“It’s Not Clear Who’s Actually Running Things In Washington” | Sir Niall Ferguson

[@doctorbritain9632]

It's always a pleasure to listen to Sir Nial Ferguson

[@waynemiller1951]

Excellent, I enjoy this series by John Anderson and the good fellows - thanks

[@Snitzelvonkrumm]

Two of the most grounded, knowledgeable and relevant voices, who both seem to have their finger on the pulse.. this was a necessary conversation in a sea of grey static. Keep the good guests coming J.A

[@davidcoates1958]

Niall mate, I could listen to you all day. You’re an incredibly smart guy. What’s hopeful, is that you’re not alone. There are a lot of smart and courageous people popping up at incredible rates against the useful idiots. Keep up the great work!

[@hittingthewall]

Thank you, John and Niall, for giving us a great conversation and a whisper of hope. God bless!

[@MrWadeant]

Great discussion, there is some hope in the world with people like John and Niall!

[@deanpd3402]

I had no idea of what a good man we had when John was the Deputy PM.

[@UNCHART3DGAMING]

Manythanks to you gentlemen - this Canuck is grateful for the opportunity to view the world through your wisdom, observations and lenses. The public craves common sense and actual historical facts - well done!

[@fibhufky]

Good to know there are still sane people out there.

[@jamesmedina2062]

Utterly insane you mean? Glad it makes you feel betta!

[@deanpd3402]

@@jamesmedina2062 Betta Electrical?

[@corrinnereynolds4091]

Another fantastic discussion. Love learning from 2 intelligent scholars about current geopolitical issues

[@ARGUETHIS]

These guys are awesome at explaining complex and complicated issues I loved every minute of it

[@michaelhughes7458]

Well said intelligent conversation 👍🍺

[@jamesmedina2062]

Well lied about facts that are stated as if facts but not hardly so.

[@ym2173]

Looking forward to this. I think it’s about time to have Douglas Murray back. Thank you!

[@RitaHutchins]

Very wise and observant. Right on point.

[@BPeterson730]

Thanks for the interview. Some really good points were made and puts more perspective to why Trump deserves the nomination.

[@Tubekonto9]

Intelligent conversation. New insight. What a pleasure to listen to.

[@stevenlyhne1]

Glad to see Naill Ferguson has changed his mind on Trump.

[@fiorella1021]

Was actually looking for this comment... TY

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

The ticket with all the persons on it doesn’t leave an other rational position regardless of the personality at the top.

[@williamtyndale1402]

He'll turn his coat at the drop of a hat

[@modelenginerding6996]

It is either a 90's era democrat or Harris. Ferguson hasn't changed his mind, it is just the options available are limited if you are in the Reagan camp. Trump keeps using the Reagan word, but I don't think it means what he thinks it means.

[@purpleflame334]

Treat after treat, another wonderful conversation, thank you ❤

[@rw9854]

Both these guys are voices of pragmatic sanity. I stopped watching BBC and other mainstream news a couple years ago. And I feel much better informed for it

[@Thunderpussy1234]

They're both Israel shills ad ZOG bootlickers

[@zorankopunovic9882]

Du hast es geguckt 😂.

[@MarkCox21125150]

Thank you for a sane discussion! Could not agree more with Niall. Had no idea he had citizenship here in the USA. The more solid and careful thinkers in this country the better for all of us. A great discussion as always! Well done John.

[@MrHaroldrust]

Thank you for such an uplifting, deeply thoughtful, factually accurate and extensively brilliant discussion which is totally embedded in serious and meaningful threads of connected concepts. I think John Anderson brings out more insightful responses from every American he interviews than is often the case in more "sound-bite" interviews on typical interviews in our public media and even Fox News at times.

[@pratikpanchal7276]

Great discussion!

[@diarchos5019]

Another fabulous discussion John. Could listen to Niall Ferguson all day.🙏🇦🇺❤️

[@user-oi9iz9jr8y]

Ditto

[@williamsnowden8186]

Niall ought to consider establishing a new university in the United Kingdom. Goodness knows we need one. Students are now being indoctrinated rather than being taught facts and developing the faculty of reasoning and self-awareness. I wish him well in his new venture. Commendable.

[@coolhand1966]

he should resign.

[@jamesmedina2062]

He is whole hog on Trump train.

[@williamsnowden8186]

@@jamesmedina2062 That is because he is a perceptive and astute man.

[@hostashevsky]

Brilliant Niall Ferguson!

[@1969cmp]

John's guest list has been world class.

[@DavidLockett-x4b]

I never knew a rich man who wasn't a liar and a thief.

[@sabejreid2072]

Not that world class - the guests are mainly from the mainstream.

[@reginabischof9338]

How many rich men do You Know??

