How bad was Election Night in America for Donald Trump and his party? Aside from the brutal math (arguably the GOP’s worst midterm meltdown since 1974’s Watergate backlash), the question arises as to what's next for s chastised President and rival Democrats with unanticipated majorities in Congress. Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch and a veteran observer of American politics, joins GoodFellows regulars Sir Niall Ferguson and John Cochrane (and moderator Bill Whalen) to parse what was behind the anti-Trump referendum (affordability, corruption, and Israel?) and the path forward in Washington – i.e., will policy (economics, ethics reform) or payback (investigations, impeachments) carry the day in 2027? Afterward, in the “Lightning Round”, the fellows make sense of election intrigue in Israel and Brazil, the emergence of data centers as NIMBY villains à la nuclear power a generation ago, whether canines should be bred for combat, Elon Musk’s SpaceX stock-share, plus American expats regretting their newfound European existence (turns out an America in which air conditioners and washing machines aren’t a luxury ain’t so bad after all). Finally, Sir Niall explains why he sports a red poppy every November and the significance of the UK’s Remembrance Day.
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