Civitas Outlook
Topic
Politics
Published on
February 15, 2026
Contributors
George F. Will
Peter Robinson
Episode 5
Peter Robinson Unbridled

George Will: On Politics, Baseball and the American Spirit

About this episode

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.

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