[@1969cmp]

@reginabischof9338 ...and women. Be inclusive. 😉

[@deanpd3402]

@@1969cmp 😆😆😆👍

[@wdgz56]

Excellent

[@donnagaxiola9675]

Very informative! Thank you gentlemen!

[@adamcharlottelotan4558]

"A Market for Intelegent conversations": I just love it! Truth, Relevancy of Historical facts & Depth of thought, all seem to be, sadly, such rare commodities... please, please, 🙏do carry on blessing us with these excellent nugets!

[@victoriassecretisluv]

What a great video John ! A great overall view of the world and politics in America .

[@lynndavid1066]

Thank you gentlemen for your wisdom 🏆🏆 Proverbs

[@Hadassah-q4z]

Yes ! We need new schools.

[@lunterloaf6655]

The logical Centre. Thank you both for articulating it so clearly.

[@tiaanvanderwalt7197]

A interesting conversation clearly articulated by two men rooted in passion and intellect. Would have loved studying at that university

[@TyrellGlen]

Niall Ferguson and John Anderson discussion is what every American needs to hear right now.

[@jinnahmaelobrio9228]

Brilliant analysis . I leaned so much from this podcast.

[@cc00780]

Informative, thought provoking conversation. Such a change & relief to hear insightful discourse. Thanks gentlemen for being here & doing this.

[@duncant63]

So many good interviews coming into my feed while I am up the ladder painting my house. Has KZbin changes the algorithms to let us hear what we want to hear?

[@GunnarL777]

VERY GOOD, HIGH LEVEL AND YET GROUNDED CONVERSATION AS USUAL. THANK YOU BOTH. / I long for the moment, potentially to sit with You, John Anderson. / Much Love. g'haria

[@scottfranson4215]

Intelligence & overview insightful, Thank You ,John. Gathering the right people at this time is History.

[@AlysiaRosen]

Thank you for this very interesting conversation as a young American voter. I understood Trump is very tough on Iran but not the ways in which he can deter Russia and China. This is very important as they are all connected.

[@MarkPalace]

❤ let's go USA! MAGA!

[@paulkern7229]

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[@robkeeleycomposer]

@@paulkern7229Bedwetter 😂

[@lindapuliafico7327]

Thank you for a balanced and rational view!! How refreshing and sane in this tumultuous period. I fully agree with you.

[@constancewhite6906]

Oh yes, deep understanding on topics is as essential as breathing. Getting the width, breath, height and depth of a topic gives one a perspective.

[@alecharper515]

What a joy to listen to these two. Two well-informed adults having a long-version podcast conversation. Compare this to the MSM where we get 10 to 15 seconds of dumbed-down fluff interrupted by big Pharma adds.

[@mikegalvin9801]

I'm 70 and retired with time to make coffee and watch a John Anderson video. However I'm pleasantly surprised that my grands and their friends are watching these having seen me on my laptop. They are not conservatives (yet) but they are starved for Serious Ideas and especially for Unapproved Opinions different from the dreary puritanical lefty Party Line they are fed day in and day out with no dissent tolerated in their overpriced colleges.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

There’s a reason that all long format conversation is conservative. Left wing ideas are emotional and have very thin philosophical foundations.

[@dartharpy9404]

Hope 😊

[@ljragsandfeathers]

@@jamesdellaneve9005yes!! ❤

[@JamesBarry-um8su]

Anderson is a pompos git his guests are interesting,We need Trump 4 more years my boy.🇳🇿

[@serpentines6356]

Well, I don't think one has to be conservative to vote for Trump, or see what damage the lefties are doing in the West. Many libs refuse to see it. A lot of them really do have what is called "TDS". I have examples of it. I have always considered myself independent, lib, or centrist, depending on the issues...These days if one veers anywhere "right of center" or left, there are plenty of people who automatically label one "right wing", or make the oh, so typical quip..."You should stop watching Fox News." I have had that stated to me on occasion, and I rarely watch Fox News. It's a condescension of course. It's a common reflex in these parts of the U.S.

[@ShamanNoodles]

I believe the core reason that intelligent conversation is so desirable for us younger folks is that we don't get a proper education. For example, I never learned about Marxism in high school. Never learned the horrors of Communism... Not sure if it's by design but it doesn't seem out-of-the-question

[@ljragsandfeathers]

❤❤❤

[@warnerchandler9826]

I suggest you are going to need to educate yourself. Start reading some good books.

[@irenemckenna3336]

This intelligent conversation must surely awaken the unthinking and set them on the path of actually really thinking.

[@tombrown5508]

The beautiful thing about podcasts like this is that- is that it reveals the vast population of people starving for ideas and intellectual conversation.

[@Dan-sc9lq]

Mearsheimer and Ferguson on the same day. Both brilliant minds with very different opinions. Thank you John for this interview.

