Charles In Charge: God Save the King with Douglas Murray | GoodFellows 

For God's sake, don't cry when extolling the virtues of Stoicism! Best line ever.

Great to see Douglas in the house.

I'm an 81-year-old lady who lives in the 'wilds' of western Canada, who found your show as it emerged on RU-vid. I don't think I've missed an episode. My goal then was to widen my perspective on 'republican' views. In this search, I came across the Hoover Institution, and there you were. You've opened a window on the world that never fails to entertain, inform and delight. Thank you for providing this service with your collective wisdom and that of your guests. Please know that your efforts are appreciated in unexpected places.

Great to see Douglas with the Goodfellows!

Douglas Murray is one of the greatest journalists of our time.

Douglas Murray is most brilliant. Thank you for including Douglas!

Douglas and Niall on the same call, it’s all too wonderful.

Absolutely LOVED this episode! Everyone was brilliant and Douglas Murray is a treasure. Thanks to all.

Very well put Mr. Murray at the end, always great with your words, thank you sir.

A Douglas Murray rant against the woke idiocy... It always brings my blood pressure down after having been built up for too many months.

HR? You are a national treasure. We can all be united her in the US with a guy like you around. God bless optimists and kind-hearted folk like HR. You give us Americans a good look!

Douglas would be an excellent fill-in for Tucker

I am just about breathless. This is about the best "TV" I've watched. The way Douglas summed up the sad state of affairs in the US academy just about brought me to tears and it almost looked like he had the same effect on the Goodfellows with his rare eloquence. What a privilege to hear the thoughts from the hearts and minds of these speakers.

This is why i save every single episode of discussion presented by these esteem gentlemen. Pure brilliance!!! Only wish they could take their task to the UK too. Im not british, but very much apart of the Commonwealth.

As a heterosexual female I love you Douglas Murray. I love your intelligence and you are quite scrumptious and handsome. I am sure women around the world are in floods of tears😭😭😭!!! I try to watch every one of your RU-vid appearances. I have read all your books. I read your articles in The Spectator. My husband is very tolerant of my crush on you.

You guys continue to outdo yourselves. Highest marks. Murray is fantastic and I'm a Murray convert now

Love Douglas. Brilliant man with oodles of common sense. We're very fortunate he's helping us think better here in the USA...

How about getting Christopher Caldwell on the program to discuss how the 'Civil Rights constitution' of the last 60 years has contributed to the political and cultural divisions that threaten the cohesion of our country today and in the future?

Great points made by Douglas and the goodfellows. The show continues to be on my Must watch list every episode for the high quality of the conversation and guests. 👍

Being half-British (by my mother who was Welsh) she would tell me the importance of being an American, yet would teach me about heritage, history and tradition. She loved the monarchy even after she became a US citizen in 1974. Never understood until I got well into my forties. People would ask if she was "from England" and she would smile and say "Im British" . Never calling herself English but respectful enough to Americans who probably didnt know where Wales was :-)

Douglas Murray? What a pleasant surprise! He's been on a mission to save the Western world longer than most, even Jordan Peterson.

Thank you for mentioning John Raisian- I worked with him when I was a grad student at UCLA- what a gentleman. Truly a loss for Hoover.

Another excellent discussion. There are great minds still working for the good.

I just discovered these podcasts and I'm in love Hats off to each one of the Goodfellas and guests. Insightful and engaging.

Such a lift to see that another of these wonderful discussions has been posted. Thank you, gentlemen, and to your excellent guest. And RIP John Raisian. Thank you for all of your hard work that made this possible.

I’m no intellectual by any means, but I love this podcast. It makes me feel like I have some insight on this complicated world. I agree with all three at times and disagree, really a great mix. Please keep it going and don’t get too big for your britches

Rest in Peace John Raisian

I must say the Power Law chart Niall Ferguson showed us was shocking in that it did not, and judging by the caveats it could not, include Poland. Poland has given Ukraine the Soviet era tanks and aircrafts that the Ukrainian army is already trained to use. By doing so they kept the Ukrainian army in the fight. The same is true for other former Soviet European countries. You cannot easily measure such contributions financially, but it is a critical factor. Even without those caveats the United States would doubtless still be the biggest contributor with the UK possibly in second place but Poland could take its rightful place at the top as well. Why use such caveats when they diminish rightful credit to an ally? I am not Polish nor am I paid by Poland, its princes nor its politicians.

Of all the things I've heard lately that I was glad I was sitting down for, H.R. McMaster not only quoting George Clinton, but some of my favorite lines from one of my favorite Funkadelic albums, absolutely takes the cake. Thank you once again, gentlemen, for an hour very well-spent, and in which I've left a little more educated than when I entered.

The way to fix the next generation (i.e. my generation): make analysing these discussions between educated, well-meaning men and women a mandatory part of the school curriculum.

Excellent, gentlemen. Thank you all. 🙏

Thankyou all..Douglas Murray as your guest has an eloquent manner that is always well received..

I love all the great media sources my regular Douglas Murray searches bring me to. Brilliant discussion.

