George Will: On Politics, Baseball and the American Spirit

In his career, George Will has written 7,000 newspaper columns. Twice a week since 1974, his biweekly commentary has run in The Washington Post. Today on Unbridled, Peter and George discuss just about everything: George's decision to get a doctorate in philosophy, why a doctor of philosophy would then become a newspaper columnist, the role of the columnist in American life, the meaning of politics, conservatism after Donald Trump, "Will's Amendment" to the Constitution, whether there can even be a such thing as artificial intelligence, and the designated hitter in National League baseball, among numerous other topics.   Timestamps 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:50 - The craft of writing newspaper columns 00:08:40 - Reinvigorating the universities 00:19:55 - The two party system's relationship with America 00:24:38 - The purpose and philosophy of politics 00:34:34 - How should Conservatives orient themselves today? 00:39:24 - Characteristics of the ideal presidential candidate in 2028 00:44:51 - Artificial intelligence 00:46:38 - China 00:53:24 - Literacy today 01:03:08 - Cards!   Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Host: Peter Robinson Peter Robinson Unbridled is a podcast of the Civitas Institute of the University of Texas at Austin Executive Producers:  Mat Hames Beth Hames Researcher: John Masko Producer: Laura Utt Technical Director: Zachary Daly Associate Producer: Rachel Walker Editor: Josh Meyers Post Production: Jacob Estrada Camera: Danny Plitt Music by Brandon Shufflebarger