[@RichardSmith-cl8qh]

Right- No one knows who is running the USA.

[@wernerdanler2742]

I did not know Sir Niall was a dual citizen. He has much to contribute to our national dialog via the Hoover Institute.

[@the1beard]

A breath of fresh air.. compared to Democrat incompetence

[@hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894]

AMERICA FIRST ❤

[@carlosacta8726]

Amen!!!😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Dybbouk]

Always look on the bright side of life...

[@MM-yi9zn]

Neil Ferguson is a rare intellect. Absolutely brilliant commentary from him. Grateful for his views on Israel & the realities of the Middle East. His words may well be the BEST we have today.

[@arkhamxavier3066]

It was a pleasure watching this episode. Thank you ❤

[@henriettashenderey7096]

Amazing conversation. I am a Jewish woman from Canada where anti-Semitism exploded after 10/7 I want to say how greatful we are to the intellectual non Jews that are standing with Jews and Israel as realists, and how ashamed we are of the self hating Jews as Sanders and Filkenstein and such! Thank you so much for your intelligence and support!🙏🇮🇱🔯✝️

[@perhaps565]

Hello Jewish woman from Canada. I am non-Jewish but so disturbed about the behaviour in Canada toward Jewish people. I don't know a lot of Jewish people but the ones that I have encountered have always treated me with respect (I lived with one for a time and worked for one a couple of times); I use that experience, as my barometer when seeking information. Praying for the Jewish people and peace (real peace that emphasizes the Oct 7th hostages released).

[@ljragsandfeathers]

Beautiful comment ❤

[@louismanet3656]

Curious if you think Noam Chomsky is a self hating Jew?

[@JoeHairsprayBand]

@@louismanet3656he is

[@NiklasVonDyrendahl]

Free Palestine!❤ No hate to jews though!

[@DMathew-m5i]

Great conversation! I love what I have heard about the school in Austin as well. My oldest child got a full ride somewhere at 16. She is 25 now and still having to detox the woke victim mentality. I wish I had not let her go so young. My other three will hopefully be in Austin! I find it inspiring that soany seem to be waking up to the danger of censorship. I often wonder if the greatest war is between closed source AI and Open Code. Thankfully the freedom fighters seem to be winning so far.

[@thedandelionranger]

God Bless these intelligent gentlemen

[@jf7243]

Thank you both for an enlightening and heartening discussion.

[@francoonoorto9974]

Well said intelligent conversation TRUMP 2024

[@lloydjones3371]

Neill is brilliant 👏

[@brianjohnson8247]

MAGA is a patriotic movement.

[@StevenHaugland]

Finally, a 'European' speaker who can objectively speak about Trump. As an American who has a close-up view of the Democrat corruption and fecklessness in the US, he sees what other Americans see.

[@fra604]

'objectively'

[@williamfeldner9356]

If I were POTUS I would immediately appoint Prof. Ferguson as Chief Advisor……

[@patrickcourtney796]

Love to listen to people who have defined their ability to think and speak reasonably, great podcast

[@S_Edward_Burns_ArtsEditor]

Noteworthy as ever. My thanks. -Seb!

[@lucagasparotto3579]

Thank you so much; this was a delight to hear

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

No sir. We DONT take for granted. Thats why we are sending in our hatchet man. The entire federal government needs to be defunded. Massive austerity measures MANDATORY.

[@paulkern7229]

Is that the royal “we”?

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

@paulkern7229 No. I speak on behalf of MAGA.

[@paulkern7229]

@@ChuckHolland-i4b - Are you prepared for the hardships, the austerity, that Musk has promised? It's easy to regurgitate MAGA talking points, but do you really understand what Trump's economic proposals will actually do to the economy? There's a reason why conservative publications like the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Economist have come out against them. Not to mention a whole flock of Nobel Prize winners.

[@ljragsandfeathers]

@@paulkern7229You should think about some of the things Niall said, whom I believe has great clarity on Trump’s ability to use his ‘madman’ persona as an effective tool in geopolitical negotiations. Trump will promise to do many things, and they will believe him - just as you seem to do - and that is exactly what he will use to ensure the safety and prosperity of the USA. It’s about playing geopolitical chess, and most people just don’t understand strategy.

[@paulkern7229]

@@ljragsandfeathers - It's not a "persona", though. The guy is clearly on the downhill side of dementia. Aside from being an ignoramus to start with. How can anyone with half a brain, and you seem to be one of those supporters who can put together a coherent sentence (a rarity), support the guy? And what's this "prosperity" thing you mention? Did you read my post? Trump and his cabal are planning on crashing the economy. On purpose. Musk even said so.

[@charlesmackey8179]

Always enjoy John Anderson and his guests . Especially the present one!

[@mikem4984]

Nial's closing comments were perfect. Great conversation by two of the finest gentlemen and thinkers of our day. Cheers to the both of you!

