George Will: Democracy Rests on Persuasion

<div>For those living under a gray cloud because of what the American electorate has done, it's time to get to work on changing opinions. People who follow the news and read op-eds may be in a minority, but salient minorities have propelled history. On the 50th anniversary of George Will's tenure at The Washington Post, George joins Tim to discuss the power of criticizing presidents and saying what you think. Plus, Tim reads from the mailbag and serves up some advice for dealing with Trump-supporting relatives at the Thanksgiving table.<br /><br /><strong>George Will</strong> joins Tim Miller<br /><br /><em>show notes<br /></em><br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/26/george-will-fifty-years-washington-post-column/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzMyNTk3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzMzOTc5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzI1OTcyMDAsImp0aSI6ImRhYmNjOTBjLTExNzYtNGY3OS1iZTI4LWRjMGE2YTQ2OTRiNCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI0LzExLzI2L2dlb3JnZS13aWxsLWZpZnR5LXllYXJzLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tcG9zdC1jb2x1bW4vIn0.0KhDx6bc8jKWGfuGCxW0jqfzs7vQVezoqv9roHJkOEE">George on his first 50 years as a columnist<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/1974/06/07/as-american-as-los-angeles/">George's first column for The Post<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/22/george-will-fifty-years-columnist/">An appreciation of the Iron Man of America's oped pages<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/24/george-will-conservative-intellectual-leadership/">Mona's tribute to George <br /></a><br /></div>