Douglas deserves to be in this group ❤

Love the provocateur!! Great addition.

Oh great just in time for my hike!

Those two statememts for 5th graders was SO APPAULING.

Great show thanks. It's surprising that when handicapping Biden's age vs. Trump's character you gave no thought to Biden's character or Trump's age.

DM is a force for good. One of the great observers and thinkers of our time.

Excellent discussion, guys. Wish I'd taken running notes, but I was too busy trying to schlep my little camp stove to replace the propane so I could make a cup of coffee to survive another day. Thank you for sharing.

Disappointed to hear Niall boost Tony Blair ! W T F ?

Good conversation, thanks. Would be interesting to hear Professor Ferguson explain, to those of us less perceptive than he, how he arrives at the conclusion that RFK Jr is "obviously off his rocker". Editing to add: How could all these intelligent people seemingly be oblivious to the role of the US in provoking the war in Ukraine?

Excellent show. Thanks.

I hope that was just Niall quoting Peggy Noonan, not himself feeling RFK Jr is ‘off his rocker’ . Cause he isn’t.

God Bless you John. Thank you for "Doing the Right Thing".

Great tirade from Douglas Murray! I also found Nietzsche's psychology of resentment very relevant to the present day celebration of victimhood.

So good! As per usual! Thank you!

Particularly great episode: DM & NF on one program! GF is superb media. You can hear HR on YT too (from Hoover) - but not the Grumpy Economist?😢

God Save The King! Long to Reign Over Us!

Thank-you for the thought provoking presentation. As always a fun time.

In 1992 the Thai king intervened to stop a civil war. He summoned the leaders of both parties and told them off on TV, this led to the transition from military dictatorship to democracy.

"I hope the Monarchy continues to unite people in the UK." Somebody hasn't been paying attention... UK is one of the most divided country in the west. Good chance it breaks up in our lifetime.

Saying it is up to the Ukrainians is, I believe, a coded way of saying that the Ukrainians are what Teddy Roosevelt called “the man in the arena “ who has the direct power to take matters into his own hands. That’s what Zelenski did at the start: exercise that prerogative when he asked for ammunition. Now the men and women in the arena are fighting fully motivated and the Russians are dying. It is not too much to say that they hold history in their own hands and the West is kibitzing, but also sending lots of nice weaponry and training. If the Ukrainians can permanently cut the land bridge to Crimea, I think they can inflict a decisive defeat on Russia, even it takes some time to starve them out of the peninsula.

The answer to Murrays's question "why does only America have a founding sin?" is so obvious I'm surprised and disappointed he needs to ask. Because America is always so keen to present itself as pure and good beyond the reach of other nations: that's why.

Robert Kennedy Jr. is a contender. I see him as a rocker, not off his.

Thank you for the analysis.

Coleman Hughes will be a great guest.

Niall saying Kennedy is off his rocker makes me discount everything else he says.

Getting Funkdafied with HR McMaster is the highlight of my week😂 free your mind and your ass will follow baby

The two Brits here show their intellectual mettle more than the two US gentlemen, whether you agree with their points or not...

Charles is so right. Let's be a hero rather than a dull envious victim.

Draft HR McMaster for prez in 2024!!!

49:55 Well, if the President of United States an old Irish Catholic man doesn't know what a woman is, what can you expect for the rest of the nation?

Be VERY careful, Douglas is one of those people who listens carefully enough that if you address four people and refer to only three of them as "the most intelligent people I know", that will give him pause. He's also gracious enough _not_ to take offense if none is meant, but he is likely to be quietly disappointed in the level of discourse because of it.

I really need to watch this when my wife is done using my phone ha ha oh well

A great episode! The war on the West will fail because the West has the ability to reinvent itself.

Fantastic conversation gentleman!!

Murray makes me wanna march!

Insightful

Brilliant, but it makes me sad, as I don't see how we reverse this circling of the drain of western society.

48:44 Probably the most important thing mentioned in the talk (among a lot of important things). This is something I have encountered in many parts of the developed world (not just North America or Europe), is that many in the younger generation do not appreciate what is available to them. There is no society that is 100% fair but having opportunities available and simply living a comparatively better environment is something that the developed world offers and is lost on them.

Good to see Niall ageing well - he's married to the most beautiful person inside & out.

Run HR RUN !!!!!!!!!!

That's right. The bus leaves town everyday. Personal responsibility is absent in society's new generations with some old folks encouraging that mentality.

We have yet to see how much damage to the UK that Blair did. He saw racial tensions in the US and thought, we could do with some of that. He decided to entirely change racial demographics beyond all recognition in contradiction to the will of the UK population. Having ended the scourge of PIRA terrorism (by giving them everything they wanted it was not impossible to give) he decided we could do with some Islamist terrorism. He decided to invite in both Pakistani Muslims (who were largely Deobandi (an anti-British radical Islamist sect).and Indian(s who also have a victimhood culture and hate the UK) Hindus, to see if they decide to have a re run of '47 on our streets. Cameron, declared himself the heir to Blair, and with Hyper Immigration said, hold my beer.

