This Is BIG: Podhoretz, Ferguson, and Olsen Discuss the Meaning of the Election and What’s Next

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🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Andrew Ferguson is a journalist and author; John Podhoretz is the editor of Commentary magazine and the host of the daily Commentary Magazine Podcast; Henry Olsen is a veteran political analyst, host of the Beyond the Polls podcast, and one of the few people who correctly predicted the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. This discussion hosted by Peter Robinson centers on the shifting political landscape in America, dissecting voter behavior, demographics, cultural changes, the shifting role and influence of legacy and new media, and leadership dynamics in the context of the 2024 election. As the conversation unfolds, the panelists evaluate Donald Trump’s presidency—both past and future—and his potential legacy. They debate his character, leadership style, and policies, weighing his effectiveness in breaking establishment norms against the risks of his divisive rhetoric and unconventional governance. They also discuss the implications of his actions for America’s future, particularly the possibility of a political realignment or a new conservative coalition. The panelists conclude with reflections on national renewal, the importance of moral leadership, and whether America is poised for a period of economic and cultural resurgence similar to the Reagan era. The trio discuss whether the political and cultural shifts in the country indicate a deeper realignment or merely a reaction to current circumstances. Recorded on November 20th, 2024.

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0:00.0	Journalist Andrew Ferguson, John Pod Horowitz, and Henry Olson, three mellow prose on Uncommon Knowledge Now.
0:18.5	Welcome to Uncommon Knowledge. I'm Peter Robinson. A longtime journalist and columnist and a graduate of Occidental College, Andrew Ferguson, is now a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute here in Washington. His work has appeared everywhere. Commentary, the Washington Free Beacon, the Atlantic, the New Republic, the Washington Post, the New York Times.
0:37.8	You can't go into a dentist's office without finding work by Andy Ferguson.
0:42.3	And of course, the weekly standard where he served as a senior editor for more than two decades.
0:46.3	In 1992, Andy served as a speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush.
0:51.3	His books include Crazy You, one dad's crash course in getting his kid into
0:57.0	college. He is now working on a book on Richard Nixon. The journalist and political analyst,
1:03.0	Henry Olson is now a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center here in Washington,
1:08.0	a columnist for the Washington Post, and the lecturer at Hillsdale College.
1:12.6	Henry holds an undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna and a law degree from Chicago,
1:17.6	which the three of us have to treat him with great deference for.
1:21.6	Henry's books include The Working Class Republican, Ronald Reagan, and the Return of blue-collar conservatism.
1:28.3	Henry is famous most recently for predicting Trump's victory almost exactly right, although
1:35.1	even Henry was surprised that Trump won Michigan.
1:38.2	I have to admit that.
1:40.3	Another longtime journalist and columnist, John Poud Horitz, is the editor of Commentary Magazine and host
1:45.7	of the Daily Commentary Podcast.
1:48.3	John began his career as a journalist here in Washington
1:51.5	with the Washington Times and later became one of the founders
1:54.5	of the Weekly Standard.
1:55.9	John has a regular column in The New York Post.
1:58.3	He served as a speechwriter in both the Reagan
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