Interview, Fireside Chat
George F. Will: Author of "The Conservative Sensibility"
- The author anticipates conservatism will be defined exclusively by the current Republican leader unless the definition is reclaimed, predicting a future where the party remains homogenous and subservient to a president who believes in unrestricted executive authority.
- Congress is expected to persist in transferring powers to the executive branch of both parties, with the legislative trend of passing vague "velities" that set broad goals while allowing the executive to determine details to avoid trade-offs.
- The judiciary is forecast to provide a critical avenue for restoring founding intent and limiting executive overreach, potentially causing a split among conservatives between those favoring judicial deference and those demanding vigorous judicial intervention to protect fundamental rights.
- The perceived surge in socialism among millennials is expected to be revealed as a factual fiction resulting from data misinterpretation, while the 2020 Republican primaries are predicted to feature a "high comedy" of opposing socialism while enacting socialist-like policies such as tariffs to direct corporate location.
- The author foresees fewer receptive Republican politicians in the future, limiting the audience for their written and spoken opinions, while simultaneously expecting Rick Atkinson's current project to expand into a trilogy covering the American Revolution.