The Southern Poverty Law Centre - a very well funded, and overtly racist organization - is one of the best arguments against free speech.

In Sweden we had a law with some horrible outsiights to force gender ideology into all other fields of research. During the years universities and institutions are full of people working to make the world a better place while actually installing a communist regime. Later repealed but the idea is heavily pushed everywhere. Ordinance (1997:61) on a secretariat for gender research SFS 2000:611 Ministry/authority: Ministry of Education Issued: 1997-02-13 Changed: up to SFS 2000:611 Repealed: 2010-01-01 The constitution has been repealed by: SFS 2009:1574 Change register: SFSR (Government Office) Source: Full text (Government Office) Introductory regulations § 1 At the University of Gothenburg there is a secretariat for gender research. The secretariat is such an establishment for special tasks as referred to in ch. 3. Section 8 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). Ordinance (1998:1013). Tasks Section 2 The Secretariat shall, with a nationwide perspective, promote gender research in the broadest sense and work to ensure that the importance of a gender perspective is recognized in all research. This must be done through investigative work, opinion formation and information dissemination as well as in the other ways that the secretariat deems appropriate. The secretariat's duties include, among other things, to - overview gender research in Sweden and actively promote the dissemination of its results, - analyze the need for gender research in all scientific fields, and - work for an increased awareness of the importance of gender research and the gender perspective. Organisation § 3 The secretariat is led by a board consisting of a chairman and six other members. All are appointed by the government. One of the members is appointed following a proposal by the University of Gothenburg. Section 4 Under the board, the secretariat is led by a director appointed by the board. The board's duties Section 5 The secretariat's board shall decide on matters relating to the planning of the secretariat's activities. The board must also decide on budgeting and use of the funds allocated for the secretariat's activities or otherwise made available to the secretariat. Accounting § 6 The secretariat's activities must be reported separately in the report that the University of Gothenburg submits to the government in accordance with the regulation (2000:605) on annual reports and budget documents. Ordinance (2000:611).

"If I need an ambulance what number should I call?" "There's no ambulances." "Sound mate nice one."

fun fact: the English anthem "god save the king" is a french music written to celebrate the recovery of the king of france Louis XIV. later it will be translated into English and adopted as a symbolic anthem

Well said JR @16:00

Sorry to hear about John, my sympathies.

Appreciate Niall's definition of dual-citizenship and dual nationalities

For people on or close to the breadline an increase in social security makes a huge difference. After miserable years surviving on £90 a week my friend now gets double that - £180 per week as an old age pensioner - not a king's ransom but it has made a huge difference and it is unconditional - she no longer has to fight her way through a cruel and stupid in work benefits system just to be able to buy groceries. And she has always worked. Rory Stewart has a charity called Just Giving because he has discovered that in places like Africa if you just give people money in their hand it actually does more good than all the aid agencies combined - the benefits to the family are instant and life changing. And most people ARE grateful. All they need is a little common sense help and support to get back on their feet really. The massive grievance industry is the exclusive domain of a very privileged elite mainly in academia. The poor do not turn their noses up at help. They are grateful.

Tourism fail not to go full coronation. If you can downgrade a coronation then you can downgrade the rest of the institution.

Very good as always 💯🙏🏼

Kennedy "off his rocker" and no Poland on the list, tsk tsk tsk Hoover / Niall, shortsighted again.

Facing the sins and hypocrisy of the past can be a force for good when it is balanced by recognizing and celebrating our many virtues as well.

24:15 The slide is screwed up. The countries don't line up with the bars, and where is Poland?

Another gratuitous dismissal of a good man by Ferguson. Robert Kennedy Jr. is not 'obviously off his rocker."

"There should be lots of ermine" Provided the budget is posted and seen to be paid for by the royals out of their own private purses, with enough detail to satisfy the most traditional Scotsman. Even Americans love British royalty, if we don't have to foot the bill.

Name a period like this? 70's? Not sure.

great

Teach the students about that great Anglo Irish man Edmund Burke.

Losing Taiwan is like losing Vietnam?!?! Who is the leader in semi-conductors? Who warned the world in Nov 2019 about covid and were subsequently ignored because it was just Taiwan?

Before beginning, I do hope someone on the panel will be channeling Thomas Paine in this conversation... let it be the yank.

When is Mr Ferguson (or Ms Ali) going to bust out that contrabass for us? Will it be Bottesini or "All Blues"? :)

"Is Charles the best man for the job?" Well, considering that he is the rightful heir, something alarming (or at least unsettling) would have to happen for him not to be the one getting crowned.

Please explain "entirely artificial brinksmanship." Is there a better way to negotiate the budget?

Douglas Murray is the only intellectual here that I can take seriously. All these other guys seem to talk in a way which strangely sounds both arrogrant, and in way which suggests that even they know that everything they say is inconsequential. Really comes across as a bunch of know-it-alls patting each other on the back.

Sorry but Kennedy is not off his rocker!!!