Ep. 53: Bill Kristol

Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk

"On the one hand I hate to see our whole public life taken over by this person, but on the other hand, we asked for it. We made him president."

On a special episode devoted to current political analysis, influential commentator Bill Kristol joins the podcast for a look at where we are and where we are going-- or could be going. He makes some fascinating points and has some candid and sharp observations for politicians in office, and especially, those who are retired. He addresses some of the big questions hanging over us all: What will happen if President Trump does not accept the results of the election, and where do conservatives go post-"this period"-- back to the Republican Party? He and Daniel also have a long exchange about Mozart...as it turns out, they share a love for the Italian operas of Mozart/Lorenzo da Ponte, as well as the piano concerti.

Bill Kristol has been a leading participant in American political debates and a widely respected analyst of American political developments for three decades. Having served in senior positions in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations, Kristol understands government from the inside; as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University, he has studied American politics and society from the outside. After serving in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, Kristol founded The Weekly Standard in 1995 and edited the influential magazine for over two decades. Now, as founding director of Defending Democracy Together, an organization dedicated to defending America’s liberal democratic norms, principles, and institutions, Kristol is in the midst of the national debate on issues ranging from American foreign policy to the future of the Republican Party and the meaning of American conservatism. Kristol frequently appears on all the major television talk shows, and also is the host of the highly regarded video series and podcast, Conversations with Bill Kristol. Kristol received his undergraduate degree and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

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