[@Mike-vh3bd]

Interesting conversation. There is, imo, a direct connection between woke activism and Islamism through Edward Said's work Orientalism.

[@chayagross6885]

Excellent analysis. ❤️🇮🇱

[@allnationsseer7561]

I enjoyed the thoughtful conversation, and learned a few things that I did not know

[@brucevilla]

Thanks for Uploading.

[@fromfreddd8636]

What a difference in people’s reaction on this program and on Mr Ferguson addressing CIS Consilium yesterday! I am really having difficulty to see “open exchange of ideas” in comments of CIS viewers. For a while I felt that common sense is lost and the world is doomed. Thanks to viewers of this program for giving me back some hope.

[@robkeeleycomposer]

Two very impressive minds. Thank you for this

[@siajaan]

Mr Ferguson is a true intellectual, his depth of knowledge of history and his perspective is just brilliant thank you

[@virginiamitchell9899]

Such a privilege to listen in to such thoughtful and informed conversation. Thank you again.

[@JM-gu3tx]

An RP accent really is exquisite--music to the ears. (85% of all RP speakers are not in Britain by the way.)

[@lionsprofit]

Niall Ferguson is a wise man

[@user-oi9iz9jr8y]

Absolutely love ❤️❤❤Sir Niall Ferguson!!!

[@Cotictimmy]

Mike Pompeo's comments about CNN telling everyone Trump is a madman are exactly what Trump said of John Bolton in the Rogan interview. My brother & I roared with laughter when Trump described the chilling effect on America's enemies of seeing John Bolton ("that Whack Job") standing next to him at meetings & press conferences. 🤣

[@carmenrayanderson5345]

There is always a market for intelligent conversation. Thank you.

[@Jetchisel]

From listening to Niall Ferguson's views on Israel I think that John Mearsheimer's analysis and argument is far more compelling. In our search for the truth an in-depth debate between Ferguson and Mearsheimer would undoubtedly be very interesting and thought provoking!

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

I might agree with Niall on the subject of Israel but disagree forcefully when it comes to Ukraine, aligned with John, but not sharing his China view.

[@billbogg3857]

@@jean-marcducommun8185Mearsheimers argument was based on the idea that NATO was expanding eastward and so threatening Russia. This meant and could only refer to the acceptance of Macedonia as a member. What sort of a threat was that …?

[@aghassimkrtchyan6323]

You should not compare JM and NF. JM is a scholar of international affairs, explains how the world works. NF, in this context, is an ideologue, his main point is that we are better than the other, we deserve winning . In JM world there are no bad and good guys, in NF world the west deserves certain things and it has a special role to play

[@billbogg3857]

@ You can explain as long as you like but it all falls apart when the facts show you to be wrong

[@NoosaHeads]

I LOVE these discussions. They are an oasis of eloquence and insight in this, otherwise, sea of chaotic doubletalk and confusion.

[@Windsor1735-xj8ds]

Outstanding conversation on the important topics of the day.

[@ralphbieker8104]

TRUMP, IS BACK, “LET THE HEALING BEGIN” !!!

[@kenernstzen2407]

How refreshing!!!

[@jimluebke3869]

"Sometimes I think the Pentagon cares more about DEI than war readiness" Do you follow James O'Keefe at all? One of his honeypot interviews was with the Pentagon staffer in charge of determining overall US military force levels -- a guy who talked about having had bottom surgery, during that interview. I don't pretend to know what's going on in the corridors of the Chinese foreign office, but I'd bet a good deal of money there are people there jockeying to take credit for getting _an actual eunuch_ in such a high level position of the US military, whether they deserve that credit or not.

[@dnotleythere]

Yes, Neocons don't believe in limitations or look at any logistics that actually win wars. Blind faith in overextending ourselves is enough. Money will simply fix all the problems with production, a proven inefficient expensive military industrial complex, and not reaching our recruitment maintenance goals. You have to love their assumptions and thinking. You are right there.

[@heathkishpaugh7742]

I always enjoy listening to Niall Ferguson. A next level thinker.

[@rangerista3933]

Fantastic interview with Sir Niall Ferguson, a voice of reason amongst the caucophony of cretinism.

[@pennyparish5309]

Brilliant interview. Thank you.

[@sheilataylor9333]

Absolutely excellent and riveting! Thank you! 🥰

[@dorotheaivanovna9457]

Wonderful conversation

[@kurianmathew9440]

I hope there will be a conversation on Great Britain by these two gentlemen

[@chopincam-robertpark6857]

Another Great One John. Niall even dropped his RINO image,

[@lacking2010]

Very good discussion and new ideas.

[@foryourspirit3995]

Great points!!!!

[@briansim3031]

Impressive ✔️ Great Guest - Niall.