. The worst thing that ever happened to this country was tRump. We'll be living with the after effects of his recklessness and incompetence for decades. 😐

[@clifwoodall9577]

This (and some other recent G Will videos I've seen) are wonderful illustrations of why Michael Medved calls libertarians "loser-tarians". So in love with their intellectualism.... They can't win an election but they darn well know what Madison had to say on the issue.... Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed listening to lots of different ideas, but libertarians are like monks sitting in some high tower while the rest of the world falls into the dark ages. I've completely lost respect for Will. So devoted to his revulsion of Donald Trump that he failed to immediately jump up and condemn Mark Milley's treasonous actions! A man who conspired to thwart civilian control of the military and even called our most potent adversary on the side to assure them that he would warn them before the US launched a strike? And Mr Will seems to think that was a reasonable course of action? Sorry Jorge. I've lost respect for you.

[@wcg19891]

Completely and utterly manipulated by right wing media. Milley didn’t usurp civilian control of the military and didn’t promise to tip off the Chinese before an attack. The fact you can believe such nonsense reveals volumes about your gullibility. Try reading more of the conversation. Milley was assuring the shaken Chinese that no attack was imminent and that in those types of scenarios there is ample buildup of negotiations and ultimatums.

[@TXGRunner]

@@wcg19891 The ChiComs were 'shaken'? That's laughable. The dirty little not-so secret is tyrannical governments have very good intelligence, know for a fact we'd never preemptively strike, would know about it even if we tried, and only the truly gullible would believe they were worried or fearful. Talk about a false moral equivalency. I don't care Milley talked to the ChiComs, but I find his conversation with Pelosi terrifying and his mismanagement of Afghanistan egregious. The man is incompetent, a leftist, and he's left America much weaker. He should have been dismissed.

[@anonygent]

@@wcg19891 That was documented fact and Milley didn't deny it. It was outright treason and his head should be on a pike in front of the White House.

[@wolflarson71]

Will, like Sowell, is a national treasure.

[@IronHeel]

So-Will would be nigh-unstoppable

[@whousa642]

Not at all. One is a genius the other scammer

[@wolflarson71]

@@whousa642Ok, whatever that means.

[@hermanstrom3948]

There's no comparison between the two. Thomas Sowell is way more right on huge number of many points. George Will is a liberal not a libertarian and not a leftist.

[@IronHeel]

@@hermanstrom3948 Is Sowell wrong?

[@Liquid_Alchemy]

George Will isn't a Libertarian, so stop playing the cheesy music during his intro. The man is a spineless squish.

[@Longanlon]

Yeah no, the USA didn't "give organized anti-slavery political movement" to the world. That title belongs to the British Empire which after the 1833 Abolition Act began to unilaterally stamp out slavery all over the world. By 1860s the USA was pretty much the last civilized country where slavery was law.

[@asht0n785]

The british empire 😂😂😂😂😂

[@wcg19891]

Anti slavery was in the US before 1833. Further Brazil was a slave nation well after our Civil War

[@vespa9566]

Anti-slavery Bill was born in Vermont 1777 The British also paid reparations to the slaveholders. For loss of property owned. They did not want Africans in their country.

[@Redmenace96]

"Civilized" doesn't extend to the Near East, nor China? There were differences in the culture of slave/master, but your statement is absurd simply based on numbers.

[@elisekrentzel27]

We are still IN a pandemic doh!

[@duanewirth273]

Outside of his vaccine comments, I’m listening.

[@Truthloveliberty]

Libertarian 🥰

[@TXGRunner]

Very disappointing interview, and even more misleading title. Gillespie is usually a better interviewer and Will is usually much better at condensing points. He seems much more elitist than in the past, or his tone is more condescending. Over 12 minutes in and instead of laying out Will's case against the 1619 project, we have two pundits psycho-analyzing the electorate en masse. What a shame as I generally like both of them. At the very least, Reason should provide an honest title.

[@anonygent]

He lost the plot when he came out against Trump. I don't like Trump, but I did vote for him.

[@drmobiusmedical]

George I listened to the entire episode. Both host and guest (you) are entirely partisan, with dramatic overtones of intellectualism and balance. You have neither.

[@jamesbinns8528]

They are both conservatives, but I think they have taken a fair approach to the subjects discussed.

[@theylied1776]

Identity politics started under Ronald Reagan. It was just called Special Interest Groups. Does the Christain Right, ring a bell?

[@Tiger2Tone]

I think they were called the Moral Majority back then

[@theylied1776]

@@Tiger2Tone They were called the religious right.

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

The 1790 Naturalization Act defined citizens as, "white persons of good character."